CP: How many outfits does a child need

isacdimi10

I know, we don't have kids but you know if we did...

Say you have 2(soon to be 3) kids and are about to go apeshit over the amount of clothing in your house. 

This hypothetical ( kids clothing) laundry is done every Friday. How many outfits would you say your kids need (not counting special use items, bathing suites formal outfits)?

 

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Aloe0l

I like to have a "2-outfits per day" rule of thumb.  But there have been days where DD has gone through THREE outfits in a day at DC (the one I send her in, plus her two backup outfits).  God knows what they do with her some days.

Sonadora

I have enough for at least 2 changes a day plus initial outfit.

Many days when she's home with us we go through up to 4. She loves to climb into her water table when we turn our head, put sand down her shirt, etc.

Plus, I love dressing her, so I may go a little crazy with the clothes. She has 39 dresses for this spring/summer/fall. We're only in June and she's worn all but 5 of them, most of them more than once.

Liz4444

There is no such thing as too many.  But then again, I'm a clothes hor...

MoonlitPlumeria

I like to keep two back ups in the diaper bag just in case. Z wore her first outfit for only a couple of hours today. We got her dressed after breakfast and then daddy gave her a sippy cup of milk for lunch and he hadn't put the lid on all the way... oops!

numeria11

DD has 8-10 shirts usually, same number of shorts/jeans/pants that are seasonally appropriate and usually 3-5 skirts.  Dresses she has usually 5-8 of (summer more, so fewer shirts, winter less).

kofmkg

We tend to go through more tops than bottoms on a given day.

DragonflyBelle

I think this board would say.....

Depends on whether or not they're smocked?

wonkatalia

I don't know how many dd has.  I buy her some, my parents and IL's buy her some.  If I get tired of dressing her in the same old things or lots of her clothes become irreperably stained, I go buy more.  We wing it.

HElizabethDU

I am a Gymboree Clothes addict, so I have at least 4 outfits from at least 5 different clothing lines, plus a few randoms here and there. I buy them used off eBay so I don't feel so bad...

mmarsac

We have a lot of clothes for DD.  I have no idea how many.  Haven't counted.  DH is like, "Does she really need this many clothes?" 

It's just that they are all so tiny and cute.  And she looks so cute in them.  

Kissimi21

DS has an obscene amount of clothes.  I went through a major retail-therapy phase right before he was born.  Honestly, I still buy him clothes almost weekly.  He has 3 dresser drawers full of this season's clothes, one that's for the cottage (cooler nights, sweaters, etc) and one that's just pj's.  The saddest part is, I've cut back on the amount of clothes he has. I need a baby/toddler clothes intervention.

 

fancynewbeesly

We have tons. My mom and my best friend are clothes horses, plus she is a smaller size and when she was born everyone bought clothes in 18 months. (I guess they thought no one was buying clothes in the size, so she would have something to grow into.) Needless to say, she is no where NEAR the 18 month size in clothes--most of the time 12 month are still really baggy on her.

I tend to do less outfits and more things that I can just mix 'n match. She is walking now and I can't wait for her to wear more dresses--because they fit her the best. (but when she was crawling they would just tangle up on her knees) With dresses I don't have to worry about them falling off of her.

So yeah, we have a lot! 

mmarsac

Starearedkid:

We have tons. My mom and my best friend are clothes horses, plus she is a smaller size and when she was born everyone bought clothes in 18 months. (I guess they thought no one was buying clothes in the size, so she would have something to grow into.) Needless to say, she is no where NEAR the 18 month size in clothes--most of the time 12 month are still really baggy on her.

I tend to do less outfits and more things that I can just mix 'n match. She is walking now and I can't wait for her to wear more dresses--because they fit her the best. (but when she was crawling they would just tangle up on her knees) With dresses I don't have to worry about them falling off of her.

So yeah, we have a lot! 

LOL my daughter has the shirt in your siggy pic!

Kitiara5512

C has about 15-20 shirts, including muskle tanks, short sleeved Ts, and button down casual shirts, and 2 pairs of khaki shorts, 4-6 pairs of basketball shorts, 4 pairs of Jorts, a pair each of navy and black school shorts, pls a pair of black curduroy pants, two pairs of khakis, a couple pairs of jeans. They vary in size from 18 months to 2T. My kid totally rocks the muscle tanks and Jorts. In a couple of years though, he won't be able to pull them off without a mullet, and I will DIE first. His cousin has a mullet. We will never do that.

MrsKR20

DS has way too many clothes but that's not on me. My mom and sister are notorious for picking him up a shirt or pants any time they are out. I have bought him a couple of items but not many.

I did end up already stocking up on fall/winter clothing dirt cheap when Target had 70% clothing items. He has plenty to last him for the rest of the year but I'm sure he will get more from my family.

He probably goes through 10-12 outfits weekly.