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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. My kid dresses more formally than I would expect her to, by choice. She likes shirts tucked in, loves dresses with stockings, and often wears a little cardigan with just the top one or two buttons buttoned to finish it off. I have never asked her to do this, and most of the other kids don't dress that way. She likes it though and I buy clothes she likes.

I think the teachers find it charming, some of the other kids find it off-putting, but the girls she's friends with admire her style. I wouldn't force a kid to dress this way, because if it wasn't a choice, I think it would feel bothering or embarrassing.

I bet some of the teachers and other parents think I make her do it. Oh well.[/quote]

This is my DD too! And I grew up in the days of "Pretty in Pink" and "Heathers" where the fashionable kids really did it up with blouses, vests, broaches, paisley! She gets all the same reactions you mentioned above except that I know the teachers don't think I'm putting her up to it because all I wear now when they see me is athleisure.

I think she is very much influenced by manga/Japanese dressing up, victorian steam punk, office goth, etc. So another side of the same wheel. [/quote]

PP here and that is so funny because my DD is very much influenced by anime and manga and Japanese styles of dressing. She talks about things being kawaii (cute) and does not believe in wearing sweatpants outside the house. Meanwhile I wear joggers all the time and mostly dress in dark colors. Not kawaii! DD likes taking me shopping and encouraging me to wear color and accessories. It is sweet.[/quote]

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