Rainboots for the 2s, 3s and 70s
We've still got another week of those proverbial April showers, but considering the April we've had so far, I'm banking on those downpours well into May. And this year (for a change), my older daughter is prepared, armed with a... ... [More]
Art, Charity and Shoes. Three of Our Favorite Things.
Now kids everywhere have an excellent reason to go all Jackson Pollack on their white shoes.
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Foot Fungus: The Good Kind
We realize that baby booties are a frivolous purchase for a cute little lump who doesn't do much more than poop and sleep (or if you're my kids, not sleep). So that's why you don't buy them for your own baby. You get other people to get them for you.
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Sweet Shoes! No, They Really Are Sweet Shoes.
It is never too early to start a child on the righteous path towards ultimate footwear coolness.
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All It Takes is One Warm Snap to Send Us All Sandal Shopping
I'm willing to dive into my sandal stash the second the mercury creeps above 50. But since this is my son's first Spring as a walker, I've got no such stash for him to speak of.
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The Kids Shoe Adoration Continues
Let's continue what is fast becoming Kids Shoes Month at CMP. We have been bowled over by the number of far too cute footwear options for people far too little to appreciate such deliciousness.
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The Perfect Shoes for Laps Around the Coffee Table
My little 10 month-old track star can do about a 6 minute mile on hands and knees, if only she's got the right traction. So who am I to hold her back?
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Easter Shoes That Will Take You Right Through Summer
It pains me to purchase a pair of fancy Easter shoes for my daughter only to see them used once or twice.
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See Kai Run. Maybe Strut a Little.
The new Kais are here! Yippee! Okay, so if you'd be excited too if you were in love with See Kai Run kids shoes like I am.
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Pedipeds are a dream come true for those of us in need of a stylish yet baby-foot friendly alternative to leather booties for our crawlers and cruisers. But now our big kids can enjoy Pedipeds too, thanks to their brand spanking new When Mini-Adult is Perfectly Acceptable
I probably sound like an old fuddy-duddy everytime I go shopping for my kids, but when I see "Chick-magnet" shirts and too-short mini skirts that look like something right off an adult rack, I can't help but cringe a little.
Robeez Hits the Pavement
The powers that be at Robeez must have heard my pleas, since their new Tredz line, launching today, is perfect for those little walkers and runners who are ready to venture outside, needing a non-slip, water-resistant and extremely flexible sole.
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Editors' Best of 2007: Duds & Shoes
BABY CLOTHESKristen: Maybe it's because my husband and I are both avid guitar players, or because it's one of the most amazing shirts I've ever seen. But either way, Damestarbaby's handsewn guitar tee has won my heart. Liz: The cozy sweatshirt-styled... ... [More]
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow Already
I absolutely cannot wait for the first snowfall this year. I am so looking forward to walking around the streets of New York, capturing my baby daughter's reaction to the beautiful sparkling snowflakes for the first time. Well, that, and there's also there's the matter of the shoes.
It's Never Too Early for Custom Shoes
You might think that baby shoes made to order are merely something just for the rich. Allow me to correct that misperception.
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UMI Oh My
I, sadly, don't have unlimited funds to set my toddler up with one pair of shoes in every color for every occasion. (Oh, the tragedy of it all.) So what I try to do is find something cute that she can wear with dresses, but also lets her kick up the asphalt on the playground.
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Warning: You Just May Die From the Cuteness
Moms of summer babies are lucky in that they don't have to think about shoes. They can just leave those sweet, fat little tootsies bare for all the world to squeeze.
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Hard Core, Soft Soles: Robeez Goes Rock n Roll
If you're a die-hard Robeez fan (me! me!) then I bet you've collected every dog, cat, and train design they offer. But if you've admired the function and fit of the shoes while waiting for some alternative designs, then stop tapping your foot and grab your wallet.
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Chocolate Goes With Everything
Lately I've got a thing for brown and pink on my little girls. I find brown to be less severe than black and less expected than navy.
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Style-Conscientious
Only two minutes of searching the web for baby shoes for my newly crawling little man of the house and I'm drowning in a sea of leather booties. Love leather booties, but isn't there something different out there?
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Git Along Little Raindrops
With two little girls, I've got boxes full of dress-up clothes for rainy days. Fringed flapper dresses, feather boas, and sequinned high heels - they've got it all. But why should girls have all the fun?
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As you may well know, for moms with a shoe thing, Cool Mom Picks can be a dangerous place. And I count myself among you. Consider yourself warned before you click over to super talented designer Janaina Vaugn's online Etsy shop, April Showers Bring Laundry Mayhem
Silver is the New Black
All the 3-going-on-14 little girl's clothes have forced me to become a traditionalist when it comes to dressing my daughter. I'm into the fairly standard tops, bottoms, and dresses -- no ridiculous mini skirts or shiny half-shirts for my toddler. But when it comes to shoes, I like to live on the wild side.
