Fashion Fun

Delitachan

Let's discuss our LO and their clothing.
What size does your LO wear? Shoes? 
What sorts of woes do you experience with clothing or shopping? What clothes do you find most convenient and what colors, etc do you prefer?

My son's still wearing size 12m and everything's a bit loose. His jeans need to be a size 9m, although because he's tall, he needs a 12 or 18 months. Thank goodness for adjustable waist jeans! My son is wearing a size 4 in shoes. We have some Nike and a few Garanimals shoes that are so cute. We also did splurge on some stride right even though he's only started walking.
When we go clothes shopping, I have a lot of trouble finding shirts that have a good length. As I mentioned, my son is tall so a lot of regular 12m shirts are too short and he ends up showing his buddha belly. The best shirts I've found are the Cat & Jack ones from Target. Worst are either Osh Kosh or some of the Garanimals Tshirts from Walmart. They're TOO SHORT.
My favorite types of clothes are just Tshirts and shorts for him. They're easiest to work with, along with rompers. My LO lived in Walmart rompers and ones from Target as well. Sadly, they don't sell many rompers past 18m so we shall miss them sorely.

vintagevix2016

Damien finally moved up to 12 month bottoms and it looks like he might be close to moving up to 18 month tops. I dunno what it is, his bottom half just can't keep up with his top half. Might be why he looks like he's using his top-weight to drive him forward when he's using his push-walker. He's top heavy!

He's wearing a size 5 shoe but even those are a little big on him. He currently rocks his Adidas on most days but I picked up some cute Carter's ones. They look good but they are super slippery on the bottom so they aren't great for walking.

@Delitachan While I do like OshKosh, I find they shrink so much! I no longer will put them in the dryer for that reason. Made that mistake once, never again. 

My husband thinks Damien dresses too "cute," he wants him in "cooler" clothing. What he fails to understand is that clothes he likes are often outside of my budget, plus I often find their sizing is geared towards older toddlers. I do my best though. I like the way Damien looks. It also doesn't help that my Mom buys a lot of his clothes and she's obsessed with Prince George. She's doing pretty well balancing what we prefer and what she's wishing we'd put him in though.

We're steering away from onesies since I love how easy separates are during diaper changes. He wears a lot of cargo shorts (copying my husband's style in that sense) and t-shirts/shirts. I'm not very restrictive on colors. He looks really nice in reds and yellows (in my opinion) but lately he's been in darker shades of various colors. 

kay12321

George is in 12-18m stuff but his legs aren't as long as his body so 12-18m pants are baggy but the tops fit perfectly? Minefield. I usually just dress him in jogging bottoms and a cheap t shirt for nursery and at the weekend he wears soft jeans and his nice t shirts. Although it is a little cold in the U.K. at the moment so we're going in to long sleeves eek. He only has one pair of shoes because I'm as tight as cramp with money

artlea2013

Miles wears 12 or 18 month clothes in both tops and bottoms. I'm forming a 'too small' pile for the 12 month items, but it's growing pretty slowly. I usually have to discard a shirt first because it won't fit over his head anymore rather than is too short. For shorts and pants, it more depends on if he's in his cloth diapers or not. In cloth, his 12 month bottoms are starting to get tight, so I pulled out the 18 month pants to wash for the fall weather. Now, if he runs through the cloth I send during the day and has to be put in a disposable, all the sudden his 12 month bottoms are too big! I blame it on being stretched out over the previous 8 hours.

Miles has a lot of hand me downs from my little brother (turning 16 next month  ) who was always tall for his age, so they end up having around the same sizing per season. Most of his new stuff seems to come from Kohls I've noticed because it's right next to mine and my sister's house, and my mother gets tons of rewards dollars. I'm trying to convince the family not to purchase anymore onsies, no matter if you think they are 'traditional' baby because they're just too difficult. And he's also not a baby anymore. Only partly succeeding so far.

For shoes, I just dropped his size 4 sandals in the closet this morning. He hasn't been able to wear them for a couple of weeks, but I finally admitted it today. He's got one new pair of Garanimals size 5 sandals that seem huge, and some on clearance New Balance size 5. And more hand me down shoes, including a pair of girls shoes that had to be from my youngest sister (age 24, jeeze mother do you throw nothing away?). 

For colors, it's whatever works. A lot of bright colors mostly, he really doesn't have much in the neutral or dark spectrum, except for bottoms.

AmberLiz99

Nadia is in 12 or 18 month clothes.  Shes a little on the small side.  For shoes she is in size 4, although they still fall off her skinny feet (it doesn't help that she pulls at anything on her feet). My other two had fat little feet, so I have had a hard time finding her shoes she can use. That is the most annoying clothing challenge we face. Her Robeez have a hole in them now, so I'm trying to get her to keep on other shoes. 

