Please educate a Bubby

amother

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 8:08 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, 8:11 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

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 8:25 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, 8:30 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

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 8:33 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, 8:36 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, 8:36 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, 8:38 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, 8:50 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

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 9:36 am

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, 9:39 am

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

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 9:40 am

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, 9:43 am

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

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 10:49 am

amother Yellow wrote:

Do you mind posting what you bought

Also need to buy for baby boy

amother

Acacia

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:14 am

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

Tue, Mar 19 2024, 1:56 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, 2:15 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, 2:22 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, 2:28 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