I've been criticised in the past for saying that I let my children choose their own clothes and I'm curious to see if I'm the only one who does that because I genuinely can't understand why someone would make their children wear clothes that they don't feel happy in. Miss Frugal is 11 and she has very individual taste in clothes - she has one pair of skinny jeans and one pair of track suit bottoms in her wardrobe which are rarely worn but everything else is less mainstream for an 11 year old. In the Summer, she spent most of her time in maxi dresses and shortsuits and now it's winter she's … [Read more...]
Fashion Friday – the one with the Converse obsession….
Gone are the days when I could choose either of my children's clothes for them. I remember when I used to be able to lay their clothes out on a morning and they would put them on happily without a murmur.These days Miss Frugal and I very rarely agree on clothes - mainly because of the grown up nature of a lot of the clothes in the shop aimed towards her age group. She sees her idols on TV and in magazines wearing grown up clothes so naturally when she sees them in a shop in her size she wants to wear them herself. That's when I have to explain to her that some clothes are not suitable … [Read more...]
Magpie Monday – A Whole New Summer Wardrobe – The Frugal Way….
Miss Frugal's had a bit of a growth spurt lately and the majority of her clothes are suddenly too small, too tight or too short (not to mention 'I'm not wearing that anymore!), so I've just spent this morning buying her a whole new Summer wardrobe on Ebay and I'm really pleased with the bargains I got. Even more importantly Miss Fussypants approves of everything I've bought which makes a change! 10 tops / t-shirts, 2 cardigans, 2 skirts, 3 pairs of jeans, 5 pairs of leggings, 2 dresses, 2 pairs track suit bottoms, 1 short sleeved jacket and 3 pairs of … [Read more...]
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