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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My self described “fashionista” 11yo rising 6th grader who attends a private school in NYC is currently very into crocs (as are all her friends), lululemon (but only the jackets and belt bag, no point in spending $$$$ on the other stuff), athleta and has recently gotten into “thrifting” thanks to her older sister. Just visited her at camp and every single kid there was wearing crocs. She also has Nikes (AF1 and Blazers) and Stan smiths for school. Sneakers are pretty much the only shoes tween girls wear now other than crocs and maybe flip flops in summer.

Dd is (to my dismay because I was the other end of the spectrum and I always worry about the mean girls aspect of the popular crew) quite popular and apparently known for her style among her friends who often ask to borrow her clothes.

Much more important than the clothes I think is the attitude. My kid (just this one, the older and younger are not at all like this) oozes self confidence and I think that makes others think she is cooler than she is. She’s also really kind and friendly and generally takes a more the merrier stance with friends so I’m not too worried about her being mean. We talk a lot about kindness and inclusion and how clothing and appearance are not actually important even though they seem to be. It can definitely be tough being a “new kid” but it sounds like lots of kids are coming from different schools and meeting up in a new school so your dd isn’t the only new person.

Help build up her confidence - model conversations, discuss how to handle particular situations, answer her questions about how to navigate middle school etc. Help her choose and outfit she feels great in to wear on the first day. If she’s due for a haircut or other regular grooming needs make sure those are taken care of right before school because as much as we’d all like to think otherwise, appearance makes the biggest first impression. [/quote]

Fashionistas in NYC don’t wear crocs, if she’s wearing crocs she’s following the crowd. Lululemon is also following the crowd especially now that the 10 year olds wear it. It is ubiquitous and once something is ubiquitous fashionistas donate it. Same with Nikes.   They are mainstream basic.  Nothing wrong with that but it sounds like your daughter is one of the crowd.  Again, nothing wrong with that.  [/quote]

So please do tell what “fashionista” middle schoolers wear then?[/quote]

Ok,I’m not going to use the word fashionista again but the trendy clothes obsessed NYC middle schoolers (still kind of young) wear clothes of their own styles.    No crocs but they do wear ugly Dolce & Gabbana mules, Nikes and also probably 10 different brands of sneakers, Marc Jacobs colorful backpack, Tory Burch bags.   The artsier ones like their thrift shops and the unique designers.   These are just the so called “popular” girls where clothes are everything.  [/quote]

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