to be fed up with the difference between boys and girls clothes

[MrDobalina]

ive given up shopping for dd2 (2 year old) in the girls section; i want comfy warm durable soft trousers and tops--abundant in the boys section-joggers and trousers with cuffed bottoms; girls trousers either thin cotton/boot leg/stiff jeans or leggings..in sickly colours. Got packs of good quality thick cotton t-shirts in bright vibrant colours in boys section, instead of flimsy sparkly crap in girls section

DD1 is 8 year old....so likes flimsy sparkly crap...BUT I have the same problem in looking for decent sports wear. We always end up in the boys section for decent (not sweatshirt material) trousers and the cheaper tops that arent going to make her roast

Grrrrrr

Gap do some quite good 30% off deals and their jeans aren't stiff at all and they have really good tops too. I also second H&M get most of DDs stuff from there.

i like them alot quangle - perfect

although, they are not in her size

M&S? I always get jeans for my girls there. Also, what's wrong with leggings? My 2yo wears an awful lot of tunics and leggings. If it's cold, stick a jumper on top! They don't get soggy at the bottom like trousers, and can be tucked into wellies or boots easily.

My dd has jeans from h&m that were just in the toddler section, nice elasticated waist and also elasticated around the ankles, they are unisex imo.

Lots of leggings from h&m and m&co. she has short dungarees from h&m she has been wearing with thick tights, warm, cute and practical!

Dresses/smock tops and leggings from m&co in blue and red.

Some pinafores with tights or leghings not long tho so she can climb etc and they dont get in the way.

Also cord shorts ftom h&m she wears with tights and long sleeved tops.

I have found next quality to be a bit crap recently. Gap.do nice long sleeved tops, lots of plain ones in various colours from h&m.

My dd has far too many clothes actually, there is so much choice and i dont buy flimsy crappy stuff and am able to hand it all on and sell some stuff as well.

i cant be arsed to go looking for tunics!

i can see that would look nice

with short t-shirt type tops, i dont like leggings..with leaky nappies

and they arent warm like trousers are

Oh and john lewis do some nice bits have a look at the m&co website. they do yunic tops and leggings, dd has some lovely ones.

What size are you looking for?

I.really recommend Sainsburys for children's clothing.

They are cheap too!

Was going to say H&M but see lots have already got there first

It is great though, I got my 3 yr old dd joggers with cuffed bottoms, plain grey & navy hoodies, leggings, jersey pinafores, plain long sleeve tshirts and gorgeous 'girl boxer short' style knickers all for about 40 quid (enough clothes to last the winter).

Shoes are trickier, I admit to spending a fair amount on a decent pair of winter shoes plus a pair of Converse.

I've got two boys and am forever complaining that the girls' sections in clothes shops are always so much larger than the boys'. I was hoping this was a thead about that so I obviously have no help to offer.

I'm with SheppySheepdog - seriously if you want to complain about clothes, see what a paucity of choice you have when it comes to boy children.

I want snow boots. Masses of choice for girls, sod all for boys.

What's wrong with unisex clothing?!

Each to their own, I think leggings are the best invention for little girls ever! It means dresses can be worn for much longer , they are warmer than tights and can be tucked into nice warm boots in the winter. Boots have some lovely mix and match tunics and leggings at the moment, two for a tenner.

sheepdog maybe its a case of the grass is always greener then

Ive just opened up the next catalouge, which I have ignored for weeks- there are a few good things in it; some good shoes/boots actually so pleasantly suprised

Just buy from te boys basic range in H&M ?

That's what I would do if ha a girl. Don't, only have boys, LOVE H&M.
I was in there the other day girls stuff looked good to my untrained eye?

I would buy age 3 for a 2 year old as IMO age 3 stuff tends to mean age 2-3. I've only recently realised that John Lewis Girl stuff costs the same as Next and it starts at age 2. You can get some plain basics without logos or glitter. navy joggers

Four boys here and one girl, there is FAR more choice for girls!

H&m do thick leggings by the way, i got some knitted style ones that are really thick and warm and thick tights as well.

m&s xan also be good. I buy boys clothes for dd as well occasionally.

I don't have a problem with girls clothes. I do all my DD's clothes shopping from next, M&S, pumpkin patch and Gap. She gets bits and bobs from Primark if they look nice and feel durable. I bought alot of things from Boots too, when she was a baby. She's never worn sickly pink crap though. Next do some lovely colours that aren't pink. I think they had a rusty and cream theme during the summer and a few years ago did a beautiful blue and green theme in the winter for girls. I've never had a problem with shoes either. We mainly buy her boots and trainers from clarkes, but 2 winters ago dh bought some gorgeous red suede boots from debenhams for £5. They were so comfortable for her and she lived in them all winter. TK max are good for girls boots/shoes and trainers.

Boys on the other hand!! I have no idea about. I can't get excited about shopping for DS and they all have the same blue and grey clothes. M&S love blue and green for baby boys for some reason. I did buy a beautiful stripy cardigan for him the other day from gap that was nice.

Holy crud that's a long comment. Sorry!

At least girls clothes look babyish! I hate having to go shopping for boys clothes, all the stuff just makes them look like mini old men.

And fucking blue! Seriously, is it not possible to use another colour!? I am sick to the back teeth of blue, everything is bloody blue.

Much as it pains me to say this, of all the clothes I have bought recently for DS (2) and DD (3) the only ones that wash and wear well are the Boden ones.

And DD's - despite being a total tomboy (has NEVER worn a dress) - are more "interesting" than DS's.

Poor DS. Destined to a life of diggers, pirates and dinosaurs.

My dd has a friend who has parents that don't see why you wouldn't buy her boys clothes - it does her no favors at all - there are plenty of clothes around for both boys and girls but any one who believes girls look ok in boys clothes on the whole they don't.

And my dd is in no way "pink" or "skimpy" or "sparkly"

As a caveat said friend also wears black school shoes and slightly too short jogging bottoms so maybe it's just them and you can change clothes!!!!

verity i get dd boden and ds4 has lots of boden as well actually. just got dd some cord bloomers, a lovely top and a dress. oh and some lined cord trousers. i buy when they have offers on etc. I agree quality is good and its easy to sell on when my dd grows out of it.

My dd also doesnt wear much pink at all. Red, green, orange, blue, yellow. Loads of bright colours and i love how you can layer girls clothes and dress stuff up/down for the weather and for parties/play etc.

I don't have a problem with girls clothes either.

5 yo DD is very fussy about clothes and will only wear soft, comfortable, fairly loose clothes.

She won't wear trousers for instance because the waistband annoys her.

We get most of her clothes from H&M online. They have lovely soft unisex tracky bottoms, long sleeved tops, thick woolly leggings, fleeces and plenty of fairly plain stuff in amongst the Hello Kitty frilly stuff (nothing wrong with this BTW but DD finds frills annoying).

As the mother of a boy, i would say there is a vast amount more to choose from for girls (thought ive never looked closely)

Most shops have say 3-4 aisles for girls against 1 for boys, for example.