To wonder who it is who can afford to pay £69 for a pair of childrens trousers?

[dilemma456]

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[southeastastra]

russians are apparently the new rich now

[Sidge]

I don't understand anyone that buys very expensive clothes, whether for a child or an adult. They're clothes, they stop you being naked and hence getting arrested, keep you warm and if they make you look better then that's a bonus.

I know expensive clothes tend to be made better and from nicer materials etc but really, is it worth all that extra cash?

I was on DD1s nursery parents committee back in 2001, and we had a letter of complaint from a parent who was outraged that her son's £160 designer ?cashmere trousers had got paint on. I mean why on earth would you send a child to nursery in clothes they can't play in? Bonkers.

[dilemma456]

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[PacificDogwood]

My favourite insane item of children's clothing was a white Chloe girl's winter coat for 12-18 moths old for £350 !! I shudder to think what anybody involved in making the darn thing made. It was beautiful, of course, but how long whould it stay like that in the hands of a toddler?? And how would it fit for??
Madness, IMO v dangereous madness.
TK Maxx do brilliant Baby Dior stuff at times and the mind boggles at the discount. Surely, a kid's t-shirt, is a t-shirt, is a t-shirt!?

[scottishmummy]

reminds me I heard a mum shout don't climb that's dior

haha i should have shouted jump higher,thats tesco

[sasamaxx]

£69??????
(and I though Boden was expensive)

[PacificDogwood]

@ scottishmummy

[scottishmummy]

why do people think next gap are designery.they are high st clobber

[PavlovtheForgetfulCat]

I don't even spend that on my trousers!

[scottishmummy]

happy to spend it on me!just not on wee folk

[Clary]

I heart that overhearing scottishmummy

(and lol @ jump higher, it's Tesco)

[Tidey]

Agree with Pavlov.

I think my views of what is and isn't expensive have been slightly warped by clothing my DC almost entirely from eBay and charity shops. Next and Pumpkin Patch do lovely things but I'd never pay full price for them. Don't think I've ever had anything by Oilily. I embarrass my sister when we go shopping by looking horrified at the prices - '£12 for an age 2-3 top??' etc

[BikeRunSki]

I am currently benefiting from my sister's obsession with designer kid's clothes. I don;t get it myself, but we have some cool hand me downs!

[MermaidSpam]

scottishmummy, I think Next and Gap have certainly increased in price though. My friend buys all her DD's clothes from Next, Gap, M&S & Monsoon and regularly pays up to £120 for an outfit, including shoes (from the upper-price ranges). My thought on it is that (with their current growth spurts) the child will probably wear the outfit 10 times max, whereas my DD, donning her George/New Look/Tesco finery will get the same wear from an outfit of £25 (including shoes).
I would class Next, Gap, Monsoon, etc as upper-end high street.

[scottishmummy]

i regard next/gap as daily wear high street but know people who coo about them

[MatthewBellamysMuse]

I went into Petit Bateau looking for shorts for DS1. Cheapest pair I found were £49.
I retreated pretty sharpish.

[CitrusZest]

I'm always suspicious of people who dress small children in designer clothes. Parents who put that above comfort or ease of play are maybe not connecting with their kids. I live in quite an affluent area which has no designer clothes shops. However, the local rough areas have several. Obvious designer labels are for show-offs.
I want practical stuff that can be stained with tomato sauce, go through muddy puddles and washed loads of times.

[1dilemma]

I'm very much on the ASDA side of dressing though I am capable of something clean and/or a nice shirt when required.
However I do think I'm the only one who puts patches on the knees. (I have one dc who seems to drag around along the right knee all day long)
I'm hoping they'll come back into fashion

lol at jump higher that's tesco

[scottishmummy]

hell yes it isnt a good day til ketchup spilt.who wants to be a prissy don't get clothes dirty suckass?

[zisforzebra]

I absolutely don't get it either. I have two boys and they grow out of stuff quickly or go through the knees crawling round on the floor with lego. £69 on a pair of trousers for a small child is just crazy.

Sorry to take a quick detour off topic but Shonapurtle, Do you happen to know who your friend knits for because I'd love to do something like that.

[florence2511]

If you have a lot of money, and I mean an awful lot of money, then spending 69 quid on a pair of trousers is nothing. It wont dent the bank balance so it doesn't matter.

Wish this was me. I wouldn't even buy a pair of trousers costing 69 quid for me (well I would if they were gorgeous and it was my Birthday or something), let alone for DD.

[scottishmummy]

pay more than £69 for me,BUT i am an adult with salary and i don't dribble or jump all day (much)

children,pragmatically buy clothes they wear and enjoy without you laying an egg if gets dirty

[MermaidSpam]

"pay more than £69 for me,BUT i am an adult with salary and i don't dribble or jump all day (much)"

Totally agree (well, I would if I could afford to!

Also, they're likely to fit you for a good few years whereas as the kid's will last 1 yr at most.

[shonaspurtle]

zisforsebra - I will cat you (when I get cat up and running again, so tomorrow probably)

[themoon66]

I do wonder, as I wander around TKMaxx... are those price labels for real? I mean..

'originally £300'

tkmaxx price - £17.99

I do wonder