Poor girl is the third child, so over half her clothes are hand me downs from big brother or sister. I'm using fewer onsies on her now, mostly tops and shorts, or a couple of rompers. She has dresses for church, but she can't climb well in them so I don't use them much for every day.  Honestly we are kind of just at the practical stage with clothes and all the kids.  If it fits, isn't stained or dirty, is weather appropriate, and the colors go ok, they can wear it that day. I wish I could do the cute outfits and hair each day, but we are just too busy for that, and my older kids want to dress them selves anyway. Maybe with the change of seasons I'll start trying to plan more cute stuff for Nadia.  

egirl1025

I know this truly cannot be an epiphany, but I recently discovered H&M for kids clothes.  Not overly expensive and fun.  Tristan is wearing 12-18 months pants for length although he is so skinny.  Love the adjustable waistbands.  His sleepers are 18 months.  I usually find the daycare staples at Carter's, Oshkosh or Target. I don't mind the shrinkage overall since I buy a little big.  I have been getting him 18 months shirts too, again for length. For shoes he is firmly in a size 4.  I had a lot of luck at babies r us for shoes.  I did get him size 5 boots for the winter.  For his jeans and little man clothes I have generally been going to the Gap when they have 40-50% off sales. Here is the little guy wearing a mish mash of clothes from H&M and Gap. Gap hat and jeans, hoodie from H&M.

vintagevix2016

@egirl1025 You know, I always thought Tristan dressed like he was straight out of a fashion mag. So stylish! Our H&M doesn't have a kids section but it's also been ages since I've been there so maybe they updated it. I will sometimes hit up Zara but their clothes are hit or miss with their prices.

meggyme

Wow, I feel like Jackie is a monster! She's been in 18month and 2T clothes for a few months now. She still has a couple pants and shorts that's are 12m that still fit, and her 12m jackets from last year are a little short but otherwise fit. Her size 4 shoes are the perfect size right now, but they won't be for long. Her little flintstone feet almost fit in the size 6 stride rites she has, but they're like clown shoes.

We have a lot of hand me downs, which I appreciate, but I kind of wish I had chosen more of the clothes we do have.

egirl1025

Thanks at @vintagevix2016 DH is a major fashionista, so I try to think of things he would wear and go from there for the little man stuff.  DH keeps talking about getting him belts and suspenders...what a PITA for diaper changes!!  DH buys him little sunglasses and page boy hats, etc...

Honestly we have a lot of people comment that he should be a baby model, but I don't have the energy to do all the necessary things for that.  We live super close to Kohl's headquarters, but even that is kind of an ordeal, so I have been mulling over trying to put him on Instagram in his outfits to see what happens, but also kind of scary out there on the interwebs.. So obviously very undecided.  I don't even take most of the pictures of him...DH is all over that too.  #mamastired

lm45678

Savannah just moved into 18-24 month clothes and size 5 shoes. We bought her a pair of the tsukihosi shoes which were super expensive but she loves them and wears them everyday.

I buy from Gap (outlet or on sale), Old Navy, Carter's, Osh Kosh and Target. I've gotten a couple nice things handed down of bought them used.

I love dressing her!! But since she goes to daycare everyday it has to be cute basics and not expensive stylish stuff- I'm also pretty plain so certainly not a style icon haha

We get lucky that my mom and sister like to buy her cute stuff that I generally wouldn't splurge on (like my mom is getting her Uggs for Christmas)

egirl1025

Oh and is Zara supposed to be similar to H&M?  I know my sister shopped there a lot when she studied abroad in Spain.  There may be one in Chicago... Kind of close, but not super close to me.

lm45678

egirl1025 said:

Oh and is Zara supposed to be similar to H&M?  I know my sister shopped there a lot when she studied abroad in Spain.  There may be one in Chicago... Kind of close, but not super close to me.

Yes Zara is so cute! My best friend got Savannah a couple adorable things from there. But they're not practical!! The romper didn't have snaps in the crotch so you had to take the whole thing off for a diaper change, the sandals gave Savannah blisters and the dress didn't come with bloomers so I have her wear it as a tunic haha

egirl1025

@laurenm2123 I remember seeing that dress in your HDBD pics!  Very cute, but your right, for everyday practicality wins out.

lm45678

Yeah there stuff is adorable but definitely for weekend wear, not everyday.

