To think there's always more clothes for girls than boys?

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Why is this? There was a huge baby sale in my local Asda. Rails and rails of baby clothes but not that much for boys.

This was the case for non sale items too. It really bugs me.

You would think retailers would cater just as much for boys than girls.

Baby girl clothes*

It’s the same for older kids, or at least it is in my local Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s and Tesco. Most irritating.

@haverhill It really is. There is always much nicer baby girl clothes 😢

Yes i agree. And its all dull colours too. A row of blue or brown outfits while the girls have 4 rows of outfits. Though the girls stuff is often mainly just pink.

I find it puzzling. It’s not the kids buying the clothes. Mums of boys enjoy clothes shopping as much as mums of girls, presumably?
It’s also reinforcing tired stereotypes: the way females look is more important than how males look.

If I see a glittery unicorn shirt I like I'm going it buy it for DS3 - good thing he loves unicorns, too.

DD (when she was younger) only wore clothes from the boys' section, and today I buy my 2 DSs clothes from both sections. Whatever I like and whatever they like. I don't think it matters if your baby boy is wearing a pink onesie with little flowers on. Colours are only colours, right?

Probably totally missing your point, though. Check charity shops! Most of the time they have a great selection of children's clothes.

Yes to most of the girls stuff being pink! Hardly any other colour, just rafts and rafts of pink and mostly white.

I have to say I don't get most outfits for my baby DS from eBay - there's some great bargains on there, it's fantastic

It's horrendous. Went to Matalan to get holiday clothes for DD (12) and DS (10). DD found masses in clearly labelled sections - for boys there was only a baby section and a younger boys' section up to age 6. I asked where the older boys' clothes were and the assistant wafted her arm at the little boys' section and said 'it's mixed in with that stuff but there isn't much to be honest'. She was not kidding. Two different Fortnite T shirts and a hoodie. So crap.

YANBU I've had discussions with staff in Sainsbury asking why there's only 2 blocks of boys clothes but 6 of girls, she got very defensive and ended up saying, people with older boys only want branded stuff not clothes from here. To which I replied well I don't want branded stuff and would like some bits from here

I hated this when my boys were younger, literally rows and rows even aisle somethings or all girls clothes then a tiny little corner right at the back with boys clothes.

Went to Morrison's earlier also and there was only one block of baby boy clothes. It's absolutely ridiculous. It infuriates me!

Agree, so our baby on his arrival will be sporting some really nice floral pink scratch mitts! I like them, and I’m sure it won’t fold him back in life 😂

There's plenty of girls clothes that aren't pink, many are pastelly but loads of choice. I agree OP it isn't fair, it continues to adulthood as well. Frugi has some lovely colourful clothes, they are expensive new but there's some second hand sale sites about :)

Yes it's terrible. I have 3 boys and the changeover from boys to men is the worst. Just as they were entering high school. It's hard to find clothes at all. Clothes for boys stop at about 10 - 12. Mens start at xs but are too big for my 10-12 year old. Basically for 2 years there are no suitable clothes for boys. The only place I have found is Sports Direct and occasionally Next. Even so, a small amount only. My daughter - never had a problem with this at all.

It's the same throughout life!

Sopping for baby and toddler boys is a doddle compared with shopping for teen boys.

I'm dreading it as he gets older..

Yes. My local Sainsbury's has 1.5 aisles for girls clothes and 0.5 for boys.

All my mum friends buy their girls stuff from the boys sections. It's no wonder there's never any boy stuff left in the sales!

Tbf I don’t think it’s that weird- there are more shapes of girls and women’s clothes or dress skirt jumpsuit legging trousers etc
I found sainos really good same for next for boys
My friend has girls. One wears dinosaurs one is head to toe glitter , it’s just what they like. I really don’t get the drama over it all

Definitely!

I have teenage boys and it’s so hard getting them clothes! As a pp said, sports direct and Next. But it’s a nightmare trying to actually buy clothes on the high street, Next only goes upto 12 years in store

Crossposted with @Clankboing

Buying them shoes or trainers in a big size 5-6 is even harder. Many of the boys' ranges have already stopped at 3 or 4 and the adult sizes often don't start until 7. Autistic size 6 13 year old is living in Next school shoes because that's all we can find with velcro closures in a wide fit!

I agree with another pp though and I don’t think it’s manily
Pink (maybe for baby girls) not older girls as my dd is pink obsessed and I usually struggle to find her much in pink!

It’s just setting the girls up for a lifetime of consumerism. They’ll be paid less but expected to buy more.

So yes, unfair.

It's the same for older boys and also men - two floors of department stores and high street brands dedicated to women's fashion and just a small section for men.

I completely agree.

Sadly I think it's because a larger portion of mothers in this country favour daughters over sons, so retail probably has done market research and saw that more money is spent on little girls than little boys. I say this because I remember reading research somewhere that most British women who go for PGS/PGD testing do so to get a daughter, and the opposite (for example) would be women from Saudi Arabia favouring sons.