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Tell me about what your kids wear

Angie

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Do they wear jeans? Or are they into the whole athleisure look instead.

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Hi Angie!

My kids wear school uniforms 4 days a week. Fridays they're allowed to wear casual clothes.

Mine wear jeans pretty often, at least 1-2 of the 3 possible days a week.

If we are just lounging at home, I have soft knit elastic waist shorts and "soft pants" (leggings or knit pants) for them to wear with a knit t-shirt so they're comfy playing on the floor, etc. I consider these their grubby clothes and am not bothered if they get stained or dirty.

It's funny bc my style leanings come out in how I dress them. Higher contrast, brighter colors, etc. Sometimes I wonder if I should dress them differently but I'm biased, it doesn't matter what they put on, they look adorable!

Lately I see the kids on the Gap website and it makes me want to layer more but we really don't need that too much given our climate.

KikiG

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My fashionable 17 year old has black and denim skinny jeans but also wears olive and navy pants. He wears sport coats to school voluntarily. He has some joggers, but they are mostly loungewear.

Anonymous

19 year old wears ripped skinnies, high waisted stretch black or burgundy skinnies, and Lululemon leggings. All of her friends dress this way. The athleisure look never took hold on any of the girls her age I know -other than the real athletic look of team sweats, tshirts and Nike shower sandals which they all wear to and from games.

Joy

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I teach children 9-13 years old. The girls like to look girly with sparkle and seem to prefer dresses. The boys tend to wear athletic clothes or cargo pants. I rarely see either girls or boys in jeans, but it most likely would be a girl in skinny jeans with sparkle somewhere. Leggings are very popular.

Jenn

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My son is 14. I'd call his style geeky-athleisure. He lives in track pants, graphic tees, and a puffer vest. He's incredibly picky about his tees, which are mostly premium fabrications printed with obscure references to geek culture. He doesn't even own jeans. I buy him one pair of khakis a year, which he wears only when I force him to.

AviaMariah

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My little girls (3 yrs & 10 months) wear a lot of soft comfy clothes; leggings with dresses, tunics etc. They rarely wear jeans. My 3 year old rarely wears jeans unless they're jeggings. She claims they are "too tight". The truth is that they don't stay up very well on her skinny bum.

tammyw

In the winter, my 12 year old daughter mostly just wears jeans (skinny).

carter

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Funny you should ask today. I spent part of the afternoon today at my old high school. The girls were either wearing skinny jeans or dresses. The boys were wearing shorts or khakis.

My 23 year old daughter doesn't wear jeans. She's always in leggings, long sweaters and boots or heels when she's not working. I took my son to ON the other day to get whatever he wanted for Fall. He told me black jeans were decidedly not happening. Blue jeans are good, but he's all set there. He bought a long sleeve tee and a V-neck cotton sweater. That's it! Where did I go wrong with these kids??

Marmee

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My 9th grader wears either skinny blue jeans from the dreaded Hollister in different washes or black leggings. My 7th grader wears has a pair of blue straight leg AGs we found at the consignment store, and black and blue AE skinnies also in different washes.

ETA: Girls!

K. Period.

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My male 8 year old wears jeans and chinos, because that is what I buy him. Most of his male peers do as well. My 5 year old wears tulle skirts and dresses (at her own insistence) and will not wear jeans or leggings no matter what I do to try to convince her. She has her opinions on these things.

Anonymous

15 yr old boy wears uniform to school. Changes into track pants and sweatshirts after school. However, he puts on jeans (just from old navy) and long sleeve henleys on weekends. In the summer he wore cotton shorts and shirts with silly expressions. He won't leave the house in trackpants, which pleases me.

Girl child, 19 at uni, wears skinnies or leggings and long sweaters or tops with tall boots. She worked in the summer at a business casual office wore cotton pants (ankle length like old navy pixie cut) with tops such as blouse or shirt and cardigans, with flats.

lisaflex

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dd is 13...she) is athleisure all the way!! lol. she wears a plaid uniform to school....so, after school she slips into her fave feetie jammies on a daily basis! and otherwise it is lulu pants and a long tee w/ waterfall cardigan or sweatshirt of some sort. ocassionally she will wear the ($$$lol) abercormbie jeans with uggs or converse and whatever type of shirt prickles her fancy that day.....

deb

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What age group? My kids are 32 and 33.

Sarah

None of my 3 daughters will wear jeans which is what I wear daily. My oldest (8) said she wanted jeans for school this year but after trying on every type in the girls and boys department at 3 stores she decided to just get some yoga pants and joggers. My 5 year old wears leggings with a longer tunic or with a tuty type skirt. And my almost 3 year old wants to wear pink knit pants and a Minnie Mouse shirt every day.

I do see a lot of leggings on the older girls in the neighborhood and skinny jeans on both the boys and girls.

