Fun Fund: Girls Uniform Polo Short Sleeve Skater Dress

I recently wrote about how I've been seeing new skater skirt styles in the school uniform collection's this season. Here is the dress version of that trend.

This Girls Uniform Polo Short Sleeve Skater Dress skater style polo dress from the Children's Place is made of 97% cotton/3% spandex piqué. I like the longer length that is designed to fit above the knee. I would still have my young daughter wear bike shorts underneath, but that's just me. I think it is a missed opportunity that they do not offer this dress is navy.  It is currently only available only in hunter green and red which will not work for as many girls that wear uniforms to school.  It retails for $19.95.

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Best Bets on Girls Knit Polo Dresses

The image below shows the regular retail price at each of the major retailers. Regular retail prices for a girls polo dress range from $10 to $30. While watching the Back to School ads, the target price for a girls polo dress is under $13. If you find this item at or below that price, make the purchase with confidence you found a good deal.

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C8	Crazy 8’s	FT	French Toast	LE	Lands’ End
CP	Children’s Place	Gap	Gap	ON	Old Navy
CWO	Children’s Wear Outlet	Gym	Gymboree	T	Target
CK	Cookies Kids	JCP	JCPenney	WM	Walmar

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Updated: This post was reviewed and updated in June 2014 to update links and ensure pricing is still accurate for the 2014 Back to School Season.

George - Girls' Knit Polo Dress

Best on a Budget

Walmart George - Girls' Knit Polo Dress $9.94
Navy only.
60% cotton/40% polyester. Machine wash cold. Imported.

French Toast Ruffle Pique Polo Dress $13.98
Navy only.
Cotton/polyester. Imported. Machine wash.

JCPenney Izod Polo Dress $12
Navy or Red.
Cotton/Polyester. Washable. imported.

CookiesKids Eddie Bauer Bubble Skirt Jumper $12.99
Navy only. 60% Cotton, 40% Polyester. Machine Wash Cold. Made in Bangladesh.

Best for Plus Size Girls

Lands' End School Uniform Girls' Long Sleeve Mesh Polo Dress - Plus $35

Best Bets for those looking for a Pop of Color

Lands' End offers 3 different styles of knit polo dresses and each are offered in a variety of colors:

Girls' Short Sleeve Knit Ruffle Bottom Dress $30
Girls' Short Sleeve Knit Ruffle Front Dress $30
Girls' Long Sleeve Mesh Polo Dress $30

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Review of the Lands End Knit Ruffle Front Dress



The last year or so of preschool, my daughter quit wearing dresses. Her best friends were all boys and they were into playing superheroes. No more cute sweater dresses with tights, instead she wore jeans everyday with simple t-shirts, many with images of her favorite superheroes. Thank goodness Old Navy carries superhero T-shirts for girls.  But don't take me too literally, this was not some form of preschool gender identity crisis, just a brief tom-boy stage to fit in with her friends.

So when we headed out shopping for school clothes, I was mildly worried about her pitching a fit over not being able to wear jeans. But she took the whole uniform thing, including navy bottoms, in stride. While in Sears, I pointed to a Lands End Little Girls' Short Sleeve Knit Ruffle Front Dress - Classic Navy and asked if she would like to try it on. To my surprise she said yes.

Throughout the fall, she wore that dress once a week. At first with simple cuff socks and school shoes, later with knee socks as the weather got cooler. It has fallen out of rotation during the winter months, but she could be wearing it with leggings underneath and a sweater. I was so thankful she took to this dress because I enrolled her in Sunday school shortly after school started and she is again willing to wear dresses.  Still not "girlie girl" dresses, but cute casual dresses.

The Lands End knit ruffle front dress is made from 100% cotton fabric that is noticeably softer to the touch than the mesh polo knits.  It has a slight A-line shape and has a small cap sleeve.  After many washings, only minor fading and no piling so far.   It doesn't need any ironing as long as you get it from the dryer in a reasonable amount of time.  Little girls definitely need to wear bike shorts underneath to cover their underwear while sitting crisscross applesauce in circle-time and while playing on the playground.  I would definitely buy this dress or a similar style dress in cotton knit fabric from Lands End again.  In fact next year, I'll likely look for a sale and get both the short sleeve and the long sleeve version of this dress.  

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