For about about 15 school years (since 2006), I’ve shared What to Wear to School posts. The posts started in response to reader questions about my kids clothes, and then they became a tradition for our family — a really great journal-of-sorts, recording the kids growth, haircuts, and their favorite items of clothing over the years.
Usually I share the What to Wear to School posts in the Fall, but during at least a couple of those years, the Fall was too busy, so I ended up posting in January. And last school year (2019-2020), I skipped the What to Wear to School posts altogether. I didn’t mean to, it was just challenging adjusting to our new life in France (we moved here just a couple of days before school started) and we never got around to taking pictures.
So this past September 2020, I was careful to take photos of the kids just as school was starting — I didn’t want to skip another year. But I kept forgetting to post them! I ended up taking a few more shots during the holidays, and today I finally got them edited and uploaded here.
All that to say: Here’s a combined post featuring Flora June, Betty, and Oscar in What to Wear to Fifth Grade, 9th grade and 10th grade.
Betty is wearing wide leg paperbag-waist pants and Marimekko print top from Uniqlo; sneakers by Lacoste.
Flora June is wearing cream pants and cream hoodie from Uniqlo; cream jacket and black boots from Zara Kids. Hair ribbon, 20 piece set, $ 13.
Oscar is wearing jeans by H&M; green t-shirt from Gap; yellow sweater from Uniqlo.
Flora June is wearing jumpsuit by Zara Kids; striped button down by H&M; sneakers by Levi’s.
Betty is wearing a vintage blue cotton jumpsuit (found at a French Goodwill-type store); navy hoodie from Uniqlo.
Oscar is wearing jeans from Okaidi; polo shirt from Uniqlo; sweatshirt from a local store called Capucine.
Betty is wearing grey ruffle sleeve tee by Zara; denim by Camaieu.
Oscar is wearing shorts by Okaidi; henley by Zara Kids; black slip-on Vans.
Flora June is wearing jeans by H&M, striped tee by Esprit, wool peacoat by Gap (over half off right now!).
Betty’s Oakland sweatshirt found at H&M here in France (such a happy surprise!).
Oscar is wearing grey khakis and collar-less button down from H&M.
Flora June is wearing a striped two-piece set from Zara Kids. Flower clip, set of 15 for $ 15.
Flora June is wearing a puff sleeve tee from H&M; corduroy skirt from Uniqlo.
Oscar’s button down is from H&M.
Betty’s sweatshirt and denim leggings are from Uniqlo.
Flora June is wearing a lavender ruffle top with black windowpane leggings and black boots. Same top also paired with lavender corduroy wide-leg pants. All from Zara Kids.
Flora June’s striped tee from Gap.
Betty is wearing a sweater and glen plaid leggings from Zara.
Flora June is wearing pants, vest, and pleated button-down from Zara Kids.
Betty is wearing a sweatshirt with ribbon ties from a local Argentan shop called Capucine, and black jeans from Zara.
Oscar is wearing jeans from Celio, long-sleeve t-shirt and wool cardigan from Uniqlo (on clearance now for $ 15), plus slip-on checkerboard Vans.
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Voila! That gives a good sense of what my kids are wearing to school this year. Something I noticed: I did more shopping than usual online this year. I’ll bet you did too. When it’s not a pandemic, I prefer shopping for clothes in person so we can easily try things on, and feel the fabrics before we buy. But it turns out we had very good luck shopping online — so perhaps my preference is in my head, and not a reality.
What are your kids wearing this year? Do they have preferred stores or brands they are comfortable with?
