Wednesday, September 07, 2005
An excuse to shop
As I mentioned on the monkey's web page, a baby is just a really good excuse to shop. This weekend we did a bit of the ol' shopping, both high and low end.
At the low end, we went to A Plus Kids Store on Fairfax Ave. at Colgate. This is a small store packed with nice overstock type children's clothes. Lots of women of a certain age bickering in Russian adds to the black market feel. Clothes were nice, and prices reasonable (if not spectacular).
For spectacular prices (and not in a good way), you need to go a few blocks up to For Kids Only (Fairfax at Waring). Very nice European designer kid's clothes, at very nice European designer prices (such a cute little princess outfit for only $550). Thankfully they had a large selection at 50% off, which means only $225 for that little outfit! No, I think the monkey will be wearing banana leaves before she wears clothes from this place.
Also at the high end was La Bella Cosa at the Helms Bakery (Venice blvd.). Lots of very chic and pretty clothes and accessories (furniture, linens, blankets, decor) for those with more money than I. Of course, I see lovely things from Under the Nile, which are *almost* kind of affordable (if you call $59 for a blankie "affordable"). I'll be visiting this shop when the sales start!
Whew, it's not easy shopping for a baby that doesn't even exist yet!
At the low end, we went to A Plus Kids Store on Fairfax Ave. at Colgate. This is a small store packed with nice overstock type children's clothes. Lots of women of a certain age bickering in Russian adds to the black market feel. Clothes were nice, and prices reasonable (if not spectacular).
For spectacular prices (and not in a good way), you need to go a few blocks up to For Kids Only (Fairfax at Waring). Very nice European designer kid's clothes, at very nice European designer prices (such a cute little princess outfit for only $550). Thankfully they had a large selection at 50% off, which means only $225 for that little outfit! No, I think the monkey will be wearing banana leaves before she wears clothes from this place.
Also at the high end was La Bella Cosa at the Helms Bakery (Venice blvd.). Lots of very chic and pretty clothes and accessories (furniture, linens, blankets, decor) for those with more money than I. Of course, I see lovely things from Under the Nile, which are *almost* kind of affordable (if you call $59 for a blankie "affordable"). I'll be visiting this shop when the sales start!
Whew, it's not easy shopping for a baby that doesn't even exist yet!
# posted by Richard @ 4:47 PM 
