Kids clothes not going past age 14

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My DD has a Christmas party Thursday with her drama group. Money is a tad tight so I looked on Asda, Tesco etc for a party dress. Barely any have clothes for children over age 14. She's 10 but very tall and women's clothes just aren't suitable. I don't understand why they have done this? AIBU to complain?

Thank you, I've just had a quick look at the website, and you may have just saved me a lot of headaches over the next few years! Sorry to derail OP!

New look 9-15 range, matalan
Also do good girls clothes up to 14

A 15+ girl will not often want to wear the party dress you'd like for your 10 year old either.

Next goes up a bit bigger than most. Hollister and Urban Outfitters have clothes cut to a young frame. Hollister stuff tends to be quite well designed with elastic in all the right places to suit a variety of body shapes. I'm not saying it's designed round the needs of a 10 year old who needs a party dress, but I'm not sure you'll find anything for age 15+ that's is.

I really don't see why you'd complain about this.
I guess you could give feedback they might take it on board but I don't suppose there's much call for it. I mean I'm a short adult and I can fit into children's clothes (just that obviously they're not made for a grown up figure so they don't compliment me). So children would either fit in the older children's clothes or start the adult clothes.

But Next go up to age 16 though if you're interested.
And Very do some clothes up to age 16
New Look go up to age 15 as well

The average 14 yo has the curves of a woman. Children’s clothing no longer fits, the cut is too straight up and down.

my own dd is tiny. She is small enough that she fits on the size chart for an 8-10yo clothing, but none of it fits her properly. She also doesn’t want to wear that clothing because it doesn’t match the style of a teenager. We do a lot of tailoring. Thankfully I can sew.

being taller than the age range is harder. I don’t actually have a solution, except to look for the few stores that still have a girls juniors section.

Also I've seen clothes in Primark age 14-15

Most designs are produced in age bands. Realistically the demand for 14 year old outfits they have age down to maybe 3-4 isn't going to be high.

At age 12 back in the late 80s I was in ladies in a 34DD with a size 4 jeans. The range of sizes would be too big

I feel for your daughter as this was me. I was 5ft9 by the time I was 12. I felt so awkward at the end of primary/start of secondary school. I was not ready to ne thrust into women's clothes. I was not in that place in terms of emotional maturity yet. And did not want clothes cut to emphasise my burgeoning female figure.

Luckily I discovered rock music and a shop that sold band hoodies and baggies and that was my look for a few years. Not that this helps with your dress issue but I'm just hear to say I empathise.

I had this issue with both my sons in their teens. They were too big for the biggest sizes in children's departments but men's Small drowned them. For a couple of years I ended up having to buy more or less anything I saw in XS whether they liked it or not. There does seem to be a gap between the biggest kids' sizes and smallest adult ones, and little consideration of the changes in shape that occur around puberty. Same with shoes. My DS's are both size 6.5 which seems to fall between children's and adult ranges in quite a few shops.

M&S go up to age 16 in some of their kids clothes

We had the opposite problem with my very short DD, she was 10/11 and only about 4’’ 10 but fully developed, so too short for the woman’s range but too busty / hippy for the kids range. We mostly by woman’s petite now but that range is very small!

Long tall sally is good for longer length clothing and next tall section but go into smaller width sizes

I bought men’s trousers from asos for my skinny teen son. They had adjustable waists. Not sure if they still make them.

I'm not sure who you are complaining too though. I'm sure they don't make much as they don't sell much for the older kids. Most teens probably don't want to be dressed from ASDA etc! And it's just unfortunate for those of use with kids out of their usual age range. And I say this as someone with 1 daughter completely out of her age range who really wouldn't care if her clothes came from Asda.

Matalan go up to 16 (although I usually don't find much their to suit my daughter). H&M do up to 15. Next and M&S have stuff online but not usually stuff instore.

Primark might have the odd thing in 14-15 but it runs small and shrinks (t shirts and simple dresses). Same with Tesco. I held up the 12-13 and 13-14 in same style dress and there was barely an inch difference between them.
If your daughter continues on this percentile, get used to looking for the longest item on the rack.

By 12 I bought mine petite women's clothes because they fitted my DD's properly unlike girls clothes which had waistlines far too big, for some reason clothing manufacturers think all child are quite frankly fat.

New look do a teen range and M&S did (past tense as my dc are adults now)

Yanbu.

As well as new look, H&M, mango, river island and oasis Try superdry and hollister.
it’s an annoying time. Hollister usually have nice dresses if it’s a party.

My DS is 13 and in age 15-16 school clothes. I don't even think he's especially big. Sizing doesn't always make sense but I guess brands decide where their adult sizes will start and then kids ends at that point.

Nope, primary 2xs is 4-6 and fits my very skinny 5’ tall 13yo. Size 4 wouldn’t fit a size 8 woman… that is like saying a size 14 woman can fit 10-12.

we have the issue that dd fits age 12 clothes but finds them babyish compared to what her peers wear in year 9 so primary 2xs has been amazing.

dd1’s best friend was very very tall in years 5 and 6 and couldn’t wear “party dresses” because the next age up was more mature. It’s really tricky and the teen to adult cross over feels like a big blurry gap due to stages of development. No idea what the answer is but H&M has been helpful. Also Brandy Melville for casual clothes because it is aimed at skinny tall teens.

It's absolutely brilliant when they get tall enough for adults clothes.
M&S think a 12 year old has a 26 inch waist. But you can buy men's XS with a 26 inch waist. So suddenly things fit - for the first time ever.
My 16 year old has a 25 inch waist. Nothing has ever fitted properly, unless elasticated waists have been pulled in, giving him balloon bottoms.

Dtd1 is 13 and needs 15-16 trousers for length but then M&S pull in waist to actually fit her width. All my dc have very long legs (not from me).

I wear a size 6 in some women’s brands, 4 in others (ones that are more expensive/aimed at older women usually) and I very often find Primark’s adult size XXS too big for me, and I’m not an unusually skinny or short woman. I think it’s a combination of vanity sizing and a lack of QA. Women’s clothes sizing is incredibly inconsistent.

My DD is going through that awkward phase: too tall for childrens sizes, no hips to speak of so can’t wear women’s dresses or skirts, and still too young for “grown up” tops etc. I think most kids go through an awkward phase. It’s pretty expensive!

What? I'm saying whether a 14 year old wants to wear children's clothes or adult clothes is irrelevant. Her daughter is 10. Did you misread what I wrote as well as the OP?

I find the opposite with Primark. My usual clothes size is about 3 inches too small.