Pogonip wrote:
melinda wrote:

Clothes for my DS only last a season 'cause he grows out of them.
The joy of have an 18 month old in the house!

Yes, but with families passing clothes around, and with
the great ones in thrift stores, this is an easy time.

He doesn't get much in the way of hand-me-downs, his youngest
cousins are approaching the age of 12. Thrift/Op shops are only
good when you can find the right size and he already has preferences
on colour. We have one department store chain locally that has
reasonable prices for reasonable quality. I've made nearly all his
shorts this summer from left over pieces from clothing articles made
for adults, or fabric bought for his clothes.

Trouble starts in the teenage years when style and color
start to matter more. My solution to that was to put the
girls on clothing allowances. It was their choice whether
to buy one pair of shoes this month, or 10 100% wool
sweaters from the thrift store. They're both good
shoppers today....though they are creeping up on 40 years
old.

Mum always bought us new clothes, that I can remember. I
now will shop in Op shops. I've found some very nice LBD's
in Op shops for a fraction of what the would have originally
cost. Unless I find a suitable jacket to go with them, I will
make one to get the right colour or style.

The boys were never much of a problem.

We shall see, DS already has preferences on colour - he knows
what colours look best on him already.

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Melinda
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