This is not okay.I happen to think my kids are adorable. Even more adorable? When I dress them in super cute clothes. It's hard to resist the allure of little ones dressed to the nines, so often times we don't. Yet, I have a feeling most of us think a cute suit from Baby Gap is the bomb, and never even consider heading to 5th Avenue in New York City to drop thousands of dollars on dress-up clothes for our toddlers.
Please, someone tell me if I'm wrong. However, I doubt any one of you reading this ever thought it was okay to spend $2,900 on a Gucci jacket for your toddler. Nor, $1,100 on a Little Lanvin dress. I have to say even people I know who have a heck of a lot more money than I do, would still not be on board with this situation.
Right? Right???
Yet, we do spend around $32 billion on children's clothes each year here in America. Which means my $6 bargain bin finds at Old Navy are not at all making a dent in this figure. I'm guessing the Splendid outfits I pick up at my local used kid clothing consignment shop don't even figure in at all. So who are these people dropping thousands on kid's clothes? There aren't enough babies in Hollywood to wear all of the Gucci, Versace, Ralph Lauren, and Lanvin that's available. And if you are spending this much money to dress your kid, you should be unbelievably ashamed of yourself. You could be doing actual good with that money, rather than dolling up a child who could not give one crap.
Even those of us who are sometimes sent products to review can't be representing on this level. And honestly, if someone sent me a coat for my toddler that cost $3,000 I would wonder how many times I would have to sleep with them and/or what they must think of me that I could be so easily bought with a jacket for a kid who comes home regularly with paint in his hair.
This "trend" or whatever it is, is absolutely insane. And I cannot imagine one single mother who would not agree. If someone does, you should be punished. I mean, really punished.
I already know the answer, but would you spend thousands of dollars on clothes for your toddler?
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Yes I would and I do. My husband and I both wear nice clothes and so do our daughter's, ages 8 and 21 months. If someone has the money to spend and it isn't effecting how they live, I say go for it.
When society dictates how a person should spend their own extra money, then society has gone too far. If you make enough extra money to spend on a nice item for your child - go ahead.
I don't see people bitching when someone blows money on a Maserati or a high end Audi if they have the cash to do it when a Ford Focus works just as well.
I have a few Hermes scarves, Ferragamo shoes, Tiffany jewelry, etc....they are my 'nice' things that I bought when I had cash to spare. The rest of the time I wear Gap (for the maternity clothes), Eddie Bauer, and other 'sensible' clothing. Does that mean I shouldn't have purchased the 'luxuries'?
Go ahead - you have the cash to spare, buy something nice for your kids. It's your money, not mine. I know people that buy iPhones and iPads for their kids that won't last long...what's the difference?
Dreabug - you have a skewed view of people who grow up above a certain income bracket. Maybe that's from watching trashy tv shows like the Kardashians or something similar. I know many people who grew up privilaged, they are not assholes, and they don't flaunt it. Yeah, they have a nicer house, car, and clothing options, but they are not 'in your face' about their wealth.
Quit making assumptions about people you don't know. There are just as many asshats who are poor as asshats that are rich.
Goodness no! My daughter has survived on second hand and goodwill her whole life and she's one of the best dressed kids I know!! You dont have to spend all that money for a good looking kid. Hell, I doubt I've spend $1000 on clothes for myself the past 3 years combined. Its not worth it when you can save so much money. We're just not that frivolous >.<
And besides if I had THAT sort of extra cash laying around? PSH! Thats a freakin VACATION! $3grand? My goodness I spend a week in Vegas and didnt spend that much!
WOW no way
There are plenty of people out there who make so much money that it's hard to comprehend what they could do with all of it. Those people shouldn't feel obligated to purchase like everyone else just because there are some bitter Bettys in the crowd saying that what they buy is "too much." I don't have money like that and I doubt I ever will but for some people $3000 is like say, $50 to me and if that is how they want to spend their money then more power to them.