I see that we both are having eventful Friday nights @egirl1025?? 

egirl1025

Lol... Right?!  I was putting Tristan to sleep and DH had passed out on the couch.  You would think he was growing another baby!!!  We are super awesome people... or once upon a time we were. Lol

meggyme

I find that Jackie's outfits mirror my own. When I decide to wear a dress I unintentionally put her in one too.

vintagevix2016

Yea I'd say Zara is kind of like H&M, maybe a bit more narrow as far as styles, whereas I find H&M has something for everyone. I've picked up a few shirts from Zara that I like but find their little girls section has way better selection of outfits compared to the boys. I should check out Mango. I love their clothes and if they have toddler stuff, might work for Damien. I think 90% of his stuff is Carter's tho. My Mom and aunt by him clothes from various boutiques that I can't remember off the top of my head. I've given up on trying to keep nice clothes separate from his everyday clothes. It will all get dirty in the end.

adiaz132003

Preston is 18m to 2t depending on brand.  The 2t pants fit best and the 18m shirts still work well.  He has the cloth diapers plus a bubble butt! Lol shoes are the worst.  Nothing fit so I took him so a specialty store and got him fitted.  He's a size 7 extra wide and his shoes were like $50 a pair!!! 

meggyme

@adiaz132003 Yikes! $50?! Hopefully his feet thin out a bit as they grow so you don't have to keep buying them at that price.

Tawny87

Cameron and the girls basically wear granimals from Walmart or clothes from Target because I am cheap and lazy. Honestly a lot of their clothes are "hey, that's cute" while I am shopping. I kind of feel bad because cam still wears a lot of the girls stuff while we are at home because I don't want to spend extra money or accumulate more clothes. He wears 12 -18 month clothes.

meggyme

@Tawny87 I try to keep in mind that our next kid might be a boy when I do buy things. I'm not a particularly frilly person anyway, but I'd hate to amass a kid wardrobe and not be able to use it again.

Delitachan

What types of shoes do you guys invest in for your LOs? How many pairs do they have?  I only have three size 4s because his feet start stinking. But then I have 7 size 5 pairs! My LO goes to a daycare from 7am to 6pm so he needs the shoes.
Right now he has a pair of Nike, a pair of patriotic converse and some Stride Rites. He also has some crocs (not allowed at the daycare) and some sandals (not allowed at daycare).
How often do their feet grow?

vintagevix2016

Delitachan said:

What types of shoes do you guys invest in for your LOs? How many pairs do they have?  I only have three size 4s because his feet start stinking. But then I have 7 size 5 pairs! My LO goes to a daycare from 7am to 6pm so he needs the shoes.
Right now he has a pair of Nike, a pair of patriotic converse and some Stride Rites. He also has some crocs (not allowed at the daycare) and some sandals (not allowed at daycare).
How often do their feet grow?

Damien has 2 pairs of size 5 adidas and 2 pairs of size 5 Carter's but he doesn't wear the Carter's often because they don't have good grip. He slips and slides when he tries to walk in them. His adidas are his go-to for day-to-day wear. I want to get him a pair of boots for the Fall and he'll need Winter boots soon as well. His feet thus far have grown so slowly so he seems to stay in a particular size for a long time before needing to move up.

Tawny87

Cam has one size 4 pair and a left over size 5 pair of boots from his sisters (Victoria picked out a camo pair because they looked like my husband's hunting boots lol.) I keep the kids clothes to the minimum because I hate having more stuff to deal with. Honestly my twin girls probably have as many clothes between them as one single child.

bankssl1

Jack is in a 8! We have 2 pair of Nike's and a pair of Vans.. his feet are growing too fast for me to keep up.

artlea2013

I personally purchased one pair of size 4 sandals whenever Miles first started walking in June and one pair of 5 tennis shoes for the fall that he started wearing about 2 months ago. We have a few more pairs of hand-me-down shoes from my brother that he's never worn because they're dress shoes, probably why they were still in good enough condition to pass down. I have absolutely no problem putting Miles in the same shoes every day, less to keep track of and less money. We'll probably have to move up to size 6 later this fall. I have no idea what a foot growth chart looks like, but with Miles he seems to be matching head and foot growth spurts, then length usually follows in the next week or two

Tawny87

bankssl1 said:

Jack is in a 8! We have 2 pair of Nike's and a pair of Vans.. his feet are growing too fast for me to keep up.

That's amazing! My neice was like that she is 4 1/2 at over 50 lbs. My 4 yr olds are in size 8 shoes. I wish Cameron would get a bit bigger. It's easy enough to be a small girl but it's hard to be a small boy.

laurendiaz02

Ethan has wide, fat feet so shoes/sandals are hard to find for him. He has a pair of Robeez, 2 pairs of sandals, and a pair water shoes.  

