Hideous clothes on daughter

[Anonymous]

DD, 16, is in charge of getting her own clothes within a budget. Her clothes have enough coverage but they’re just so ugly! Dresses with weird shapes and colors. Pantsuits with odd proportions. Combining pants and shirts, both with very “bold” patterns. I fear she might get bullied or it might stop her from making friends. Do I intervene?

[Anonymous]

Take her shopping or stop complaining.

[Anonymous]

No, you don’t intervene. She’s 16 FFS.

[Anonymous]

If she’s happy and got friends, no you leave her alone.

[Anonymous]

At 16, no, she won't get bullied. It's a "look". My 15 year old is into Grandma-core. She bought herself crochet cardigans. She has very "out there" clothes as well, and she likes it that way, and isn't bullied in the slightest.

[Anonymous]

You're lucky she's not dressing trashy or into way expensive clothing and makeup. Let it be.

[Anonymous]

No, don’t intervene

[Anonymous]

My kid can’t dress and I intervened. You can’t come places with me looking crazy

[Anonymous]

Post an example photo

[Anonymous]

OMG. Find the pink hair mom so you two can decompensate together. In all seriousness as long as she’s happy find something nice to say about her outfit and try not to ruin your relationship.

[Anonymous]

Don’t worry, she thinks your clothes are ugly too, and her friends would die laughing if she wore anything you suggest.

[Anonymous]

What 16 yr old is buying pantsuits? Does she want to be Hillary Clinton when she grows up?

[Anonymous]

I’m 52 and absolutely can’t tell what’s fashionable for GenZ. Our college FB had a link to a very popular IG by a student photographing school fashion that was going viral. None of it made sense. I give up!

[Anonymous]

You could ask her (once) if she would ever want to meet with a personal shopper or stylist, if you paid - tell her you read about the idea online somewhere. If she says no, drop it.

The only reason to offer this is to make sure she is choosing clothes she likes on purpose, and not just completely at a loss. (I was completely at a loss, as teen.) If she knows what she likes, let it be.

[Anonymous]

I’m 23:01 and I forgot know a male GenZ designer and his crochet sweater went viral on a celebrity!