The elusive boys cardigan....

[thatgirlsevil]

Did I miss a memo or something? Since when did the simple boys cardigan fall so far out of fashion that I cannot track one down ANYWHERE?

I've managed to cobble together DS's first uniform on a reasonably tight budget but I can't for the life of me find a blue cardigan suitable for a 4-5 year old anywhere?

I thought a cardigan would be best as he can open/close/remove the garment with greater ease and cardies look infinitely smarter (and cuter) than a fleece or sweatshirt.

I also find it more practical to wash and dry. I don't like how fleeces tend to become mishapen and bobble and I wouldn't throw one in the dryer for practical reasons.

I've tried Sainsburys, M&S, H&M, George, Tesco, TK Maxx, John Lewis and more...so now I'm asking Mumsnetters if they can help out and find me a blimmin' cardie....??????

Phew.

the uniform direct small may be OK. look at the site and check the sizing.

*Farah.

Oh god, he dresses nothing like that Towie shower...honestly. It's more Mr Rogers on dress-down Friday.

Ahhhh ok, checking sizing. Thanks.

Of course boys wear cardigans- my Ds has about 10 (he's a serious charity shop shopper!) It's just very unusual for boys to wear them as part of sxhool uniform. Irrational but true!

I find that boys cardigans tend to be zip rather than buttons.

Round here boys would wear them out of school but definitely not in school.

Check out the Fairtrade Cooton Rich Cardigan on M&S website. Looks unisex to me.

sorry I don't think cardigans are perceived as 'girly' generally (love chunky zip up cardis on boys), just as part of school uniform

ds wore a cardi last year in year 1. i asked if he would like a jumper or cardi, he said cardi.He liked to run around with it open like a superhero as far as i know he was never teased about it, infact i think he started a trend as a few of the other boys in his class then wanted one & had one.
most men i know own at least one cardi.
i don't see a problem with boys wearing them to school.

Oooh, wish I'd seen this thread before I bought six of the nasty school sweatshirts for my three boys. I honestly hate them, they are so tight around the neck I had to buy a size bigger so the little ones would be able to get them off, and they are red so fade instantly. Plus they are so hot in them - no middle ground between the polo shirt and superhot sweatshirt. I am off to try and find a proper v neck jumper..

if you can find the other thread on this issue it had some links.

i think the op got some in the end. have you tried verbaudet?

I hate polo shirts, traditional cotton or cotton mix shirts are far better, they are thinner and cooler and wash up far better than polo shirts.

We were in our local Sainsbury's yesterday, and they had some dark blue zip up school cardigans that were quite chunky and looked suitable for either boys or girls.

Zips, zips would have been a dream.

No buttons to do up, no buttons for the paint to come off and no buttons to lose.

Where in earth the uniform suppliers managed to find buttons that were not made of solid navy plastic u will never know. God they looked scruffy.

My son & I also prefer cardigans for his school uniform. He finds them more comfy & easier to take off/put on than the scruffy looking school sweatshirts. I've also hunted everywhere but eventually discovered that H&M almost always have one or two styles of plain boys cardigans in stock. They're not always prominently displayed on the racks, sometimes hiding among knitted jumpers, but at the moment they have a plain navy blue one, plain bright blue, mid grey with thin lighter grey bands around the cuffs and hem, and a plain light grey. I've bought the grey ones and sewn his school badges on them to make them look just like the sweatshirts. Hope that helps.

I am keeping my peepers peeled for the return of the H&M boys cardigans...make no mistake about that.

DS is currently wearing a polo shirt and sweatshirt to school...but he's already peed off with the sweatshirt wearing as it is just too warm for him and he still struggles to remove it.