Cool fashion trends for the tween set

Cool fashion trends for the tween set

It’s shopping time for Queens tweens who don’t have to wear a school uniform.

Fashions this fall include puffs, plaids, pastels and colorful camos presented as either moshed-up grunge or au courant classics.

Ultra-feminine elements for girls include dresses with puffy skirts and a continuation of the soft pastels trend. There’s a micro-trend toward monochrome pastel outfits in the fashion press ads, such as a pink dress paired with a loosely structured asymmetrical pink jacket and pink pumps.

Plaids are patched on male and female shoulders, cuffs and sleeves. Jeans, horizontal stripes and camouflage motifs appear in every color.

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Boys this year are getting deep but loud colors, such as bright rose red and vibrant electric green. One boys’ trend spotted in Queens stores this August is slightly toned-up sweat pants that can almost pass for slacks at schools with relaxed dress codes. They’re made of nicer fabrics but still sport the stretchy waists and cuffs everyone loves.

The term "tween" accurately clarifies the challenge of finding clothes to please kids whose personalities and tastes vacillate between childhood and adolescence and are still crafting a gender persona. Macho man or regular Joe? Girly girl or tomboy? Fortunately, Queens is a textbook case of shopping variety.

Kiddie City in Ridgewood is an option for the budget-conscious. Fancy tween girls can find a blue-and-white horizontal pinstripe sheath dress outfit with a puffy skirt overlay, a comfortable scooped neckline and a flashy silver-colored oversized pendant necklace.

Fluff-averse girls can find midi-skirts in both sober solids and abstract prints, or gravitate to the store’s color wheel of solid and patterned jean-cut slacks, some in a light denim.

Boys who like a natty look might choose Sean John khakis with a red long-sleeved sweater, framed in gray at the cuffs, hem and neck, or an ENYCE jersey-style No. 96 shirt with bright red roses and leaves blended artfully into a camouflage pattern. More casual khakis and plaids abound on longer shorts and sweat-style slacks.

If your child trends young and likes traditional "boy" and "girl" looks, Children’s Place has outlets in Queens Center, Forest Hills, College Point, Jackson Heights, Jamaica, Fresh Meadows, Ridgewood, Astoria and Bayside.

Kids and parents alike are loyal to the predictability of "The Place," which offers cuts that vary little each year. Once you find a form that fits, you can update each year with new sizes, graphics, colors and slogans.

Perky, gender-traditional slogans are the store’s stock in trade. Boys can assert that they’re "Number One B1G Bro," a "Bearrito" or "One Giant Leap from Canine" on a long-sleeved T-shirt, while girls can advise classmates to "Sparkle Shine Repeat" or "Dance Smile Be You." And you’re covered if you absolutely must have a sparkly pink T-shirt that declares you are a "Princess."

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