Shopping Secrets

I have all boys, which makes life easy. I go to ShirtStop’s website, click, click, click for white shirts and suits or pants. If I have a question about sizing, I call them; they’re great. Then I press buy. The Jewish boy products are generally all around the same price — here, I don’t have to leave my dining room table and I’m done in 20 minutes.

H&M has decent dress pants, which you can get on sale or with a coupon, but don’t get the matching suit jacket. It doesn’t fit well, it’s stiff, and it looks cheap.

—Esther Kurtz

My kids are young, so first I find inexpensive “play” clothes from sites like Zara or Next for my girls, and ShirtStop for my boys. Then I go for one more-expensive option for each kid, from one of the frum stores. (I was super impressed with Sweet Things’ virtual ordering system when I ordered this past spring, they texted me pictures and helped me with sizing, and shipped everything next-day delivery.) If I have the energy to get my kids all coordinating, great, but I don’t put too much effort into it; I’d rather get things they love and will willingly wear. Then goes socks/tights/yarmulkes from Double Header, and last thing is shoes, which I buy in-store after one-too-many failed attempts to buy online.

—Michal Frischman

We live out of town, so we do it all online — Kidichic and ShirtStop are our main frum store sources, and H&M and Zara are also great. My sister-in-law and mother-in-law also send us clothing from sidewalk and end-of-season sales, and that’s always really helpful.