Recent Purchases for My Daughter.

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Yesterday, I realized that October had melted into November, that some of the trees in our backyard had shed all of their leaves, and that it was only 40 degrees when I prepared my family for Church — and my daughter had nearly nothing to appropriate to wear for the climate. I did a big shop yesterday for her, running each and every purchase by her discerning and particular eye, and placed the following orders. I was mainly interested in skirts and statement sweaters, as she already has several pairs of jeans —

At J. Crew, I picked up this tartan dress for the holidays (with her imprimatur!), these Chelsea boots, this embellished skirt, this cord skirt, and this ribbed, striped tee.

At Zara, we selected this denim mini, specifically to wear with this striped tee and this sweater, and threw these socks in for fun. I was lobbying for this skirt and the matching top but she was lukewarm on it, and I know what that means — those items will languish in her closet.

Finally, Gap was running a great 50% off promo (still is!) so we picked up some items from there, too — this fair isle sweater, these leopard sherpa flats (!), another cord skirt, a few pairs of fun leggings, some pointelle tees, and these sherpa clogs.

I know many of you moms whose daughters have aged out of toddler sizing will agree that it is hard to find cute stuff for this age that isn’t either super glitzy / text-heavy or too babyish for their tastes? I like the items from the three retailers above — more or less, child versions of what I’d wear! We’ve also had some good luck at Bisby and Danrie this season — more for special events rather than everyday. I love the options from Ralph Lauren for her age, but she’s usually unimpressed. Any other suggestions?

The final hole I need to fill in her wardrobe is a pair of casual boots. She asked for cowboy boots again (she wore these Amazon ones all last season – surprisingly well made, so I might just reorder those) — I was shocked when she didn’t leap at the chance for a pair of Uggs?

Final note – Julia Amory launched her tree skirts and other holiday linens over the weekend, and the tree skirts will sell through! I selected this one (JEN-15 gets you 15% off)! Fun to switch things up. And! Sezane’s drop yesterday was epic and many of the styles have already sold through. I ordered this adorable skirt (the velvet ties!) and this statement blouse.

P.S. It’s their day, too.

P.P.S. Love waits, doesn’t it?

P.P.P.S. Go-to gifts for children.