designer clothes in nursery

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ok i know it is everyone's own choice how to dress their children, but surely if you know that your kids are going to be playing in water and sand and paint and all sorts of goo then sending them to nursery in designer gear is just asking for trouble? Then complaining to the nursery that the kids clothes were ruined?

DS2 goes to nursery in jogging bottoms from asda and the t-shirt with the nursery logo. The jogging bottoms are 2 pair for £5 or something like that so no problem if they get covered in paint.

The nursery also sends out letters reminding parents/carers that the kids are there to get messy so AIBU in thinking that if you put designer gear on your kids then its at your own risk and the nursery shouldn't be responsible for the dry cleaning?

or am i just having another mad rant...?!!

DS1 wears a lot of hand me downs and cheap multipack stuff from Next to nursery. He almost always comes home in a change of clothes, lately. Today, his support assistant left him (supervised, but by people he doesn't readily respond to) for 2 minutes to let in his speech therapist and when she got back, he'd painted himself red from head to foot!

I laughed and said that his occupational therapist would be proud of him for putting his hands in something slimey!

But I have a rule that if I like something, then he doesn't get to wear it to nursery until it's faded in the wash. As for "designer" stuff for kids, even Debenhams sale prices make me cringe. It's a lot of money to spill food or have a nappy leak on - money I'd rather put into savings for something important.

There is more logic in paying lots of money for nice clothes than buying really expensive fancy cloth nappies.

Good quality clothes often wash better and have a better cut. I like middle of the range clothes like M & S or Next or even Monsoon for a special occassion. I worry that child labour is often involved with making very cheap clothes.

i find the inverted snobbery on mn really interesting sometimes.

I don't buy designer labels but I do buy DD nice clothes, I send her to nursery in something lovely everyday, so what if it gets dirty, I just wash it and squirt a bit of Vanish on it!!

She did get her coat taken the other day, its got her name in it but it still has come back, the nursery said they would re-imburse but I wouldn't dream of that, its just one of those things?? Plus I didn't really like it ...!!!

Clothes get messy in nursery. People should expect it and dress children accordingly in clothes that aren't precious to them.

It is very sad when a DC has to watch their clothes (unless going to a wedding or similar). Any DC of that age should have clothes that can get covered in paint, sand, grass stains etc. If people insist on sending them to nursery in unsuitable clothes, they shouldn't complain about the mess.

It is very sad when a DC has to watch their clothes (unless going to a wedding or similar). Any DC of that age should have clothes that can get covered in paint, sand, grass stains etc. If people insist on sending them to nursery in unsuitable clothes, they shouldn't complain about the mess.

Sorry-don't know why it went twice.

Tom lives in joggers as they are easy for him to pull down when going to the loo. Top wise, he wears mainly Thomas ones from Sainsburys. Thats what he feels comfy in.

My childrens designer clothing is far more likely to get trashed by me washing it a funny colour, which happens rarely thank goodness.
I like getting them nice clothes and justify the expense by the fact that most items will be handed down to younger siblings and/or cousins.
YANBU at all, to expect nursery to pay a dry cleaning bill is just barking.

I am still sitting with my mouth hanging open at the thought of having clothes for my children that need to be dry cleaned

I have a real anti-snobbery about designer clothes. I've never owned, or wanted to own, any myself, so I definitely wouldn't buy them for my children. I hate seeing designer clothes with "a name" emblazoned all over them- it makes me chuckle that someone has paid so much to advertise someone else's clothes. DH used to wear some designer things (before he had a family- when he had some free cash). It didn't wash any better or last any longer than non-designer gear, so I'm not convinced on that score. I don't need people to think I have lots of money, so I just wear clothes that I vaguely like and which keep my body warm. I would love to be able to make my own, actually.

I work in a nursery, and we do have a couple of children we have to keep an eye on so they don't play in the mud/clamber on trees/do anything too messy because the parents complain about how their expensive clothes are ruined. Very sad for those kids They just want to play with everyone else and don't really care how lovely their clothes are!

jajas - hmm yes indeed.

I dought dgs1 and dgs2 t-shirts from Cath Kidston and was appalled at the poor quality-M&S are much softer and logos more durable[cowboy and racing car]

No inverted snobbery, here. I do make clothes, myself. I don't get to sew, these days, since I have nowhere to set everything up out of the boys' way, but they have some beautiful sweaters knitted by me (though not as many as I have, arf!) They only get to wear them to school when they're trashed already, though, just like everything else.

And whilst I do love beautifully made clothes and often stop to admire them in shops, I'd still rather spend my money on something more useful, unless it's for a special occasion. Even then, I can be a bit about it depending on where it's been made. And lets not confuse expensive, well made clothes with the overpriced tat with huge slogans and prominent branding that makes up the majority of so called "designer" clothes out there. I know there's more choice if you have girls, but for boys, it all looks the same, apart from the price tag.

I haven't ever bought DD anything that has a big logo on the front.
And most of the clothes I buy her frankly are much much better quality than High street stuff because I am fussy about fabric and cut etc ( used to make clothes)
But some designer stuff is shit - juicy couture, moschino and Miss Grant for example[bleurrgh]

I don't have any problem with children in expensive clothing (or any kind of clothing tbh) - but sending your child to nursery in something you're going to be precious about is ridiculous. Your child will come home with pasta sauce, mud and paint all down themselves at least occasionally, and it's impractical to expect nursery staff to look after clothing to the same degree a parent would at home.