Los Angeles - October 22, 2003

Cool Kids

Kids Are Alright Store Opens

Strange how we always bemoan summer’s end.

Really, now. What’s to miss? The scorching heat? The smog levels? The unforgivingly skimpy clothes?

Which reminds us: New season means new fashion. (See? Now you’re perking up.) First stop for shoppers: Kids Are Alright in Echo Park. Owners Maritza and Vanessa have decked out their spankin’ new boutique in bright colors and stocked it with back-to-school paraphernalia to celebrate fall and everything wonderful that comes with it. Stuff like a pink Jackie O.-esque gold-buttoned coat by Edward An. Or a cozy hooded panda sweatshirt and a long-underwear top by Japanese designer Maya Maxx Love. Or playful polka-dotted pumps. (You’ll find those on the teacher’s desk, right next to the globe.) So stash those open-toed shoes and teensy tanks. And quit your crying.

Summer’s over.

And good riddance, we say.

Kids Are Alright, 2201 West Sunset Boulevard, at Alvarado Street (213-413-4014).