Where do you buy boutique kids clothing?

[Anonymous]

Hello. I am looking for places in this area to buy my toddler aga daughter boutique clothing. I was wondering where people shop?
Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Usually in Georgetown - Magic Wardrobe and Piccolo Piggies. Also, Tree Top Toys in the Sutton Place shopping center area and I occasionally schlep out to Nordstroms or J.Crew in Tyson's or Montgomery Mall. However, I mostly buy my kids clothes at trunk shows: Papo d'Anjo, Hannah Kate, Pears & Bears, Little Follies, Just Ducky, 3 Mommas, Beaux et Belles, etc... They all have websites where you can find out when the shows are and ask for an invite. Just google them. Thes eclothes tend to be the cutest and most well made.

[Anonymous]

Daisy Baby on Del Ray in downtown Bethesda has a limited selection.

[Anonymous]

While a "chain" I live Janie and Jack. Tysons.

[Anonymous]

Believe it or not, Ebay NWT

[Anonymous]

Apple Seed in Old Town

[Anonymous]

I second Ebay as a great source for boutique, either new with tags (NWT) or lightly worn. Plus, if you find a seller whose things you like, you can see what other brands they buy. I'm always finding new labels that way!

[Anonymous]

Just as a side note:

There is also a Piccolo Piggies in Bethesda on Old Georgetown Rd. near Montgomery Mall. The Tree Top Kids in that same shopping center does not sell clothing.
There is a Tree Top Kids that sells clothing in the Cabin John Mall.
There is an Apple Seed in the Kentlands.
There is this GREAT(!) kids boutique right next to the Eastern Market. I don't know the name but it's awesome and it's the only one right on that street right before the market starts and it's not even that expensive for that type of clothing.
There is also a kid's boutique right across from Congressional Plaza on Rockville Pike, Hiccups, that I haven't been in but I have heard is cute.

[Anonymous]

May I please ask why people want to buy boutique clothes for a toddler? I know that tone doesn't come out on email, so I stress that this is a sincere question, not a snide rhetorical one. For me, it wouldn't occur to me to spend so much money on clothes for a toddler (they outgrow things quickly, they don't care how they're dressed, and clothing from inexpensive places is pretty cute IMHO), so I'm truly legitimately curious: is it that you think the clothing is that much cuter than places like Gap, Old Navy, Target, and Childrens Place (I've just listed all the places I get our kids' clothes, LOL)? better-made--and if so, how/why does that matter when they outgrow it so fast (again, sincere, not rhetorical)? for status (you can admit it if that is the reason since this is an anonymous forum, LOL)?

Again, I'm just curious--not criticizing people who do buy their toddler clothes at boutiques...

[Anonymous]

I can say for myself I have bought boutique clothing occasionally when I was looking for something you simply would not find anywhere else. I think without a doubt you will find things that are better made (fabrics, attention to detail, etc), although I'm sure some boutique clothing is a rip-off. I might go to Piccolo Piggies for something like a special outfit or a coat (which would be seen all winter). Status? Maybe. But most of my shopping was at the Gap and regular places. This just supplemented the run-of-the-mill wardrobe.

[Anonymous]

I buy about half our clothes at boutiques (the ones mentioned above, I also love Dawn Price Baby in G'town, which also has a location next to Eastern Mkt that PP mentioned, and Full of Beans in Chevy Chase) or trunk shows, the other half at different chains ranging from Nordstrom to Target. I have found that generally, the cheaper clothes don't last as long. We've had two Target things that tore/broke within the first two wears, so they ended up costing more per wear than some of our expensive clothes. DS has two pairs of Navy shorts, both of which have been worn equally, but the Target pair is much more faded than the more expensive pair.

