To wish I could wear children's clothes?

[PapayaCoconut]

Since having my daughters I've become envious of children's fashion. It's so easy to find gorgeous little casual dresses, skirts and leggings in comfortable, good quality cotton. Lovely muted pastel colours and cute prints too. Are there any brands that do this kind of thing for adults? I'm a SAHM so I want comfortable clothes but equally I don't want to live in loungewear or sportswear all the time.

If I could find something like this in my size I would buy it! mini-mono.com/collections/ss20/products/mary-to-add-prima-ballerina-dress

I'm small, but I can't wear clothes for five year olds. Maybe for 12-year olds I could. Any tips?

@JKScot4 sounds like you need a dose of happiness!

You could check out curvycartel on Instagram
I probably won't as I'm the opposite of curvy! 😆 That's probably partly why I don't like many "normal" women's clothes, actually. They are cut for curves.

It's not cutesy just a really nice knee length dress in quality fabric that washes well and dries quickly.

Exactly - such lovely fabrics. Also, styles that don't need ironing.

But it's true that a PP said about VAT. Good children's clothes are very cheap whereas for example Boden, which is actually quite basic stuff, is quite overpriced for what you get. I have a few Boden things and they haven't actually aged that well.

White Stuff
Seasalt
Boden
Mantaray from Debenhams.

Lots of cotton stuff from these ranges. Some of them also have pockets, which is always a plus point for me.

I get my long sleeve t-shirts, and other bits from H&M older kids section. They are nice & roomy.
Also, TK Maxx kids section goes up to age 16. Sizing is big, as plenty of US brands. Great prices too!

Also GAP, the sizes for older kids!

My advice is learn to sew! A dress like the one in your first post would be very straightforward to make with a bit of practice

Seasalt do comfy Jersey dresses in colours and prints, different lengths too.

Sainsbury's kids clothes are always big on my daughter so you'd probably fit into their teenage range.

The thing I like about children's clothes is that it seems to be easy to find nice basics and comfortable clothes in natural fabrics. (In fact whenever my mum brings out a bag of my old clothes from the loft it's noticeable how much of our 80s and 90s children's clothes were made of uncomfortable synthetics - acrylic jumpers, etc.) Whereas now it's easy to get cotton or wool clothes for kids. I envy my 7 year old for how comfortable her clothes are leggings and dresses compared to in my day!

Whereas all adult clothes seem to be polyester these days and horrible synthetics unless you pay obscene amounts of money. And it's partly the fashion -- a few years ago you could get cotton, cotton jersey and silk things more often, but I noticed that more recently manufacturers seem to be upping their profit margins by selling cheaper synthetic materials. Everything is so sweaty and cheap-looking in the adults' clothes at the moment, even for expensive brands. Saw a 90s-style polyester skirt in Whistles recently that cost £200 but looked and felt like the ones I used to get off the market for £10 in 1997!

Some of the Mini Boden clothes go up to age 16 which is the same measurements as a size 10 ish.

My advice is learn to sew!

It really is the best way and I really want to! It's just that my 1 year old ensures I don't have a spare moment. I'm planning to buy a sewing machine when she's a bit older though!

Agree with everything you say, stack!

Joules is basically kids clothes in adult sizes. Good quality too for the price.

You need to go on the Sewing Bee programme, and make your own. They had a section last night making cute dungerees for children, and I would have liked a grown up version of some them, for my gardening pursuits.

Next go up to age 16 for kids' clothes i think

I buy Duns of Sweden, Frugi, Picallilly, Run & Fly, Meyadey, Moromini, Maxomorra, Raspberry Republic & Lucy and Yak.

@1forall74 Run & Fly and Lucy & Yak make great adult dungarees.

Zara Kids do 13-14y and they do lots of this style of dress.

I've just seen some very bright lovely things on yumi and there's a 50 percent off code

Hi Op, I have that tulle dress in adult size 12. Actually I have 3 in different styles and colours plus a tulle skirt from Lipsy. One dress is from Boohoo and two are from New look. They look lovely with heels and statement jewellery

I felt the same and then I watched sewing bee.

Ive decided I'm going to learn how to sew properly, master 3-4 of my favourite patterns and buy some really funky fabric.

I have basic skills and I've been told natural talent so I'm excited.

I’m 4 11 & very petite so often buy kids clothes! There’s some lovely leggings I keep eyeing up when I go to m&s 🙈

I wish I had smaller feet so I could wear kids shoes too 😂

You should look at Modcloth- I don’t know if they deliver to the UK but they carry several cute and quirky UK brands