I’m still aspiring to be a beach bum even though I’ve lived less than a mile from the ocean for close to a decade. Every year, I vow to start surfing or to at least dip my toes in the water once a week but nothing sticks. My last best hope is Henry. Even if he turns out to be a concrete jungle rat, he can look the surfer dude part (while I’m still in charge of dressing him) in Boy + Girl by designer Christine Chang.
I had the extremely good fortune of meeting Christine at the spring debut of her kids line at Tenoversix, while doubling back to check out these shoes over the holidays. My attention was instantly diverted to a rack of pint-sized duds that conjure the laid-back Cali vibe to a tee: sun in your hair, sand in your shoes, a Beach Boys melody like a faint hum in the back of your mind. I bought a pair of blue fleece chinos and this awesome raw hem cut-off sweatshirt, which are both holding up really well against Henry’s daily clothing brutalities. This Baja surf poncho is next on my list, as is this wide leg jumper for my imaginary daughter. Good vibrations.
clockwise, l-r: BLUE FLEECE CHINOS, $56.00, Boy + Girl; CREW CUT-OFF SWEATSHIRT, $42.00, Boy + Girl; WIDE LEG JUMPER, $72.00, Boy + Girl; BAJA SURF PONCHO, $89.00, Boy + Girl.