I almost always buy cheaper basics like pj's, jeans, polo shirts, etc. However, I genuinely like the selection at boutiques better. Outfits from boutiques are more unique than the same run of the mill stuff you find at Gap/Old Navy/Target. Also, while they're certainly more expensive that Target and Old Navy, you can find a lot in boutiques for what you'd pay at the Gap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can say for myself I have bought boutique clothing occasionally when I was looking for something you simply would not find anywhere else. I think without a doubt you will find things that are better made (fabrics, attention to detail, etc), although I'm sure some boutique clothing is a rip-off. I might go to Piccolo Piggies for something like a special outfit or a coat (which would be seen all winter). Status? Maybe. But most of my shopping was at the Gap and regular places. This just supplemented the run-of-the-mill wardrobe.

Honestly? I hope you really meant you wanted honesty. I HATE most clothes at the GAP, Old Navy, Gymboree and places like that. I think a lot of it is ugly/tacky/crappy/cheap looking/not my taste. A lot of it is too "sophisticated" or has hideous embroideries or ugly "geegaws." I really like my children to look gorgeous and I love really nice clothes and beautiful fabrics and colors and shoes. Simply, it makes me happy. Their clothes are beautiful and tasteful (unless you know you can not tell how much I spend) and people comment on how great they look all the time . I do supplement with things from Target (leggings, sweats, basic shorts and tees) but the jeans at those places never fit my daughter anyway and occasionally Old Navy or Gap but its rare. I love J Crew for my older child.

Basically I would say I like beautiful things, I am into the aesthetics, whether its my home (which I did myself) or my kids or whatever. I really truly ENJOY dressing my children. It makes me sad when I see kids in faded/ugly/sad/tacky looking clothes. I hope this clarifies things without being too harsh. Its a very persoanl thing (I get that). And, while I am into beauty I am also into kindness and intelligence and good manners and lots of other things too.

[Anonymous]

I love the Purple Goose in Delray. Adorable clothes! And priced well. They're having a sale-50% off summer clothes. I bought stuff for next year. The trunks I bought my son were so unique.

[Anonymous]

May I please ask why people want to buy boutique clothes for a toddler? I know that tone doesn't come out on email, so I stress that this is a sincere question, not a snide rhetorical one. For me, it wouldn't occur to me to spend so much money on clothes for a toddler (they outgrow things quickly, they don't care how they're dressed, and clothing from inexpensive places is pretty cute IMHO), so I'm truly legitimately curious: is it that you think the clothing is that much cuter than places like Gap, Old Navy, Target, and Childrens Place (I've just listed all the places I get our kids' clothes, LOL)? better-made--and if so, how/why does that matter when they outgrow it so fast (again, sincere, not rhetorical)? for status (you can admit it if that is the reason since this is an anonymous forum, LOL)?

Again, I'm just curious--not criticizing people who do buy their toddler clothes at boutiques...

It's just a question of taste, like all things. I find cute things at Target and Old Navy and Gap sometimes, but mostly I just like other styles better. (It's not status or snobbery, because I buy plenty of my own things at those stores; I just don't like their children's selections as much.) I think part of it is regional -- I'm southern, and where I'm from, babies and toddlers wear smocking and rompers and short-alls and so that's just what I like. For me personally (just for me, and for my children), I don't like seeing babies or toddlers in mini-adult clothes. I don't like babies or toddlers in baby jeans or baby khakis; I don't think they look comfortable for the children, and toddlers' proportions are still off enough that I think that they look funny in those sorts of things. Boutique kids' clothes look less like mini-adult clothes and more like appropriate baby clothes, for me. I also generally hate anything with writing on it, like logos or cutesy slogans, and sometimes it's hard to steer clear of those things at the chain stores.

We also have a lot of children in my extended family and they all share clothes and wear hand-me-downs, which is how it's easier to justify spending the money on the more expensive baby clothes -- because they are baby/toddler clothes and not mini-adult clothes, the styles don't change and they can be worn for years on several different children. The good quality makes this possible as well.

[Anonymous]

I buy DD's clothes, mostly Catimini, online (for example, https://www.achildscloset.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=851)