08/05/2026
Kids are heading back to school, and I’ve been noticing how often we use the word “cute.”
A cute backpack.
A cute pair of shoes.
A cute outfit.
What does “cute” actually mean?
We use the same word to describe a little girl’s first-day-of-school outfit and a grown woman’s wardrobe.
Is it the color?
The style?
The fit?
The feeling?
Or has “cute” quietly become one of the ways we decide what to buy?
Because making decisions based only on, “It’s cute,” can get expensive.
I know from experience.
Maybe the problem isn’t that we buy too many clothes.
Maybe we’re using the wrong criteria to decide what belongs in our wardrobe.
So, When you say something is “cute,” what does that actually mean to you?