Spit-up On My Shoulder

I love the magazine American Baby, but, like with many magazines, I’m often shocked by the prices on the clothes they feature. One picture in the August 2008 issue showed an adorable girl I would guess is around 14 months old. She’s wearing a top and skirt and cute socks. The cost of her outfit? $217! The top alone was $124.

Considering kids at that age grow so fast, how many wears are you realistically going to get out of that outfit? I wouldn’t spend $124 for a top for myself and I could probably wear it for the rest of my life. I guess what mostly bothers me is that the money spent on that outfit could go to, in my opinion, much better things like a college fund or a charity.

Am I crazy? I have been accused of being stuck in 1980s prices - especially by my children! - but I don’t think I’m that out of it. I do have a theory though that people often think things should cost as much as they did during their junior year of high school, which was 1980 for me, so maybe I am really out of touch.

What do you think? If you had(have) the money, would(do) you spend so much on a kids’ outfit? Do you think it’s worth it? The clothes are very cute, no doubt. Your thoughts?