Annika Dains' Guide to Style

Annika is definitely my pickiest child when it comes to clothes. We first noticed it when she was about three and refused to wear a pair of overalls on the grounds that they were "too blue." I was baffled when I would bring her a new shirt home and she would turn her nose up at it. What was wrong with it? She just couldn't explain why it was all wrong. It has taken me three years, but I think I have finally discerned what clothing is acceptable to her.

So here are her fashion do's and don'ts:

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One should not wear:

Turtlenecks

Overalls

Anything with smocking

Shirts with buttons

Shirts with collars

'Plain' shirts

Anything with decorative seaming

Anything too frilly or lacy

Mary Janes

Most things that are blue (if they are sequined or bedazzled or have a picture of Hannah Montana on them they might be acceptable.)

Bumpy (textured) socks

Jumpers

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One should wear:

Baseball hats

Flipflops

Capris

Camouflage

Anything terry cloth

Hoodies

Anything sparkly or sequined

Anything with Hannah Montana or High School Musical

Tank tops

**Oh my goodness I just made a mistake. I showed Annika this. Now she is crying because she saw the outfit in the picture above. It doesn't fit her anymore. But she waaaaaants it baaaaack. (It is camouflage capri pants with a matching sequined camo shirt so yeah, she would.)