this is a quote from the uber modern mama herself - sarah jessica parker regarding her BITTEN line, where all clothing in the collection are under $20 each.  i personally have not been to the store nor seen the clothing firsthand so cannot comment on the quality or craftsmanship, but from the website, it may be worth the drive.  i am posting this mini-blog in response to a few mamas who have inquired about where to find fabulous clothes that are BOTH affordable AND fashionable.  for more on this topic, please see the comments section of the ‘playing the field‘ blog.

have you been to this store?  what is your opinion? do share!

the other day i saw an ad for crocs, this time advertising their new ‘fashionable crocs for summer fashionistas’. after seeing what they deemed ‘fashionable’, any modern mama with any fashion sense (and even those without!) would know that ‘fashionable crocs’ is the ultimate oxy-moron because unless your age is still in single digits, there is nothing fashionable or ‘cute’ about crocs. In fact, their own ad slogan ‘what a CROC’ says it best displaying an ugly rubber pump-type shoe that no one would be caught dead in, even it came in leather. now I can hear the complaints already – but their so comfortable, their anti-microbial and odor resistant, blah, blah, blah… i don’t know about you, but i personally have never been comfortable in something that i am truly embarrassed to be wearing altogether (think bridesmaid dresses from hell).

kids and crocs make sense since they are easy to slip on and off, just don’t ‘jibbitize’ them. what are jibbitz? they are those plastic things that go into the holes of your kids crocs to let child molesters far and wide know all about your precious offspring. all of a sudden your kids shoes have a voice (even before some kids do!) and tell the world – “hi, my name is jeff (j-e-f-f not g-e-o-f-f), my favorite color is red, and i like dolphins and soccer – come strike up a conversation with me by pretending like you know me cuz now you do!” read more