The Family Groove | Five Easy Pieces | Tough Cookies’ founder Shannon Komsky gives us her fab five for the season

APRIL’S FIVE EASY PIECES
LOCAL RETAILERS PICK THEIR FAVORITES

At THE FAMILY GROOVE, we say: "Think Global, GET IT Local." It's our mission to deliver
the groove right to your doorstep—or computer screen, as it were. In TFG's global village,
local stores share the stage with national and international ones. Each month TFG will
introduce you to regional retailers who have got it going on.

Tough Cookies

Tough Cookies. Don’t you automatically love the store just from hearing
the name? Well, it lives up to its tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek moniker.
This Sherman Oaks cool-kid emporium helps hipsters-in-training, cradle to 8,
rock on in the trendiest looks. Online or in-store, it’s the place you want to shop
—because you wish they made everything in your size. Sigh…

Here, Tough Cookies’ founder Shannon Komsky gives us her fab five for the season.

THE BEST ACCESSORY

Bringing a bit of the Rat Pack back, this springtime take on the classic fedora will have your guy looking as charming as Dino and making the little girls on the playground swoon just like Ol’ Blue Eyes himself did.
$32, Baby Oliver Fedora

THE LOOK

Now your little girl can look like she stepped (or crawled) right off the pages of the latest magazine in this one-piece romper. A trend seen on everyone from moms to babies, the romper is being shown by nearly every designer this season, from Splendid, LAmade and Hula Mula to Little Ella and Kumquat, which makes this adorable bubble romper.
$38, Kumquat Black Smocked Romper

THE GREEN LINE

What happens when eco-conscious meets rock ’n’ roll? Adorable clothes for kids, of course! Recycling vintage concert tees and reconstructing them into dresses and shirts like this smock style and guayabera make these one-of-a-kind items a true treasure. Going green has never looked so cool!
$68, Concert Tee Smock, and $84, Concert Guayabera from Lola & James

THE WARDROBE STAPLE

Have you ever seen anything so cute? Personalized leggings look great worn with the season’s fashionable tunics, under a dress or skirt, or to really make a statement, under a big tutu. Just choose your colors and these custom leggings will be the envy of all the girls at school. (Plus they make a great gift!)
$44, Personal Legging

THE SWIM TRUNKS

Cowabunga! These aren’t your average swim trunks! These board shorts were created by two moms who know boys and beaches. Not able to find killer shorts for their little dudes, they started Haiden Surf, and now your little moon doggie can ride the waves in style.
$40, Haiden Surf board shorts; pictured: Lil’ Prepster and Rip Tide