Kids clothes - what's the most you have spent?

On Facebook I follow a page called Georgie Girl. She makes the most gorgeous dresses and ruffles, and they literally sell out in seconds on her madeit page. She loads them and bang, they are gone. She is having a stall at the MummyTree markets in Queensland and people are flying across the country to try and get one of her dresses, and apparently the organisers are talking about getting security to keep the queues orderly :o. She occasionally takes part in charity auctions on FB and say for a dress and ruffle set, the bids usually top $400 or $500. I am always in awe of this - it is amazing for charity but I also think that if she said "I'm putting up a set for $500 and going to keep the profits', her buyers would fall over each other in an effort to purchase it. Her stuff is extremly well priced considering it is so highly sought after - around about $30 ish for an item.

It's got me thinking - what's the most you have ever spent on clothing for your kiddies? Due to the fact I am a country girl and don't have much variety, I am a Target and Kmart shopper so tend to pick up things very cheaply. I am pretty sure the most I have ever spent on DS is about $35 for a shirt for his birthday party, and I think the most expensive thing in the twins wardrobe is ruffles that cost me $20 each. I absolutely love clothes and buy a lot of them but if I was to spend hundreds of dollars on a items, I'd have to make them wear it every single day for the next 2 years to make it worth while :D

Ski gear is probably the most expensive stuff I have bought for my kids.
About $200 for boots. About $100 for outer wear. I usually buy from the US outlet stores to save money because a jacket that costs US$60 nline costs about AU$150 in the shop in Australia.

The most I have spent on an item from a FB page is $90 for a dress - I bought 2! lol. The most I have spent from a regular store was about $80 for a pair of jeans for DS2 and I often spend around $80 on a pair of shoes for him.

I would have to say the same as Onyx. Ski gear is a killer

I'm a kmart/target shopper. I spent $22 on a winter coat that lasted her this year and most likely next year as DD grows slowly (birthday next week and is still in alot of 000).
But, the most expensive thing was a 7pc set for $25 from Target. Had to buy it because DD was about to be discharged and we had nearly no clothes for her, and Target 00000 was about the only thing that fitted her, apart from Pumpkin Patch Premmie clothes.

I'll admit, I don't spend more than $7 an item.

The expensive things my DD's have have been bought by others as presents. I just can't justify spending big dollars on clothes that they wont wear much and grow out of way to quickly and I can guarentee that they will spill something on it 5 minutes after they put it on. I think the most I have spent is $18 on a dress for DD1.

I think about $100 on a pair of school shoes. Shoes tend to be the most expensive thing with the kids.

I used to follow her until I saw one day how narky she could be over other women making ruffles and that put me off her for good.

I would love to tell you my kids have lovely designer clothes but they are hard core players and I can't justify their stuff just getting trashed. We live in the country too and rarely go to lots of 'nice' places. Red dirt and those beautiful white outfits your see do not go together. So Kmart and Target it is. And considering DD has grown 6inches and 3 shoe sizes this year alone....well you know.
DD's shoes are getting more exxie due to paddle sized and width feet so they would probably be the most expensive. If I want something more lovely I hit ebay.

That reminds me..... I must get out my sewing machine!! I shamelessly copy ideas for kids clothing.

i dont understand why people pay so much for her stuff. i think I'm going to have to find her on fb to check this out.
my ds1 is wearing $70 sneakers at the moment, couldn't resist them! i don't mind paying $80 for good quality jeans as i know he'll get heaps of wear out of them and then ds2 will wear them. don't think i could ever spent that sort of $ on ruffles though...

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I follow quite a few clothes sellers on FB, mainly to drool over their gorgeous stuff. The bugger with twins is that you can't just buy one thing! A $40 gorgeous dress ends up as a $80 expensive mission haha.
DS does have a $100 snow jacket but I didn't buy it, my sister did. I am now in the position my older sister was in when I was childless and cashed up, and she would yell at me for wasting my money on expensive stuff for my niece. Now I have a son who is a dirt machine, and 2 daughters that rarely wear anything for longer than a few hours because they are vomitters, and tummy crawlers.

