Some may call it extra, and in all fairness, it is a bit. But mini-me fashion continues to sweep across society with mums showcasing their gorgeous matching outfits with their kids of all ages. Whether it’s a matching Balenciaga hoodie for you and your baby, matching Givenchy t-shirts, or simply a well-matched hand-picked outfit, the mini-me style can be a great shared look between you and your child. For your fashion-conscious kid, this could be the perfect time to refresh their wardrobe as well as your own while also adding the opportunity for you to bond over your shared love of clothes. Here are some tips for you to find or create the perfect mini-me styles for you and your little fashion icon.
Do Some Research On Available Styles
Planning a mini-me outfit is not as easy a task as you might think. Contrary to the name of this style being the mini-me style, it’s going to be more of a big-them style for you—but that just doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily. This is because, when creating a matching outfit, you’ll ideally want to plan your kid’s outfits first. This is because kids’ clothing options are somewhat more limited than adults’ clothing. You’ll generally find it much easier to match your own outfit to theirs than the other way around, so spend some time researching a few different outfits and consider creating an ideas board, pairing potential outfits that you could create to the ones you find for your kids.
Consider Your Colour Scheme
This will be one of the first things people will notice about your outfit, so matching your colours should be your top priority. In many cases, you aren’t necessarily going to get cloned and scaled-down version of your clothing items for your kids, so matching their colour scheme to yours is a sure-fire way to make everything appear well considered. You could go for an alternative or reversed colour scheme, too. For example, if your outfit is blue and white, with you wearing a blue dress, some bright white trainers, and a white bag, you could flip this for your kid, dressing them in a cute white playsuit with a blue bag and some blue trainers. Or, if you’ve got two kids to dress, dress one in all white and one in all blue. Sharing a colour scheme is a great way to achieve the mini-me look if you’re struggling to find anything that truly matches.
Source Some Miniature Designer Clothes
More often than not, your options for miniature versions of adult clothes are going to come from legitimate and well-known designers. For example, you can find some fantastic Gucci kids‘ clothes on SSENSE, and Gucci often makes matching outfits for adults and kids. Choosing a lovely matching Gucci coat for you and your child, a handbag, or a casual loungewear set, is the perfect way to complete this look easily. Designer clothes are also generally made with much higher-quality materials, so they are likely to last much longer. Once your child grows out of these clothes, which is often the concern when buying designer clothes for kids, then you can either sell them on and invest in new pieces or pass them down to your younger children to get even more use out of them.
Align Your Accessories
As a very simple version of matching your outfit with your child, you could turn your attention to the accessories you wear. This can include everything from watches, jewellery, shoes, and bags, for example. These wouldn’t necessarily have to be worn alongside matching outfits, too and will work as a mini-me lite style. However, you can also wear these matching accessories alongside your matching outfits too, using them as a sort of cherry on top of your matching style. Accessories can also be both casual and formal too, such as a matching hat along with your matching tracksuit or an identical handbag to match a printed monogram dress.
