Cool Mom Picks - Kids Shoes

Thursday 04 March

Livie & Luca do it again for spring

Livie & Luca barcelona sandals As if I wasn't already wishing that Spring would get here already, I got wind of Livie & Luca's new Spring and Summer shoe collection for children and now I'm officially begging the warm weather to arrive. ... [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]

Saturday 11 October

Time to start thinking holiday photo outfits, mamas

Does a baby girl need a faux fur vest like the one from France's Jean Bourget? Of course not. But would it totally make your day every time you dressed her in it? Absolutely. ... [More]

Sunday 05 October

Big Brands Doing Cool Things: Stride-Rite prewalkers go greener

Eco-friendly shoes may conjure up images of Birkenstocks or novelty moccasins from a gift stop in Maine, but more and more, the big brands are embracing small steps towards general environmental do-gooding. ... [More]

Friday 26 September

An apple a day keeps the cobbler away

It is just not fair that there are items as cute as these cranberry apple baby booties in the world, considering I am absolutely done with childbearing. On the other hand, it's nice that I've got friends who are still churning out the puppies (ahem, Kristen) so that I have an excuse to buy them anyway. ... [More]