Does it really come as a surprise to anyone that some Manhattan moms think nothing of spending $650 on a dress or $400 on a pair of shoes ... for a 3-year-old? How about $795 on a Gucci backpack or $1,090 on a poofy leopard print coat? Sure, it sounds excessive, but consider the benefits of forking over enough cash to feed a small village on your little one's clothing.
It's like Dara Sandler of Manhattan, who spent $10,000 on her 3-year-old daughter's summer wardrobe (and plans to spend even more on her fall collection), says: "I really believe when she dresses like this, she feels better about herself."
Well, there you go. Who would dare to put a price on a child's self-esteem? Imagine -- just imagine -- the trauma of being the only kid on the bucket swings wearing Old Navy instead of Dolce & Gabbana. Shudder. That kind of emotional damage could seriously derail a toddler's developing sense of entitlement and superiority!
And that's not even the worst risk parents take by not treating tots like tiny little label whores. The most potentially dire consequence of all? YOU could lose your hard-won fashionista status!! Quelle horreur!!
As another elite NYC mom puts it, kids are "a walking billboard of you. They're a reflection of who you are, so if you are someone highly stylized, then you want to make sure your kids are the best-dressed kids out there."
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Too true. Besides, we don't want our kids growing up believing all these silly fairytales about children who go to bed hungry -- and not because they're counting calories, either! So depressing. And god forbid your child actually has a heart and grows up to be one of those do-gooder teens who tells you what a shallow person you are for spending thousands of dollars on a handbag instead of donating the money to charity. Ugh.
What do you think of moms who throw away thousands on toddler clothes?
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In my opinion, it's her money and her business what she does with it. But I say spend on for the people who can. The people who have that kind of money and spend it are the ones who keep business going by investing in it. Personally, if I had that kind of money you can bet my little boy would be getting a new wardrobe like that!
what might make her daughter feel better about herself? how about a fucking hug? Yes this is me judging her.
it doesn't surprise me much. i just watched a movie on netflix called Nursery University. i watched 5 familes fight for their 2,3,and 4 year old kids to get a spot in the elite nursery schools and pre schools of manhattan. these families are spening upwards of $40,000 a year in tuition, with the mindset that their kids will end up at harvard or yale because of it. news flash new york mommies: money can't buy you a genius kid, unless you adopt one. that said, i do find it utterly ridiculous to spend that much money on a toddlers wardrobe. i maybe spend $200-300 max a year on my 3 yr olds wardrobe, shopping at target, old navy, and consignment sales, and she is always the best dressed toddler wherever we go.
I don't have problem with where or how they spend their money (the mother probably doesn't even work, the father makes all the money and they STILL have a nanny) I care about all the little princes/princesses they are raising to think money is like water and all that matters is how they look. In the real world there are a lot more important things than clothes- character, strength of will, honesty, integrity, responsibility for ones actions. These children won't have that. They won't get anywhere on their own, without mommy and daddy's money and power. If they lost all that money, would the children know how to live?
@MsRkg-I don't feel jealous of these families one bit. I am, however, disgusted. No one, especially pre-schoolers, needs that much excess in their life. Even if I had that kind of money to spend on my kids I wouldn't do it. Not while there are starving kids in the world. That is not the message I want to send to my kids. Life is about doing good and making a difference in the world and for Christ's Kingdom, not what labels are in your clothes.
I honestly think it is ridiculous to spend that much money on a child's clothing. My aunt taught me there are more important things in life than name brand and throwing money away. She got me into couponing and sale hunting and her family are very well off!! I honestly believe even if I hit the jackpot I would still shop the same way. Have too many other important things to spend money on like my children's education and charity work.
All you moms on here arguing have completely missed the point of this article. Attacking the author who wrote this post calling her "jealous" is stupid. The other mom's who think just because you have additional income to spend 40,000 on children's clothes actually means you should go out and do it is foolish. The point of this article is what these upper crust/higher income mother's are teaching their daughters. These mother's are subliminally telling their kids that what you look like on the outside determines how you should feel in the inside. Continuing this kind of upbringing in my opinion can only breed selfish, shallow, mindless women who feel they need to be a walking advertisement for the latest season. Oh yeah the average person walking down the street does not know that you shoes cost $800 so who are you really trying to impress?