GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

Rita Bold! Photography is not a typical photography studio, it

specializes in fantasy-theme settings for children. The winter fantasy

set will change sometime near Friday, and then the Valentine angels set

will arrive. The studio offers a package that includes a sitting fee,

costuming and proofs. Children are put in various costumes that include

wings, crowns and dresses. The packages start at $58.25 for one

5-by-7-inch and four wallet-size photos, and go up to $174.75 for a

multiple pose setting with three 8-by-10-inch, six 5-by-7-inch, and 24

wallet-size photos. There is a $10 fee for each additional child. In

addition to the dreamlike sittings the studio offers, there are unique

portrait products available, including watercolor prints, a portrait

mosaic composed of more than 1,500 images for $85, a canvas oil painting

for $135, museum-quality note cards at $3 each, self-adhering stamps for

$25, and a photo mouse pad for $20. Rita Bold! Photography is in the

Crate & Barrel wing of South Coast Plaza. It’s open from 11 a.m. to 8

p.m. Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and from 11

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Information: (714) 751-0955.

Young Seconds has received a huge shipment of brand new spring dresses

from a major children’s designer. The dresses are ideal for Easter,

cotillion, weddings and all special occasions. “Our ski room is still

open, and we have some fantastic bargains,” Kathy Bell says. “We have a

complete inventory of some of the finest snowboard and ski wear for all

ages, and all about one-third the original cost.” The store also

specializes in maternity wear, children’s furniture and accessories.

Young Seconds is celebrating its 19th year as Orange County’s premier

children’s consignment store. It’s at 436 Heliotrope Ave., Corona del

Mar. The store hours are noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Monday, and 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Information: (949) 673-2120.

At-Ease men’s and women’s annual sale is underway. You’ll find savings

of up to 70% from many of At-Ease’s most popular collections. Designers

include Zanella, Ike Behar, Bobby Jones, Tallia, Johnnie Walker, Cutter &

Buck, Corbin, Reyn Spooner, Barry Bricken, Jack Victor, Axis, Riscatto,

Mezlan, Aquascutum, Polo, and Robert Comstock. At-Ease has two locations

at Fashion Island -- the men’s store is across from Bloomingdale’s, and

the women’s store is in the Atrium Court across from Starbucks.

Information: (949) 759-7979.

Silver Feet carries some of the world’s best shoe designers. Stanley

and Patricia Silver opened Silver Feet at South Coast Plaza because of

their mutual passion for shoes. The men’s and women’s collections include

Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Ralph Lauren, Andrea Pfister, Nike

European Collection, Materia Prima, Miu Miu, Stephane Kelian, Boss, Marc

Jacobs, Silver Feet Private Collection, Francois Girbaud, Icons, Sanuk,

Bacco Bucci and Cesare Paciotti. For children, Silver Feet carries Prada

Sport, Buckle My Shoe and Enzo. There are also handmade sweaters for men,

women and children, and leather and suede jackets for men and women.

Silver Feet is on the first level of South Coast Plaza, across from the

Corner Bakery in the Saks Fifth Avenue wing. Information: (714) 979-2800.

One of the best local kids’ clothing shops, This Little Piggy Wears

Cotton, will begin a winter clearance sale Wednesday. Merchandise will be

marked down 30% to 50%. In addition to clothing, the store carries books,

toys and accessories. This Little Piggy is at Fashion Island in Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 718-0533.

Flowerdale Nurseries will have a free rose pruning demonstration at

2:30 p.m. today and Jan. 20. Flowerdale will show you the correct way to

prune roses, so that you can get the most blooms in the spring.

Flowerdale Nurseries is at 2700 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 754-6661.

A’Maree’s is having a winter sale starting today. A’Maree’s has the

best in ladies designer clothing, shoes and accessories. A’Maree’s is at

1649 Westcliff Drive at Westcliff Court in Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 642-4423.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.