Like many young people, my daughter's eye is sometimes drawn to clothes by sparkle rather than style; brightness rather than smartness. So today at the mall I made up a game I called "Tacky vs. Tasteful".
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In the game of "Tacky vs. Tasteful", I pick two children's garments, and my daughter has to identify which is Tacky and which Tasteful. Then we briefly discuss the correct answer and reasons.
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I think this is a valuable exercise, because visual taste matters and can be taught (it's just patterns, and we're pattern-matching machines). As to whether playing the game audibly in public is Tacky or Tasteful...well, that I'm not so sure about :P.
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If I give my daughter freedom to do so, she'll dress herself like a refugee from 1964.pic.twitter.com/yKM7USYV57
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Cute though!
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That was from 2 years ago and her taste has improved. You can get away with stuff at 5 that in later life will look ugly.
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I tend to avoid the word "tacky" when I'm around little girls; can invoke judgment of other girls who might wear shiny pieces. Better to be more objectively descriptive and stick to "too shiny". Also, love using a Pinterest board to guide their eyes irl for similar pieces.
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Taste is long term. Tackiness is short term.
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