Yep, I'd say so.
Although, kids are "lucky" in the sense that their clothes/shoes comes from not only their Mommy buying it for them, but also, relatives/Grandma/Aunties that buy them clothes too, and kids often have the benefit... of having gift cards, given to them. So yippee, they do have nice clothes, a good amount of clothes, and up to date clothes.
I was just counting my son's "inventory" of t-shirts the other day... he has about TWENTY t-shirts! And his Aunty wanted to buy him more! I told her... uh, no thank you, he has too many. And it is accrued mostly via it being gifts or friends giving him their son's outgrown t-shirts. And he has like 12 pairs of shorts.
In Hawaii, boys/kids just wear shorts and t-shirts.
Meanwhile, *me*? I have not bought anything new for myself in awhile. I have this favorite pair of jean shorts... in which I have sewn on cute cool patches on the rear pocket because there was a hole on it that was getting bigger and bigger.
BUT the lucky thing is: here in Hawaii, dressing is so casual. And we don't need the seasonal wardrobes etc. No one dresses up, unless they are going to the office or some kind of dressy function. And me I'm a SAHM, so no need to dress up in that sense. Hawaii is so casual. And laid-back.
Most people here have more flip-flops than they have of "sneakers" or even flats, etc.
Kids also, get more clothes more often... because they are growing all the time and outgrow, their clothes in the blink of an eye. So in a sense, it seems like, they have better wardrobes than us.
But they do.