To still want to buy "younger girls" clothes for dd

[Purplesky2]

She is 4 and already 115cm tall so I am buying 5-6 and really need 6-7 clothes for her. All the things we like in the younger girls section of next and sainsbury are for younger girls up to age 6 so she need older girls clothes which I don't like as much. Does anywhere do girls for older girls that are young and appropriate for a 4 year old?

www.mothercare.com/Little-Bird-by-Jools-Ribbon-Smock-Dress/LH9793,default,pd.html

So cute

I've got some stuff online at Hip Baby before for my very tall niece. The Frugi stuff is lovely.

I've bought virtually the entire Little Bird collection from Mothercare for my DD.

She is a tall 4 year old and for some reason this seems to be the cut off point between dressing your child like a child or a sex worker in most high street shops and supermarkets.

I thought that Next had some nice pieces this season.

M&S younger girls range goes up to 6-7 and the sizes are on the more generous size. I also like H&M. They do a good range of cotton basics 3 for 2 so dresses, t-shirts, hoodie and leggings tho the leggings aren't always the best.

I don't know why the supermarkets don't cotton on to the fact that many parents don't want mini-hooker clothes as soon as their daughters are six/six-sized.

I have this exact problem with Sainsbury clothes. I love their little girls clothes, nearly all,of DDs stuff comes from there. She is 4-5 at the moment but they seem to stop there and go into the older girls stuff, which looks bloody horrible. I don't want to dress a 5 year old like a teenager! Agree completely hippee.

I didn't realise Mothercare went up to age 7. I used to like their girls clothes. That dress in the link is really nice.

I always remember taking toddler DD into somewhere, she had a yellow and white pumpkin patch summer dress on, white frilly ankle socks and sandals. 2 old women commented on how nice it was to see a little girl dressed like a little girl. It seems to be more unusual these days as many parents put them in denim skirts and knee boots as soon as they can walk!

Boots have nice children's clothes. Also, Debenhams.

Mine is 10 now but still a head taller than the rest. You don't want to buy a 4 year old 'older girls'. I can't believe high street shops haven't cottoned on to this.

Agree with boden. Gymboree is good if you are visiting US. I used to buy both on ebay.

TK Maxx also has american brands that tend to be more age appropriate. John lewis is also a good suggestion.

Joules

M&S comes up big in comparison to most children's ranges so might be OK. But generally agree that if you want children's clothes (rather than mini hooker) you need to pay for it.

Vertbaudet is another good one

tesco's younger girls stuff goes up to 6-7.

I have the same issue my daughter is 5 and wears age 7-8 and size 13 shoes. I buy only dresses for her she is very girly. Very much the style of the little bird dress linked above which she wore today. I like some bits in boden, bryony and co, annafie, pretty originals, joules, tkmaxx, Rachel Riley. There are some lovely clothes to be had in older ages that still look young.

I echo those who say Mothercare and Boots - places where they stop at age 7-8 so they don't bother to have an older and younger range. Warning this problem get much worse after 7-8 when you move into the 8-14 age range.

I've recently been buying more from Zara for this reason - my DD is 5 years old and around 120 cm tall

I get most of my DD's clothes at Gap online now (seems to be a permanent sale)
I find a lot of their stuff quite generous which is good for DD as she also has the long body proportions.

Also will only wear leggings/soft clothes which they seem to do well, lots of sweatshirt dresses and leggings type outfits.

Having the same problem with shoes! DD is 4 and has massive feet. The Clarks boots that I liked were too small for her and all there was in her size was sad, black boots! Grrr

Tchibo has nice and appropriate stuff that goes up to at least 122/128. And yy to Boden and Vertbaudet (although my older dc are boys so not as familiar with the girls' ranges there).

Monsoon used to do some nice ordinary clothes aswell as the party wear. Dd had some jersey dresses she wore with leggings.

Frugi is brilliant. Especially in the sale!

I have two very tall children and feel the same way.

They also have long feet and same thing with shoes.

Yes to monsoon, they do beautiful coats and have a great sale.

Sainsbury's do from 3 - 12.

Have a very tall DD 6 in 10 year old clothes. We buy mostly from Fatface, monsoon and Polarn Pyret. They tend to have adjustable waists which are good for the tall but slender. Also they all have brilliant sales which is when I stock up.

Or those struggling with shoes try Geox, far better quality than Clark's and a good range of shoes