Please educate a Bubby

amother

OP ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:08 am

Before I purchase something for an 8 yr old girl

Is the style for girls Shabbos dresses
All wrinkly
Or do mothers/housekeepers spend hours ironing for the dress to look all wrinkle in 1/2 hr.

Or is this not the style for Shabbos dresses
And if so please post the styles

I know to ask the mom first, but I want to know

amother

Aconite

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:11 am

I don’t get the question?

My husband irons our daughters clothes. Not a big job. I don’t think about wrinkles once she’s wearing them. She’s a kid: she’s meant to play and not think about how she looks.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:25 am

amother Aconite wrote:

Not my question
I’m seeing a lot of very wrinkly cottony/lineny dresses that are almost impossible to iron
And just putting it on would cause it to be EXTREMELY wrinkled

I’m asking before I buy something that makes the mom’s job harder.

Example- https://kidichicusa.com/products/428302s
55% Cotton 45% Linen Dress

baltomom

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:30 am

I don't know what other people do but I definitely don't iron my 8 year old's Shabbos dress. I just don't buy the styles that look really wrinkly--choose other ones instead.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:33 am

Im asking if that’s the style.
The mom likes the kids to be in the latest “Jewish store” style
I want to buy 1 YT dress for each of the girls

amother

Lily

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:36 am

amother OP wrote:

Im asking if that’s the style.
The mom likes the kids to be in the latest “Jewish store” style
I want to buy 1 YT dress for each of the girls

I don't understand. It doesn't look wrinkled... if it wrinkles most people don't think its a big deal.

amother

Geranium

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:36 am

Steamer is an amazing gift along with clothes makes everything so much easier

https://www.target.com/p/rowen.....aw.ds

amother

Brass

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:38 am

Some clothes need to be ironed after washing. (This isn’t a new invention….!?.)
I usually reserve those dresses for Shabbes and look for lower maintenance for weekday.

amother

Hibiscus

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:50 am

My mil likes to buy my kids one new dress each for every yt. I appreciate it so much and appreciate even more that she lets me choose it. Would that work for you?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 12:36 pm

amother Hibiscus wrote:

My mil likes to buy my kids one new dress each for every yt. I appreciate it so much and appreciate even more that she lets me choose it. Would that work for you?

Yes
I like to choose the best bang for your buck
But I think that’s my best option
I think I’ll give her a budget and let her choose

amother

Yellow ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 12:39 pm

I hang kidichic dresses to dry and they look great. Most kids around my area don’t have perfectly ironed clothing. They run and play it gets creased in 2 seconds anyway. I don’t think most people put so much effort in.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 12:40 pm

amother Yellow wrote:

Not true with linen
Linen is a pain

That’s why I’m asking is the linen look what’s in now a days

amother

↑ Yellow ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 12:43 pm

amother OP wrote:

Not true with linen
Linen is a pain

That’s why I’m asking is the linen look what’s in now a days

I don’t think that one will wrinkle so much. I’m not seeing tons of linen, don’t think it’s the most popular material choice. I got a lot from kidichic this season, none are linen. Why not choose another dress?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 1:49 pm

amother Yellow wrote:

Do you mind posting what you bought

Also need to buy for baby boy

amother

Acacia

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 2:14 pm

My MIL gives me a usually a budget of $500 for 5 kids. I have expensive nice taste and I much rather than her spending $500 on clothes I won't like.
I spend it as I wish. Usually on expensive dresses for my girls. She doesnt mind at all what I do with it. (Sometimes I spend it on myself and show her to random ouutfits that this is what I got lol)

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 4:56 pm

amother Acacia wrote:

I’ll do similar, thanks for the advise.
$600 - family of 6 (4 kids/ 2 adults) and let her choose how to spend it.
Just I don’t want that money to go for other bills, I went them to have nice things for YT.
We are also helping with some bills.
At this moment I can’t do more than that.

amother

Ginger

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 5:15 pm

amother OP wrote:

Yes
I like to choose the best bang for your buck
But I think that’s my best option
I think I’ll give her a budget and let her choose

Yes fully agree with the other mother. It's much more of a bang for your buck if the mother of the child likes the outfit.
Like I would not want the dress you're looking at. She may have different taste than you...
Regardless, it is so nice of you to want to buy them something!

amother

↑ Yellow

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 5:22 pm

amother OP wrote:

You can give her a gift card to a store if you only want it spent on clothing

amother

Valerian

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 5:28 pm

amother Yellow wrote:

You can give her a gift card to a store if you only want it spent on clothing

Don’t do that because if she wants to match, she’ll likely have to go to many different stores