Ready for Cars 2? Now you will be.

With Cars 2 coming soon to theaters at the end of the month, we're going to be drowning in licensed merchandise any day now. I love Lightning McQueen as much as the next mama, I just hate for my kids to strut around looking like walking …

Ready for Cars 2? Now you will be.
With Cars 2 coming soon to theaters at the end of the month, we're going to be drowning in licensed merchandise any day now. I love Lightning McQueen as much as the next mama, I just hate for my kids to strut around looking like walking advertisements for the flick of the moment.

What do you do with a little boy obsessed with Cars and a momma hoping for something slightly cooler than ye olde licensed polyester tee? Cue Peek Kids, one of my favorite West Coast shops to outfit my boys. Peek clothes tell moms of boys: you don't have to settle. Style is still at hand. And the same goes for this amazingly cool vintage Italian race car tee for kids that I spotted there.

If your kids fall in love with new Italian race car Francesco Bernoulli in the movie, this is one way for them to honor that love with a cool international flair. -Eva

Find the Italian race car tee for kids and babies online at PeekKids.com

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