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To be worried DD will find it hard to get clothes that fit?

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Decisionsdecisions1 · 27/06/2025 14:25

I'm short - 5ft. DD (13) is even shorter - 4ft 10. It's been 3.5 yes since she hit puberty so it's unlikely she'll grow taller. She hasn't grown in 2.5 years.

Over the years I've found it harder and harder to find clothes that fit. Lengths are easy to adjust but not necklines, waist positions, fly length, shoulder width etc. The number of brands I can buy from has shrunk to about two.

With people getting taller I assume sizes will get bigger. What will dd do? I feel for her. She already feels clothes don't fit her like they fit her friends. I feel like it's all my fault and feel so guilty. I know this is a first world problem but I can see it's effecting her confidence already and feel sad about it. That's all.

OP posts:
Sunshineonthewater · 27/06/2025 16:33

Optimustime · 27/06/2025 15:39

I'd be looking at Asian clothing brands

can you point us in the direction of any Asian brands please?

Sunshineonthewater · 27/06/2025 16:38

5ft nothing here and it is a right pain. I don’t mind being small - I did when younger - but I do struggle with clothes. I wish I’d learned to sew. I can’t really afford to use a tailor for everything - it’s so expensive!
ASOS petite and pixie girl might be good for your daughter - cheap and cheerful. I wish there were more petite brands aimed at women - good quality, grown up clothes.

DIRECTDORIS · 27/06/2025 21:57

want to say its way easier for short women to buy than tall
so many petite ranges or short length trousers will fit or at worse be a bit long which can be cut
you cant add inches to trousers thats to short
even tall range is to short for me

im 6ft with 36 inch legs and a 12-13(adult)shoe
i got to this size by age 11(27 inches born so i was a very very tall kid)

i was born in 81 so the 90s,my teens were impossible to buy for me, i also had E/F cup boobs so my mother had a nightmare
i lived in men's trousers and mens trainers

even women's tops are to short for me
men's t-shirts are way more comfy

i was the only girl im my school allowed to wear trousers as the skirts and tights wouldnt fit
same with shoes. black patent shoes were girls
i wore caterpillar boots
i started y7(y1 in olden days)age 11 and half, taller than most male teachers

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