Fashion Wars

I've been trying to convince the kiddos that winter was coming and that their shorts and tank tops were not going to cut it.  But whenever I brought up the subject as we shopped, it was ignored or outright rejected. 

So I stopped buying summer clothing.  This led to much angst from the preteen.  Meanwhile, the only pants being looked at were skintight.  I promptly informed the kids no more skinny jeans or leggings until we bought another style a few times.  It seemed that the only shirts we could find were either tight, midriff or tank top.  I didn't buy these either!

Today, I enlisted the aid of a few kids who dress in ways I like.  We went shopping and amazingly, the choices selected were much more conservative and more appropriate for school. 

Sneaky.  But effective.