Clothes for slim kids

Boden, not cheap, although sometimes you can get bundles off eBay.

I have this issue with super skinny and tall 6yo. Another vote for Polarn O. Pyret and Lindex leggings with adjustable waists. Decathlon do slim fitting sports leggings with an adjustable waist too (up to 5-6).

Gap saved us many a time, they often have the elastic waistband with the button where you can adjust how snug it fits

I have this problem too. I don't find some of the brands mentioned here any good for DS - he's nearly 5 but age 3-4 shorts from H&M fall down on him for example. Primark stuff swamps him too. My main solution is to wash everything badly so it shrinks a bit. We do have some adjustable waist trousers from vertbaudet which are okay as well albeit it always ends up bunching around the waist.

Or cheap clothes I've found Matalan leggings are quite good for my skinny 3 year old. The legs are a good bit longer and they're smaller round the waistband than the same age tesco leggings

Petit bateau. Polarn o pyret. Oilily. My kids lived in these brands

Polarn O. Pyret have adjustable waistbands - there's a buttonhole inside to select best fit. Really nice quality too.

GAP & La Redoute, my son has always been a petite boy, these brands fit him perfectly when younger.

In other places he was always in two sizes minimum down from his actual age. At 14 he’s only just going into his actual age clothing this past year. Bottoms are still big though but he needs his size for length. Thank goodness for Asda’s slim fit adjustable waist school trousers!

I have the opposite problem for my daughter who is several sizes above her age but I still want age appropriate for her instead of tiny shorts and belly tops and boring colours.

I have a 7 year old who is 70th centile height wise and <1st centile weight wise, which means she needs age 8 length leggings minimum and has the waist of a 3-4 year old!!!

Next do long length plain leggings (and last year they did some of their patterned leggings in long length but not this year)!

I buy a couple of pairs of the long length in a size down and use a Dylin machine dye to make it so she has cerise and burgundy leggings that still have to be nipped in at the waist but aren't then clown baggy on the leg!!

I actually find leggings from the US supermarket Target to be really good for being slim and long in the leg if you know anyone who will be anywhere near a Target (the brand is Cat & Jack on case you wanted to check out vinted)

Zara.

Some M&S okay although sometimes jeans etc don't sit right once you've pulled the waist right in.

Zara, H&M and Decathlon were great for my slim children.

Cheap clothes are worst for this.

M&s do skinny fit school uniform and lots of button adjustment waists.

Vertbaudet come up narrow.

Zara or Dunnes

DS is the same. I’ve had success with Lindex, Vertbaudet and La Redoute.

I always find waist bands huge on kids clothes and my children are slim but not skinny. The sizing is crazy so this is helpful for me too.

H&M are quite slim fitting but they’re generally very big because it’s a Swedish brand so made for tall kids. So I’d just size down and then the length will probably be fine and it’s a smallish waist fit.

Similarly Lindex are good as they have adjustable waist but because they’re Swedish again they do come up very big.

I find John Lewis quite slim fitting. Agree Next is massive. Zara comes up quite small as does M&S.

H&M (but they're still loose)

H&M, Zara, Tu

My dd has this build too - lean and tall (90th percentile height, 15th percentile weight). If we go on holiday in Europe we try and shop there.

I shop for clothes with adjustable button waist - M&S are good. Gap sometimes do a lean cut legging but you have to search. I look for clothes I can take the waist in. Dd wears a year or two below her age for leggings and wears Converse or boots to bridge the gap at her ankles.

Swimming costumes are also a problem s the material is baggy around her tummy (a problem I can only dream of!)

Avoid boxy Ts which look ludicrous

I have become a genius at spotting clothes that I can modify or will be ok. I use Vinted a lot especially when she has a growth spurt so I can recalibrate!

I have similar my 6yo dd needs age 9-10 for height ( 125cm)
Mainly stick to leggings, skinny jeans, cycle shorts.

H&M, Zara, La Redoute. Look for things with adjustable waists.

We have always had this problem with our DD too. She's not tall, actually quite petite in height too but still she grows taller first and is very slim. She's also in 5-6 for height but most waists gape on her and it's always a battle. In summer it is generally easier though if we have the weather for it because as PP says, summer dresses, shorts, cropped trousers etc so I can size down if needed and it doesn't matter if they're a bit shorter than intended.

I do find some odd good things in Next though - she has a few pairs of adjustable waist jeans from there and a pair of drawstring joggers. She is mostly still wearing 4-5 in all her shorts and cropped leggings when it's warm enough. I'm hoping by autumn she will finally have grown into the 5-6 waists enough (she just turned 6).

I've got a tall slim daughter and h&m aren't bad. School stuff generally ok from Tu with button in waists. She gets on well with primark but need to size up for length. She lives in nike pro shorts most of the time, she's 10, they are a fab fit on her.

We often bought stuff from nutmeg at Morrisons.

Primark come up tiny but long I always found.