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See How They Run
In the spring, a mother's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of... shoes, of course! I love browsing the ballet flats and strappy sandals available for my little girls. But I get tired of the selection at my local big box store, and don't like paying the extra bucks for shoes adorned with the latest TV character du jour.
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Out of This World
We know there's no shortage of leather baby booties on the market these days -- all of which are terribly cute and perfect for those crawlers and early-walkers. But if you're looking for a shoe that no one else in the playgroup is likely to have, you might give Cute Baby Shoes a try.
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God Save the Feet
Encourage Her Shoe Fetish
I'm a minimalist when it comes to dressing babies: No jewelry, no fancy hats, and no booties. My girls didn't wear shoes until they could walk, and I still grin at the professional portraits we have of them with bare toes peeking out from underneath their dresses.
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These Booties are Made for Crawling
With a baby born smack-dab in the middle of a hot Mississippi summer, there was nary a pair of booties to be found in my house. But when I discovered I was having a January baby this time around, up in the Northeast no less, you better believe the first thing I did was search for some fantastic footwear.
Twinkle Toes
I think that most every girl dreams of being a ballerina at some point. I did, even as I was rolling in mud puddles or pummeling a soccer ball. I confess in fact that I still harbor fantasies of a steamy pas de deux with Baryshnikov.
Oh, Misha. If only.
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I'm Tiger Woods. A Very, Very Small Tiger Woods.
It's February which means at long last, I can start counting the minutes until I have my family intact on Sundays again. Of course it's only a matter of weeks until I trade my football widow status for my golf widow status. And sadly, that's not limited to one day a week.
Princesses Climb Monkeybars Too
Unless it's time for soccer practice, my daughter won't get near a pair of sneakers. With her active day at preschool in mind, I try to persuade her to try on funky hi-tops or sporty slip-ons, but she always gravitates toward the sparkly, princessy shoes. Finding something we both like is a minor miracle.
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It's All Fun and Games Til Someone Loses a Toe
Nowhere in the parenting manual did I find a chapter on a child's inability to feel cold. How could I have known that a kid can have purple lips and six frostbitten toes and yet when there's still winter fun to be had, you'll have to drag him, kicking and screaming, inside to sit by a warm radiator?
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Shake Your Booties
Sometimes I look in the mirror and wonder how a former Doc Maarten-wearing, black lipstick-owning alternachick looks just so...mom. While I'm not going back to those styles any time soon, at least I have a baby to project them onto. That's why I love the rockin' tartan baby booties from Babesta, an online boutique that can easily outfit the most trendsetting tot with innovative duds from independent artisans. Just our kind of place.
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Just Watch Out for Stage Diving
So you've traded in your black motorcycle jacket for a fleece pullover. And your you-know-what-kicking boots have now taken the shape of comfy black clogs. But who says your kiddo can't still rock the house?
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If I Tattoo Vincent on My Butt, You'll Know Why
Forget the smell of the new leather -- just hearing the crinkle of tissue as I pull it from the toes of a brand new pair of shoes makes me pant. And so of course I couldn't wait to take my daughter shopping recently for her first pair.
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Boot-i-licious
As a kid, I always wanted a cool pair of rainboots. I had one of those mothers who never got around to buying them and when a rainy day came, she instead sent me outside in a pair of plastic sandwich bags wrapped around my shoes.
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Sports Obsessed From Head to Toe
I would like to call myself a football widow. No--I would love it. Because it would an improvement over what I am now, which is a football/golf/ baseball/world soccer widow.
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SHOOOOOOOOOOE!
Every year the World Cup brings in a new spate of obsessive soccer fans, and this year my own baby's daddy was among the casualties--er, ranks.
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Kid Tested, Vegan Approved
As a friend of several vegans, I know how challenging it can be for them to find acceptable shoes, let alone ones for their kiddos. And while the soft-soled booties seem to be the way to go, the leather obviously presents a problem. Isabooties to the rescue.
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There's a New Shoe in Town
If I see another baby wearing those ubiquitous soft-leather soled shoes, I may lose it. Sure the fairy princesses and blue songbirds are kind of cute, but let's face it, they're getting overplayed.
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I have been searching for a photo album or scrapbook that is NOT in the classic style you see everywhere that's either pink and fluffy or traditional leather. Any ideas? -Sarah
Googling "photo albums" can definitely lead to very bad things. We always find cool stuff at Zanisa and we like the Molly West books at Chittypulga.
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