kids clothes

Images from France of young models wearing a line of clothes described as "children's lingerie" have outraged certain sectors of media and public opinion in the U.S. But has the stateside presentation of the issue been fair, or is this the latest episode of America's Francophobia?

Children's clothing retailer Gymboree (GYMB) has agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Bain Capital Partners for $1.8 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said Monday. Bain's offer values Gymboree stock at $65.40 a share, a 24% premium to Gymboree's closing stock price Friday....

If you missed the June free trial at ThredUp, an online kids clothing swap, here's your chance. Join ThredUp now and get two months free OR 20% off in August. Use coupon code mysavings. Not sure if the code is case sensitive. Expires September 1, 2010. Click on the image at right to get the deal....

Join ThredUp, an online clothing swapping site that recently branched out to include kidswear, and get two months of free swapping. The way the site works is you fill a box with gently used clothes that your child no longer needs, then offer it up for grabs. Meanwhile, you can pick a box of clothes...

As a kid, my mom used every trick in the Motherhood Manual for making clothes fit as long as possible. "No honey, adding a ruffle on the hem of the jeans makes them look cool!" she'd insist. Or, "For heaven's sake, just roll up the cuffs," and of course the classic, "wear thick socks, you'll grow...

OK, so Kohl's might not be the classiest place to shop for kid's clothing. But for little boys who are active -- and more concerned about stealing that base than keeping their clothes clean -- there are advantages to having a good amount of semi-disposable clothing in your home. The kind of stuff...