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Best Places For Baby Clothes In Los Angeles

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Dressing your baby in his or her best may not be a daily occurrence, but sometimes a special occasion suggests an urgent visit to the right emporium for the exact right look. And sometimes it's just fun to unearth some new finds for your newborn's tiny wardrobe. With these reasons in mind, consider the outlets in this post that previously ran on this subject and then consider the following five places in this story update. They're all for the young as well as for the young at heart.

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Bel Bambini
464 N Robertson Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048
(310) 855-9272
www.bel-bambini.com

Offering everything from socks and booties to infant essentials, Bel Bambini is your one stop shop for everything baby. Shop coverall's, footies, shirts, shoes and more at this West Hollywood Boutique. In addition to apparel, the store offers bedding, nursery items, health and safety items and much more.

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Lil Devil's Boutique
2218 E. 4th St.
Long Beach, CA 90814
(562) 439-0555
www.lildevilsboutique.com

Sarah Benton and Pete Toulios opened their edgy emporium in 2008 and their place remains a family-run retail outlet designed for customers to discover fun and unique kids' clothing as well gifts and toys, too. Hipster parents will be thrilled with this team's carefully curated inventory aimed at the little ones in our lives. Once inside, consider the punk-themed Ramones diaper baby and the snarky onesie advertising "Drink At Moms." Colorful t-shirts and sundresses also reign at this shop aimed at newborns to four-year-olds.

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Pickett Fences
214 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 467-2140
www.pickettfences.com

This isn't solely a boutique for baby clothes. Indeed, pristine items are among the other novelties in this place that gives the conceptual look of a general store thriving in the middle of Larchmont Village. Newborn gifts such as little blankets edged in satin are on offer as are more practical picks like miniature t-shirts and other sartorial staples for the littlest people in your family.

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Baby Daze Boutique
1706 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 692-9650

Baby Daze is designed to reduce your baby's carbon footprint at a very early age by recycling that little one's clothing with different garments from other newborns available at this popular Santa Monica-based boutique. Also on hand are stunning Baltic amber teething rings, playful Melissa and Doug functional toys and enticing monthly specials. Credit earned at this nifty outlet never expires, a very unusual promise from a very earnest entrepreneur owner named Angela Lund.

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Kitson Kids
115 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 859-2652
www.shopkitson.com

Upscale for sure, this kids version of the adult Kitson sells onesies that will delight both baby and mom. Some of the clothing on hand for newborns is beyond typical of other clothing stores of this type while other pieces are definitely practical. Fuzzy footies are popular fare at this well-stocked shop that has been keenly curated, as are drop-crotch skull shorts. Fanciful gift baskets are perfectly filled with fun stuff like cushy monkey toys added in with assorted garments and children's books all ready to take to the new mother in your life.

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The Green Bean
5060 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 739-0870
www.thegreenbeangoods.com

Natural and hand-crafted baby clothes are part of the picture at this hip east side resale and retail outlet. This is a family-owned establishment and is sure to surprise with all kinds of garments for your newborn, all at very reasonable prices. Along with hard goods available at this community-minded, Eagle Rock shop are a kids' activities center, a performance center, a playground and a classroom for both parents and their offspring. In this outlet, you actually can have it all.

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Los Angeles freelance travel writer Jane Lasky, contributes to publications such as Travel + Leisure, Vogue and Esquire. Her weekly sojourning column ran in 40 newspapers for 20 years. Jane is anything but an accidental tourist. Check out her articles on Examiner.com.

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