Skimbaco: The hip boutique where Suri got her Ladybug shoes

Skimbaco is the Colorado children’s boutique that sent Suri Cruise the Ladybug Shoes (actually called the Little Ladies Mary Janes by Monkey Toes) that father Tom Cruise described as "her favorites" on Oprah recently (click here to read Anya’s post about it). This hip store offers children’s designer clothing, shoes and accessories, as well as some very cute gifts.   

I recommend scooping up some of their awesome tees for the summer. I’m crushing on their Pluto Tees, designed by Ellen Oxhorn, whose tees have been seen on Access Hollywood, The Today Show and many other media outlets. My toddler Ben, who became a big brother almost five months ago, loves wearing Pluto’s Big Brother Tee in Gray ($25). We’re also a big fan of the Havins Originals Airplane Short Sleeve tee in orange ($24) that they sent. This vintage inspired, hand printed tee is now one of my son’s favorite shirts. 

I was thrilled to see the cute gigi blanki in brown and pink that Skimbaco sent. We featured the gigi blanket company last November (click here to read our review) and Allegra loves grabbing at hers, especially when she’s in the stroller.

Skimbaco is the only boutique in the United States that offers Riiminka Design, out of Finland. We received their fun Red Skull Cotton Pants (now on sale for $29.99; shown at left). My son loves wearing these 100% light cotton pants and he loves putting little things into the large zippered pocket. Another brand we liked was Fable & Lore – check out their corduroy pants ($34.99) – much cooler than what I wore in the 1970’s!

The name ‘Skimbaco’ is a word for the lifestyle that the company represents. It comes from ’skimba’ — a Finnish slang word for downhill skiing while ‘co’ stands for Colorado.  That’s where owner Katja Presnal, a former runway model from Finland, resides with her American husband and children. Skimbaco has a charity program called Spread Sunshine – click here to read about it. 

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