School Shirts - hand down DD to DS?

[JoW1985]

Hi,

My kids are a year apart and the oldest never really wore her long sleeve shirts last year. So I’m thinking just giving them to my son rather than getting him new as they fit with a bit of growing room. He’s about to start yr7.

Would you just hand down over new?

Why wouldn't you?

Won't the buttons beon the wrong side? Do they fit?

If so, go for it!

The buttons will be on the wrong side. I wouldn't, just in case.

They will button up the opposite side and may be cut differently

I have just learned that boys and girls shirts button up differently

@justasoul me too

Yes they button on opposite side but once buttoned up who will notice, am guessing son doesn't randomly start unbuttoning his shirts and pe is once a week will the other kids really pay that much attention. I would or atleast keep for spares.

No. Especially as he's going into year 7. New school, new experiences brings out school bullies from the woodwork.

Why wouldn't you buy your son new shirts?

They are usually cut differently too to incorporate a bust aren’t they?

And me 😳

They are cut completely differently. I really wouldn't, it's blindingly obvious.

Trousers too. Haven't you ever noticed?

Isn’t one theory why buttons are on different sides is that a lady would be dressed by their maid, so designed with a right handed ladies maid in mind

Nope! I only have a DD but she wears both girls’ and boys’ trousers (she likes the deep pockets ) and I have never noticed. I’ll have a look at her shirts and see if I’ve bought the wrong ones 😂

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-why-mens-and-womens-clothes-button-opposite-sides-1-180957361/

For those curious about buttons on the different side...

Don't do it, OP. Some smartarse bully will notice at a new school.

Thanks, that was my thoughts too. He tried them on the other day and as I said on the op they’re a good fit.

For everyone info, my dd old ones are a reg fit M&S ones which look to have a straight cut (not fitted or any darts).

The problem is that there's an excellent chance nobody will notice-but if someone does, it may be awful for him. I really wouldn't risk it. Shit though it obviously is, year 7 in a new school is not a time to stand out-even in the smallest way.

If they're the same fit, I can't imagine any other kids noticing the buttons. I'd use them and save the money.

My DD shirts literally worn for less than a week! She preferred the short sleeve ones. So it seems a bit silly and a extra cost to replace them if they fit him.

Do you think anyone would notice? As their ties have to be right up to the collar and in pe wont they just unbutton the first few and take off over their heads?

If they don’t have darts you might get away with it

Turns out I don’t know how to quote, thought it was reply 🤦

firtst one was to @Bouncyball23 and second to @HollieHobbie

My DH had to wear his sisters hand me down shirts to school. He hated it. Said that he was so worried about other kids noticing when getting changed for PE etc he would try to hide/get out of doing PE. He said he would never do it to our kids. He's mid 30s and it still bothers him. Please don't.

I always bought boys shirts for both. They were never fit to hand down! But their school was ridiculously obsessive about shirts being tucked in and DD always found the boys ones longer. We did have episodes of bullying, but never about shirts, they wore ties so how would anyone know?

As I said, the chances are nobody will notice. But if someone does, then it could be pretty grim for him. Not saying it's right, but year 7 is not the time to risk it. Honestly-don't do it! I would pass the shirts on to someone else and get him some new ones.

"I always bought boys shirts for both."

The difference here is that it's OK for girls to wear boy's stuff but not the other way round. "Unisex" always means traditional boy's stuff. NEVER traditional girl's stuff.