Expensive items and teens

[Anonymous]

I see a lot of expensive cars driven by students at Potomac school.

[Anonymous]

We go to a public middle school- screws lower income. The most expensive trends I see are maybe Nike Air Force one shoes and perhaps a Patagonia fleece. Even those are minimal and don’t seem to be coveted. Otherwise, anything goes. There are no expensive trends and I see lots of diverse looks at pick up. My 7th grade daughter has not requested anything I consider expensive. We have a high HHI and I buy high quality items for myself and sometimes the kids, depending what it is. But I absolutely would not buy my teen a $200 Aviator Nation sweatshirt or $500 Golden Goose sneakers. That teaches terrible values and sets an unattainable standard for them at young financial independent adults

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We go to a public middle school- screws lower income. The most expensive trends I see are maybe Nike Air Force one shoes and perhaps a Patagonia fleece. Even those are minimal and don’t seem to be coveted. Otherwise, anything goes. There are no expensive trends and I see lots of diverse looks at pick up. My 7th grade daughter has not requested anything I consider expensive. We have a high HHI and I buy high quality items for myself and sometimes the kids, depending what it is. But I absolutely would not buy my teen a $200 Aviator Nation sweatshirt or $500 Golden Goose sneakers. That teaches terrible values and sets an unattainable standard for them at young financial independent adults

*Skews

[Anonymous]

My kids wear cheap items from Gap; however, I purchased a 20K acoustic guitar for my 12 years old son and 120K violin for my 14 years old daughter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids wear cheap items from Gap; however, I purchased a 20K acoustic guitar for my 12 years old son and 120K violin for my 14 years old daughter.

Well that was dumb

[Anonymous]

I've not realized till now how lucky I am that my kid is into vintage and thrift store clothing.

[Anonymous]

OP here- glad to see I am not totally off with this opinion and it seems to be popular.

Social media also contributes hugely to it I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've not realized till now how lucky I am that my kid is into vintage and thrift store clothing.

We are members of a church that has a gigantic rummage sale twice a year. Our kids (now all in their 20s) absolutely loved shopping at the rummage sale. Still do as a matter of fact though now we have to shop for them as they are out-of-state. Best find this year -- 2 pairs of Bruno Mali men's shoes that look never worn -- $6. When they were young, they always had NorthFace jackets that cost $3 each which was nice, because they lost them from time to time like every kid does.

[Anonymous]

I think you can “justify” the golden goose sneakers. She’ll wear them everyday and assuming she’s not growing at 14, can wear them for multiple years. The love shack fancy I’m assuming she wants for special occasions- kids aren’t really wearing that to school— so buying one skirt every once in awhile I could do. The aviator nation, I would do a hoodie and then the rest of her clothes are from hm and Zara. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

And for the poster talking about old money, (1) there is no actual old money in DC and (2) it is a myth that super rich old money people are walking around in trash bags and driving 15 year old Toyota Corollas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids wear cheap items from Gap; however, I purchased a 20K acoustic guitar for my 12 years old son and 120K violin for my 14 years old daughter.

Well that was dumb

How so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you can “justify” the golden goose sneakers. She’ll wear them everyday and assuming she’s not growing at 14, can wear them for multiple years. The love shack fancy I’m assuming she wants for special occasions- kids aren’t really wearing that to school— so buying one skirt every once in awhile I could do. The aviator nation, I would do a hoodie and then the rest of her clothes are from hm and Zara. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

And for the poster talking about old money, (1) there is no actual old money in DC and (2) it is a myth that super rich old money people are walking around in trash bags and driving 15 year old Toyota Corollas.

Sorry, but no. Golden Goose sneakers are not going to last years with daily use- especially on a teen. They will wear out just the same as any other sneaker would

[Anonymous]

I just looked up what Golden Goose sneakers are and what they cost. Absolutely no way can that be justified. They're just leather Chucks but they cost almost 10X as much. They aren't going to last 10X as long. I have some really nice Stuart Weitzman leather boots that I wear in the winter when I need to wear a dress or skirt and that I'll probably wear for at least another 10 years. I paid about $500 for them. No comparison.

[Anonymous]

Golden goose sneakers are ugly af. They look like sketchers or something you would find at Justice.

I have never seen a kid in public school wear them. Most be a private school thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids wear cheap items from Gap; however, I purchased a 20K acoustic guitar for my 12 years old son and 120K violin for my 14 years old daughter.

Well that was dumb

How so?

DP. Unless your kid is like a musical savant, and will be joining a prestigious orchestra/band and making a career out of it, why the F* would you buy them a 20K guitar and 120K violin? That is genuinely stupid.

-guitar player

[Anonymous]

I can’t even believe the golden goose sneakers are still in. I bought them for myself at least 5 years ago, I think actually longer, and they are not even comfortable. Looks like I should try to resell them!