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An Adult Shopping In Kids' Sizes
- Joe Rosenberg shops in kids' sizes because he is four foot eight and finds adult cuts don't fit him.
- He and Avery describe the kids' section as loud and poorly suited to adult tastes when small-statured.
Clothes As Records Of Life
- Clothes record the bodies we've lived in and mark life stages like shedding skins as we age.
- Avery Trufelman frames children's clothing as the origin point for how cultural identity gets worn and displayed.
Childhood And Class Shaped Kids' Clothes
- Childhood as a distinct phase and children's clothes emerged with changing social views and class distinctions.
- Erin Algio explains that only wealthier children historically had deliberately designed garments separating them from working kids.