Consuming Beauty: Hot looks for kids

Tag : Kids' Slippers


The gold-colored Papaya flats, model Ballerina Forma, which look like a little variationon ballerina shoes, were to the liking of a 10-year-old testsubject, although she mentioned they weren't really comfortable forrunning because the strap on the top of the foot was pulling downon her. These shoes are appropriate on certain occasions whensomething a little dressier is required, but for day-to-day summerwear sandals are better for her, since she tends to sweat too muchin these. Papaya offers a wide variety of cute girls' sandals withbutterflies, flowers and higher or flatter soles; to check out thecollection, you can go on-line at www.papaya.co.il.

At Maxim Kids at the posh shopping stretch on Kikar Hamedina in Tel Aviv, youcan find high-scale brand shoes such as Prada or Dolce and Gabana,if you are willing to spend between NIS 690 and NIS 890 for a pairof sandals that are quickly outgrown anyway. Luckily, the storealso carries other brands; for example Sweet Dolls and Maxim Kids,which have many cute shoes for festive occasions and day-to-daywear, for under NIS 300. A little girl who loves to dress up forthe holidays adored the pink sandals with a string of silver heartsattached to the front strap. The rather thick sole is not flexible,so this is definitely not your everyday choice; the price for theseMaxim Kids sandals is NIS 269. And if you're looking for a specialoutfit for a party, you might find it in this store as well. Checkout the Web site at www.maxim-kids.com to get an impression.

Sunglasses are a must also for your kids, so it's good to get themin the habit of wearing them young. At the Opticana stores you can find fashionable sunglasses for kids from agesthree to 12, which of course offer UV-protection. Some frames arecolorful with stripes or polka dots in pink or green, but mydaughter opted for a more conventional black pair of sunglasseswith white polka dots on the inside of the legs. The price for thekids' sunglasses at Opticana is NIS 99.

Golf Kids has a collection of children's clothes with a nostalgic touch toit, featuring old-fashioned pictures and texts in honor of Israel's60th birthday. You'll find, for example, shorts illustrated withthe text Dabru Ivrit (Speak Hebrew) or prints with old ads for icecream or soft drinks. The price for these items is NIS 24.90.

For newborns, Tsutsikim has supercute soft-cloth gift bags containing either a shirt andpants or onesies and long pants, plus a hat and small doll. Theprice for these bags are NIS 79.90-NIS 89.90. The Tsutsikim areavailable in some 120 stores; to find out where, call (03)682-6921.

Havaianas make nice beach shoes for adults, but also for kids. Its newsummer collection has toe slippers with decorations of animals indanger of extinction, monsters, stripes, flowers, apples orfairies. The IPE-series this year features pictures of panthers andtoads; part of the sales profits of this series, sold at NIS 119 apair, will go to the protection of endangered animal species. Theprices for the other models are NIS 80-NIS 90 a pair.

And when they come out of the pool or the ocean, kids will love towrap themselves inside a towel with hood with one of their favoritecartoon characters. A little boy loves his Spiderman towel, anddemands to dry himself with it every time he gets out of thewater/shower. The towel with hood, made by Home Style , is NIS 39.90.