2009 Jun 21 Kiddy Cool
Had your fill of Yashow and the Silk Market for keeping the kids’ wardrobes up to speed?
These are some of the most reliable stores for children’s clothing, maternity wear and baby and toddler essentials.
C&A
This British brand offers a great selection of common sense clothes for kids. 2/F, APM Mall, Wangfujing Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6526 1163)
朝阳区王府井大街新东安市场2层
Chicco
Super-cute clothing for babies and toddlers. Aside from the togs for tots, there’s a range of essential equipment you can depend on, including high chairs, prams and kids’ car seats. More than 15 branches around town; just a few are listed below. 1) Daily 9.30am-9.30pm. NB136, B1/F, China World Shopping Mall, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 6721); 2) Daily 10am-10pm. 5/F, Pacific Century Place, 2A Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6539 3888); 3) Daily 9am-10pm. Lufthansa Shopping Center, 4/F, 52 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 1188 ext 675)
智高儿童用品, 1) 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城地下1层NB136; 2) 朝阳区工体北路甲2号太平洋百货5楼; 3) 朝阳区亮马桥路52号燕莎购物中心4楼
H&M
The Swedish mega-chain’s recent arrival in Beijing – two stores already and more to come – gives parents another option for picking up stylish, reliable clothing for the kids. 1) Daily (10am-10pm) Qianmen Avenue Store, Bldg A16, Qianmen Dajie, Dongcheng District (phone TBD) 前门大街A16号楼 2) Daily (10am-10pm) Xidan, Joy City, 131 Xidan Beidajie (phone TBD) 大悦城，西单北大街131号
Counting Sheep Boutique
Beijing's own home grown boutique carries various lines of organic clothing from WoBabyBasics and Little Wings. And also very cute onesies and t-shirts with catchy texts on it such as "Made in China", "Born in Beijing", "Meimei". "Gege", etc from Simply Colors. 1) Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-5pm. Bldg 18, Huayang Jiayuan Compound(west of Palm Springs on Yaojiayuan Lu in Tuanjiehu area), Liulitun Beili, Chaoyang District (6508 2388) 朝阳区六里屯北里１８号楼(华阳家园公寓) 2) Mon-Fri 9-5pm, Sat-Sun 10-5pm. Outside South Gate of Capital Paradise Houshayu (next to Piazza Cafe), Shunyi District (8046 1719) 顺义区顺义天竺"新国际展览馆"旁"名都园 南门外 http://www.countingsheepboutique.com
Jacadi
China World mall has no shortage of stores where you can sap your credit card to kit your kid out in labels galore. This French store will give them a stylish start in life. Daily 10am-9.30pm. NB135-137, B1/F, China World Shopping Mall, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 0766)
亚卡迪, 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城地下1层NB135-137
Little Felicio
The children’s clothing in this Shin Kong Place store is beautiful, the prices painful. Try Daily 10am-10pm. 5/F, Shin Kong Place, 87 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District.
宝宝波特欧洲童装店, 朝阳区建国路87号新光天地5层
Mothercare
This acclaimed British brand is specializes in clothing for mothers-to-be, babies and young children. Youngsters will enjoy the toy selection. Mothercare also stocks nursery furniture and nursery equipment, baby bottles, strollers, car seats and other accessories. This is the place to seek out that item you can’t find anywhere else. Daily 11am-10pm. SMM-42, 1/F, Solana, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu, Chaoyang District. (5905 6134)
朝阳区朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾国际商区SMM-42
Sunny Baby Kids' Clothing
Affordable dresses, pants, sweaters, shirts, shorts and socks, to brighten your infant-to-4-year-old's day. 1) Daily 11am-11pm. 3033, 3.3 Shopping Center, Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang District.; 2) Daily 10am-9pm. 562 Jiayi Vogue Square, 3A Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District. (6466 3028)
阳光宝贝童装, 1) 朝阳区三里屯北街33号三点三服饰大厦3033; 2) 朝阳区新源南路甲3号佳艺广场562号
Tot to Teen
As the name suggests, this store has threads for kids of all ages. There’s a selection of infant layette and toddler pajamas, with plenty for bigger kids too. Items are durable and, best of all, reasonably priced. If the kids get restless looking at clothes, they’ll enjoy checking out the range of board games, art supplies and fun temporary tattoos. 1) Daily 9am-7pm. 703 Pinnacle Plaza, Tianzhu Real Estate Development Zone, Shunyi District. (8046 4419, tot-to-teen@hotmail.com); 2) Daily 10am-7pm. Stall 102, 30 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 9640, tot-to-teen@hotmail.com)
红马车儿童用品商店, 1) 顺义区天竺房地产开发区荣祥广场703号; 2) 朝阳区三里屯路30号102商店
Zara
Moms can stock up on stylish clothes for the kids from Zara’s sizable selection, then treat themselves to something nice. Kids clothing available for all ages. 1) Mon-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sun 11am-10pm. 1B1-6, Solana, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuanlu, Chaoyang District. (5905 6100); 2) Daily 10am-10pm. Joy City, 131 Xidan Beidajie, Xicheng District. (5971 6350); 3) Daily 10am-10pm. The Place, 9A Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. (6587 1341/49) www.zara.com
1) 朝阳区朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾国际商区1B1-6; 2) 西城区西单北大街131号大悦城; 3) 朝阳区光华路甲9号世贸天阶
And on the web …
Stay-at-home moms and expecting mothers with Chinese reading skills can order all the maternity wear, baby clothing, baby equipment and accessories they need at the following sites, which offer free delivery:
www.leyou.com
www.redbaby.cn
Taken from the June 18th - July 1st edition of agenda, out around town now. To find out where to grab a copy, send an email to distribution@agendabeijing.com
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