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To hate most kids clothes these days (lighthearted)

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 08:13

Babies and toddlers in ripped jeans, demon jackets, leather jackets and girls with huge bow headbands on to loudly proclaim THIS BABY IS A FEMALE CHILD. It looks ridiculous. Leggings, slogans, it's just all so tacky. I hate most kids clothes I see. It's so ugly.

Anyone else?

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SarahTancredi · 27/04/2019 18:49

Yy wind
This thread is most odd there seems to be nothing little girls can wear besides tights and dresses. Everything else looks horrible or ugly Hmm

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 27/04/2019 18:51

Jeans on boys or girls always look really restrictive.

Leggings or joggers are the way forward.

SarahTancredi · 27/04/2019 18:51

And why do they need to look "nice" all the time.

If they are just kicking a ball around or riding their bike outside the house why even worry. The boys are out there tops off as goal posts in jogging bottoms and football kits

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 18:53

weeping because there are other clothes that are nicer and also practical. I've never had this great issue with dresses, as a child or adult, that some here seem to have had. It's not a choice between nice and impractical or ugly but utilitarian.

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Ohhellothereladyface · 27/04/2019 18:55

I hate all the stupid slogans!!!! Also it’s as if the designers of these clothes decide a random animal/object is going to be “in” and literally every item of otherwise non offensive clothing is covered in unicorns, sloths, flamingos or llamas. Annoying!

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 18:56

I hate unicorns with a passion. Would happily burn everything with them on lmao.

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yourestandingonmyneck · 27/04/2019 19:02

Think I'm going to have to go against the grain on this one; my kids get very dirty and their clothes take a beating so I refuse to spend a lot of money on their clothes. I also don't see any need; I think Morrison's Nutmeg's range is fab, ditto Tesco. I love all the bright colours and dinosaur and tractor prints - that's what my boys are into so why not?

Agree with the dressing them as adults though, I'm not keen on that. I dress them to be comfy and I like the bright colours and prints, not into ripped jeans etc.

There is a professional mum type woman I see online, she always posts pictures of her little girl (toddler) wearing the most uncomfortable clothes. She goes on about them being "vintage" but it's all dresses with high, lacy, scratchy necks and long sleeves which are elasticated around the wrists. The dresses are very short and she is always wearing thick tights under them which just look dreadfully uncomfortable (and in this weather, hot!). It's obviously very much the mums style but I just feel the little girl would be must comfier in a T-shirt and pair of leggings.

Agree with the headbands and the prams covered in pink/blue....especially the furry hood trim Grin

ChandelierLizzid · 27/04/2019 19:10

OP,

You say that you would burn all unicorn stuff, what about if your daughter developed a strong passion for unicorns?

As well as being practical etc, clothes can be a way for kids to be creative (not suggesting we allow them to buy their own clothes, but yes to put together their own outfits if they want to, and to get things that we know they will like wearing)

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 19:13

If she really loved them then I'd have to keep my unicorn themed rage to myself, I'm just sick of seeing them and mermaids everywhere

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WindsweptEgret · 27/04/2019 19:34

Does anyone else's children find jeans perfectly comfortable? I only wear jeans myself and my DS has been wearing them since toddler age. He would wear joggers out before outgrowing them if he wore them all the time, climbing trees and so on.

reytmardy · 27/04/2019 19:37

I'm finding the age 13 choice for boys is mainly black/white/ khaki

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TeenTitans · 27/04/2019 19:44

My eldest wears jeans sometimes but they're soft jeans, I don't buy scratchy or stiff denim and they're straight leg and dark blue.

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ColdTattyWaitingForSummer · 27/04/2019 19:49

Most teen boys I know eschew the kids departments and buy the smallest sizes in the men’s. Ds(12) likes primark for trackie bottoms and hollister for t’shirts. Superdry and JD sports are also popular in that age group (budget allowing).

ColdTattyWaitingForSummer · 27/04/2019 19:49

Sorry.. that was to Rey.

