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

[ohflowerofscotland]

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.

As a baby shop owner (all be it I'm very new to this!) we meet with agents for brands. Initially we were told to buy 70% of girls clothes to 30% of boys! The reason being apparently people are willing to spend money on girls clothes but refuse to on boys.

Another issue is the variety in girls clothes dresses, skirts, tops, T-shirt's, shirts, leggings, jeans, shorts, jackets and coats whereas boys it's just jeans, trousers, shorts, joggers, T-shirt's, shirts, jackets and coats.

I can't say for certain if it's true that people won't spend the same amount on boys clothes or not.

I know people complain regularly we don't have enough boys but to be honest the brands don't make enough for boys!

I went to the ASDA sales today, hoping to get a shirt with s monster on. Monsters are toddler DD's favourite thing. There were many racks of the girls clothes but not even one for the boys clothes.

I spent a small fortune on the girls sale though as DD likes pink stuff as well as monsters.

Agreed. While DS is a toddler I've taken to buying the 'girls' clothes. He LOVES bright colours and the 'boys' clothes are so dull

Agreed. There are some lovely fabrics out there for girls' clothes, yet they're never used for boys even when they're not pink or pastel colours.

And yes, of course I could dress my boy in a pink dress and it wouldn't matter a bit, but it would be a bit daft (and if he were a girl I wouldn't buy him pink dresses).

My current favourites are John Lewis, Frugi and Piccalilly... via eBay!

I agree although I think a lot of clothes for girls is more impractical. Starting it young.

I'm sick of grey and navy boys clothes! The colourful stuff (Frugi, JoJo etc) is way too pricey to send him to nursery in/let him get food stains all over

I complained to M&S that there wasn't even a designated boys section after Christmas and they told me they had to move the boys stuff out to make way for sale items. The girls stuff was still there though. I wasn't impressed

Asda is now terrible for boys 7ish & up. I nipped in for a pair of jeans in an emergency and was met with 11!! different pairs of of jogging trousers and not one pair of jeans for that age group. Everything they do have is very dull & generic.

And this is why I sew, my DS has great colourful leggings

I love JoJo, frugi P.O.P etc but too pricey for day to day, nursery etc. Next do some nice boys' things including leggings rather than joggers, as do H&M. I do buy DS things from the girls' section in other shops though, I don't see why boys can't wear bright colours.

I need to buy DS a whole new wardrobe in the next size up following a growth spurt 🙄 I generally stick to supermarkets, anyone know whether Tesco are any good?

Yes but it's all glittery, frilly, tacky, crap! I bought DD a pair of jeans from the boys section because all the girls jeans had bloody unicorns or Peppa Pig on them!! I have to buy her paw patrol shirts from the boys section too.

I spend ages trying to sieve through the crap in the girls bit to find something for DD whereas I go to the boys section and found a gorgeous shirt and trousers for DS in 2 minutes.

Another issue is the variety in girls clothes dresses, skirts, tops, T-shirt's, shirts, leggings, jeans, shorts, jackets and coats whereas boys it's just jeans, trousers, shorts, joggers, T-shirt's, shirts, jackets and coats

There are many smaller companies who are popular for selling leggings that aren’t listed as ‘girls’. That have no bows or frills but cool prints that appeal to many. I wish clothes were organised by type (all trousers together) and that bows and frills were not put on the brightly coloured stuff.

I'm in Australia and it's incredibly hard to find boys clothes above the age of 10 and under 15. The boys sections are always tiny. I went into a department store the other day and looked in the kids section and while there were 'tween' girl sections there was nothing for boys. Appears boys just don't wear clothes.

Don't get me started on shoes.

I was told by a small retailer that people also buy clothes as presents for girls (where as boys always get toys) which is another reason there is a bigger selection. I found primark (admittedly a pretty big one) great for my 5 yo ds and ok for my 12 yo ds - although I did end up buying his pjs from the mens section.

I found h&m good for my tween boys and river island, also Primark for t-shirts. My teenagers like hype, Adidas and other brands.

This has driven me mental for years, although it's a lit better than when DS1 ( 15 now) was little. For DS3 I found Zara, H&M and Vervaudet do bright colours now.

For all you folks having trouble with age 12 and over H&M is your friend: boys section goes up to 14+ ( which is roughly in parallel with XS mens) and I am.assured their stuff is ' decent '. Their men's section Also has XXS and 26" waist jeans.

For brands TK Maxx is just amazing- often have up to age 14/15 and lots of XS menswear. It's my 2 eldest ( 15 , 12) favourite shop. MandM direct online is great for sportswear/ trainers and North Face L and XL are v big made ( jacket I bought last week is the only thing that fits DS2's huge long arms and body ) and they have a sale on right now.

For older boys I can recommend JD Sports/Sports Direct (up to size 13-14). Next Online does jeans up to mid teen. On the high street M&S goes up to age 15/16?, H&M goes up to size age 14+ , River Island has a teen boys collection starting at 26 inch waist and Primark goes up to age 14/15?

To echo what others have said, it is the same for older boys and men. Not only it is the amount of clothing on offer too, but the variety as well. Or lack of, should I say.

Places like Boden, FatFace and Zara do offer brighter more varied clothing for boys but then not everyone has Boden money etc.

My boys are adults now but it was a problem when they were young too.

Going back to when Adams was on the high street, their store local to us was mainly girls clothing with just a small area for boys. At the time it was the only shop in town which sold decent quality children’s clothing, apart from a very limited range in the tiny Woolworths. I contacted their head office and was told that it was something they’d take a look at.

When nothing had changed two years and another son later, I contacted them again and was sent a gift voucher and an apologetic letter.

I went into the store to spend the gift voucher and the assistant called the manager over who promptly banned me, saying that if I wasn’t happy with the stock in her store then I wouldn’t have to shop there again.

@MadisonAvenue that's outrageous! I would have been on to head office

I do think the woman in Sainsburys has a point. Knowing my DH nephews who range from 10 to 18, they much prefer branded clothes and wouldn't be seen dead in supermarket clothes.

I can't say I've noticed the issue. But I rarely actually bother looking at the girls clothes. Don't be fooled into thinking that a larger volume actually means more choice either.

I don't have boys, but my daughter likes Lego/PlayStation/Minecraft stuff so we always look in the boys' section. Larger Next stores seem to have a good boys' range as do H&M. I agree that the range of colours is generally limited though.

I've noticed this and it really REALLY annoys me. I only have a 4 month old DS right now but it's shocking how few boys clothes are out there compared to girls clothes. Thank goodness most of his clothes ATM are second hand from friends, without their kindness he'd have nothing to wear but bloody impractical dungarees and the odd slogan t shirt!!!

On a separate note I've noticed there aren't many purple baby clothes and I find this odd.