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Layering Your Child’s Clothes to Bring More Versatility
- By Katie Wilber
- Published 5th August, 2009
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Katie Wilber
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The simple act of layering different pieces can create new outfits out the clothing that your child already has lying around. Layering can also help to extend how long your child can wear a particular piece of clothing. If you are not already doing it, it is time to get on the layering bandwagon.
As you look through the drawers of your child’s dresser, you probably begin to wonder how she got so many clothes. Parents buy items together as outfits and do not look past the basic outfit for more wardrobe options for their child. This leads to the buying of more perfect little outfits and the filling of every inch of space in the dresser and closet. Layering stops the insanity.
Tank Tops
Tank tops are a fashion basic for both boys and girls of all ages. These tops often come in a variety of colors and prints as well as styles. That is the reason that most children own at least a few of them to wear. This is a great place to start layering your child’s clothing for more versatility in their wardrobe.
A tank top is a great piece to layer under a button down shirt. The button down shirt then can be worn as is or even open to show off the tank top. A tank top can also be layered under another tank top. This may seem weird at first to the layering novice, but it works. Choose a tank top with thick straps over
the arms and in a solid color. The outer tank top should be smaller and cut so that the underlying tank top can be seen also.
Bottoms
Another place to turn to layering for clothing options is with bottoms. One of the most popular ways to layer is with leggings or Capri’s under a skirt or dress for little girls. This gives the little girl more of a casual look that she can easily go play on the play ground with. It will also help to keep her legs a little warmer on those cooler days when she still wants to wear her pretty dresses. Leggings can also be put under shorts to add another layer of color to an outfit.
T-shirts
T-shirts are the staple piece of clothing that seems to be in everyone’s closet. A T-shirt can be layered under an open button down shirt. Another way to use this fashion staple in layering is to place it under a strappy sundress to give some coverage and color to the arms. T-shirts can also be layered on top of each other so that one shows at the bottom of the other one.
Layering is one of the best ways to get the most use out of the clothing that your children already have. It makes their clothes more versatile to the different events that they may be going to as well as the weather. A simple buttoned down shirt can extend the life of a tank top past the warm summer months well through fall. This is definitely how you get your money’s worth out of your child’s clothing.
As you look through the drawers of your child’s dresser, you probably begin to wonder how she got so many clothes. Parents buy items together as outfits and do not look past the basic outfit for more wardrobe options for their child. This leads to the buying of more perfect little outfits and the filling of every inch of space in the dresser and closet. Layering stops the insanity.
Tank Tops
Tank tops are a fashion basic for both boys and girls of all ages. These tops often come in a variety of colors and prints as well as styles. That is the reason that most children own at least a few of them to wear. This is a great place to start layering your child’s clothing for more versatility in their wardrobe.
A tank top is a great piece to layer under a button down shirt. The button down shirt then can be worn as is or even open to show off the tank top. A tank top can also be layered under another tank top. This may seem weird at first to the layering novice, but it works. Choose a tank top with thick straps over
Bottoms
Another place to turn to layering for clothing options is with bottoms. One of the most popular ways to layer is with leggings or Capri’s under a skirt or dress for little girls. This gives the little girl more of a casual look that she can easily go play on the play ground with. It will also help to keep her legs a little warmer on those cooler days when she still wants to wear her pretty dresses. Leggings can also be put under shorts to add another layer of color to an outfit.
T-shirts
T-shirts are the staple piece of clothing that seems to be in everyone’s closet. A T-shirt can be layered under an open button down shirt. Another way to use this fashion staple in layering is to place it under a strappy sundress to give some coverage and color to the arms. T-shirts can also be layered on top of each other so that one shows at the bottom of the other one.
Layering is one of the best ways to get the most use out of the clothing that your children already have. It makes their clothes more versatile to the different events that they may be going to as well as the weather. A simple buttoned down shirt can extend the life of a tank top past the warm summer months well through fall. This is definitely how you get your money’s worth out of your child’s clothing.