Twinkle Toes
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Little girls can now dress up — for play or for real — without raiding their mother’s shoe collection. That’s because women’s shoe designer Stuart Weitzman is launching a new line of children’s footwear this spring. The premiere Stuart Weitzman Kids collection comprises 30 styles, including gold, crystal-adorned flip-flops; silver, mock crocodile sandals with studded ankle straps, and iridescent, Mary Jane-style flats in a bubble gum pink.
Mr. Weitzman, who is the chief executive and chairman of his eponymous label, told The New York Sun that brand devotées convinced him to create footwear for their daughters and granddaughters. The designs, hitting stores now, are available at prices between $50 and $100. Several pairs are miniature replicas of the designer’s shoes for women, enabling mothers and daughters to sport matching warm-weather footwear. The children’s shoes are available in sizes for toddlers (7–10) and girls (11–5). Pastel and jewel tones — as well as metallic finishes — dominate the color palette. “We are targeting the line as kids’ luxury, so our signature details like Swarovski crystals, vinyl, and jelly can translate into comfortable children’s designs,” Mr. Weitzman said.
(Stuart Weitzman Kids, available at Stuart Weitzman, 625 Madison Ave. at 59th Street, 212-750-2555; Harry Shoes for Kids, 2999 Broadway at 83rd Street, 212-874-2035.)
