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To be worried DD will find it hard to get clothes that fit?

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Decisionsdecisions1 · 27/06/2025 14:25

I'm short - 5ft. DD (13) is even shorter - 4ft 10. It's been 3.5 yes since she hit puberty so it's unlikely she'll grow taller. She hasn't grown in 2.5 years.

Over the years I've found it harder and harder to find clothes that fit. Lengths are easy to adjust but not necklines, waist positions, fly length, shoulder width etc. The number of brands I can buy from has shrunk to about two.

With people getting taller I assume sizes will get bigger. What will dd do? I feel for her. She already feels clothes don't fit her like they fit her friends. I feel like it's all my fault and feel so guilty. I know this is a first world problem but I can see it's effecting her confidence already and feel sad about it. That's all.

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IReallyLoveItHere · 27/06/2025 14:30

Is she progressing through puberty? How tall is dad? If you have any medical concerns speak to gp (without her).

It must be difficult but it's probably the easiest time in history to buy clothes for the less usual body type. In your youth you had to buy from local shops, now you can buy from anywhere in the world - in particular China where women are much smaller.

Also kids wear adult fashion so if she ends up buying teen girl basics it'll look perfectly normal.

Kolatop · 27/06/2025 14:30

Yeah, it’s shit.

I have no idea why 50% of the women are expected to shop in the “petite” range so the bottom 10% of women have no clothing options at all.

I have no idea why “regular” length clothing is for women who are well above average height. It’s exhausting.

Heaven forbid she has large breasts too - she may as well wear a fucking bag and be done with it.

The only advice I have is to teach her how to alter clothing, silently seeth and hope that society recognise short women’s existence at some point soon.

From similar threads, you won’t get much sympathy here and will just get told that she can still “fit” into longer clothes (by people who don’t know how clothes work).

Flyhighlittlepigeon · 27/06/2025 14:27

Is she not in proportion is that what you mean?

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