Family, travel, mom blog | Theme Park Mom (Leigh Caldwell)

My daughter wants to be a fashion designer. She mixes and matches the clothes in her closet and dresser to come up with some pretty inventive combos. Unless we’re headed to a formal occasion, I usually say live and let live. Because she’s six. And we can dress however we want when we’re six.

Except at kindergarten, where navy blue skorts and polos rule.

So what does an aspiring fashion designer do to express herself when she is horribly constrained by a school uniform? My daughter turned to socks. And not just wild-colored socks. Wild-colored socks that don’t match.

She started wearing the socks from different pairs every day to school. I raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. (Though I did draw the line when she tried to wear two different shoes.)

And then the Little MissMatched store opened at Downtown Disney. I wish I had been able to capture the look on her face when we walked in the first time. Socks that are made NOT to match?! We were both excited.

Little MissMatched socks are sold in packs of three, in a mix of colors and patterns. Their philosophy is “nothing matches, but anything goes.”

This is such a fun store! While it all started with socks, Little MissMatched has branched out to manufacture sleepwear, clothing, bedding, shoes and even stuff toys made from socks. Apparel prices range from $8 for a package of socks to $65 for sleepwear. And it’s not just for kids – Little MissMatched also makes socks and clothing for grown-ups.

I am impressed with the quality of the Little MissMatched socks. I have washed our socks four times now, and they wash and dry well, with no shrinkage or fading.

The LittleMissMatched store is at Downtown Disney’s West Side, near the movie theater. We have had a ball inside, picking out socks that my daughter can mix and match with her school uniforms. Now she’s hoping for a backpack or flip flops from Little MissMatched for Valentine’s Day.

Now Little MissMatched is helping me share some of the fun of the new store with you! We’ve partnered up to give away some of their famous socks! Here’s how to enter the Little MissMatched giveaway:

Required for entry:

Check out the Little MissMatched Web site, and leave a comment here, telling me what kinds of products you want to shop for on your next visit to the Downtown Disney store.

Extra entries:

You can earn one extra entry for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do:

• Subscribe to my blog.
• Follow me on Twitter.
• Become a fan of Little MissMatched on Facebook.
• Tweet about this giveaway (Leave a link to your tweet in your comment.) – Are you zany, kooky, marvelous or fabulous? Enter to win Little MissMatched socks @themeparkmom’s blog: http://bit.ly/7PE6CG
• Blog about this giveaway with a link back to this post. (Worth 5 extra entries.) Be sure to leave a link to your blog post in your comment.

The fine print: Entries for this contest will close at 9 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2010. I will announce the winner with an update on this post on Jan. 30. Open to U.S. winners only. The winner will be chosen by Random.org; odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

Disclosure: Little MissMatched provided me with girls’ socks for this review. The company is providing the prize for this giveaway. But I’m still thinking for myself. My opinions of the products and the shopping experience I’ve shared here are completely my own.

And these socks are cute. Very, very cute.

Jan. 30 Update:

We Have a Winner!

LaVonne of Long Wait For Isabella was comment No. 24. She’s the winner of a free pack of socks from Little MissMatched!