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To wonder why parents dress their children in designer gear

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LemonMead · 27/08/2024 10:55

Posting this in the knowledge that it's none of my business how other mums dress their kids, but I'm genuinely really curious because it's such an unrelatable position for me.

There's a lass at my DD's school who is dressed solely in designer gear - we're talking Gucci, Valentino, Yeezy trainers etc. Her mum is the same - head to toe labels.

When they go on holiday, she posts pics of the kid at famous restaurants (with LV wallet prominently featured), next to designer boutiques - we even had one of the kid perched on a Fendi golf cart.

How do you get a kid to care about designer labels? And what drives a desire to dress solely in super expensive clothes? It doesn't seem like a healthy value system, so I'm curious if anyone can explain it.

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Kitkat1523 · 27/08/2024 11:01

LemonMead · 27/08/2024 10:55

Posting this in the knowledge that it's none of my business how other mums dress their kids, but I'm genuinely really curious because it's such an unrelatable position for me.

There's a lass at my DD's school who is dressed solely in designer gear - we're talking Gucci, Valentino, Yeezy trainers etc. Her mum is the same - head to toe labels.

When they go on holiday, she posts pics of the kid at famous restaurants (with LV wallet prominently featured), next to designer boutiques - we even had one of the kid perched on a Fendi golf cart.

How do you get a kid to care about designer labels? And what drives a desire to dress solely in super expensive clothes? It doesn't seem like a healthy value system, so I'm curious if anyone can explain it.

I’m not sure a child would care as such….they just wear what their parents buy them

SpanThatWorld · 27/08/2024 10:59

My mum bought my new baby a Tommy Hilfiger tracksuit.

She'd seen it in a shop, thought it was sweet and she had the money to pay for it.

Only time that particular son has ever looked cool.

Edingril · 27/08/2024 10:59

No idea but I am not putting 'free' advertising on my child, if the designers what me to stick their label items on my child they should pay me to advertise for them not the other way round

Pyjamatimenow · 27/08/2024 10:57

It’s a status thing and also some people are knobs