Shop Spring Favs With Astrid From CouCou Boston
Meer Guide had a virtual hangout with Astrid Motsenigos, owner of CouCou children’s boutique in Boston, MA. She brought us around the shop and showed us all her favorite styles for spring 2020. Not only does she give us her top picks for the baby girls in your life, she also shows us edits of her favorite brands, Tocoto Vintage, Oeuf, Go Gently Nation, Wild Wawa, Emile et Ida, Hux Baby, PiuPiuchick and RICE. It’s also CouCou’s 4th Birthday today, so you can enjoy 20% off through the weekend with code ‘HAPPYCOUCOU’.
You can watch the first episode of Season Selects | Spring Favs, on @meerguide and see highlights of Astrid’s selects below.
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SPRING FAVORITES For Baby Girl
“This is a little collection that I put together of all things for baby girl and it includes some of my favorite brands,” said Astrid".
L to R: Oeuf, Flower Romper | Misha & Puff, Balloon Romper | OOYO, Wooden Family Bricks | Tocoto Vintage, Menorcan Sandal | Maileg, Triplet Baby Mice | Alimrose, Koala & Kitty Rattle | 1+ in the Family, Padua T-shirt & Ibiza Bloomer | RICE
OEUF TOP PICKS
“They just knock it out of the park for every collection,” said Astrid. A playful collection of linen and knit separates, designed in New York and handmade in Peru.
OEUF: Tomato Blouse, $70 | Tomato Sweater, $84 | Bubble Shorts, $53 | Straps Playsuit, $66 | Tomato Hat, $40 | Green Dot Blouse, $70 | Girl Cheese Long Skirt, $88
TOCOTO VINTAGE TOP PICKS
This brand is based in Spain and produced locally. “I love that you can match and coordinate across the genders,” said Astrid.
TOCOTO VINTAGE: Strawberry T-Shirt, $42 | Flower Trousers, $62 | Animal Print Menorcans, $79 | Rope Knot Sweatshirt, $54 | Strawberry Sweatshirt, $54 | Denim Trouser, $52
WILD WAWA TOP PICKS
Well known for their hand-stitched details, made in Peru, Astrid told Meer Guide, “Here is one of my newest obsessions, Wild Wawa. We have had them since last season and are so in love, like so many of you.”
WILD WAWA: Playa Top, $46 | Rainbow Top, $46 | Sideline Pant in Honey/Blue & Pink/Honey, $50 | Jogger Shorts, $36 | Jane Two-Piece Set, $59 | Florence Bubble, $57 (there are more sizes avail on coucou)
CouCou Edit
“We tend to gravitate towards the neutrals of Huxbaby and they go really well with the very neutral palettes of Go Gently Nation. These Emile et Ida linen pants they have every season and they come in new fabulous colors, one of the best boys collections we have. Hands down, one of my favorite newcomers to the children’s fashion scene, is Piupiuchick,” Astrid told us about some of her top picks from the store.
Go Gently Nation, Jersey Jumpsuit, $55 | Piupiuchick, Long Linen Dress, $132 | Go Gently Nation, Paperbag Top, $48 | Emile et Ida, Linen Trousers, $86 | Piupiuchick, Striped Short Shirt, $58 | Huxbaby, Floral Dress, $66 | Huxbaby, Cream Sprinkles Sweater, $78