does your LO wear jeans to the park, softplay etc?

[steele]

I think kids can look chavvy, Nike tracksuits with clunky Nike airs on their 3 month old... Gold bracelets on theirs toddlers... Ear piercings on boy toddlers with massive diamonds in. I see all of those things around here and non of them would be comfy either. Just the joggers won't make a kid look chavvy but I still prefer to put him in jeans or chinos as I feel they are too casual and I wouldn't wear them out.

 

[Wriggley]

one jogger leg worn correctly the other leg pulled up to the knee so the calf was on show..

Don't people do this to prevent the gear on that side of the bike catching their pant leg? That's what all the bikers to here (and some hipsters, whether they bike or not, lol).

yeah but you wouldnt call them a chav for doing it for that purpose... hence why i said you cant call a child a chav for wearing joggers... my head hurts lol i was simply trying to give an idea of the 'chav brand'

 

[catty]

Ok so we are younger than most parents round here (25 but still) I had 2 children under 1 and if I then combined that with putting my child in a tracksuit or grey joggers (not the ones I seen in the pics of the kids here) people would plain and simple think I was a ned/chav.
I also chuck my hair up in a high bun hairstyle and probably wear a bit too much make up to hide that im exhausted so I probably do look like one these days?

 

[MommyJogger]

one jogger leg worn correctly the other leg pulled up to the knee so the calf was on show..

Don't people do this to prevent the gear on that side of the bike catching their pant leg? That's what all the bikers to here (and some hipsters, whether they bike or not, lol).

yeah but you wouldnt call them a chav for doing it for that purpose... hence why i said you cant call a child a chav for wearing joggers... my head hurts lol i was simply trying to give an idea of the 'chav brand'

lol, sorry, I'm not trying to be combative. I'm trying to discern whether I'm a chav. Does it still count if all my "brands" are Hanes and Fruit of the Loom?

 

[jd83]

I guess the difference si you guys kind of lump all those different things into one category, where in the US we have different "labels" for each of those ...

Jersey shore look
Trailer trash look
Pimpin look
gangster Look
Emo look
Hood look
etc etc

They all have different names here, not all lumped together.
ETA: again, not that Icare what others are wearing...just pointing out the difference in how they are labeled here

 

[catty]

one jogger leg worn correctly the other leg pulled up to the knee so the calf was on show..

Don't people do this to prevent the gear on that side of the bike catching their pant leg? That's what all the bikers to here (and some hipsters, whether they bike or not, lol).

yeah but you wouldnt call them a chav for doing it for that purpose... hence why i said you cant call a child a chav for wearing joggers... my head hurts lol i was simply trying to give an idea of the 'chav brand'

lol, sorry, I'm not trying to be combative. I'm trying to discern whether I'm a chav. Does it still count if all my "brands" are Hanes and Fruit of the Loom?

A chav isnt just what you wear though. Chavs round here drink in the day, hang outside in groups with usually dogs that are allowed to run anywhere and just not people id like to bump into often. The scottish version neds (non educated delinquents) are similar but maybe dont wear such expensive brands haha

 

[MommyJogger]

I guess the difference si you guys kind of lump all those different things into one category, where in the US we have different "labels" for each of those ...

Jersey shore look
Trailer trash look
Pimpin look
gangster Look
Emo look
Hood look
etc etc

They all have different names here, not all lumped together.
ETA: again, not that Icare what others are wearing...just pointing out the difference in how they are labeled here

^That would make it make a lot more sense if that were true.

 

[Wriggley]

one jogger leg worn correctly the other leg pulled up to the knee so the calf was on show..

Don't people do this to prevent the gear on that side of the bike catching their pant leg? That's what all the bikers to here (and some hipsters, whether they bike or not, lol).

yeah but you wouldnt call them a chav for doing it for that purpose... hence why i said you cant call a child a chav for wearing joggers... my head hurts lol i was simply trying to give an idea of the 'chav brand'

lol, sorry, I'm not trying to be combative. I'm trying to discern whether I'm a chav. Does it still count if all my "brands" are Hanes and Fruit of the Loom?

ive got no idea what that is lol

when you look at it the whole chav thing is basically just a big stereotype.. if you look at all the things that make up a chav.. most things are pretty normal but have some how been sucked into the chav brand i guess....

