I generally don’t purchase clothes for my kids with writing or logos on it. But as a Rhode Islander, idea that Block Island is some sort of in-the-know elite vacation spot is hysterical.

My middle school kids wear my college and big tech swag all the time. I consider it much less show-offy than kids who show up to school in Alo, Aviator Nation, etc.

We only buy at thrift stores/ goodwill/Salvation Army. There are so many Patagonia/North Face corporate branded items for $8. My kids currently work for two law firms, a finance shop and tech start up based on their closet. And yes, I had to google most of the companies.

Anonymous wrote:I’d have more of a problem with a kid wearing a Dior shirt that says the brand name or has a noticeable symbol/pattern. But wearing a Skadden sweatshirt when your mom works there is totally fine.

+1

We buy low cost no brand. We don't really care what others choose to buy. It is a free country.

Fashion/lifestyle brands are very tacky.

Actual institutions and locations that you have been a part of? Meh no big deal. Most people don’t care at all.

Most of the time, I'd think the kid visited the college and liked it. Or maybe liked their sports team. Perhaps they have a family/friend who went there and purchased the item as a gift.

It doesn't bother me one bit. There are more serious things in life to worry about.

Anonymous wrote:I’d have more of a problem with a kid wearing a Dior shirt that says the brand name or has a noticeable symbol/pattern. But wearing a Skadden sweatshirt when your mom works there is totally fine.

Please. Who needs a shirt that says "My mom works in BigLaw"?

Unless you are painting the set for the school play, that sounds really show-offy.

It wouldn’t even register

I’d have more of a problem with a kid wearing a Dior shirt that says the brand name or has a noticeable symbol/pattern. But wearing a Skadden sweatshirt when your mom works there is totally fine.

My husband thinks all of these are disgusting.

I wanted to buy some Oxford sweatshirts when we visited and he really thought it was tacky so we didn't. Since we are Americans, I thought that might be less poser since it would be more of a travel souvenir than a "kid is pretending they attend" type assumption.

In general we are a "no logo" family, and I think that's better. Capitalism really does end up branding your entire life if you let it.

BTW the funniest thing I have seen recently like this was $900 for a toddler Moncler jacket at a store I have never bought anything at. $900 for a toddler's puffy coat. Ridiculous.

Why is it a problem? How is it different from other expensive things?

If the kid vacations in Block Island it makes sense that they'll like to wear a Block Island sweatshirt. I don't buy alumni sweatshirts for my kids, though, since they did not go there themselves.

I see no problem with any of those.

What are your opinions on kids wearing stuff like: clothes with elite college branding (Ivies, Stanford), clothes from elite or luxury vacation destinations (especially non-obvious places like Block Island or like a specific hotel in the French Riviera, not like a Paris tshirt you can buy at H&M), and clothes with elite job branding from parents' work (BigLaw, consulting, elite tech companies).

I am trying to settle an argument with my spouse.