I just ordered these in size 8 for him!  They're so cute and they squeak!  Haha. (Squeaker has on/off switch for sanity) 

Delitachan

Why are Stride Rites so expensive? We don't have one here in town, but I buy the Surprize by stride rite from Target.

meggyme

Jackie has short, fat, wide feet. All but one pair of her shoes are handmedowns or a gift, and she won't be able to wear the sandals I bought her much longer. We've got a collection of shoes, but only a couple pairs for her right now.

laurendiaz02

Delitachan said:

Why are Stride Rites so expensive? We don't have one here in town, but I buy the Surprize by stride rite from Target.

Right!?  Ethan can't fit in the target surprize ones anymore  . I did find a cool pair of stride rite sandals at Nordstrom Rack for cheap. They're neon colored but perfect for his fat feet. Lol

khenry12

Adi has only had two pair of shoes, both stride rite soft motion. Bought them on sale for about $26 ea. The first was size 4.5 and the second we're size 5 (we gave them to her while I was in the hospital having Mal). I am currently hunting cheap soft motion boots for her, as it's starting to be wet/chillier here. I'm having a hard time justifying $50 for shoes she's only going to wear for a few months. I think I will get them in a 5.5 or 6 though. We rock the same neon pink and lime green shoes with every outfit. 

alcermack

Lily is in 2t bottoms and 18-2t tops depending on the brand. She has to wear suspenders cuz the length is right but she's got a tiny waist. (33inches tall and 21 lbs) She wears between a 5 and 6 in shoes. We love target, babies r us and amazon. Been making xmas lists for family. Her jackets are 3t so that she and a top can fit under and that it will last all winter. We call it the cermack head cuz everyone in my husbands family has a huge head and she can't wear cuz little kids hats and beanies cuz her big noggin. I'm looking for cute girls winter hats in the 4-16 size girls dept cuz I have a feeling that's where I will need to get it. Her pjs are all 2t-3t. Fitted ones are 3 and bagging fuzzy sleepers are 2. We dress her in girls and boys clothes. My husband is a jet engine mechanic and works for the Air Force and I found these khaki overalls in the boys section at Oshkosh with navy blue jets all over. 2t I had to have them. We just pair it with a lacy or girly top. But we also dress her kinda girly. Whatever is cute and comfy for the day. 

meggyme

@alcermack Jackie has the opposite problem, she is 50% for height and 90% for weight with the cutest little pot belly, so we end up rolling up a lot of her pants. We also found that a lot of boys clothes fit a bit better. We buy a lot of boys tshirts and pjs. It seems that girls clothes, even in toddler sizes are considerably smaller than the boys.

lm45678

We just moved Savannah into her 18-24month fallclothes, but some days are really hot so then she wears her 12-18month summer stuff and most of it still fits okay.

Jackets are generally 2T so they fit over everything.

In terms of shoes, she has a pair of Tsuskihoshi shoes that were expensive but have great reviews for beginning walkers- and she wears them every single day to daycare. We have a couple of cute shoes that she wears on the weekend. She’s in a size 5 right now for shoes.

We get everything pretty inexpensive because they grow so quickly- Carters, Old Navy sales, BabyGap sales or outlet, Target are among our favorites. 

Shes generally just in leggings and a top for school and we have a couple cute outfits for the weekend, nothing crazy girly and frilly, but I definitely try to dress her pretty cute most of the time. I try to get a mix of patterned and plain tops and then patterned and plain pants so that it’s easy for DH to pick out one thing that is plain and one that is patterned and chances are they will match haha

laurendiaz02

I got Ethan's Ikiki squeaky skull shoes in the mail today and he's absolutely terrified of the noise!  Hahahahaha. He literally won't walk as soon as he hears the squeak. Oh brother. Guess we're turning the squeakers off for now!  This child never ceases to amaze me. 

Delitachan

FYI Target has a 20% off cartwheel for baby apparel and 30% off outerwear

Tawny87

Delitachan said:

FYI Target has a 20% off cartwheel for baby apparel and 30% off outerwear

Thanks for the heads up. I misplaced the girls winter coats when we were camping and it snowed today so I took an emergency trip to Target for winter coats. I wish they had two of the Dino jackets in 5t because the girls love Dino's but I guess they will have to share. The Dino one can also be passed on to cam.

Delitachan

Ladies,
Target once again has a cartwheel code for 20% off all jeans for the family. Just in case your LO needs any

vintagevix2016

Since we're hitting colder temps, we're breaking out some of the cold weather gear. Whoever came up with tying a string to mittens and threading them through kids' coats is a genius, by the way. We might actually make it through this winter without losing one!