Marshmallow91 · 27/04/2019 19:56

I buy my 3m old girl boys clothes mostly. I can't stand the crap that's sold nowadays. Is it it too much to ask for plain t-shirts or tops??

Zoflorabore · 27/04/2019 20:06

I can't explain properly what I mean over girls jeans. Unless they're slimmer fit then they tend to flap about around the ankles and just look wrong in my opinion.

I think it stems from when dd was a baby and someone bought her a lovely little outfit which was jeans and a matching top. She was under one as I took her to Clarks for her "walking shoes" and have the picture and she looks weird in the outfit, like a baby clown... boys jeans seem a much better fit and I have a boy and a girl and have seen this many times with friends/family whose dd's wear jeans.

As I said. It's hard to explain. Probably doesn't make much sense but it does in my head :)

WindsweptEgret · 27/04/2019 20:09

Zoflorabore Why not just buy the boys jeans then?

ParadiseLaundry · 27/04/2019 20:40

boys jeans seem a much better fit and I have a boy and a girl and have seen this many times with friends/family whose dd's wear jeans.

I actually think the opposite! I hate boys jeans because they seem so restrictive. I got given a pair for DS and they had a big, thick waistband and were lined with jersey material. They were thick and he couldn't run in them. Even ones that aren't like that seem to be thick with stiff waistbands.

I always go for skinny jeggings from the girls section as they seem the most stretchy and comfortable of all the jeans options, I'm surprised they don't have the same style in the boys sections too.

freshbudsofspring · 27/04/2019 20:47

@Bbang oh my DS is chunky, so I might try age 5 then, or I might have to actually go to take him to the shops Confused ahhh no

WindsweptEgret · 27/04/2019 21:58

I just buy DS regular fit jeans from Next, he doesn't find them too stiff to run and climb in, I don't know where people are buying these uncomfortable jeans from. I wouldn't buy jeggings if they had them for boys because DS doesn't like skinny fit, and I don't think the knees would last as long before wearing through.

Moonchild1987 · 28/04/2019 05:46

@MarvinMarvinson I guess to me it just means that they are not dressed too maturely if you get what I mean. If a 16 year old would wear a outfit like that it should not be on a 6 year old etc.

I can see what you mean about what is considered childlike and if it should be clothes they can just play in. I do see where you come from and I guess it very much depends on the child. I was quite complacent as a child and was not in a habit to rough around and get dirty so it made sense that my mother could dress me up. Really to this day I hear how much of a fuss I would make if I had to sit on grass and a ant would crawl on me etc. My cousin on the otherhand loved to run about and play so was dressed more accordingly to what she liked to do and play. If my children do take after me it is likely I will dress them like prince george or princess charlotte, if not no sweat either I will try find them clothes that look nice but are more play friendly lol.

IceRebel · 28/04/2019 07:57

If my children do take after me it is likely I will dress them like prince george or princess charlotte

I don't understand what you mean by this. Confused George and Charlotte mostly wear regular clothes. Sure they're not wearing primark finest, but they don't wear fancy attire when they're going about their day to day lives.

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TeenTitans · 28/04/2019 08:20

I tend to dress my kids like that too. My eldest wears polo shirts or button shirts, shorts or trousers and then a tank top if its cold. He's never found it impractical at all.

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Moonchild1987 · 28/04/2019 08:35

@IceRebel I guess what I mean is like girls in things pretty pinafore dresses and boys in shorts and peter pan colours. Clothes that match etc. I am not a big fan of having huge cartoon prints on them or with clashing colours or crazy patterns on there.

Justamum28 · 28/04/2019 08:42

Feel like I’m the complete opposite to most on here. I HATE HATE HATE the likes of Boden, Jojo, joules etc... they are over priced and feel they are very pretentious. Also hate the nerdy look of them can’t bare a boy in dungarees over the age of 1/2. Next, Tesco, river island, Asda, Sainsbury’s are all fine.

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