When your child is enrolled in a uniform enforcing private  school like my daughter,  ”Back to School” fashion is far from fun and definitely not fabulous! Your choices are pretty limited (blue skirt or black skirt, blue polo-shirt or white polo-shirt) which leaves for a lame  and lifeless fall wardrobe.

Luckily I have the Jewish High Holidays to keep me busy looking for the hautest kiddie couture and snap me out of the uniform blues and into the chicest clothing around.

I love Fall fashion. After month’s of  flimsy flip-flops, bikini’s and bathing suit cover-ups I look forward to switching it up and slipping into boots, dresses and more structured  styles. Surely enough so does my 11 year old fashionista in the making mini-me daughter, Alexa.

With lines like  ”Matooka” (which literally means “sweet” in Hebrew), Alexa and I we can’t get enough of Fall  Fashion Fabulosity!!

The creators of Matooka, best friends and now business partners Yona Elishis and Daniella Kuhl who launched the contemporary girls line in 2009 have debuted a Fall line so sharp and so cool I even asked for custom dresses from the collection to be made in my size. YES, its that haute!

From dresses adorned with the season’s trendiest finishings like  bows and rosette’s shown in the hottest fall colors in shades of red, purple and of course plaid, the ladies at Matooka have out-done any kid couture collection I’ve seen this season. Both Elishis and Kuhl come from families filled with girls and have 7 daughters between them  leaving these two designing diva mom’s with the knowledge and hands on experience of what little girl’s love to wear and what Mom’s love to see their little girls wearing.

Mature yet young, stylish yet classy MATOOKA is the line to look at!

Happy Kid Couture!

xoxo,

Esther

To find a Matooka retailer please visit the website at: www.matooka.com

Find Matooka on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matooka-Kids-Couture/119104801452405?ref=search

Follow Matooka on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/MatookaKids

Matooka Kid Couture..How to get your lil girl looking Fabulous for Fall! is a post from: Esther Inc

What better time of year to show-off your hosting skills and  to open up your home to guests then during the sun-filled long lazy days of Summer!!

Summer-time is the perfect season to whip out your bright colored trays and  bold  hued lemonade pitchers.   The sexy summer  months offer you the ultimate opportunity to spark up your bbq grill and sip on sweet refreshing cocktails and fruit infused Sangria’s.

Fabulous girls love to host. We find any excuse to invite over our friends and  family  for endless gossip sessions and glamorous group gatherings. It’s a great time for us to gracefully display our skills as a hostess with the most-est.

On a recent trip to my favorite home-goodies store Ketzy’s located in the heart of Cedarhurst  New York I chatted with the owner Breezy Schwartz Beckerman who graciously gave me her 5 Fab Tips on how to prepare the perfect Summer table with simple solutions to setting a fabulous plate presentation!

Breezy’s 5 Fab Tips:

1. Plastic, Melamine and Acrylic are a worry free solution to being out doors! No need to worry about breakage!
2. Prepare in advance so you can be your own guest.
3. Don’t use flowers they attract bugs. Use the fancy Citronella candles that are available all over. They look great and keep bugs away!
4. Keep it  bright and colorful, its summer so enjoy!
5. Use things with lids to help keep out bugs and keep food fresh! Pitchers and Ice buckets with lids help keep it cold. Serving bowls and canisters with lids help when your preparing in advance and make clean up easy afterwards!

All items pictured available at:

KETZY’S

406 Central Avenue
Cedarhurst, NY 11516-1907
(516) 374-1544

STORE HOURS:

Mon-Thur 10 – 6

Fri 10-2

Sunday closed during Summers

Prices on the fabulous melamine tray’s, plates and servers range from $15-$45

Now thru July 30 Entire store is 15%- 75% off!  Great gifts for kids in camp! We ship all over the US!

Happy Hosting!

xoxo,

Esther

“I don’t know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one” ~ Mae West

The Fabulous Girls Guide: How to be a “Hostess with the Most-est” is a post from: Esther Inc