Converse Kids Chuck Taylor All Star 'Ox' in 'Black/Classic Green'
Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Slip-On Toddler Shoes in Green
I am currently in the hazy cloud of having just returned from a weekend away in Palm Springs – sans kids. Although for all intents and purposes I should have arrived home looking and feeling rested, I find the acclimation process to be difficult at best. In addition to sweltering dry heat temps in excess of one hundred and fifteen degrees, part of the Palm Springs experience (for me at least) is the outlet stores. I always go with grand visions of Gucci, YSL, Bottega, and Marni, and more often than not, roll back into L.A. with a car full of mini sneakers. I guess there are worse things. (I did however, score a great pair of neon-pink, patent leather, flat sandals, at the Barneys outlet for forty bucks!)
In addition to the fact that they are first and foremost outlet stores, there are currently tons of extra markdowns and sales, due to both the end of the season and crappy economy alike. Good news for those of us whose kids need shoes (*snort*), because when do they not?? I got the ‘Ox’ pair for Z for $14.97 (they presently retail at Zappos for $43.95), and the slip-on pair for R for seven bucks (available at Amazon for $30). In my opinion, worth it if you have a Converse outlet near you.
I also wisely (or so I thought) purchased a size up for both boys – so as to have a ‘reserve’ of sneaks for the coming months – and was subsequently quite happy with myself. It seems that I am subconsciously rejecting the fact that my kids are getter bigger by the minute, since this morning they both popped on their respective pairs (which fit perfectly) and happily bounded off to camp. Now, not only do I need to purchase school sneaks again? Maybe this time I’ll be a bit more astute about it.
