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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Under no circumstance was I allowed to wear black as a child. As a result, I also owned nothing black. Please don't make this a requirement for attending to your son's birthday. [/quote]

That's amazing, where did you grow up?  Very rural or religious area?  [/quote]

I'm not that poster but also didn't wear black as a kid and don't buy it for my kids. I'm from the DC area and not religious. I just think black is a weird color for kids to wear. I think my moms view is that it wasn't an appropriate color for kids except maybe a recital dress. 
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NP here.  Why are black clothes on kids considered weird or inappropriate?  I'm not criticizing, just curious as I've seen posters on other threads mention this before.  I looked through the prior pages and didn't see any explanation.  I would love it if someone would share precisely what the thinking is on the ban on black.

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It's just not a common color for kids.  Go on old navy or gap's websites under the kids section - how many black tops and bottoms do you see?  Just glancing under Gap's boys section, there's not one solid black shirt, sweater or t shirt (plenty of Star Wars shirts though).  So you would have to actively seek out these items.  
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Gap did not have a lot of black boys' tops, but several different styles of pants came in black: http://www.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=6187#pageId=0&department=16
Old navy has several black tees and polos:  http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=36097&sop=true

I saw several black tops for girls at Gap (including a Star Wars themed one!), including some with no prints: http://www.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=14417#pageId=0&department=48  Lots of black pants and leggings too: http://www.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=6274#pageId=0&department=48

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The girl tops in all black in that link are hideous.  The only one that's decent is the long sleeve tee and I would not pay $29 for it. [/quote]

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