UmmLila (Lisa)

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16 year old girl. Skinny jeans (light or dark blue only, no colors) or Lulu Lemon leggings. Cardigans or Patagonias 2 sizes too big. Dresses from Anthro or Madewell. Sometimes a maxi skirt. Likes quirky prints for tops. Will nearly always only wear black or brown boots in winter or Converse/Toms in summer. Loves scarves.

Never looks athleisure. Usually looks preppy.

JAileen

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My son is in his late 20s. He wears dark slim jeans. He only wears athleisure when he is working out or doing yard work.

I read that article about jeans. There are a lot of things that millenials do that will affect their parents. I'm afraid that someday, when I'm an old lady, I won't be able to buy a bathrobe.

Anonymous

My DD is 21 and a college senior. She wears jeans and has many different styles of jeans that she dresses both up and down.

DonnaF

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DD, almost 22, wears dark blue jean skinnies, black yoga pants, and dresses. She may also wear sweats to class during finals.

claire

My 11 year old son lives in athletic clothes, it's Adidas track pants (the narrow leg soccer ones) solely for him and his mates, runners or vans, t shirts and hoodies. No. Jeans. Ever. But they are also a very active and athletic bunch of boys, and I've noticed the less sporty friends do wear jeans.

But, they had their first dance last weekend and they all dressed up. My DS is very style conscious (he always notices what I wear, reads YLF over my shoulder) and we had a trip to Zara for a new button down shirt and cargo pants, he looked so smart! But the next morning, back into gear....

Staysfit

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My 17 year old wears jeans, tees, polar fleece, sneakers. I wish he would wear something nicer on occasion!

My 21 year old has always been a skirt and dress girl. Jeans are for lounge wear only. She's an artist, and she dresses like her paintings, literally! I think she always looks uniquely stylish. She mixes items and remakes things in ways that many would never consider.

celia

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DD is 7 and she is in a jeans phase. The outfit today was a plaid shirtdress on top of jeans with lace ups.

Echo

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My boys view athletic pants as at-home wear, and they never wear them in public unless they are actually practicing or competing in athletics. Jeans and cargo pants are daily wear for them.

My DD is 11 and wears everything. She wears jeans, corduroys, leggings, cute athleisure outfits, brightly coloured cotton pants, etc. As long as it is cute and fun (and comfortable!), she will wear it.

But jeans are very popular for most kids at school (I teach in the K-8 building, so I don't see what the high schoolers wear on a daily basis, except for what my own son wears). From ages 6 to 14, though, they still appear to be the unofficial school uniform.

catgirl

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My 11 year old boy wears jeans, Vans, and polo shorts or tees and hoodies. Or basketball gear and sports jerseys.

Aida

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(No kids but this post reminds me of that adorable little girl we saw out shopping at the last Seattle meetup Angie ^^)

Anonymous

Both my kids love at leisure wear (8 and 10). Daughter also seems to have a bit of a thing for boho, and I think she'd love to wear all the American apparel stuff, but she's too little (her peers are much taller, and can).

Vildy

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Our son is late 20's. He runs hot and wears long basketball shorts a good deal of the time. Also sweat pants at home but doesn't like going anywhere in them. He wears silky tees and has recently switched to collared tees. He wears khakis when he has to at work. Sometimes wears them to some activity but is as likely to wear dark suit pants.
Wears team gear a lot. Owns not a single sweater. Doesn't wear sweatshirts. Recently went to a job fair in a dark suit with a medium large black and white check shirt. You know the one, the one that was all the rage with the trad guys a couple years back. Got compliments on how he was the only presentable candidate there and specific compliments on the shirt. (Thanks, Mom ) Oh, and he often wears hawaiian shirts in warm weather - we're totally a hawaiian shirt family. I had hawaiian maternity shirts. The Dude abides.

Elizabeth P

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DD 12: won't wear jeans, hasn't since she was about 7. She'll only wear sweatpants, leggings, Capri leggings or shorts. She does have a couple of pairs of "silky track pant" type pants I made her get to look decent. Tops are tees, and if she needs warmth a zip up hoodie. Occasionally a sweater. She refuses to wear a dress or a skirt, which was tricky at grade 6 graduation, and her grandfathers funeral this summer. She won't even wear yoga pants anymore, too much fabric. I suspect she will get more interested in clothes since she just started junior high, but honest,y I'm quite happy she isn't at all bothered with name brand stuff., as some girls her age are.

DD almost 10: pretty much wears the same thing, but she will wear a skirt or dress when needed. And is ok in yoga pants (which I prefer over leggings!). She did wear jean shorts a ton this summer, so who knows if she might be open to jeans

Sigh. Love that they are easy and inexpensive to dress, but LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS!

Missey

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Calling my 10 year old son's track pant/sweat pant obsession "athleisure" is far too validating. In his world, pure comfort rules! I, however, would like to see him in something a little less casual...like jeans

Cerinda

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DS 27 rocks the hipster thing; DD25 does retro and boho when she's not conservatively dressed for work; DS19 combines prep with Rat Pack. Guess which one is the family's part-time stylist.

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