Fab Kids: NY Kids Fashion Week Petite Parade

I love fashion week in NY and I love fab kids and kids fashion so when Petite Parade decided to combine it all, I just had to be there!  Unlike the NY fashion weeks that hit Lincoln Center, this was refreshingly more carefree, less snobby and filled with innocent kid-filled-fun.  I was so glad to have brought my baby Juliet there.  She was very excited to experience this fashion rite of passage with me with her first runway show.

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Here she is wearing my fur shawl over her own black and white dress with her Mickey Mouse tights and wiglet.  Yes that’s a baby wig she’s got on there.  They’re all the rage in Asia but I have yet to see a baby wear one in NYC.  Perhaps she’ll start a trend with her fake pigtails.

NY kids fashion weekGotta love those chubby cheeks.  And yes, that’s a mini Chanel purse she’s got there.  She takes after me after all.  When we sat down, we saw so many like-minded crazed fashionistas and their matchy matchy moms that we sort of felt a comforting sense of belonging like we had just entered a fashion club to which we didn’t even know we were members.

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This pretty little lady pictured above was also wearing her mom’s fur stole. Check out the front row scene across from me (below).  Pretty mommas and their mini-mes.  This was not your normal crowd.  Even in NYC where fashionistas abound, it is a rare sighting to find moms and their babies dressed to the nines as they all were.  The mommy and me crowd was so stunningly on trend and high fashion that it made even me risk getting whiplash with the constant head-spinning I had to do.  To be surrounded with other so-obviously-fashion-obsessed pairs normalized my penchant for all things beautiful.  And suddenly I didn’t want to ever leave.

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My eyes were peeled for cutie sightings and I couldn’t help but admire these professional posers who took to the catwalk post-fashion show like it was their own stage.  Are they adorable or what?

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And perhaps the highlight of Petite Parade’s people watching was the group of celebrity imposters sitting front row.  They looked like they came straight from the Oscars red carpet!  Can you identify the dopplegangers?

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That’s Jessica Chastain, Kelly Osbourne, Lupita, Pharrell, and Taylor Swift!  What a great celebrity sighting!  For more on Petite Parade click here  which reveals how much my favorite kid’s runway dress costed.

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For those of you wondering what was in the goody bag this year, here it is!  It’s missing a couple nail polishes thanks to my baby playing with it during the photo but the rest is all there.

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Kids Fashion Week, what do you think?

 

 

Mom’s Night Out with MomTrends

#MTNIGHTOUT

Every mom needs a mom’s night out.  Because if adulting is hard, mom-ing is even harder.  We all need a break now and then.  Who else is with me on this??  So when I heard that MomTrends and Parents Magazine were hosting another mom’s night out (see last year’s recap here), I jumped at the opportunity to mingle and mix with my favorite NYC mom bloggers.

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PARENTS FOOD

Parents Magazine the mom’s magazine that we’ve all grown to love and trust prepared for us, must-have mom juice (aka wine), delectable finger foods and the most Instagram-able make-your-own treats bar!

food, event, nyc moms, nyc parents, nyc food, parents magazineI went straight to this dessert station and couldn’t wait to get started on my own funny-faced food!  I love making fun art and treats with Juliet so I made sure to learn all the tips and tricks so I could share with all of you!  With these tips, there are endless ways you can get creative at home too!

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  • TIP1  use peanut butter to stick candy eyes onto your food 
  • TIP2 use edible markers to create fun faces
  • TIP 3 use honey to rim your glasses before dipping them into candy sprinkles

PARENTS SCENTS

Another fun installation was the customizable perfume area.  We sniffed our way through the scent station, chose our base fragrances and built our own, customized fragrance!  Juliet is going to be so jealous when she learns about this!  She would love doing this one day.  I love vanilla and fruity scents and this was just such fun getting to do this with one another.

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CLOROX

Clorox was on-site helping to clean up and disinfect all our craft messes.  We made our own snow globes with adorable Christmas trinkets (hot glued to a lid), and added sprinkles, glycerin and water for our very own shakable holiday scene.  I love crafting so I got really into this.

craft, arts and crafts, clorox wipes, clorox disinfecting wipes, momtrendsIt’s great to know that with all of life’s messes, us moms can effectively and quickly clean up.  Knowing that germs, bacteria, dirt and grime are one swipe away with these Clorox disinfecting wipes assures my neat freak side. I feel like every household needs to stock up on Clorox products!  Whether it’s cleaning up goo-ey craft spills, wiping away a kitchen counter or spot-cleaning bathroom messes, you can rest assured that 99.9% of the germs and bacteria will be removed.  I don’t know about you but I am way more productive and creative in a clean space.  And I encourage tidying and cleaning up with Juliet to instill these values and habits early on. 

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BABY DOVE

Baby Dove is a brand that moms love and trust even for their babies’ sensitive skin.  Their prebiotic moisture helps protect babies’ natural protective layer of microbiome.  And it nourishes as it protects with 100% skin-natural ingredients.  We got to customize these cute shower/organizer bins and fill them at the event.  And after a little wine, we all wanted to pop out of their Instagramable photo station.

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Thank you MomTrends and Parents Magazine for having me!  It was a fun and memorable way to enjoy a mom’s night out!

This is a sponsored post but as always, all opinions are 100% my own.

 

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