Playground Fashion

My summer so far has been child fill (not my own, thank g-d)... with so much time spent at the playground, i have decided a post needs to be dedicated to "playground fashion". growing up, i am 98% sure that i would never have worn a dress to a playground. now a days (a feel like a grandma), 9.5/10 girls are wearing sundresses and skirts- and if i had a nickle for every lilly pultizer i saw there, i'd be rich. in my opinion, its just absurd. just this past thursday, a little girl was sitting legs apart in a sand box- now how grimey is that?! not only were sand fleas probably harassing her in inappropriate places, but her WHITE eyelet dress was stained and dirty in ways i'm sure her mom didn't even imagine. sure the girl was having buckets of fun, but couldn't she have done the same in a cute little romper or shirt/ tank combo?

i dont have much to say about little boys in the park, because most wouldn't be caught dead in anything lilly. i do love when a little 3 year old has a polo on, they're just so darn cute! one of the biggest peeves i have about little boys in the park (besides when they run around BAREFOOT- EW), is when they have on pork-pie hats. FORSERIOUS? Are we fishing? Pork- Pie hats are so 1997, and it kills me. Maybe the worst thing I have seen to date at the playground (and i even pointed it out to my 3 year old cousin) was a mom and son wearing MATCHING (yes, MATCHING) pork- pie hats. that friends, is a tragedy. purchase a baseball hat and welcome to the 21st century.

besides the kids (who really probably don't have much say in the garb they wear to the playground), it is TOO fun to spot out moms, nannies and babysitters (of course, people could be doing the same to me). At the playground I have been spending the most time at (I'm not a predator, i SWEAR), there is a CLEAR distinction between moms and nannies. Not only is it Wellesley, so every mom has someone working for them AND they wouldn't DARE touch a filthy child, but the mom's are wearing Polo, Lilly (to match the kids), Vineyard Vines, and Lululemon while the nannies are literally wearing whatever the hell they want (and many are dressed "so European"). My favorite nanny outfit was on a plumper woman, probably around 29-33 years old... she had TIGHT (i'm talking how did you get those on, tight) black shorts and a black and white (TIGHT again) tube top (picture a ref uniform)...to top it off, there was serious gold bling action. i took a picture to send to my mom. it was THAT good.

so, let me know, am i nuts? should little girls be sitting in sand and sliding down slides in $100 dresses? are pork pie hats really that abysmal? mom vs. babysitter/ nanny outfits- WHATS YOUR TAKE?