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AIBU to not know where 12 year old boys buy clothes?

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Radiatorvalves · 24/09/2016 17:03

DS has just had his 12th birthday and got some money which he wants to spend largely on clothes. Please can I have suggestions on which shops might have clothes he likes and I won't veto.

I normally go to Gap.... But he is developing a mind of his own. Thinking of Westfield tomorrow. Please help!

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MrsCharlieD · 24/09/2016 17:06

H&m would be a good bet. My ds

MrsCharlieD · 24/09/2016 17:08

Oops ds grabbed my phone! H&m do fashionable clothes at reasonable prices. Other than that somewhere like hype? That's a popular tween label around here.

user1469571448 · 24/09/2016 17:09

JD sports is where my 12 year old goes. He lives in faintly ridiculous looking skinny fit, drop crotch jogging bottoms and retro Adidas tops and trainers though.

NantucketNightbird · 24/09/2016 17:09

My almost 13yr old loves jack wills, converse, superdry and river island.

Rumpelstiltskin143 · 24/09/2016 17:47

My 13 year old lives in Converse.

annandale · 24/09/2016 17:49

H&M? DS has liked things I've bought from Zara and Next.

Squeegle · 24/09/2016 17:51

Sports direct, occasional next jeans, m and m direct. All Nike and adidas for him

Radiatorvalves · 24/09/2016 17:56

This is great! DS is beginning to see the point of MN 😁😁😁🙈

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wheresthel1ght · 24/09/2016 17:59

12 yo Dss likes h&m, Primark for jeans cos he is a skinny runt and they do adjustable waists, next

Haven't ventured into River Island etc as my bank balance couldn't take it but I know his mum buys him stuff there

needastrongone · 24/09/2016 17:59

Hollister too, cheaper than Jack Wills generally. If you can see when you are in the shop......

harshbuttrue1980 · 24/09/2016 18:10

TK Maxx? Designer labels at cheaper prices

RubbleBubble00 · 24/09/2016 18:13

ds lives in Canterbury stadium bottoms - he hates jeans and these are a compromise as they are quite smart looking ( I buy them in the sales). Then it's usually a football top or t-shirts

RubbleBubble00 · 24/09/2016 18:14

what is it with hollister and their stupidly dark shops!

Notso · 24/09/2016 18:16

Am slightly envious of people who's 12 year olds have an opinion about what they wear. Mine is oblivious.

datingbarb · 24/09/2016 18:17

JD Sport without a doubt all 12 year old are in Hype, Nike etc

lemonymelanie · 24/09/2016 18:17

Topman too - do really small sizes to suit "tweens" - if indeed he's not already towering above you .....

PUGaLUGS · 24/09/2016 18:21

DS2 is nearly 17 but probs the size of a 12 year old, extremely skinny too. He wears a lot of Topman stuff - xs for tshirts and hoodies and waist 28 super spray on jeans. Jack Wills is also good for xs sizes.

Radiatorvalves · 24/09/2016 18:39

He's been interested for about 5 minutes! I am coming to terms with it....

About 5 foot tall..... His dad is 6 foot so am expecting a growth spurt imminently.

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Notso · 24/09/2016 18:58

Mine is five foot nine now, and skinny. It's so difficult to find anything to fit him properly especially when he just stands in changing rooms like a disinterested sack!

gabsdot · 24/09/2016 19:00

I have a 12 year old. He's small so wears age 11 but I got him some lovely clothes recently in Next. It's not somewhere I would usually go but I was impressed with the selection

HoneyDragon · 24/09/2016 19:08

Ds is now 13, but likes H&M, primark, Superdry, the odd stuff from Next online, and a good mooch in charity shops.

Sitoff · 24/09/2016 19:10

If you are at Westfields in West London Topman worth a look and Pull and Bear - both stock quite small sizes. American Eagle had a great sale rack last week with lots of small sizes.

WeAllHaveWings · 24/09/2016 19:14

Nike, Adidas, North Face as long as its branded (and expensive)

geniusindisguise · 24/09/2016 19:17

My middle lad is almost 12 and is far too aware of how he looks.. definitely JD he like his north face and house of fraser for his lacoste and hugo boss tops.

PurpleTango · 24/09/2016 19:19

My teen boys are into Jack Wills (That only happens if they have birthday money), Superdry, occasionally H&M, Topman and on the very odd occasion they have agreed to jeans from Primark. Good Luck OP :)

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