To think there's nothing wrong with character shoes and clothes for children?!

[Teeandee]

Yesterday I saw an aggressive Facebook status from a fellow mum criticising others for buying their children paw patrol / spiderman shoes and clothes from cartoons that they like.

She was ranting away about how she'd not be seen dead putting her little boy in such things and labelled other mums "bums" for doing it. She's a single parent but never worked a day in her life so frankly i don't know how she can afford that attitude.

Shes insistent that her 15 month old only wears designer trainers and top brand clothes.

Aibu to think she's a bit of an idiot and not see the problem with character clothes/shoes as children grow so quickly it's ridiculous spending £60-70 on a pair of shoes they'll grow out of in a month or two.

Thoughts?

I let my DD have some autonomy over her wardrobe and that includes having some character clothing as she likes it. Mumsnet sometimes is a bit sneery about character clothing because there's a few class obsessed people on here. Personally I find Boden clothes ugly.

"**If those are her standards, and she can provide the clothing, why should she lower herself to something she doesn’t like, just because she claims benefit? She chooses her priority and for her it’s designer clothing. Who are you to tell her how to spend her money?"

As we are continually being told benefits are inadequate are you not concerned at what she is cutting back in to dress her child in designer clothes/shoes?

I dress my kids in plain clothes because that’s what I like.

I don’t give a rat’s ass what other people dress their kids in

As a teen and young adult I often wore band t-shirts, which is no different.

It's just ridiculous. Kids love their fave characters on clothes. Beside the only people that dress in designer labels are celebs, Wags, nouveaux riche and people on benefits. So not much to aspire to really.

Not sure why some people think characters on clothes are "tacky", it's just kids wearing clothes with characters that appeal to them at the end of the day. I have never have it any thought whatsoever. I buy my DH t shirts all the time with references to his favourite films etc.

DS (3.5) dressed himself this morning - he's sporting a Marshall top and some Pawsome trousers from Primarni.

I own a tagine, which makes me super middle class according to DH (who is today sporting a Spider-Man tee), but I wouldn't dream of buying DS designer clothes as I don't see the point. He wants to run about, jump in puddles and slide on slides and stuff, so practical clothing is what he needs. I see no problem with him wearing what he likes within reason, so what's the big deal with character clothing? He's 3, who even cares?!

I am utterly indifferent to it - if it's in the sale and a decent bargain in the right size and the kids are likely to wear it - I'll buy it if it fills a hole in the wardrobe. If that means it's got Paw Patrol all over it - so be it (although DD2's favourite is Zuma and he always gets missed off stuff)... they're kind of outgrowing the character clothing phase now anyway naturally but DD1's general policy toward wardrobe selection is sparkles=good, unicorns=squeal, two way sequins=awesome, any combination of the above=wardrobe essential. DD2 is very similar but dinosaurs=mega awesome.

How can children's clothes, with children's characters on, be tacky? Are children's toys tacky? In my opinion kids should be dressed in comfortable clothes, that they like. My dc have a mixture of alsorts of clothes for day to day, if they are going somewhere special they dress smartly or approptiately. I hate seeing little kids dressed as catwalk models, especially tiny baby boys in rigid denim jeans with a shirt on and waistcoats etc, yes they look cute for a photo shoot or something but they aren't comfortable.

A fellow parent I met at the park once apologised to me because his daughter was wearing Disney leggings. Apologised. To me. It was so bizarre. I asked him why he was sorry and he said 'because character clothes look awful'. He was wearing a polo shirt with 'Joules' emblazoned across it in giant pink letters. It struck me that he wasn't sorry because the leggings looked bad (they didn't) but because they didn't project the image he wanted people to see. If anything the pink Joules polo shirt looked 'tackier' than the kids leggings. To my eye at least.

But then I bought my 4 year old a Halloween glow in the dark Paw Patrol t shirt (from the boys section) a week before Xmas just so I could continue to get round Sainsburys with minimal fuss.

My dd loves skye from paw patrol, wearing clothes with skye on makes her happy

Children get clothes messy no matter brand/price so wont ever buy designer for mine

My ten year old wears a mix of branded sportswear and unbranded clothes. My three younger kids don't really wear brands but have had branded trainers.
No really expensive designers unless its from Ebay.
I don't like the look of head to toe character clothes and trainers, but some stuff is ok. They have Paw Patrol tops and leggings that they love.
People can dress their kids in whatever they want as long as they are clean and appropriately clothed for the weather is all that matters.
I couldn't care less what other people choose to dress their children in.

I think character clothes are fine at the point where the kids can pick their clothes. No point forcing kids in Minnie Mouse or Peppa Pig when they don’t even know who the bastards are. My five year old loves wearing his favourite characters on his tops.

It's about what makes the kids happy not the adults. Your child is not a doll or an item for your fashion choices.

My kids are mostly teenagers and still wear character clothes. One has a Supernatural top on, one Stranger Things, one Super Mario, one Doctor Who.

I'm 42 and mainly wear Harry Potter or band t-shirts.

We're just one tacky family!

Nothing wrong with them, except annoying if they outgrow the character before they outgrow the clothes (I really shouldn't have bought a Frozen pillow case for DD's body pillow...). I like to buy Moomin ones when they're too young to have a preference because they are the best.

I don’t like visible brands of either kind - character or Nike style.