Fwiw, my daughter & her friends—all UMC—really don’t seem to care about brands or ‘fashion’. They like what they like & prefer comfort over trendy. Once the cold weather hits, they are in joggers & hoodies nonstop.
The most fashion-forward of the bunch seems to favor an eclectic mix of crop tops and ripped denim.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.

I’d love to see pictures of you and your fashion choices when you were 11-14, I’m sure you looked fabulous As the parent of 2 MS girls, not *everyone* wears crocs but the vast majority do, and they probably think you wear ugly clothes too.

Best dressed in high school. My daughter was also best dressed in middle school and high school (they actually did middle school awards). I don’t remember anything item of clothing that everyone wore in school, there was a lot of variety. Neither of us went into any trends.

There have been posts that said everyone wore crocs. I find that hard to believe and hopefully these girls new to middle school will find clothes that make them happy, not a carbon copy of everyone else.

Whoa! What schools in this day and age give awards for best dressed? Even mildly progressive public schools wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot poll because it's essentially an award for having parents who have money and are generous with it. That's as bad as these asinine "kindness" awards that somehow always go to mean kids. Sorry for the derail.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.

I’d love to see pictures of you and your fashion choices when you were 11-14, I’m sure you looked fabulous As the parent of 2 MS girls, not *everyone* wears crocs but the vast majority do, and they probably think you wear ugly clothes too.

Best dressed in high school. My daughter was also best dressed in middle school and high school (they actually did middle school awards). I don’t remember anything item of clothing that everyone wore in school, there was a lot of variety. Neither of us went into any trends.

There have been posts that said everyone wore crocs. I find that hard to believe and hopefully these girls new to middle school will find clothes that make them happy, not a carbon copy of everyone else.

Yikes.

Anonymous wrote:Beach tshirts and hoodies are popular.
Crocs are essential. So is a pair of Lulu shorts.

Beach tshirts? Do you mean tshirts from popular beach areas?

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Anonymous wrote:Golden goose are ridiculously trashed out and pretentious. $700 on worn tennis shoes. No.

Clearly what's in fashion is dictated by region. In my area (not DMV) only middle aged moms wore those - and that was about 5 years ago.

Middle aged moms are in Vejas now.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.

I’d love to see pictures of you and your fashion choices when you were 11-14, I’m sure you looked fabulous As the parent of 2 MS girls, not *everyone* wears crocs but the vast majority do, and they probably think you wear ugly clothes too.

Best dressed in high school. My daughter was also best dressed in middle school and high school (they actually did middle school awards). I don’t remember anything item of clothing that everyone wore in school, there was a lot of variety. Neither of us went into any trends.

There have been posts that said everyone wore crocs. I find that hard to believe and hopefully these girls new to middle school will find clothes that make them happy, not a carbon copy of everyone else.

The fact that you are touting best dressed awards both for yourself and your child while referring to other children’s clothing as ugly tells me all I need to know about who you are as a person.

You asked. Don’t get all insulting because you don’t like the answer.

And by middle school the girls have to know that crocs are ugly hard plastic blobs with holes that they put on their feet with that cheap plastic doing their feet no favor.

Just because I love fashion and I told my daughter most kids don’t care too much about fashion and that’s their choice, nothing wrong with it either way. But when insecure mothers asking about cool clothes they should buy their child it’s not helpful claiming that everyone wears crocs and so that means they should.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.

I’d love to see pictures of you and your fashion choices when you were 11-14, I’m sure you looked fabulous As the parent of 2 MS girls, not *everyone* wears crocs but the vast majority do, and they probably think you wear ugly clothes too.

Best dressed in high school. My daughter was also best dressed in middle school and high school (they actually did middle school awards). I don’t remember anything item of clothing that everyone wore in school, there was a lot of variety. Neither of us went into any trends.

There have been posts that said everyone wore crocs. I find that hard to believe and hopefully these girls new to middle school will find clothes that make them happy, not a carbon copy of everyone else.

The fact that you are touting best dressed awards both for yourself and your child while referring to other children’s clothing as ugly tells me all I need to know about who you are as a person.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.

I’d love to see pictures of you and your fashion choices when you were 11-14, I’m sure you looked fabulous As the parent of 2 MS girls, not *everyone* wears crocs but the vast majority do, and they probably think you wear ugly clothes too.

Best dressed in high school. My daughter was also best dressed in middle school and high school (they actually did middle school awards). I don’t remember anything item of clothing that everyone wore in school, there was a lot of variety. Neither of us went into any trends.

There have been posts that said everyone wore crocs. I find that hard to believe and hopefully these girls new to middle school will find clothes that make them happy, not a carbon copy of everyone else.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.

I’d love to see pictures of you and your fashion choices when you were 11-14, I’m sure you looked fabulous As the parent of 2 MS girls, not *everyone* wears crocs but the vast majority do, and they probably think you wear ugly clothes too.

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Anonymous wrote:What state are you in? DCUM posters are not all located in the DMV area.

It LITERALLY DC Urban Mom for the local area. No one should have to say where they are from LOL

People from other places can comment and start posts.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.

Ugly or not, that's what they're wearing. I can guarantee our teen fashion in the 80s was ugly too.

In middle school? There was some horrible haircuts but not too many

But was worn by “everyone “ as so many claim.

Anonymous wrote:DD is about to start middle school. We are new to town and we'd like to give her every advantage possible.

What's brands/items are hot among middle school girls now?

I've gotten good responses here in the past and would really appreciate helpful input.

Is this from your dd or you? I'm sure glad you have your priorities straight!

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.

Ugly or not, that's what they're wearing. I can guarantee our teen fashion in the 80s was ugly too.

Brands just aren’t as important these days IMO.
Almost all of my somewhat “popular” kid’s clothes are no-name from Amazon. She likes cropped baby tees with cute little prints or embroidery on them. Wears with lulu knock off leggings and shorts or cargo pants.

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Anonymous wrote:These posts have no value. It doesn’t matter what is considered “cool “. It matters what your daughter likes. People have said it over and over go to the mall where there is a large variety of stores, look in the stores, try on what she likes and buy it.

I have three kids with three distinct styles of dress. Their favorite stores are not the same.

One suggestion - There is nothing cool about $40 plastic shoes called crocs. Buy some decent footwear.

Every middle school girl I know is currently wearing crocs everywhere. We are in an UMC neighborhood.

And they look ugly. They have ugly plastic on their feet. And I don’t believe every girl is wearing crocs. There is probably a small group of girls who love fashion and refuse to buy something ugly just to fit in. The future leaders of America! Or at least during fashion weeks.