Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No,, I'm a snob about clothing. No characters, no logos across the chest.
I allow one character pajama per year though.
I too am a complete snob about kids clothes. I’m also incredibly cheap. So, while I had strict rules about logos and “word” on kids clothes, I also had no problem digging through bins at consignment sales for said clothes. I found a goldmine of Hanna Andersson stuff at Unique once. My daughter wore those $20 of clothes until they wore out.
I’m unapologetic about this. My best friend’s fourth grader wore a black tank dress with a high low hemline and wedge heeled boots to her brother’s bar mitzvah, she looked like a drunk sorority girl walking up the steps of the synagogue. I love her mom and I love that kid, and I know that she threw an incredible tantrum to wear that outfit, but that stuff doesn’t fly in my house.
No characters, no words (exceptions are colleges that my husband or I attended) or “cute” sayings (messy hair, don’t care!) and nothing black. Little kids wearing black is just hipster nonsense. No spaghetti straps tank tops worn as shirts.
wait, no black? most of the wool long underwear comes in black and I love my 4 year old in a black wool turtleneck.
The college logo shirts bragging about wherever YOU went is way, way tackier than letting a 4yo wear a character that she loves, in my opinion.
Anonymous wrote:Here is something to keep in mind, your kids are going to get older. I taught my kids early about what was appropriate and what wasn't appropriate, tried pretty hard not to give in to tantrums over ugly character clothes and iron on Disney/videogame/tv show themed crap.
They are now in middle school and my daughter happily turns her nose up at half the shill they sell in Forever 21.
Here's the message, and here is why I was a "snob" about clothes when they were young: it's fine to have a few fun pieces that make you happy, but don't build your entire wardrobe on messaged/logoed/branded trash. Buy nice things that last and won't fill up the landfill. I'm happy your daughter chose a "save the earth" tee-shirt, but junk fashion is one of the reasons our planet is dying and humans are currently enslaved for their production.
Buy nice things that can be worn a long time.
Yes, I'm a kid's clothes snob.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No,, I'm a snob about clothing. No characters, no logos across the chest.
I allow one character pajama per year though.
I too am a complete snob about kids clothes. I’m also incredibly cheap. So, while I had strict rules about logos and “word” on kids clothes, I also had no problem digging through bins at consignment sales for said clothes. I found a goldmine of Hanna Andersson stuff at Unique once. My daughter wore those $20 of clothes until they wore out.
I’m unapologetic about this. My best friend’s fourth grader wore a black tank dress with a high low hemline and wedge heeled boots to her brother’s bar mitzvah, she looked like a drunk sorority girl walking up the steps of the synagogue. I love her mom and I love that kid, and I know that she threw an incredible tantrum to wear that outfit, but that stuff doesn’t fly in my house.
No characters, no words (exceptions are colleges that my husband or I attended) or “cute” sayings (messy hair, don’t care!) and nothing black. Little kids wearing black is just hipster nonsense. No spaghetti straps tank tops worn as shirts.
wait, no black? most of the wool long underwear comes in black and I love my 4 year old in a black wool turtleneck.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No,, I'm a snob about clothing. No characters, no logos across the chest.
I allow one character pajama per year though.
I too am a complete snob about kids clothes. I’m also incredibly cheap. So, while I had strict rules about logos and “word” on kids clothes, I also had no problem digging through bins at consignment sales for said clothes. I found a goldmine of Hanna Andersson stuff at Unique once. My daughter wore those $20 of clothes until they wore out.
I’m unapologetic about this. My best friend’s fourth grader wore a black tank dress with a high low hemline and wedge heeled boots to her brother’s bar mitzvah, she looked like a drunk sorority girl walking up the steps of the synagogue. I love her mom and I love that kid, and I know that she threw an incredible tantrum to wear that outfit, but that stuff doesn’t fly in my house.
No characters, no words (exceptions are colleges that my husband or I attended) or “cute” sayings (messy hair, don’t care!) and nothing black. Little kids wearing black is just hipster nonsense. No spaghetti straps tank tops worn as shirts.
Anonymous wrote:Here is something to keep in mind, your kids are going to get older. I taught my kids early about what was appropriate and what wasn't appropriate, tried pretty hard not to give in to tantrums over ugly character clothes and iron on Disney/videogame/tv show themed crap.
They are now in middle school and my daughter happily turns her nose up at half the shill they sell in Forever 21.
Here's the message, and here is why I was a "snob" about clothes when they were young: it's fine to have a few fun pieces that make you happy, but don't build your entire wardrobe on messaged/logoed/branded trash. Buy nice things that last and won't fill up the landfill. I'm happy your daughter chose a "save the earth" tee-shirt, but junk fashion is one of the reasons our planet is dying and humans are currently enslaved for their production.
Buy nice things that can be worn a long time.
Yes, I'm a kid's clothes snob.
Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with character shirts on a little kid?