I so wish I could sew Cass :)

I tend to buy Target, JK kids, Charlie and me and Pumpkin patch but the PP is generally on sale very rare for me to pay full price for things.

Max would be $20 each for pants for a wedding.
$40 a Jumper Good woolen one
$15 a top
$20 shoes

Generally speaking thought pants are $5 - $15
Jumper $5 - $15
Tops $5 - $15
Shoes $5 - $15

I figure they grow out of things so fast and also wreck stuff by getting paint etc on it. When DS1 was younger I could pass 100% of things down to DS2 but now he is getting older it is getting less and less that I can pass down.

I think the most I have spent is probably $40-$50 on a special occassion outfit ie: a wedding. It bugs me to no end paying full price for new season clothing. I just wait for the sales, DD has no idea what is in season & what is not!

I paid $70 for a pair of pediped sneakers for ds. But seriously... I had to get him out of those crocs! he will only wear shoes with a soul that actually flexes (and do you know how hard they are to find in kids shoes?!) I almost jumped for joy when I read the description "like walking in bare feet" on the side of the pediped box. Thankfully he loves his "noo doos" :)

I am rediscovering the joys of how cheap baby clothes are....DD's clothes are stupidly expensive by comparison, more so if I take her shopping with me. I'd routinely pay $30-50 per outfit for her, but the most expensive item she's ever had was $300. Admittedly it *was* her flowergirl dress for my wedding. Worn once, looked gorgeous and now sits in my wardrobe forevermore.

I hardly ever buy clothing (the grandparents do enough of that but they are both bargain hunters and op shop lovers and UK is cheap so I suspect their top limit would be about $25) - I like to upcycle bits myself or make stuff - my daughters favorite thing to wear is a skirt of mine which I fashioned into a dress for her because she was throwing a wobbly about wanting to wear a dress and all hers were in the wash - it looks ok, I am not keen but if she likes it then that is a win I suppose. I hate shopping and don't really 'get' alot of children's clothing that is about e.g. ruffles I just don't understand. I think most have paid myself for an individual item was a pair of Giggle and Hoot PJ's for DD (excluding shoes - I have paid about $80 for shoes - not for anything fashionable just for ones that are suitable for her feet - we see a podiatrist so have specific requirements) - Shoes are probably one thing I think is worth spending money on (second hand shoes can work, but often are no good because they are worn in a way that fits someone elses feet).

I paid $50 for a maz-a-licious pinny and nappy cover set, and a similar amount for a MillaRuby dress. I don't mind paying the money for WAHM goodies; it's so hard to find locally made stuff. Apart from that type of thing, though, all of DD's clothes are handmedowns or bought pre-loved. Also, in Brissy summertime it's so bloody hot that she's just living in a singlet most of the time. So I am having fun prettying up her singlets. That's cheap. So it all balances out.

I see the Georgie Girl stuff. It's cute, but not really worth flying cross country for. There are plenty of other sellers on FB with stuff that is just as nice, and less hype.

MIL bought a dress and nappy cover set and a little soft rattle the other day at a fancy schmancy store in malvern, $88 later :/ I think the outfit was $70 ish. I love the target stuff, carters, sprout etc. Probably $30 for a winter jacket for DD next year.

I spend way too much, and have too much!
I already have bags of clothes DS has outgrown. Keeping them just in case we have another baby and it's a boy.
What I should be doing is selling it all.

I will, on occasion, spend a lot of money buying the kids *good* clothes, usually only 1 or 2 outfits each. But I buy the next size up so is last longer :lol: The other day I brought the girls these gorgeous Thomas Cook summer shirts which were $65 each, but they will last at least 2 years and I couldn't find any nice dress shirts in target, bigw or myer for them. I have brought RM Williams shirts for the boys too which are a bit expensive. Everything else I buy on sale if I can. A few years ago when DD1 was 4, I saw this gorgeous esprit summer skirt in a fancy kids clothes shop and it was $80!!!! so a simple cotton skirt! But when I was there later in the year I saw the skirt on the bargain 60% off rack and got it then. I was so pleased with myself LOL. I wont even include shoes in this because I think myself lucky if I can get them shoes for under $80. Except for DS2 who has bog-standard normal feet. Oh and water ski gear is expensive too. Last year the girls needed new life jackets and ski pants and that was about $250 for those items.

