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This topic has a special place in my heart (the non-blackened parts.)Originally Posted by voxsartoria
My son is five, and thus far, his clothes have come from Miniman, Petit Bateau, Tea, Marie Chantal, Oilily, and Bonpoint. I also get basics from Mini Boden and Gap Kids. All his shoes come from Vincent.
Unfortunately, both the Oilily and Bonpoint stores closed in Boston.
How do I know this? I buy all his clothes. I really enjoy it.
His cousin (my wife's identical twin sister's son, so they might as well be brothers) is a year younger, and he wears all of my son's old clothes that aren't destroyed in wear. So, they all get used at least twice. My wife loves doing photo albums, and she does one devoted to the two kids every year. It's just very charming to see how the clothes go from one to the other as the year goes by.
Unfortunately, this means the my son is known as the best dressed child at school. But, it is the special role of parents to inflict cruelties on their children. This past fall, I usually picked him up, and we would play for about half an hour in the climbing structures and slides. It is quite a sight to see him running around in his Frenchy kids clothes and me flying out of the tube slides in my bespoke suits, Vass double soles first.
Sometimes? I'm on the monkey bars in Steed.
- B
My boys (7 and 3) wear a lot of the same clothes as above, but for the opposite reason - we have some very well dressed little friends and relatives (both with mothers who are quite addicted to shopping at high end boutiques). Literally hundreds of items have been passed on to us, some with the tags still attached. My wife and I sort through it all, pick out the best (some if it is quite trendy and looks dated after a year or so) and donate the rest to charity. I do not joke - much of this stuff would make the SW&D crowd drool. We then supplement with our own picks from the occasional high end store such as Oilily and Bonpoint or staples (mainly jeans and cords, socks and underwear) from Gap, Crew Cuts or Mini Boden. I have found that just like adult clothes, certain brands fit a certain body type much better than others. In our case tall and thin.
My oldest used to wear a jacket and tie to pre-school (on hie own!), but alas generally wants to wear jeans and sweat shirts these days. We just make sure he has good jeans and sweat shirts. He still dresses up for for holidays, parties, and church. He generally wears a blue blazer (BB with LP fabric), shirt and tie with suede slip ons. His ties are vintage and very slim. One was my uncle's school tie - must be late 50's - and one was the tie my father was married in (1967). These ties fit a kid better than most current youth ties. The other day he got dressed and put a paper napkin in his jacket pocket because he had seen one in mine. I told him I would get him a real pocket square and he was very excited. Needless to say, I was quite proud.
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