small shopper / summer in the city

[the red balloon co]
1940 n damen ave, chicago (bucktown)
5407 n clark st, chicago (andersonville)


here you will find, vintage visual displays and clothes that lay on and hang from antique furniture. the red balloon sells everything you need for a newborn up to age 16. clothes, shoes, accessories, an amazing book selection, vintage furniture, vintage toys, games.. etc. my favorite part about the red balloon is their amazing selection of boys clothes. its equally as large as their girl clothes.. which is a huge deal for mama's with sons! they also sell [city threads], who makes an awesome [initial tee] that is only sold at the red balloon. they take it back old school but are also on top of all the new trends.

head over their bucktown location today for a sidewalk chalk contest!

 

[egg baby - swim trunk] ahh! i've been looking for a plain but cute bathing suit for lincoln for a while now. i love the european look haha. and we got to try these out at the beach. egg baby has been a favorite of mine for a while now, and luckily red balloon is always carrying them!

small shopper / mothers day giveaway

(lincoln park, chicago)

[urba baby]

redefining the urban baby 

1117 w armitage ave, chicago

urba baby company and merchandise is made up of independent, hard working mommies. pretty much the perfect mother's day one stop shop. they have all the good gear and everything from books to toys, from eating utensils to breastfeeding accessories, from pregnancy to toddler.

they host [classes] at this location as well as their other location in wicker park. 

also check out their discounted [kic kee pants] sample sale! (going on this week)