Yesterday, Rebecca and I headed to the mall to shop for some birthday presents. We browsed the little girls’ clothing because, well, we were shopping for a couple of little girls. The girls’ section also interested me because next summer, Rebecca won’t be wearing baby clothes anymore, so I wanted to see what we had to look forward to. Apparently what we have to look forward to is a big shopping pain in the butt.
Now, we haven’t needed to do a whole lot of clothes shopping for Rebecca yet. Between gifts and hand-me-downs from Aunt Christine, she’s got a pretty full wardrobe already. I still browse and purchase a few things myself, though. And my experience has been overwhelmingly good. Baby clothes are so cute! Little girl clothes . . . not so much.
All I wanted to find was was a cute little sundress. Something with some fun colors and easy to play in. Most of what I found ranged from ugly to inappropriate. Preschoolers should not be wearing slinky dresses. In fact, kids’ clothes shouldn’t just be miniature versions of adult clothes, which was most of what I found. Kids’ clothes should have youthful colors and prints. They should be made with fabric that is easy to care for and easy to move around in. And I hate that I have to say this, but they really do not need to be sexy. Sheer blouses? Really? I don’t know if the fashion industry actually thinks what they are putting out there is appropriate or if they are just too lazy to design different clothes for little girls. Either way, I’ll be looking for different stores to shop at or pulling out my sewing machine.
On the bright side, the total lack of decent selection meant I didn’t have a hard time deciding what to buy.
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