We believe in shoe love at first sight and these Vans Shoes have us totally smitten. Not only are these kicks ultra comfy but the rad patterns will keep your toes tapping all day long. The cutie pie Hello Kitty Toddler Slip Ons,  stylish Rata Vulc Shoe, and classic Authentic Lo Pro have us swooning. We’re ready to forget our summer sandals for this fall favorite.

Who: Orage Outerwear

What:   An outerwear company that puts skiing above all else and is built on a foundation of innovation and constant improvement.  Driven by the desire to progress the sport of skiing, Orage creates outerwear pieces  that blur the lines between technical performance and fashion.  Their open arms embrace of the free-skiing movement has quickly moved Orage to the leading edge of “must-have” outerwear brands for young skiers of all ages.

Pros Who Back the Brand: The Orage team roster is  stacked with some of the most talented skiers around.  These athletes are their  inspiration and their R&D field testers in as they try to create the highest performing, best looking outerwear on the planet.  The combination of different visions and passions that their athletes bring to the design process, pushes Orage to continue to create pieces that speak to skiers of all styles and abilities.

The Orage Global Team:

JP Auclair, Phil Casabon, Kaya Turski, Xavier Bertoni, Banks Gilberti, Matt Margetts, Charley Ager, Tatum Monod, Will Wesson, Andy Parry, Anais Caradeuex, Mcrae Williams, Chris Logan, Dale Talkington, Jermey Prevost

How Much: Orage youth jackets range in price from $120 to $175, while the pants range from $80 to $135. Whether you’re buying the Xavier Junior Jacket packed full of technical features and embellishments or the trimmed down El Nino Jacket, you’ll be getting a superior outerwear piece that will transition your kid from fall to spring and keep them dry and stylish all season long.

Shopping Tips: Orage runs true to size with a looser free-ride cut.  When ordering the outerwear pieces leave plenty of room to layer under for those colder ski days.  This year marks the first year that Orage has offered a “little youth” line  with all the same technical features and stylish cuts as their junior line, so if you’re shopping for ages 2-6x be sure to shop the littles.

With the snow starting to fall across the country it’s time to start thinking about what to bundle your kids in this winter. Whether snowman building, skiing, or extreme adventures are your kids thing Patagonia has you covered!  We first fell in love with Patagonia’s adult line, their classic styles, their dedication to function and fit, and their timeless silhouettes.  With the launch of their kids line our dedication and addiction to the brand grew even deeper.  Each kids Patagonia piece meets the same standards in performance, fit, and comfort as the adult line but also includes features that are unique to kids such as, grow fit features, reversible jackets and pants,  convertible buntings, and covered hand mitts to name a few. But enough with the talking take a look for yourself; below are products and videos on our 10 favorite pieces this season that we’re confident you’ll love as much as we do:

Regardless of what piece or pieces you’ve fallen in love with from the Patagonia line we’ve got what your looking for, so head on over to Axlscloset.com for the full kids collection!  Be sure to drop us a line and let us know what your favorite pieces are this winter.  As the moms and dads to such rad little kids, you have insider access to the latest and greatest products around and we love to hear what your digging this season!

Our love for Native Shoes at Axl’s Closet borders on obsession.  From the minute our buyers laid eyes on this brand in L.A.,we longed to fill our warehouse with the bright, fun-loving silhouettes that Native has become known for.  Our excitement for the brand ran so deep we went as far as expanding outside our current product offering and determined that it was time for the category shoes to be born.

The Native Shoes kids collection hit our pages earlier this fall with great anticipation and a great reception from our in-the-know fashion forward customers.  Was it the Jefferson with it’s nod to the classic Chuck Taylor that reminds us of our childhood?  Was it the poppy pinks, bright turquoise, or bold purples that said we don’t take ourselves to seriously? Was it the Fitzsimmons with it’s cool street style combined with a neoprene liner and pull-cord closure eliminating that pesky shoe tying? Or was is possibly the lightweight, waterproof , washable, and most importantly odor resistant technology Native is known for?  Whatever it was, our customers were as eager and excited as we were for this kids collection and the possibilities that lay ahead for this brand as they continue to expand their offering season after season.

Celebrity kids from Pax and Maddox Jolie-Pitt to Halle Berry’s daughter Nahla have treated their feet to Natives Shoes easy to wear styles and with the brand’s recent adult collaboration with Marc Jacobs it has us longing for a potential youth collaboration.  A possible Appaman or Harajuku Lovers collab…..we can always dream but until then we’re sure we won’t be disappointed by whatever Native throws at us next!

Now our talented buying team faces the challenge of filling our shoe category with equally as interesting and style focused designs as Native has offered.  The brand has set the bar high but as always we’re up for the challenge.