To just buy DD boys clothes?

[Shannny]

DD is 2.5
Whenever I take her shopping I ask her what clothes she wants and she always chooses boys clothes, boys pyjamas, boys hoodies and jumpers etc - I’ve been trying to encourage her with the girls stuff (not sure why, just naturally wanted to buy her girls clothes) but it’s becoming an “argument” so to speak everytime. At weekend I bought her a load of boys clothes she chose and we had so many comments from friends and family saying how lovely she looked and how much they suited her! So now I’m thinking I might as well just buy her boys clothes as default.

I know it’s not unreasonable as such but it still feels a bit odd to me

Has anyone else been through this?

lighthearted btw! I know there are bigger things to worry about etc etc

We used to buy a lot of boys clothes for Dd at that age. The colours suited her better and they were much harder wearing (I e made for mucking around in). And boys trousers tended to have adjustable waists while girls were just elasticated (not great for a very skinny, very active girl...)

I get what you are saying but irl there is a huge difference.

Just go and actually compare the same size boys and girls school trousers in Tescos or compare girls tracksuit bottoms and boys tracksuit bottoms in Primark. Look at the amount of material used(even when the fit is meant to be the same) and the thickness of it. Look at the length of the standard girls t-shirts compared with the boys. You try finding "girls" trousers with reinforced knees. Try counting the number of pockets between the genders!

So yeah, they are all made with very little ethics or care but they are very different.

My DD (19) wears a mixture now. I think the world is changing. When your daughter is a teenager there won't be any gender brands. The young girls are demanding equality and it is improving things. My daughter loves marvel, she loved Disney too. Tis just clothes. My 6'5'' beared son had a full dolls house. Early learning. I kept it for his children.
Via la difference.

Kind of surprised you give her so much choice at 2.5. I have a DS this age and he couldn’t give less of a fuck what he wears, he definitely has no interest in choosing his clothes.

My DS doesn't care what he wears and will happily wear what is put out.

My DD has to pick her own clothes. If she doesn't want to wear it, she won't.

Different kids react in different ways to clothes.

Except male and female bodies are fundamentally different shapes. Jeans cut for males just don't fit me well. Same with shirts.

I made the mistake of buying male trainers once, the length was fine but my feet just rattled about in them.

I myself prefer men's tshirts these days! I tend to wear fitted jeans so womens t shirts are often too figure hugging, I don't always want all of my curves on show!
They're definitely harder wearing as well.

When your daughter is a teenager there won't be any gender brands.

But surely women's and men's bodies are shaped differently?

My DD is 8 and always goes straight to the boys section, she likes dinosaurs, xbox and Minecraft and the boys clothes are much better for that kind of thing. My DS on the other hand tends to like tops from the boys section (same interests as my DD) and trousers from the girls (he really likes skinny jeans).
Just let your DD be who she is and develop her personality.

@Rainbowshit you have got me there. I have to buy female jeans (tesco greenlife) as the mens don't fit the DD. Beaonce booty! Shoes are interesting. In docs she is a 9, ugg female 8. I like men's t shirts because I am 5'10''. Belly flashers otherwise. I have seen a few new brands overseas, gender neutral. I know my marketing friends are now not targeting women.

I would not be asking a child that young her opinion.