Last week I had the lovely opportunity to shop at Cookies Kids for the first time since last December. This time instead of getting winter clothes for Mary though, I ended up getting her a lot of back to school stuff including undies and socks!
While I was shopping, I couldn't help but make this Polyvore board because the kids clothes so many cute things!
If you've never been to CookiesKids, then here's a little history lesson for you too!
In 1972, a young man named Cookie and his brother Marvin went into business together. They rented a 1600 square foot store in Jamaica, Queens, fixed it up, bought inventory and Summer and Fall, and opened a day after Thanksgiving with a full stock of holiday toys. The toys were a success and they put the extra money toward buying children's clothing for the next season. When that did well, they bought more clothing. The business was on it's way.
As the brothers Cookie, Marvin and Sonny, who had come in as a third partner in the business, began to open new stores in new locations, inventory expanded. Besides the latest fashions, our customers wanted shoes, toys, backpacks and accessories and we were prepared to deliver.
By the late 1990's there were six superstores throughout the NYC area, and though they previously had different names, by that time they were all named Cookie's Kids. Also in the late '90s came an important addition to Cookie's Kids' inventory: school uniforms. It was the steady success in uniform sales that paved the way for founding CookiesKids.com in 2007, which originally sold uniforms and soon after the entire Cookie's Kids Inventory.
So without further adieu, here's my Polyvore!
Cookies Kids by katherine-bartlett on Polyvore
K-Swiss “Classic” Sneaker (Sizes 3.5 – 7)
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Girls Youth
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Pastry “Fast Times” Backpack
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Dream Girl “Noticed” Dress with Necklace (Sizes 7 – 16)
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Cherry Stix “Posette” Sweater Dress with Arm Warmers (Sizes 2T – 4T)
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Carter’s Watch the Wear “Leopard Heart” Shirt-Dress (Sizes 2T – 4T)
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Cherry Stix “Lesley” Sweater Dress (Sizes 2T – 4T)
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Toddler Girls
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Dollhouse “Piping Cool” Raincoat (Sizes 4 – 6X)
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Kidzone “Butterfly Bold” 2-Piece Outfit (Sizes 2T – 4T)
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Flapdoodles “Spring Sunrise” T-Shirt (Sizes 2T – 4T)
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Dream Star “Stop the Presses” Layer Top (Sizes 7 – 16)
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Hello Kitty
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Trendy Girl “Style Strategy” 2-Piece Outfit (Sizes 4 – 6X)
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After seeing all the inspiration, I just had to do some shopping!
I don't know about you, but when I start going shopping online and I see on the first page they're having a huge sale, that's when I go crazy!
I checked out a lot of different styles, but in the end, I knew what I wanted. I ended up getting a pair of shoes, a pack of undies, a pack of socks, and 3 outfits. I just couldn't help myself! The kids fashion is so adorable!
Here's the lovely box of all the clothes that came to my door! When I got them, I started going through everything and I can't complain. Everything was perfect.
So here's the first finished outfit on Mary. It was an adorable long sleeve dress since the weather's already starting to change here. It fit her just right and I'm very happy with it.
Seriously, how adorable is this? When I saw it, I just smiled to myself as I added it to my cart!
Here's the last outfit I picked out for her. Isn't it just too cute? All of the outfits fit her just right and I was actually surprised because she's tall for her age. I'm so glad they had an accurate sizing chart!
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