It is fairly obvious to me that many fashion designers who make clothes for children do not, in fact, have their own kids, or if so, they depend on nannies or their partners to dress them. How do I know this? Because so much, SO MUCH, of children’s clothing is so impractical, I can’t believe that parents (by parents, I mean “me” or perhaps my son’s grandparents) buy them. Like, at all.
Yes, he is wearing formal clothes. Everything is washable. And only fit for about 12 minutes before he outgrew them.
Tell me: What does a 2-year-old do with pants that have pockets in them? Or maybe … pants with multiple pockets as to be categorized as “cargo” pants? What kind of cargo is a 2-year-old toting around? He shouldn’t be toting anything around because I’m still carrying a big, bulbous diaper bag full of his stuff. But guess what gets put in those crazy toddler cargo pants? Yes, CRAYONS. Crayons get put in there! Not right, baby fashion designers. I mean, why would a mom check a toddler’s pockets prior to washing said pants? She would assume that her child doesn’t put anything in there. She assumed wrong. If you really need to make toddler cargo pants, maybe you can make them fake pockets because a toddler? Doesn’t need pockets.
Although my mother says that a baby doesn’t look more angelic than when he is wearing white, I would think that white clothing should also be outlawed. Unless said white clothing
Dry-clean-only or hand-wash only. Are they serious? Why would I pay to dry-clean my kid’s clothes? I’ll take a picture of my child wearing it. Then it’s going in the regular washing machine. If it survives, great. If it doesn’t, at least I have a picture of how cute he looks in it.
Not that many American clothes have these, but real buttons on children’s clothing are a joke. Whose kid sits still long enough for you to be able to pull the button through the hole? And while they’re standing close enough for you to be able to see to pull that tiny button through the hole? Thank goodness I rarely see any of these, but they do show up on boys’ polo shirts.
This is just my personal opinion, but I am annoyed by shoes that squeak or light up. My son has both varieties (because he has grandparents), and it’s only a matter of time before I trick him into removing them. On the other hand, he is such a noisy, rambunctious child to begin with, so maybe for a mother with a more quiet child, squeaky shoes might be welcome if only to remind the mother where her child is.
My son got a Batman outfit as a gift. He wore it on Superbowl Sunday, and never again.
Any children’s clothing that costs more than $20 is ridiculous. I might pay more for a coat. I remember several pieces of clothing that got worn exactly once before we realized it was too small. Usually we had owned those articles of clothing less than a week. Thank goodness for hand-me-downs (both receiving and giving away). Otherwise I would feel so bad for the money spent on these clothes. Especially since the money spent is not mine.
I’m not just trying to be negative, though. Sleepers that have the metal snaps in the crotch area? A welcome innovation in children’s fashion. Perhaps they could improve upon this invention by making the snaps different colors so that a mom could differentiate before she has done up all 1,088 snaps except the last one, to realize that she has missed one. If snaps were alternating colors, this would help.
I know many moms are against these, but a shirt with those harnesses (“leash” to those who are against them) built into the back would be great. I have actually never used a harness on my toddler, but every time I see one in the store, I visualize my wiggly child letting go of my hand and running into traffic, and I am so tempted.
Let’s be honest. My child is usually dressed in a T-shirt and shorts and sometimes a hoodie when it’s “cold.” (Remember, we live in Southern California where anything below 70 is “freezing,” and anything about 80 is “scorching.”) Most of his peers from what I’ve observed wear the same. Of course, I have been taught not to look at brand names so much as the value of the clothing, so maybe your child might be dressed differently. Even though he is a boy, I would like for my child to get into the habit of dressing functionally, rather than with the trends and be uncomfortable.
I wish I could sew up all those pockets in his pants, though. (I’m just too lazy.)
Any other children’s clothing that you think are ridiculous?
