Top boutiques in New York for gifts, toys, and adorable clothing for little ones, from babies and toddlers to older boys and girls ...
Bundle NYC
SoHo
"Bundle NYC is a great place to discover new brands," says Tara Mandy, founder of
StrollerTraffic.com, a new online resource for chic parents. "Owner Allison MacCullough is a brilliant curator, and the displays are seriously irresistible. Plus they're willing to gossip about celebrities who have come in to shop for their kids. Love that!"
128 Thompson Street (between Prince and Houston Streets) | New York, NY United States
Makie
Soho
"Japanese clothing designer Makie designs beautiful and covetable children's clothing that you will never want to hand down," says
Rhiannon Kubicka, the fashion-forward director of Chelsea's
Bespoke art gallery. "Great for gifts and the perfectly assembled children's outfit. People travel far and wide for her designs, which incorporate a lot of beautiful Liberty prints."
109 Thompson Street (Between Prince and Spring Streets) | New York, NY 10012 United States
Bu & The Duck
Tribeca
"Bu & the Duck has that old-world feel from the good ole' days when manners mattered and children still dressed up on Sundays," says Lesley Scott, editor of FashionTribes.com. "Look for handknitted sweaters, adorable dresses, cute hats, well-made wooden toys coveted by stylish local moms in the know."
106 Franklin Street (between 6th Avenue & Broadway) | New York, NY 10013 United States
Lucky Wang
Chelsea
"Check out Lucky Wang for hip and fun clothes," says
Judith Walsh, mother of a toddler and founder of
ArtSmart, a fabulous NYC-based company offering private-guided museum and gallery tours geared for kids and families.
82 Seventh Avenue (at 15th Street) | New York, NY 10011 United States
Rachel Riley
Upper East Side
A recent arrival on Madison Avenue via London. Rachel Riley was raised by a dressmaker in the bucolic Loire Valley, so there's a timeless, rural look to her designs for little girls and a faithful observance of old-fashoined ways of clothesmaking. Frocks can be whimsical or refined, often in creamy pastel colors, or patterns of flowers or fruit, and her boys collection has a preppy, proper look designed with rough-and-tumble play in mind. Riley cuts her own patterns and hand stitches samples in her attic workshop. She has three stores—two in London and one on Madison Avenue. Her custom service is popular with brides seeking special flower girls dresses and suits for ring bearers and pageboys. Riley also crafts dainty slippers in a traditional style in what is presumably France's last hand-made slipper factory. Ships globally.
1286 Madison Avenue (between 91st and 92nd Streets) | New York, NY 10128 United States
Estella
Greenwich Village
"Estella's windows are playful and surprisingly creative, quite like a good New Yorker cover," says Judith Walsh of ArtSmart.
493 Sixth Avenue (between 12th & 13th Streets) | New York, NY 10011 United States
Bonpoint
Upper East Side & West Village
Stylish Manhattan moms are regulars at Bonpoint, which has two locations on the Upper East Side, and one in the West Village. "Gorgeous, French clothing in the small West Village store makes shopping for children's clothing even more fun!," says Rhiannon Kubicka, director of Chelsea's Bespoke contemporary art gallery. An uptown devotee is Lisa Blau, a new mom and editor of VitalJuice.com. "I love Bonpoint—it's sort of my Marni for kids," she explains. "The key is to pick a few essential pieces and then mix them with more unique things so your child doesn't look like every other kid on the Upper East Side."
392 Bleecker Street (between 11th and Perry Streets) | New York, NY United States
Yoya
West Village
"Yoya sells hard to find brands like Feather Baby and organic brands like Kate Quinn," says
Chandana Rao, a lawyer-turned-lifestyle consultant and co-founder of Spark Consulting Group.
636 Hudson Street (at Horatio Street) | New York, NY 10014 United States
Kid O
West Village
The West Village is full of great children's stores, such as Kid O, a toy emporium that will please the kid in all of us with their cool, classic, and innovative children's toys," says Judith Walsh of ArtSmart.
123 West 10th street (between 17th & 18th Streets) | New York, NY 10011 United States
Shoe Garden
West Village
"After stocking up on toys and gifts at Kid O, stroll over to Shoe Garden, which stocks a colorful collection of kid's shoes," says Judith Walsh of ArtSmart. "The service is great, and the kicks are so cute, you'll wish you were still tiny enough to wear them!"
152 West 10th Street | New York, NY 10014 United States
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