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Home » Orange County

Back to School: Shopping for a Tween Boy

By Jill Parkin • Published: Aug 24, 2012 · Updated: May 4, 2019

this is the first year that my 9 year old son has been picky when it came to getting school clothes. i guess the days of me getting to pick out everything are long gone. *sigh*  so, he and i made a date night and ran over to the Laguna Hills Mall to get him an outfit and a pair of shoes for the new school year.
he wanted to get shoes first. we found two stores (yeah!) that he liked all the shoes.... Kore Skate Shop had a great selection of Vans and Converse.
and then there was Famous Footwear.  he ultimately decided to get these black tennies.
their selection of converse was awesome. so many colors.
And since all shoes in the store were BOGO......we got a pair of green converse for little brother too, complete with neon laces....all the rage.
then we grabbed a pair of skinny jeans from The Children's Place, and at only $10 a pair, what a bargain.
i personally liked these rock star shirts from The Children's Place and Gymboree....but he thought his brother would like them more.
then to complete his outfit, we headed over to Macy's to get him a few shirts. Macy's had a bunch of surf/skater styles that he liked.....
The shopping trip to the Laguna Hills Mall was a success. someone really likes his new clothes.
{ disclosure: no compensation was received for this post. i received a Simon Malls gift card from the Laguna Hills Mall to facilitate this post and review the back to school fashions. this post does not necessarily represent Simon Property Group's positions, strategies or opinions. }

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  1. Jaime

    August 24, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    I love the Shops at Mission Viejo!

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    August 24, 2012 at 9:15 pm

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    August 24, 2012 at 10:09 pm

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    August 24, 2012 at 10:46 pm

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  18. Lisa

    August 24, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    Have to have new pair of sketchers for school!

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  19. valerie2350

    August 25, 2012 at 12:04 am

    Shoes! - either shops at Mission Viejo or Laguna Hills

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  24. Shannon

    August 25, 2012 at 8:57 am

    It's a new day, and I must say another favorite Simon Mall of mine is our oldie, but goodie, Brea Mall 🙂

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    August 25, 2012 at 9:07 am

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  26. What Daddy Does

    August 25, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    Neff sweatshirt

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  27. Melanie

    August 25, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    I always shop at the Westminster Mall.

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  28. Crow Family

    August 25, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    Converse's for my girls (prescshool) no opened toe shoes allowed... 🙁

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    August 25, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    Max likes his new tony hawk shirt we got him at school.

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  34. Unknown

    August 25, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    Shoes, spent more than i wanted! My favorite Simon Mall is the Outlet at Carlsbad.

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  35. Susan Davila

    August 26, 2012 at 11:31 am

    My girls are into denim, so... jeans, jackets and my older daughter wants a denim vest! Our fave Simon mall is Brea Mall!

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  36. Shannon

    August 26, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    A back to school must have is a drawer full of jeans 🙂

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  37. Dionne

    August 27, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    We always need new shoes! And I still like Laguna Hills mall best.

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  38. Susan

    August 27, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    My kids always have to have new shoes, they grow out of them every few months. EXPENSIVE!

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  41. Frazier Family

    August 27, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    Pants. Long pants. Not shorts.

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  42. Anonymous

    August 28, 2012 at 9:40 am

    I like Brea Mall. The main items my boys' wish lists this year were cool rolling backpacks and cargo shorts. - Karen Carter, Anaheim Hills

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    August 28, 2012 at 9:45 am

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  48. Shannon

    August 29, 2012 at 9:49 am

    Another back to school must have is a good pair (or two or three!!) of shoes!

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  49. Crow Family

    August 29, 2012 at 9:59 am

    I like the Brea Mall too!

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    August 29, 2012 at 12:52 pm

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