When I was young, I always wanted to be tall. In middle school, I had a super-tall friend who literally rested her elbows on my head. At just a hair under 5'2", I'm definitely on the short side. It's not
that short, but enough so that I can rarely reach the top shelf of anything, my 11-year-old son is almost as tall as me, and people's dogs weigh more than me. People also tend to think that I'm at least 5 years younger than I am, based on my height alone. Not that I'm complaining about that.
However, on the plus side, I can sometimes buy the children's version of clothing for cheaper than the adult version. On a recent shopping trip, I bought this in the children's department at Zara for $45:
There isn't an exact match in the women's department but this coat is $90:
Not bad, right? Does anyone else do this? Would you if you could? Or am I just really strange? It's okay if I am.
That coat is amazing! I bought an orange winter coat from Gap Kids once so no judgment here : )
ReplyDeleteLove the coat! I have often bought tops before in the childrens department! Would buy a coat if it fitted me. Have a fabulous weekend:)
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Haha I love it! I totally think it is cute that you can shop in the kids dept- I mean if you can, why not?!
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Sam
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I often think to myself that kids' clothes are cuter (and I don't mean cutesy) than adults'. I would totally buy certain items in the kids' dept. if I could.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely not strange. I'm also a short person and also a rather thin one so I sometimes buy kids' clothing. It's cheaper than the regular collection for adults and usually the clothes are really similar.
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Mo Davidovicz
Not strange. Well at least coming from me, and I'm also just shy of 5'2". So maybe we're both strange? But why spend all that money if we can buy it for less in the kiddos' department? Is it bad that I used my height to get me in as a child for longer at the movie theater? It's just so expensive...
ReplyDeleteI would and mom does ALL the time. We're both 5'0. Ha.
ReplyDeleteI did it when I was a teenager and could manage the fit. These days I'm a touch to big. But I say that if you can get away with it then GO FOR IT!
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ha, so hilarious girl. and trust me, i'm on the shorter side too and all my friends were so much taller. but i decided that i'd much rather be shorter than towering over everyone ;)
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xo TJ
Half off an identical jacket?!? How can I make myself shrink? Hehe. Love that you can do that!! Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteNot strange!! If I could I would AND I do with shoes!! Fun blog x
ReplyDeleteNope - I've done the exact same thing in Zara too. I bought a cream knitted top in the children's department for a bargain
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i totally would if i could. adore this. amazing post, love. I hope you had a fabulous weekend. If you get a sec, I'd love to hear what you think of my Holiday party post. xo
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I've bought from the kids department (size XL) but being 5'6 the arms are alway too short for me, so I don't do it anymore.
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