Cool Mom Picks - Kids Shoes

Monday 16 November

Holiday shoes that get use beyond the holidays

Umi boots 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. ... [More]

Tuesday 10 March

Kids slippers with values parents love too

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. ... [More]

Monday 09 March

Get your kicks, Graffeeti-style

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]

Sunday 08 March

The hightops for high waters

converse rain boots It may still be the beginning of March (and the beginning of Daylight Savings Time - whoopeeee!) but April showers are on the horizon. ... [More]

Thursday 15 January

Baby Mukluks - Yeah, I had no idea what they were either

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. ... [More]

Wednesday 31 December

Editors Best of 2008 - The coolest kids clothes, baby clothes, slings and shoes (whoo shoes!)

Cool Mom Picks Pick of the Year 2008 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. ... [More]

Thursday 11 December

KEEN Shoes: Less carbon footprint, more snowy footprints

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. ... [More]

Tuesday 02 December

Livie & Luca shoes score again. And by score, I mean I'd like them all, please.

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. ... [More]

Monday 10 November

Shearling booties! Ack, dying from the cuteness!

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. ... [More]

Friday 07 November

Design your own booties. C'mon, you know you want to.

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 ... [More]

Friday 31 October

Eleven Shoes get a perfect 10

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. ... [More]