So: Where are all these 3yo boys getting their dresses from? - Page 2

[InMediasRes]

My DS would wear his sister's dresses if he could fit into them. That said, I don't really put her in a lot of dresses since they aren't really practical for winter.

He does LOVE bracelets though, and girls shoes. I haven't really had time, but I want to go find him some fun, inexpensive bracelets to wear. He loves trying on all the chunky weird looking ones at department stores. Last time we were there, he went nuts over some red paten leather stilletoes, open toes and the whole bit. If they weren't 150$, I would have let him try them on.

But he doesn't really care about his clothes otherwise, as long as they fit his comfort parameters. Mostly he wears striped shirts and sweat pants.

[Ruthla]

My son has two older sisters. When he was 3yo, the stuff DD2 (then age 8) had just outgrown was only slightly big on him.

I can only think of a few occasions when he actually wore a dress in public though. He loved the ballet costumes the girls wore for their recital when DD1 was in 1st grade and DD2 in K. He sometimes wore one of those outside to play in the yard or at a neighbor's house. I don't think he ever wore it to the supermarket, although I do recall taking him shopping in a Spiderman costume on numerous occasions.

Then there was that orange pumpkin dress with the jack o lantern face, the one we found for DD2 in a thrift store when DS was a baby (it was already too small for DD1 when we bought it.) It got packed away with all the other costumes. When DS was about 3.5, we were digging through the costume box to find Purim costumes. He found that dress and INSISTED on wearing it to school the next day! So, I let him wear it, but I also packed him "regular boy clothes" in his backpack and explained to his teacher what was going on. He came home wearing his regular clothes with the orange dress in the backpack.

Oh, and I once bought him a dress (and girl shoes) at the thrift store for Purim. With the dress, the matching hat (that I sewed yarn hair into), and the shoes (borrowing DD2's outgrown lacy ankle socks), he went as Little Bo Peep. DD1 went as a man. (another friend of hers went as her pregnant wife and a third preteen went as their baby.) Meanwhile, DD2 went as the evil queen and I was sleeping beauty.

[a-sorta-fairytale]

Ds is only 21 months but he loves twirly skirts and tutus. I bought dd 2 beautiful full pettiskirts - 1 blue (her fav color) and 1 magenta. Ds fell in love with the magenta one and wears it any chance he gets. If music comes on a tv show or if a musical toy starts playing he grabs the pettiskirt and insists i put in on. then he flounces around and spins and twirls.
He wears them way more then dd. We have plenty of skirts in this house and dd doesnt mind sharing so that is where he gets his from. He isnt old enough to care what he wears out so i just put him in pants/top before we leave.
We are thinking of getting him a kilt for his 2nd bday that he can wear and have his very own "skirt"

[zinemama]

My mother saved a bunch of the cute, handmade dresses my grandmother made for me. She shipped them out when I was pregnant, in the hope that her grandchild would wear them. So when ds asked for a dress, I pulled one out.

Grandma got her wish. But not like she had imagined.

As for where he got the wish to wear dresses: preschool. We didn't know any little girls before he entered preschool. All my friends had boys. But once he started spending time with classmates in dresses and flowers and sparkly stuff, he was all over it.

[mamaofthree]

my now 5 year old son's "dress" was a kilt thst i had when i was a toddler (all my kids have used it). he wanted a dress because one of the little girls at our homeschool park day always wore pretty dresses. so on tuesdays he would wear a kilt. if he had really really wanted a pretty dress i would have got him one at the thrift store.

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[MusicianDad]

All kids a different, at 3 DD was very opinionated about what she wore (still is) and very interested in shopping for clothes.

As to why a 3 year old boy would choose to wear a dress, because they are fun and come in colours that boy clothes don't come in and are comfortable too. Easier for when you got to the bathroom and you can be like mommy (if she wears dresses that is) or big sister. Heck I'm starting to want one now... And unless you keep your son completely seperated from all other people, he going to see a dress at some point and may decide he likes them.

[Dandelionkid]

Originally Posted by Daffodil

My DS gets them (and the desire to wear them) from his older sister.

Yup!! She frequently gets him to play "sisters". He really likes that game

[Tizzy]

DS2 is going through a dress stage and DS1 asks all the time to wear pink and purple items. So both of them have taken to squeezing into their larger doll's clothing. If it keeps up, I will actually consider buying them a couple items for "dress up".

[Ruthla]

They can sqeeze into doll clothes? How old are your boys? How big are these dolls?

[MusicianDad]

You've never seen dolls similar in size to a young child?

[Tizzy]

One doll in particular (used to be mine) is a "Jessie Collection" - she's 24" tall and wears 12-18mo size clothes. Until recently, she was often naked because she only had one outfit. The boys often would steal MY clothes to wear - bras and fancy underwear are their favorites. A relative collected up some clothes for "Jessica" and ever since then, they've been playing dressup with her clothes pretty much every day.
DS2 actually learned to dress himself entirely this week, his favorite outfit is a cute and classic pink and white dress. DH and I don't make a fuss about it, they're just playing. There's lots of time for society to frown upon them in later years.

They have no interest in playing with DH's clothes, I guess they're too boring!

[Storm Bride]

Originally Posted by spedteacher30

I don't *want* him to wear it, but I also don't want him *not* to wear it.

Well said.

DS2 has an older sister. They're close to the same size - she's a little taller, and he's a little more stout. They wear each other's clothes all the time.

[pinksprklybarefoot]

DS likes to wear his sister's dress-up clothes (tutus/princess dresses) from time to time. he also loves aprons (both DH and I wear aprons, but I have a few that are kind of frilly).

[MusicianDad]

The last couple days DS has been asking for "Dess like sisa!" It's very cute, and sister is making him one because he keeps asking for one.

[momasana]

My DS has shown no interest in wearing dresses. He is an only child right now and I never wear dresses or skirts so I don't think the idea has ever crossed his mind. Plus he isn't really that picky about what he wears.

He has, however, expressed a desire to wear a collar, like the ones our two pups wear. Which of course I can't let him wear because of the safety issue.

[caj]

I don't have a DS, but if I do if he shows interest in wearing a dress I'll let him use DD's old ones. Even though DH won't be so so thrilled about that idea.
DD on the other side loves dresses and everything girly, she started at age 3.

[etsdtm99]

my DS is only 19 months, but he is obsessed with hair bows - i assume, because my 3.5 yr old DD always has one ..he has a very limited expressive vocabulary and one of his words is 'bow' ..

i assume this will translate into dresses and other sparkly/flowery things as he gets older. .. i know my DD went through phases of wanting to wear my bras etc. so i assume DS would do the same, even if DD wasn't there to show him..

[JBaxter]

I guess because I have only boys the thought of a boy wearing a dress never crossed my mind. I would never go out to buy a dress for any of my sons -- they have never asked but I still dont think I would do it. They have never been picky about clothes except for the 6 months where on of them would only wear striped shirts. I find it odd but I guess thats because Ive never been exposed to little boys wanting to wear dresses.

[pixiekisses]

My boys have sisters. But if they wanted a dress, and didn't have sisters, we'd go pick one out for them and I'd buy it.
They also have like old dresses for dress-up play.