It doesn't cost any more to buy a couple of nice looking pullovers and pants for children than what one pays for any top and jeans.
I used to pick up real bargains for my little grandson at a consignment shop. They were in A-one condition, good-looking outfits. I sent him to daycare at my neighbor's house for 2-1/2 hours in the mornings. She told me he was the best-dressed child there!
Why? Because I wanted him to look his best.
To each his own. I think the topic was casual clothes vs dressy clothes....and the reply from Dilbert to Kackikat...you might want to read that one too.