When I heard that Boden , my favorite clothing company from across the pond was launching maternity, I felt like doing cartwheels. But, being seven months pregnant, I opted for a fist pump instead. Not only am I fan of Boden's women's co…
This week, I popped into one of my favorite NYC department stores to leave my drool marks on the jewelry cases--kind of like a wolf marking his territory. Hey, maybe if I drool on this case here no one else will buy it? And then they'll …
When the weather in New York City involves any sort of precipitation, it's hard to open an umbrella without hitting a pair of Hunter boots on the sidewalks, my own chocolate brown pair included. In fact the waterproof wellies are so ubiq…
Does this rainbow umbrella design look familiar? It probably does--it's just one of the designs you'll find over at Threadless , which recently teamed up with Cool Mom Picks favorite Baggu to produce a whole series of recycled cotton can…
While I've never taken my husband to task for only buying three lemons instead of the dozen I requested ("Who asks for a dozen lemons anyway?"), I have to confess that I avoid sending him to the grocery store because...well, whatever he …
I only had one pregnancy that required winter clothes and boy, was that a challenge. Pants never seemed to fit me and sweaters always made me hot , so I found myself wearing the same few outfits over and over again. Too bad I didn't have…
I spend almost all of my breastfeeding hours in Glamour Mom nursing tanks and I have the credit card bills to show it. But with their new private sales member club you can now score between 30-70% off these awesome breastfeeding tops. If…
This week on Blogher Style, I wrote about the new 2011 Pantone color of the year: Honeysuckle . Well slap me silly, I would have thought it would be some sort of yellow shade but nope. It's pink all the way. And why yes, I am laughing a …
Because we are such TV junkies, we are happy to present the second in three-part series on our favorite TV moms through the ages, and the fab fashion they inspired. After all, who doesn't love fab retro fashion ? And cool moms? It's all …
Confession: I'm not a huge fan of sentimental jewelry . You might notice that we don't post a whole lot of it on Cool Mom Picks, and when we do, we're pretty picky. My high standards for jewelry isn't such a bad thing, except it makes me…
We love TV. Love TV! No apologies here for our pop culture addiction. It seems so far back that TV moms were just you know...funny. And not because they got Botox live in front of cameras. (Or maybe we're watching too much Bravo?) So we …
I've always had a thing for headbands. It probably dates back to the first grade when I fell in love with a ribbon and bead headband a cool older girl made for me. Now CMP (and mom) fave Giddy Giddy is taking me back to my grade school d…
Now that I'm expecting baby number two, accessories are the only fashion items I will allow myself to indulge in. I mean, who knows what form my figure will take after I pop out this little dude? To that end, I will certainly be hitting …
I have discovered maternity top nirvana. Nirvana, I tell you. And I'm pretty sure I will not be taking this thing off until I have my baby. Finally, I'm spared the thousand daily tug-downs of a too-small top. Finally, the underside of my…
First I was excited about boot weather. But now that I'm firmly settled into my kickers, I'm ready for the next stage -- scarf weather. Even though I've got a killer line-up waiting in my closet, like any good scarfaholic, I always need …
Remember when slogan t-shirts were all the rage? (Yes, I still have my "Frankie Say Relax! " shirt from college.) Well here's a new way for me to express myself through accessories, maybe even a little bit more cleverly than I could do o…
It's National Women's Business Week this week. Or at least, officially. Because in my mind, every week women should be in business. One of the big supporters of this week is uber designer, mom, and friend-to-women everywhere Tory Burch, …
As a long time breastfeeding mom, I tend to just pop on a nursing tank under a regular shirt and go on my merry nursing way. But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the value of a great nursing top, particularly when I'm out in public o…
Shopping is not really our first line of defense against breast cancer. But even so, we're proud to support some of the companies, big and small, that are offering special items to help raise funds for research and patient support during…
I have reluctantly embraced leggings over the past few years to the point where I now own five pairs--all black. (What? They're all different!) So when I got wind of the jeggings craze I did think ooohh... wardrobe diversity . Even so, w…
I admit that I'm a sucker for a fancy pair of jeans, mostly because I've found over the years that they just wear and fit better. And after almost four kids on an already hard to fit body, those things are really hard to find at budget p…
Fun prints on tights are in this fall, as we've been told by oh, pretty much every fashion guru anywhere. (No, we don't have a direct line to every fashion guru everywhere but we read a lot!) I love the idea of pairing more neutral color…
Even though it's still in the 80s here in the deep south, I've heard rumors that the weather is already starting to change in other parts of the country. Lucky you ! But whether you're still in shorts like me or you're pulling out your f…
Preppy is back, mamas, if you haven't noticed. My once and future idol, Lisa Birnbach of Preppy Handbook fame, is out promoting her follow-up book True Prep ; loafers are everywhere ; and Kanye West is influencing a whole new generation …