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to expect Next to have school trousers for normal children not supermodels?

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mummywilldrive · 10/05/2009 11:33

Went to town last week to get some new school trousers for my dd. (Complete tomboy refuses to wear summer dresses or school skirts). As the one's she's had since September now have holes in the knees. (Skidding across the playground on your knees is THE new sport all the cool kids are doing it apparently). Her old ones are from M&S but they only do summer dresses in the summer. As do most other shops apart from Next.

So I happily browse through the rails and rails of wonderfully trendy school trousers deciding which one's to buy. I make my choice find age 6. Well they look miles too long but hey I'm dab hand with a needle and cotton and can hem them. The waist looks very small but it says adjustable waist so maybe someone has made them smaller. But no that is the actual waist size. Would have trouble fitting my 2 year old dd. So I try age 7 again far too small and all the way up until I reach age 12 which look like they will just about fit her. But I would have to cut off half the trouser length in order to get them to fit her. So leave empty handed.

I mean my dd is a normal sized 6 year old. She doesn't have really short legs or a mahoosive belly or arse. I'm stumped at were they got the sizes from. Supermodel children? Really strange as all there other children's clothes are spot on in sizes.

I can get school trousers from Asda but they only last about 2 washes before they go bobbly and shrink. Next one's were really good quality. [sigh]

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misdee · 10/05/2009 11:35

go online. i buy my dd1 the kids + trousers from next. she wears age 9+ in their school trousers and jeans, but age 9 on their casual bottoms.

emkana · 10/05/2009 11:35

Have you tried Sainsbury's?

misdee · 10/05/2009 11:35

here

LostGirl · 10/05/2009 11:41

I agree Next sizes seem ridiculous. My dd is very slender for her age, and average height and we have to go up two years to get them to fit comfortable around the waist, as a result I no longer shop there for her as there are other shops with more realistic sizings which means I don't have to spend hours trying to hem things.

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mummywilldrive · 10/05/2009 11:43

Thank you misdee. will try them.

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lucylue · 10/05/2009 12:09

i had the same problem.
i thought they were trying to save from material by doing that way.
i found some at bhs, but had to fold the legs a bit.
sainsburys is good too, dont miss in september.

katiestar · 10/05/2009 12:11

I am grateful fo manufactureres who make clothing with a smaller waist. If you have a more rotund child you can at least turn the hem up ,but what do you do with a skinny child ?
Elasticated waists aren't always the answer necause they look bunched up and messy on a slim child

squilly · 10/05/2009 12:23

I think that different makes are great for different kids. My dd is 8 and an age 9 is usually perfect for her in Next. She's tall, so she needs those supermodel lengths!

And though I empathise to some degree with the more average kids around, my dd will be in adult clothes sooner, so will be paying more for her clothes. She's almost in an adult shoe size now, so her shoes are beginning to be a nightmare for her and will cost more.

I despair trying to find her nice, casual, comfy sandals for the summer. Everything has heels or straps or whatever fashion nonsense is doing the rounds at the time. (sorry...makes me rant I'm afraid)

There will always be disparities in sizes with kids clothes, just as there are with adults. Hopefully you'll find a quality and a brand that make you happy for your dcs..

unfitmother · 10/05/2009 12:24

Great, I'm off to Next!
Can never find clothes with a small enough waist for DD and she likes trousers for school too.
I wish manufacturers would realise that children come in lots of different shapes and sizes.

motherlovebone · 10/05/2009 12:30

Next charge more for larger sizes
[hmmm]

Vamonos · 10/05/2009 12:39

I often find that trousers are much too long for DD if they fit in the waist (she's not overweight, just doesn't have particularly long legs!).

A suggestion to manufacturers - don't put chunky applique patterns near the bottom hems (which they often do). It means the trousers can't be turned or even rolled up.

Phoenix4725 · 10/05/2009 16:36

i must admit im big fan of next as dd is very skinny and only place that have hope in hellof finding something to fit her

BCNS · 10/05/2009 16:53

I have to say next are made for the build of my dc's .. so i'm a happy next clothes buying mum.

I still don't like the fact that you have to have an account to buy online tho.. as this is one of the few shops where I could actually buy age related clothing for the dc's. ( barring ds1 now as he wouldn't been seen dead in next.. grrr teens!)

cornsilk · 10/05/2009 16:56

I've a skinny one who used to wear next and a more average sized one who wears M and S(school trousers). The next ones are far inferior in quality IMO. I now buy all M and S with the adjustable waist. Don't bother with Next - they aren't worth the price.

BCNS · 10/05/2009 16:57

actually I lie.. dd fit's leg and waist into the year above her age.. ds2 is in 3 years above his age... but right ratios for waist and legs here.. if we nip the waists in.

ds1 on the other hand has mahooosively long leags ( 30 inches).. but a 22 inch waist.. now that is not funny at all!

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mychildrenarebarmy · 10/05/2009 18:10

My DD is one of those females with a skinny waist and long legs she sure as heck doesn't get it from me think short and dumpy chunky short arse. Next is perfect for her but I do find that by the time I have adjusted the waist enough for her the material is all gathered on her bum. So from my point of view YAB a bit U. It would be a huge pita if all shops did identical cuts for half the population.

mychildrenarebarmy · 10/05/2009 18:11

don't know why my strikethrough didn't work harrumph

Horton · 10/05/2009 18:14

I'm also off to Next. Are the toddler sizes also long and skinny? If so, great news for DD. Even Gap which most people say comes up small is way too wide for her.

bruffin · 10/05/2009 18:20

Next fit my tall skinny dd 11 as well,although now she fits 13yr old clothes and its more difficult to find in the shops and we have to go online. Adams and Asda tend to be wider fitting. Verbaudet and Redoute are good for thinner fits, but they do a relaxed fit as well.

nooka · 10/05/2009 18:25

Next used to fit dd OK (so long as the sizing was at least two years over her actual age) but for ds their waists were far too big! However he is a genuinely thin child, and getting him trousers that do not fall off him (literally) is tricky. Even with belts he really struggles. With dd our problem is in finding age appropriate clothes (she is 8 1/2 and now in 12-14).

Both my kids are in adult sized shoes, which is really expensive grrr...

However we always got uniform from M&S (me) or Woolies (dh) and sizing wasn't a big deal. Now we live somewhere where schools don't have uniforms.

nooka · 10/05/2009 18:28

George do massive waists (for boys anyway) as do Pumpkin Patch.

pointydog · 10/05/2009 18:37

my M&s has some trousers in stock all year round.

yes, go online and get th eones you;re used to

sarah293 · 10/05/2009 19:28

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