Is it just me or does it seem like this dress should be accessorized with a whip?

It’s not that I’m not opposed to other people spending lots of money on clothes (although that doesn’t mean I don’t reserve the right to judge those people, depending on what they buy and when and where they wear them) — to each her own. I once spent something like $600 on a pair of Ferragamo boots that I thought would be in style forever. I was so wrong, but they were so right at the time.

In general, if I had lots of money I wouldn’t regularly spend it on clothes for me because I’m frankly more comfortable dressing down. However, I wouldn’t mind spending lots of money on my daughters because I love little girls’ clothes. Thankfully since I don’t have lots of money I’m not faced with any kind of dilemma because my sister sends us her daughters’ hand-me-downs, and she has great taste. Besides, even if I weren’t the recipient of my sister’s generosity, the Gap makes some seriously adorable kids’ clothes.

Still, if I had lots of money, I definitely wouldn’t spend $695 on a Burberry leather dress for my toddler. Because there are so many things wrong with it, but mostly what’s wrong with it is that it’s a $695 leather dress for a toddler.

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You’ve just moved. Your house is in boxes, your partner’s passed out and your baby is –what? Crying, feverish, teething?You don’t even have a pediatrician yet, where do you go for the lowdown and local parenting tips? The local parenting listserve of course!

Parenting listserves may be both famous and infamous, but no one can deny their usefulness in finding everything from baby gear to toddler clothes.  Babble has done some serious homework to bring you a list of the top twelve parenting listserves around the country.  Which is your favorite? Continue reading »

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From Stella McCartney's new kids collection.

It’s fashion week in New York City, which serves as a bi-annual reminder to me about how ridiculous the modeling industry is.  Once upon a time, before I had a baby, I – like so many other aspirational New York gals – loved to read fashion rags like Glamour.  I remember pulling a copy out at the OBGYN’s office when I was about 6 months pregnant, and one of the doctors in the practice turned to me and said, “You still read Glamour?  That’ll change in about 3 months.”  I laughed, but I secretly thought, “Ha.  But what you don’t know is that I’ve got a subscription to W.”  I loved gawking at the ridiculous spreads with themes like “back to school” and “at the office” filled with models covered from head-to-toe in peacock feathers and newspaper print, as if that’s what respectable women wear to work.  Why is it that high-fashion models are always jumping mid-air in a concave pose?  And why are you covered in war paint holding a baby?  Are you going to eat the baby, Brunella?  I don’t understand why you’re so angry.

Needless to say, when I read that Stella McCartney is launching her own children’s line, I laughed to myself.  Because that’s exactly what kids need: to look like depressed little members of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.  “Gee, Mommy, you know what I’d love?  Some more grey t-shirts.  They go great with my developing sense of ennui.” Continue reading »

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That's lah-may, dahling. Not lame. Not lame at all.

Enough of the heavy stuff… let’s talk about solid gold!  And silver lamé.  Yes, I’m talking about metallic leggings for babies.  Glamour magazine says they’re the hottest look in baby fashion.  But according to the Wall Street Journal, skinny jeans, in sizes as small as 0-3 months, are all the rage for babes. 

So is it trashy or trendy to tart up your tot? Continue reading »

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They came, they saw, they dressed to the nines. Here are our winners for the September Photo Contest: Dress Up!

The grand prize from The Mini Social goes to….. Continue reading »

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