 

[AngelofTroy]

I would not call emo and chav the same thing

 

[catty]

I would not call emo and chav the same thing

Me either, there are lots of different types here too, chav is mostly just 'rough' people where I am. Some of them do wear nice normal clothes but I can still tell who they are. Maybe im judgemental

 

[Gem1302]

I think kids can look chavvy, Nike tracksuits with clunky Nike airs on their 3 month old... Gold bracelets on theirs toddlers... Ear piercings on boy toddlers with massive diamonds in. I see all of those things around here and non of them would be comfy either. Just the joggers won't make a kid look chavvy but I still prefer to put him in jeans or chinos as I feel they are too casual and I wouldn't wear them out.

Exactly this. Some people dress their kids in a way that makes them look like mini trouble causers. Yes people here put big jewellery on their baby and make them wear bright branded shell suit type track suits and bright clunky trainers. That would make a baby look chavvy.

Reading through this, I'm confused between what we all interpret joggers/sweatpants are. There are ones in full tracksuit shell suit things that I wouldn't buy, my boyfriend wears like the breathable tracksuit bottoms to play football in...the cotton ones I don't think are interpreted badly unless worn by a teenager or adult with their backside hanging out (chav way of wearing them) then I'm imagining some people are talking about tight gym type yoga pants things. I don't think they're chavvy at all but never seen them worn out & about unless running.

The guy in this picture is like a chav (he's wearing tracksuit bottoms but you can't see them, proving that joggers alone do not make a chav - you have to add on accessories from the pound shop, wear your trousers to show your backside and usually wear a baseball cap, and yep people dress their kids like this!) - he is the traditional chav image!

I'm not saying all people who dress like this aren't nice people, or vice versa, but if you're gonna be randomly swore at in the street or walk past a group of underage kids drinking and smoking they're likely to be dressed like this.

 

[JessyG]

this is my LO in sweatpants lol

https://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h475/summer194/1526707_817003435008679_7111307002549967430_n_zpsb256e254.jpg


complete with a sweasthirt and all lol

https://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h475/summer194/10671478_794590767249946_4734029077784908673_n_zps6035dc01.jpg

Your little boy is gorgeous and very stylish. I love his outfit.

 

[Gem1302]

I know! Think of or google Ali G.
That's what a chav is like around here.

A chav is the while persona not just joggers. That it just the image that stereotypically goes with it.

 

[Feff]

I love seeing kids in joggers is it just me? I think they look lovely and cosy and comfy. But I'm really not a flouncy dress and knitted bonnet type of mam so that probably helps.

Eta: Elodie has a couple of pairs of jeans, most are comfy but the ones from zara aren't so comfy (the ones I bought anyway). I did take a pair of those off her half way through the day last week because she looked uncomfortable in them. She normally wears leggings, jeggings and SHOCK HORROR I let her leave the house in joggers too!

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Chav is about mannerisms nor just clothes. Jersey shore looks nothing like vicky pollard lol

 

[MummyMana]

I went out wearing jeans and joggers today

 

[felix555]

one jogger leg worn correctly the other leg pulled up to the knee so the calf was on show..

Don't people do this to prevent the gear on that side of the bike catching their pant leg? That's what all the bikers to here (and some hipsters, whether they bike or not, lol).

yeah but you wouldnt call them a chav for doing it for that purpose... hence why i said you cant call a child a chav for wearing joggers... my head hurts lol i was simply trying to give an idea of the 'chav brand'

lol, sorry, I'm not trying to be combative. I'm trying to discern whether I'm a chav. Does it still count if all my "brands" are Hanes and Fruit of the Loom?

I get more a hippie vibe than a chav vibe from you. Don't destroy the imagine in my head I do picture you with dreads and hemp clothing ..... oh and ruberoos

 

[Larkspur]

Neither chaos nor guidos exist in NZ, which is just as well as I am having trouble negotiating the rules of the stereotypes!

Being proud of wearing designer sportswear is chavvy, but presumably being proud of wearing other designer brands doesnt make you chavvy? Sportswear in itself is not chavvy but worn in combination with certain other items, it means you yell at people in the park? Or is it about poorer people trying to look like they have more money than they do?

It's hard enough to get two kids out of the house to the playground as it is, thank goodness I don't need to transition them to another outfit in order to avoid people stereotyping us as well!

 

[MommyJogger]

I get more a hippie vibe than a chav vibe from you. Don't destroy the imagine in my head I do picture you with dreads and hemp clothing ..... oh and ruberoos

haha! As long as those two are mutually exclusive, I'm okay then. I've actually always wanted to do this to my hair, but I just don't have the balls.
My husband says they're technically dreads (they don't look braided to me though?), but I've always called it potato hair (because the Colombian student I was in class with the first time I saw it said that it looked like they were growing potatoes out of their head).

 

[AngelUK]

those are dread locks. Dread locks aren't braided.