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I paid $50 for a maz-a-licious pinny and nappy cover set, and a similar amount for a MillaRuby dress. I don't mind paying the money for WAHM goodies; it's so hard to find locally made stuff. Apart from that type of thing, though, all of DD's clothes are handmedowns or bought pre-loved. Also, in Brissy summertime it's so bloody hot that she's just living in a singlet most of the time. So I am having fun prettying up her singlets. That's cheap. So it all balances out.

I see the Georgie Girl stuff. It's cute, but not really worth flying cross country for. There are plenty of other sellers on FB with stuff that is just as nice, and less hype.

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i've done the same (and feel the same about GG stuff!) - have also paid a fair bit for things at auction for charity - well above "value" but i figure there is the "value" plus the donation to a charity i would normally support too...

the most i've ever spent on any single outfit was about $450 for DD's Christening outfit - but that was the whole shebang - dress, nappy cover, bonnet, bib, shoes,stole - all in raw silk and antique lace. we looked at other options which were less expensive, but given our family didn't have any sort of tradition of handing something down in our family, we decided on doing this as a special start for DD.

i'm a fan of heaps of kids clothes things on fb, and tend to buy via them moreso than in the local retail chains. granma buys stuff local, so we look at wahm stuff. have picked up some gorgeous dresses for as little as $2.50 each - you just have to be in the right place at the right time. there are a few that i regularly support and have had dresses custom made (me choosing the materials etc) for less than i could get it done locally.

I spend more on nappies than clothes lol most of the kids stuff are presents or hand me downs the most expensive thing was a jumpsuit DH bought for DD when she was born $20 thats about my max i did get a dress and ruffles for DD's birthday but i only paid $8 for the ruffles coz i won $35 worth of stuff and they are just as cute as the Georgie girl stuff
i never worked out why shes so popular i can think of heaps of other WAHM who are nicer and make just as cute outfits JMO of course

$50 Jeans for DD1. I once purchased 4 items of clothes for $180 from Esprit for kids.

Its shameful the amount of money I have spent on ladies wardrobe, I would hate to even think of an amount. I could probably clothe a small village somewhere for a couple of years at least I reckon. :p

I went to the Mummy Tree Market on Sunday and bought two dresses and an absolutely gorgeous playsuit. I cringed when I saw the price of it but I had to have it. $45 for the playsuit and $30ea for the two dresses. Its just as well I only have one girl :rolleyes:

I dont understand the whole GGirl thing either. As cute as her ruffle bums are there are so many talented Mums making the same thing and who is going to know that DD is wearing a GGirl ruffle bum from someone elses?
Really not fussed on her dresses at all either. They are quite plain and basic looking to me and if I am going to spend $30-$40+ for a dress I want it to be the bomb diggity.

I got DD a lovely knitted Cardigan from Myer last year for $30. It lasted 2 years. I tend to buy things on sale if possible. Until recently DD was growing at an alarming rate so the cheaper the better :)
I also usually buy things at end of season for the next year but DD is getting fussy about what she wears so not sure how much longer I can do that for :)

I spend way too much on the girls but that's because of quantity not individual amounts of things. They have enormous wardrobes that are chokkas. I'm the first to admit I have absolutely no self control when it comes to a cute outfit, but anything over $50 - no way. As others have said though, shoes are the big thing for me, especially for DD2 who has the longest, skinniest little feet on the planet. I'm happy to paying ANYTHING just to get a pair of shoes that fit her properly.

I think $40 for a leather bomber jacket with a woolly collar which can come off (press-studs on or off) ...

expensive, but just adorable ... and warm!

Ohh yes remembered $30 for winter jacket.