When did parents start dressing up for kids parties?

[Anonymous]

I’m still laughing at the grown woman saying she was going to show up somewhere in cargo pants judging how people dress.

[Anonymous]

Might have helped if OP provided an example of what was meant by dressing up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You may not care how you look but other people have toook at you and they do care. I am appalled at the way women dress today.

That’s cool grandma.

[Anonymous]

Just make yourself look presentable!!! Being a parent does not mean you get to roll up somewhere looking like something the cat dragged in. Comb your hair. Put on some lipstick (it takes literally 2 seconds). If you have time to squeeze yourself into some lululemons, you can spare a second or two for basic grooming. the end.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I'm French. I don't have leisurewear.

I have "normal" clothes, which you might call dressy casual, and clothing for specific activities (funerals, important celebrations, professional, hiking, horseback riding, walking in snow, canyoning, rock-climbing, etc). I also have pyjamas, but you wouldn't see them unless we had a fire at night...

Omg no one cares what the French person thinks. Your culture is different, yes we know.

Xenophobe. The point was, there are many cultures represented in the Washington DC area, and most of them do not dress as casually as Americans. You understood it, since you reacted rather defensively
Stop shaming your country and put on some real clothes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. These responses are unexpectedly bitchy. I don’t find sundresses easy. I have a large chest and really struggle to find dresses that cover my bra straps and cleavage while showing enough of my upper chest/arms to not look summery and not prudish. I’m also not particularly heavyset (size 6) but have very sensitive skin and my thighs touching in summer heat is MISERABLE. So I’m much more likely to wear shorts or capri yoga pants and a v neck t shirt to basically anything with my child (that’s not an actual formal event) than a dress. Just some perspective that not everyone feels the same about dresses. I wish I found them easy—but it’s not a penchant for sloppy dressing that makes me choose shorts/leggings every time.

The premise of this thread is bitchy (what's wrong with you snotty bitches who need to 'dress up'), so let's start there.

OK, cool, you don't like dresses. There are still lots of regular-clothes options that aren't literally workout gear for you to choose from:

A skirt and a T-shirt (I wear shapewear shorts underneath sometimes)
A pair of capris and a nice top (yes, some people mock capris, but they are still a step up from athleisurewear)
Shorts and a ncie top (see above)
A maxi dress with shapewear or even shorts underneath
Jeans and a nice top (especially for indoor venues; I was outside a lot and wore jeans today and was perfectly comfortable)
Khakis or cargo pants and a nice top

Basically, just looking like you got dressed vs. looking like you literally just rolled out of bed is totally achievable no matter what your body type or budget.

I would consider all of these things “leisure wear.” The lined linen dress op mentioned would be something I would consider “dressed up.”

[Anonymous]

I think I’m one of many who will show up in work out clothes or a nice dress. I don’t fall into any camp and most of the people I know are the same unless they are often working out or always dressing up. Most of us it’s a crapshoot and we don’t find anyone inappropriate for it.

[Anonymous]

I have a pet peeve with the flip side: parents who go to great lengths to dress up their kid, but don't bother to dress up themselves.

Why make your daughter wear a fancy dress to the show if you and your spouse are wearing jeans? Why put your son in a suit if dad is wearing khakis or jeans?

Seems strange.

And fwiw, I'm sick of seeing the same group of sahms in workout gear 24/7. We know you workout each morning, so why show up at the 7pm PTA meeting in workout clothes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking My Gym and Bounce House places or a BBQ at someone’s house? Because no one wore a dress to the trampoline place, my gym, bounce house, mini golf, state park, and numerous other kid parties hosted outside of my home.
Sounds like people are answering two different questions based on venue.

I'm not sure I get this either. I think you look ridiculous in a shift dress at My Gym sitting in a circle, but for a party at someone's house, it's fine.

[Anonymous]

I am not wearing dry clean only clothes somewhere I might get finger paint or ketchup on my clothes. Nor am I going to spend a birthday party wondering if I am flashing everybody every time I bend over or sit in the floor.
I have tons of clothes that are easy to wear, and that I can put stain treatment on and throw in the wash. That’s what I wear to kids birthday parties.

Unless I know that the hosts are providing adult food, beverages, and appropriate adult seating, AND that I am not going to be required to help with crafts crawl around on playground equipment, or wade through a creek or splash pad, then I am not getting dressed up for a party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When people started putting everything on instagram

+ 1
My group of friends (including their husbands) are in matching attires for every occasion - formal or casual. They also put everything on instagram and FB.

[Anonymous]

what sort of kid party? are people wearing dresses to SkyZone and Pump It Up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I'm French. I don't have leisurewear.

I have "normal" clothes, which you might call dressy casual, and clothing for specific activities (funerals, important celebrations, professional, hiking, horseback riding, walking in snow, canyoning, rock-climbing, etc). I also have pyjamas, but you wouldn't see them unless we had a fire at night...

Omg no one cares what the French person thinks. Your culture is different, yes we know.

Xenophobe. The point was, there are many cultures represented in the Washington DC area, and most of them do not dress as casually as Americans. You understood it, since you reacted rather defensively
Stop shaming your country and put on some real clothes.

NP I am so darn sick of French person chiming in on every thread. Go back to France! You're the real xenophobe. Every thread is about how gauche Americans are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When people started putting everything on instagram

+ 1
My group of friends (including their husbands) are in matching attires for every occasion - formal or casual. They also put everything on instagram and FB.

Ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. These responses are unexpectedly bitchy. I don’t find sundresses easy. I have a large chest and really struggle to find dresses that cover my bra straps and cleavage while showing enough of my upper chest/arms to not look summery and not prudish. I’m also not particularly heavyset (size 6) but have very sensitive skin and my thighs touching in summer heat is MISERABLE. So I’m much more likely to wear shorts or capri yoga pants and a v neck t shirt to basically anything with my child (that’s not an actual formal event) than a dress. Just some perspective that not everyone feels the same about dresses. I wish I found them easy—but it’s not a penchant for sloppy dressing that makes me choose shorts/leggings every time.

The premise of this thread is bitchy (what's wrong with you snotty bitches who need to 'dress up'), so let's start there.

OK, cool, you don't like dresses. There are still lots of regular-clothes options that aren't literally workout gear for you to choose from:

A skirt and a T-shirt (I wear shapewear shorts underneath sometimes)
A pair of capris and a nice top (yes, some people mock capris, but they are still a step up from athleisurewear)
Shorts and a ncie top (see above)
A maxi dress with shapewear or even shorts underneath
Jeans and a nice top (especially for indoor venues; I was outside a lot and wore jeans today and was perfectly comfortable)
Khakis or cargo pants and a nice top

Basically, just looking like you got dressed vs. looking like you literally just rolled out of bed is totally achievable no matter what your body type or budget.

I would consider all of these things “leisure wear.” The lined linen dress op mentioned would be something I would consider “dressed up.”

I just hate dresses and skirts. I own very few and pretty much hate wearing them other than to a wedding. What would be acceptable other than a dress?