To Feel Absolutely IRATE At The Lack Of Non-Pink Girls Clothes

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Argh!!!!!

I felt fairly annoyed with gender specific clothes for DS. Now I have DD it makes me want to scream. She's not a fucking princess. She's hopefully going to be a strong independent woman.

Any tips for stores selling non pink non crap girls clothes would be MOST welcome :)

My 6 month old is wearing a blue top from m&s and jeans today so no pink. She does wear pink though (she wears all colours). I am still certain she will grow up as a strong independent woman who will wear as much or as little pink as she likes.

There are lots of gender neutral clothes. Asda, M&S and H&M in particular have very nice ranges.

And my DD has the perfect skin tone for pink. She looks adorable in it and I unashamedly buy her loads. Alongside all her other stuff so now I never get to wear any of it enough.

Now gender specific advertising on kids channels. That gives me the rage.

I missed that bit in the OP.

I love the colour pink. Am I a weak dependant woman then? Or do I just like pink.

I have one girl who loves pink. I have no doubt she will grow into a strong and independent woman as well.

Too much fuss about a colour.

Scandinavian brands like Polarn och Pyret, Molo, småfolk, NameIt. TK Maxx is a bit hit and miss but somethimes they have great cheap branded non-pink clothes!

And yes I agree with nerrsherr that I fully expect her to grow up to be a strong independent woman who knows her own mind. Because we will raise her that way.

I love glitter and pink too. No surprise to me that DD loves all colours (but especially pink and green).

I made my first concrete at 3. Could change car wheels and oil at 6. Bought a house at 19 and by 21 had knocked down walls, rewired, plastered, wallpapered etc. I own more tools than my husband (who won't be seen dead in anything resembling pink). I'm fiercely independent and capable.

I hate the gendering of toys etc. But you're making a lot of fuss about nothing, OP.

No, sorry, DD is 6 and this has never been an issue - she has always had the odd pink item of clothing in her wardrobe but it's never dominated or been hard to avoid ...I think pp who suggested that some kind of rage is colouring everything pink might be right OP!

These threads are bloody ridiculous. There are loads and loads of clothes out there that are not pink.

I am a strong independent woman, I like pink. I suit pink. My iPad, phone, kindle etc are all in pink cases because I live with 3 men so it's easier for me to distinguish mine from their's.

H&M and matalan have cute girls stuff that isn't pink. H&M also have a really good online sale on at the mo. I wish i had a newborn so i could dress them in sleepsuits again. So sweet!
I have twin girls who are now 2.5 years old and i have never bought them anything pink because i just don't like it. I have also bought them boys pj's and socks because they both like cars and trucks etc. And they both have dinosaur shoes and blue (boys) wellies from clarks. You don't have to buy girls clothes because you have a girl.

I don't really see the sea of pink to be honest, except in the baby section.

Not much pink here Boden or here M&S

When I was a kid in the early 80s boys and girls would often model the exact same clothing in the catalogues! No modifications in colour or sizing. Have a look at the boys ranges as well.

Anyone else notice the irony in "I fucking hate gender-specific clothes, they're all pink, where can I get other GIRLS clothes".
You don't hate gender specific that much then, if you can't cross the aisle to the section marked boys.
PArt of the problem....

my little pale face blondie girl really doesn't suit pink or pastels. I do find it quite tricky to avoid those. You might get away without pink but you'll get a vomity lilac instead IMO. but Sainsburys aren't bad and I love PoP on her. JL, boden and gap all have bits and pieces. Zara also have some interesting bits which are less baby-ish.

I LOVED pink when I was a little girl. My whole bedroom was decorated in various shades of it.

I am now a strong, independent woman. Apparently living in Pinkness did nothing to affect my personality.

There's so much non pink, I think you are just saying this to make a point just as people post that there are only khaki and digger buys clothes. All the shops have great ranges of non pink clothes

Of course there is nothing wrong with pink - I enjoy wearing it myself. But I'm an adult and can make my own mind up. I think what OP is objecting to is the way that pink gets shoved down little girls' throats from the moment they are born, whereas 'boy' clothes and toys come in a range of colours - a fairly limited range sometimes, but still a range.

I work with young children and almost all of the girls are dressed head to toe in pink every time I see them. It's not a 'fuss about nothing'.

But Lotta a lot of people on this thread are saying they don't dress their children entirely in pink and a lot of places have non pink stuff. Today DD is wearing soft denim leggings and a red/blue/white stripy top. Both from the girls section in Next. Her shoes are navy blue. If she chooses to wear pink when she's older then so be it. I'm sure she will still be strong and independent.

I do have this problem sometimes.

If I was just randomly browsing for nice clothes, I'd be able to find loads of stuff I liked, of course.

But usually when I am shopping for the DC, I need something very specific to replace something that's been grown out of or is full of holes - a hooded top, a multipack of tights, a waterproof jacket, a new pair of wellies - and I often find I struggle to find something. (I do think when you try and buy out of season you often end up with a choice of either pink with glittery hearts or black with skulls designs.)

I don't mind pink particularly, though it is nice to have a choice. I do mind pointless slogans, horrible appliques or pictures and Disney princesses. Or in fact I mind characters in general. I hate camouflage and animal prints.

(And if anyone can find me a child's cotton (not fleece!) hooded sweat top, without a zip, without a meaningless slogan, that isn't pink, and isn't from the boy's section, please tell me where you found it so I can buy one for DD!)

H&M, Sainsbury's and M&S have a huge variety of clithes of all colours for my dd aged almost 5. Gap is also good. I can't remember the last time I bought anything pink.

I've had 2 boys, the range of boys' clothes in comparison to girls' clothes is shocking. Not only that the colours were drab and dingy. My kids suited navy and red fortunately and I would buy a lot of their clothes from Laredoute and Vertbaudet, but the mainstream shops like Next, Adams and Mothercare it was all khaki, brown and beige with vile slogans on. It was much, much easier to buy an outfit for my 3 nieces.

During my time working in many nurseries in differing areas of the country, I never noticed almost all of the young girls dressed head to toe in pink, ever.

put her in brightly coloured boys' clothes. they are just clothes.

My daughter has clothes in pink, purple, red, blue and yellow. Not much green I'll admit but certainly not just pink. Where are you shopping?

I went into marks and spencers a few weeks ago and the 1-6 girls range was lovely, strong yellows, reds and blues/navy. They were flowery but hardly any pink in sight!

Under 1s is harder but h&m are really good.

Samantha DD has a grey one from H&M, try there!

I've never had a problem buying non-pink for my 13 and 9 year old pink hating DDs.

They've always hated princessy/pink/frilly/"Daddy's Princess" stuff and I've never struggled to buy for them.

They've had clothes from most high street stores over the years, current favourites and H&M and New Look (although they're more for older kids).

They like slogan/printed tops, but they can't be 'princessy' or pink, I bought them some new tops at the weekend - orange with black elephant print, grey with a black panda, white with a silver bow, stripes, spots. Yes, they sold pink stuff, but there were loads of other options as well