| Katelyn’s oufit: Gap Kids + Brayden’s outfit: BabyGAP |
While I was always an avid BabyGAP shopper when my kids were babies, in the recent years I had only been purchasing denim just due to a lack of interest, if I’m being frank, with their styles. They tend to lean on the preppy side and Katelyn falls more into the “tomboy” style (Madewell, if you will) and Brayden more hipster (H&M). However, I’ve recently fallen in love with some of their cute, new shorts, tees and colored denim they’ve been selling and during a recent 40% off sale, might’ve stalked up on some new clothes for the kids.
Now before you get all judgy on me, please note that I hardly ever purchase clothes for Katelyn because she wears a uniform and because, well my kids haven’t grown at a rapid rate so we’ve been able to fit into some of their favorites for more than one season. I mean, Brayden literally just grew out of his 2T GAP skinnys and cords. But since he shared with me that his cords were too small but showing me the large tear that had occurred while playing at the playground, I bit the bullet and invested in the next size up for him.
And since I’m working hard on letting them pick, some, of their own clothes out, here’s a few things they selected.
So my questions for you are….. where do you love to shop for clothes for your kids? How do you decide what to buy and what to pass on? And how involved are your kids in choosing picking clothes out for their wardrobe?
xo, Alissa
horv143 says
These are some cute outfits. I especially love the pink denim with the jeans jacket combo. I might need to pick some new items up for my girls too!
Alissa Circle says
The pink denim is my favorite too!!
Shelbey says
I am loving the Gap recently. I am on a spending freeze for children’s clothes right now. I tend to overbuy and spend way too much when I find good deals. 🙂 However, my favorite place to shop is Moxie Jean. Here is my blog review from a few months back: http://www.shelbeykendall.com/2014/01/moxie-jean-review-discount.html I get a lot of Remy’s Gap pieces from there for super great prices! Also a lot of Old Navy.
Your kids are rockin’ those styles! Why must kid’s clothes be so stinkin’ tempting?!
Alissa Circle says
oooh I’m totally going to check this site out! Thanks for the referral. Do you feel that the sizing is pretty “true to size”?
Karri says
My daughter is quite picky about her “style”. I’d say its quite tomboyish. She will only wear skinny jeans or leggings and short shorts and she loves drapey shirts. So yes, I let her pick her clothes out, within reason. And while she looooves to shop, she’s aware of the costs of things and will often say, “Oh that’s just too much for a shirt, mom”.
My sons don’t have much of an opinion yet. They just gravitate to jeans and tees, eschewing all collared shirts. They hate shopping, so I shop for them.
As far as where we love to shop… my girl loves Abercrombie Kids, F21 Kids leggings, and she loves Printed Palette tops. My boys get jeans from there, but tees are mostly Old Navy. I don’t spend a lot, because they are hard on their clothes at school, often staining them with paint or food or whatnot.
Alissa Circle says
Katelyn loves dressed but forgets that she needs to be careful how she sits and plays in them. hahaha
I don’t like to spend a ton of money on kids clothes, and I don’t shop for Easter, Christmas, etc outfits. But every once in a while I’ll splurge if it’s something I think they could wear often for a while and not outgrow it.
We love the Printed Palette too!