I'm actually pretty practical when it comes to my girls' dressier shoes. I am willing to spend more than average, but I demand great design and excellent construction.
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Oh how I love the adorable childrens slippers from Satch and Sol. But more importantly, my daughters love them. They don't know that they're handmade from felted wool and suede soles by a fair trade artisan cooperative.
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I used to draw on my sneakers as a child. It drove my mother crazy. Guess what my kids do with their sneakers? (I think my mom put them up to it.) With Graffeeti shoes, though, kids can color away. ... [More]
It may still be the beginning of March (and the beginning of Daylight Savings Time - whoopeeee!) but April showers are on the horizon.
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Maybe it's because the last thing I need is a gigunda boot at the bottom of my already huge ankles, or because it's currently 65 degrees outside in Atlanta in the middle of January, but either way I've yet to embrace the Mukluks trend.
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We thought we'd close out 2008 with our carefully if somewhat painfully culled down list of favorites of our favorite items to shop for in the whole world - kids clothes, baby clothes, and kids shoes. If only they didn't outgrow these gorgeous things so easily.
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More and more, I'm starting to care about how the clothes my family wears are made and by whom. I'm no crazy dogmatic eco-ista, but there's something to be said for corporate responsibility and giving back and supporting people who ride hybrid corn-fed unicorns to work instead of Hummers. Or whatever. Which is why I'm happy to discover the shoes from KEEN.
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After trying more shoes on my daughters than I'd care to admit, I keep coming back to Livie & Luca. These are the handmade, beautifully-styled kids shoes that pretty much make you hate all the other shoes in your kids' wardrobe.
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Feet certainly don't get any cuter with age, so I figure I might as well leave my kids' toes bare for as long as I can. But while bare toes are adorable, they look a little out of place paired with a velveteen dress or flannel trousers in holiday photos.
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I've never been one to coordinate every aspect of my baby's clothes, which is obvious based on the blue socks, pink pants, and yellow onesie my newborn is sporting right now. But I will say there have been times when I've bought some pretty groovy special occasion outfits and found myself without a baby shoe to match
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When my girls hit shoe sizes in the double digits, I was dismayed at how grown up some of the styles were. Heels for a preschooler? Eek. Thankfully, the new line of fall shoes by Eleven, the big brother/sister line of CMP fave See Kai Run, gives my growing five year old a slightly older look while still remembering that she may want to climb a tree or turn an impromptu cartwheel.
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