Cyber Monday Super Deals

In what is probably gonna be a series of posts to this blog this season here is the lead off deeply discounted set.  These are items that are from this season but are now marked off more than the concurrently running sale:

From the Add Outerwear Collection of down jackets and coats.  This group of coats is now 40% off.  Plus if you add the Cyber Monday sale or any other sale we have running  (hint hint...see Friday's post) you can go as low as 53% off.

If you arent familiar with ADD think of it as a cost effective alternative to Moncler.

Down Jacket with Piping.

Hooded Flannel Down Jacket

Irridescent Puffer Jacket (Unisex)

From the Match Me Matching Table - Nice But Hard to Match

We have posted before about this particular Paul Smith Junior shirt being hard to match.  It has a few shades of black and grey and a hard borderline sea-foam (blue with shades of green) stripe and reversable cuff/collar.

Paul Smith Junior Striped Shirt

When a customer asked what we recommended for it we thought that the Fendi Kids Round Neck Sweater with Logo Patch Elbows was the right combo for the shirt.  The navy and grey in the sweater works together with the navy blue and grays in the shirt.

Fendi Kids Round Neck Pullover Sweater

For pants we left it with any classic navy dress pant as the customer pretty much wanted to go there.  A nice rich (not sporty type) corduroy navy pant would also work lending a touch of sport to the otherwise classic sweater and borderline sporty shirt.

Here is what we got when we put them together:

With a closeup detail of the shirt and sweater here:

Happy Black Friday!

PS:  If you are a reader of this blog you are about to get rewarded as I will let you in on a secret that no one yet knows about...Whereas everyone will get 10% off their cart, I am gonna offer another 13% off your entire shopping cart on orders made on Cyber Monday 2012.  Just enter the code SIMPLY13 to get your additional 13% on your entire cart (and that means EVERYTHING in your cart ;-) ).(and no, you cant combine this coupon with another one!) (and when I say 13% off your cart I mean instead of the 10%, not combined with the 10%)

The Balance of Seasons

Its quite funny that we havent even hit the beginnings of Winter 2012 yet and at the same time we are receiving Spring 2012 Merchandise. In fashion thats the way it goes and in fact its been that way for a few months now with the Delivery of our Burberry Kids (some of which you can see by downloading our Burberry Digital Catalog) and just recently with the receipt of our Little Marc Jacobs Swimwear collection.

Here are some of the small selection that we have thius far received. Little Miss Marc is back and cuter than before.  And for those in the know on Fashion, some of these prints are from the Women's Marc Jacobs line.

Little Miss Marc Bow Racer

One Piece Abstract Stripe Swimsuit

Side Ruffles Floral Print Bathing Suit

Lipstick Kisses One Piece Mailot

And this Little Miss Marc Coverup 

Tights - A Girls Necktie

Classic Men's clothing can be really boring.  Until you get to the neckwear.  That's where a man can get creative and add a little life to his ensemble.

Women's clothing is not that restrictive, nor is kids stuff for that matter.  Still, sometimes an outfit might get boring even if it is colorful unless you mix in a bold splash of color.  A really easy way to do that would be with a colorful or fun set of tights.

Take the Lili Gaufrette Lass skirt and lafalaise mock top shown below.  Its OK in its fuscia and grey colors, but when you add the Lili Gaufrette labelo polka dot tights to the mix you get a fun playful pop as shown below:

Lili Gaufrette Skirt, Shirt and Tights

Cross Branded Coordination

A few years ago we ran a Facebook poll to see if people liked to coordinate in the same brand or preferred to keep to the same brand when it came to coordinating their child.  Not surprisingly unliek in women's and men's clothing people generally liked to keep one child in one brand.  NO particulr reason other than they liked to.

While this was true in one child, often the ability to coordinate ALL one's children in one brand is difficult simply because brands and styles that are generally designed for one age group might not be appropriate for another.

I recall once having a mother come into the store and try on an I Pinco Pallino dress which she felt fit her completely and asked if I agreed.  While I did agree that the item in question did fit I casually mentioned to her that she might feel awfully silly when her neighbors 6 year old child and she showed up to the party in question in the same outfilt.  Needless to say she didnt buy it!

Here are some options for color coordinating that pull on color themes even if not brand themes.

Try mixing this Mimi-Sol dress

Mimi Sol Dress

in the smaller size together with a similar color red chiffon dress from baby Dior in a larger size.  The color is the same (or plays on parts of the same however the dress is significantly more sophisticated in the larger size.

baby Dior Chiffon Dress

While the picture may indicate a clash of colors rest assured that in real life the red colors do match.

Returning to it's roots

It is said that all things return to their roots.  This is the case with some brands that will be rejoining the ranks and the all star lineup found in Tuesday's Child and TuesdaysChild.com.

For starters we will be welcoming back Sonia Rykiel Enfant which was a line that we had pioneered and carried for quite a long time until a couple of things happened and we stopped.

But as will all things it too comes home to roost with TC and we couldnt have picked a nicer season, and we think you will agree.

Here are some pieces that we will be carrying come the Spring 2013 Season.

From the Baby part of the Rykiel Enfant Line:

From the Girls Rykiel Enfant Line

The Contrast in Gray

As mentioned yesterday, grays work with probably every color.  And while that is true I think that the best combinations with grays are black, because black offers the most contrast against the gray (unless that gray is a charcoal in which case there is little contrast as the gray is almost a black.

On this matching table the customer asked for help wth this pair of Gianfranco Ferre Glen Plaid Pants.

GianFranco Ferre Glen Plaid Check Pant

Which we paired with this Paul Smith Junior Black and Grey Sweater

Paul Smith Junior Contrast Sweater

For a sharp and chic look of this:

Incidentally, Richard C. (Our senior salesperson) put this pant with the Bordeux Il Gufo Sweater from yesterday's post picking up on the red detail stitching of the pant.

C'mon, we know you have something to say...let's hear it!