Brit Style

Allsaints, a British retailer of women's, men's, and children's clothing, accessories, and housewares has a beautiful earthy and feminine line for women this spring...

Well thought of for their graphic T's...

Love this fabric!!!...

Yummy...

 I'd take this over chocolates and flowers any Valentine's Day!!!... Hint Hint honey!

Shorts in Winter!

The dead of winter and he's wearing shorts!

It's winter and the stores are selling these lacrosse shorts for the kids... they're fashion and the kids want them.

So maybe I'm crazy to let him wear them right?... my car says it's only 19 degrees outside this morning and this is what he's wearing to school.  Granted they blast the heat in school and then they blast the heat on the bus, so maybe it's not that crazy, but it looks crazy!

Kid Glam

I'm usually talking about boy clothes when it comes to the kids, because I have boys, but I just love looking at the girls all dressed up.  So when I saw this Crew Cuts catalogue from J. Crew I wished my kids were size 14 and under again!...

Now my boys are wearing 18's so they're sometimes in the boys (when i can find it) and sometimes in the men's department... sort of in between...

I love the tulle skirts and T's combo

Their ballet flats are terrific...

 $62.50


Happy New Year... 1/3/11... I need practice writing 2011!

Cool Cardigans

The other day my 14 year old asked me, "What's a cardigan mom?"... WOW!... it made me realize that I had been seeing them in the stores and online but dismissing them or blocking them out somehow as being in fashion again.  Aren't they for old men who smoke pipes?... NOT now anyway... they come in all shapes and styles as I discovered at Urban Outfitters website...

They range in price from about $38 to $78

Since then he has been asking me to buy him one, so if he is any barometer on what's hot and if you're looking for any last minute gifts for your boys (of course you are) then maybe this is it... winter is here and has certainly been here on the East Coast.

Happy first day of WINTER (6:48 EST)!

It's Cold Outside

My new (for me) favorite website for fashion, personal and home Styled On, lead me to these warm and stylish puffer (goose down) Moncler jackets at Jacket-Shop.com... these are $1,200 marked down to $319... WOW!

Love this purple

Saks is selling them at full price... oh, and they have mens and kids jackets too (some in hot colors).

BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRR... it's cold outside!

Gifts for Snow or Surf

If you're looking for a fun shopping experience for your teen kids (girls and boys) this holiday season in NYC check out the Billabong Superstore right in the middle of Times Square.  The 4,000 ft space includes surf and snow apparel, beautifully carved wall-mounted wooden surf boards, tropical tees with NYC related imagery, jewelry, hats, Nixon watches, Oakley and Von Zipper sunglasses... adjoining Billabong is their skater brand store, Element, where I was catered to with great sales people helping since the kids weren't with me.

High socks from Element to go with his lacrosse shorts

Happy Holiday Shopping!!!

Plaid of the Moment

My teen and tween boys wear clothes in the mens department now.  Of course, they love it because it's cooler than boys stuff, but that means their clothes cost more too.  So when I picked up these great lightweight plaid shirts on sale at American Eagle I was very happy....  The best thing about them is that they're made from a lightweight cotton poplin and they're on sale... and because it's always so HOT in school even in the dead of winter the boys won't overheat wearing them.  I paired them with Graphic T's that they can wear underneath...

Sale $29.95

$15.50 Buy one get one 50% off

Sale $29.95

I love shopping for these growing boys, but it's crazy when they grow out of clothes that are hardly worn.  That's when I give them to friends with younger boys who appreciate the hand-me-downs and some clothes go to charity.

That Girl!

Sometimes I just need that girl energy around me... with 2 teenage boys (actually one is still a tween going through early puberty) and a husband in the house (love them dearly), the testosterone level gets a bit much at times.  While checking out some clothing sites online yesterday (there's no online store yet), I landed at one of my favorites... Zara, a Spanish clothing line, with a reasonable price tag, located nearby in Manhattan and Roosevelt Field Mall.  I was surprised to see they have kids clothing and the girls things in particular drew me in... so sweet...

Thinking about girl energy and what title to give this blog post today got me thinking 'that girl', which led me to a TV sitcom I remembered from the late 60's and early 70's called "That Girl", starring Marlo Thomas, about an aspiring actress and working woman.  It was the first sitcom about a single woman who was not living at home... the forerunner of shows like Mary Tyler Moore, highlighting the changing roles of American women.   It didn't matter that a struggling actress couldn't afford the kind of fabulous mod wardrobe that the character 'Ann Marie' wore... it was make-believe and a transitional time! 

The show was later parodied on 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Family Guy'.