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WA'I'ERLOO CHRONICLE - Wednesday. April )5. 2009 - l5 Ch . C boutique O O , O O 0 Two moms brmg style to children 3 Clothing shopping m the uptown BYGneoMMDotuw g“. «7 > ,. 7m". Chronicle Staff 35%: ~ g. " ’* w E 75:! a.“ ‘ . ' .., he owners of Kid Kouture in uptown . ‘ .5; ..~ . “'21 '3 . .. .4 . g I Waterloo want to bring the boutique ' " 3135*“, 1 I; .i' - : ‘ shopping experience to children's .‘ 'e”’§*=:;.j. . , ' a. clothing. ‘ ‘32; a ‘ _ . Pasha Townshend and Astrid Kropp f: $125 ‘ Q ‘1 1 opened the store. located just south ofWillis -“ ' '1 gf’fi»? - 'f 1%“ ”a r . h Wayon the east side of King Street, a month “4»“3? . . 1;} I ‘5; , - ‘ g ' "a. , ago and have created quitea bit ofa bun. . ' .~' ‘ ' _ . . " if“ . "Moms and teenagers can go to stores ’- . ‘ V g , y , “'_; £55 like Andie's and have that unique boutique ‘ ,, "a“ fee 2 . ‘ " is] a: ' experience. but then they can bring their , *f a 1 ( L, 1.31:. g b , daughters or little sisters here and that 12 ~ 4-. we , " 7 a £7 g .> ‘- year old can enjoy the same type of style of ‘. 5- Egfi 55$. 1%? . .' g g mgr ‘ store and brands here.” Townshend said. ‘ , ' --. “n 73?: « Lu, 3- ’ And while Kid Kouture is already show- - ' ”11:: § 2 I,» I 7 is: {I E 4 ing signs of success, Townshend and Kropp ‘ ‘9.“ ' $4 , : 1 )9 ' it" .. g ’2 7 came up with the concept for the store ‘ 1, I” ‘3: . 95-" . '1 , f 3473' ‘ a ‘ innocently enough, , it“ . fie ,. ‘E y‘,‘ 7 i if _ The owners were acquaintances who had A g. ,s- . 7.x. as; ' J 4' g 3"; “" children in the same class. ,». 3:73;. fl 2 ' 7,. y, They happened to pass each other in the . "i" ,’ " ? ~ 4‘9?" 7 '3 hall, and Townshend's daughter was wearâ€" " F * ‘ . i ’ 7, “ inga new outfit, . 1‘ » . . E .~ " ,_. "(Kropp'si daughter had the same one, 3%. ,_ ' .- . - but she had bought it four years earlier." ; 7 A 1? “7 . :fi â€". ‘ Townshend said. a T “t " f _ . Y ' '~. "I had bought it recently and paid full ‘. ‘ g M . price fora style that was four years old.” ' _ 5;; . é: ‘ ’ a. I!“ . e; v.51 That got the two mothers talking about "e; R ' 3’ ' ' 7 ~ " . y" the availability of quality. brand-name chil- ' g ' ,‘ i w ‘ . i" . dren's clothing in the region. " V, ‘ . : ' a 7 "We decided to have coffee. We met and .. . ‘ started scheming," Krupp said, ~' 1?? ' a Q. ‘ I...» “ "And here we are with a store a year g; A} i % later." » :- ,4“; ‘ V. 5‘ Kropp had organized fundraisers for ~52 V ' , ‘3’, I . "' many local charities and was looking to get a? } ' " . "f" I <7; , f ' g ‘ back into the workforce. "‘"f ' - 1 A "’ , ' ‘ "I thought it was either get a job or go Astrid Kropp, left, and Pasha Townshend are the owners of Kid Kouture, a new children's boutique in the uptown. «mummy-wore hack to school. i was never really thinking about opening a business," she said. now children‘s clothing, too." she said. and nephews," she said. to Kid Koutute. Kropp said. 'lbwnshend. meanwhile, had worked at Kropp and Townshend wanted to bring ”They're durable.” "A lot of people were going out of the Knar lewellery for 14 years and while she in brands that aren't widely available in The store carries a number of designer region to find these kinds of products â€" to enjoyed working there, she jumped at the Waterloo region. labels, including Kenneth Cole shoes and Oakville or Burlington or Toronto." Kropp opportunity. . At the store. you can find everything some of Europe's topâ€"rated brands. includ» said. And she was adamant that she wanted from boys' suits and dress shoes to dresses ing Cati Mini and Me Too. But the owners wanted to provide those the store to be in the uptown. From her van- and slacks for girls â€" up to size youth six- The store also carries kids styles from same clothes and accessories right here in rage point at Knar. Townshend had watched teen. lacoste and It leans Waterloo â€" and with a unique shopping the area develop. And all the brands at Kid Kouture are One of the most unique items ln-store experience tobackthat up. "(A customer) once told me that the mom-testcd,T0wnshend said. are T~shirts featuring the artwork of tattoo “You're not just a transaction here,” main attraction here used to be liquidation "All the brands here are ones our kids artist Ed Hardy. Townshend said. “You can come in and World. But now this area is a great place to have worn. We've washed them. we've used Unique products like the Hardy Collec- we’ll help you find what you need and pick find men's and women's clothing _ and them. we've passed them down to nieces tion are one of the reasons customers come out the right outfit for your kids" SPECIAL SAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE STORE GOING ON NOW! - a; 2' SPRlN : . St. lacobs . - < m e i v“ ’ ”" if . ' I ' ‘ . a . ’w‘ p s '1 - * ' 1' - . ’,',~;- - .(t ”it “5'“. ll Ker/d: g I V g . “97â€"36-0069 5 g- i c» , I I . V n i d a V