40 | AUGUST 20 • 2020 

Arts&Life

back to school

LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
W

hether your kids are hitting the books in person or 
hopping on the virtual highway, we can still make back-
to-school shopping fun for them (and us!). Fall 2020 is 
certainly not as anyone imagined, but local businesses are taking 
the “cool and comfy” approach to dressing for school.
“They are going to be online most of the time,” says Julie 
Feldman, owner of Guys n Gals in West Bloomfield. “They’
ll want 
to look good, but also be comfortable. So, we’
re getting tons of 
sweats and loungewear in bright, fun colors and tie-dyes.” 

There’s Never 
There’s Never 
Been a Cozier
Abercrombie Kids 
PLAYSTATION TEE, 
SHERPA-LINED HOODIE
and BANDED CAMO 
SWEATPANTS. 
Abercrombie.com.

Turn study time 
into sunshine and 
rainbows: ISCREAM 
RAINBOW LAPTOP 
DESK. Perfect Trading 
Co., Bloomfield Hills.

Rehydrate your lips with a cuppa 
Friends CENTRAL PERK LIP BALM 
SET. Urbanoutfitters.com.

Virtual learning still requires 
backpacks to keep 
kids organized: Iscream 
SCRIBBLES BACKPACK, 
at Perfect Trading; Iscream 
SHERPA BACKPACK
with faux leather straps, 
at Neimanmarcus.com; 
Bari Lynn DENIM TIE-DYE 
BACKPACK, BALLET 
UNICORN TROLLEY 
BACKPACK and AVIATOR 
BEAR, both with removable 
plush toys, all at 
Guys N Gals, 
West Bloomfield.
West Bloomfield.

Bari Lynn QUILTED TIE-
DYE PENCIL CASE. 
Neimanmarcus.com.
Neimanmarcus.com.
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Retro and snuggly two-
pack of KIDS’
 TUBE 
SOCKS. Gap.com.