Clothes shopping for 9 year old...?

bestpud

balletshoes wrote: »

Staples for one 10-year old won't be staples for another.

My DD is 10, and lives in plain leggings and patterned tunic tops, she hasn't worn jeans of any description since she was about 7. She wears them with flat pumps or converse-type shoes, and she looks like what she is - a 10-year old child. Joggers I do struggle to get in her size, but usually Tesco comes up trumps in autumn/winter. She will wear those in winter, when its too cold for leggings.

Her last few winter coats have come from Matalan and Tesco - the Matalan one is still going strong after 3 years (its getting too small for her though).

Yes, you're right.

DD likes to wear leggings under a ruffled skirt but she doesn't like them on their own.

DD used to live in bootleg jogging bottoms from Tesco but they don't have them in her size now - they were great - washed well, comfy and were warm. What size is your dd? It might be worth me looking online.

bestpud

moomoomama27 wrote: »

I buy my DDs clothes in M&co, next, M&S and h&M.

Normally I get a couple of pairs of bootleg jeans, maybe a pair of skinny jeans, a couple of pairs of leggings and some joggers, with tops/tunic to mix and match!

I'm fed up of people saying that because a 9 yr old wears fashionable clothes, for example, skinny jeans, or leggings, ther are a tart, streetwalker or sl.apper!

DD has skinny jeans and looks fab in them! Leggings definitely aren't tarty either!

They can be made so with the 'wrong' top of course, but there is nothing awful about either in their own right. Not in my mind, anyway!

balletshoes

I buy age 11-12 in Tesco for my DD, she doesn't like tight clothes at all. Some of her leggings are age 10-11.

balletshoes

thanks for the H&M recommendations folks - looks like theres loads of choice online for my DD, its been years since I looked in the kids section in our local store.

Lunar_Eclipse

bestpud wrote: »

Where do you all buy 'basic' clothes for girls aged around 10?

DD is aged 11/12 in clothes and I'm after some sensible basics - jeans/trousers, long sleeve tees (nothing fancy) and a decent, thick hoodie or l:

I tend to shop in Gap, Fatface, Saltrock, Superdry, Monsoon and Boden, primarily because I dislike the quality (eg thin bordering on see through tops), cut (too fitted) and designs printed on a lot of the cheaper clothes available on the high street for girls of this age. M&S are good too.

Both my girls prefer the looser cut of boys t-shirts to the close fitting ones made for girls and for some reason they are generally about twice as thick too (ie of far superior quality!)

If anyone knows any suppliers of plain, classic clothes for girls wearing age 12-15, I'd love some tips. Party clothes are so easy to find, but a plain navy long sleeved t-shirt or cardigan/hoodie seems to be more tricky.

bestpud

balletshoes wrote: »

thanks for the H&M recommendations folks - looks like theres loads of choice online for my DD, its been years since I looked in the kids section in our local store.

If it's like my local one, there won't be much instore, but I've just realised there is more on the website.

I've just spotted a couple of nice, basic hoodies on Asda online too.

I need to start shopping wider!

Knew it was worth asking on here! Thanks all! :beer:

1more?

my daughter wore some new look at that age not sure what its like now but a few yrs ago they done plain bright coloured hoodies & i found the jeans lasted, obviously there will be clothes to old for her as the teen range goes up to 16,
& my dd loved shopping at new look x:rotfl:

bestpud

Lunar_Eclipse wrote: »

I tend to shop in Gap, Fatface, Saltrock, Superdry, Monsoon and Boden, primarily because I dislike the quality (eg thin bordering on see through tops), cut (too fitted) and designs printed on a lot of the cheaper clothes available on the high street for girls of this age. M&S are good too.

Both my girls prefer the looser cut of boys t-shirts to the close fitting ones made for girls and for some reason they are generally about twice as thick too (ie of far superior quality!)

If anyone knows any suppliers of plain, classic clothes for girls wearing age 12-15, I'd love some tips. Party clothes are so easy to find, but a plain navy long sleeved t-shirt or cardigan/hoodie seems to be more tricky.

I don't mind cheaper clothes too much as dd falls over a lot and is very messy, plus there is no younger child to hand them down too.

That said, I hate clothes that go out of shape after one wash.

That is just the kind of tee-shirt I want but dd likes pink.

JBD

My daughter is 11, I buy her clothes from Asda, Tesco's , and Peacocks. I did used to like Sainsbury's but I think the clothes are a little bit too young for her. Personally I don't find any difficulty in finding clothes for her, I'm spoilt for choice really.

claire16c

I sometimes babysit a 10 year and Ive taken her shopping a couple of times for a treat. She loves buying stuff in Primark (because she gets more for her pocket money!). Shes also bought stuff in Debenhams and H&M when Ive been with her. New Look also does a 9-15 range.