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Genuinely slim-fit girls' school trousers?

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lebasi · 11/10/2013 10:27

Hi, can anyone recommend anywhere to get genuinely slim-fit grey school trousers for my very slim 7 year old DD? Those we have tried so far have been a reasonable fit on her legs but with acres of material around her waist and bottom, which looks daft and apparently feels uncomfortable when cinched in enough to stop them falling down! If we go down enough sizes so that they fit her waist, they are then too short.... Thanks in advance.

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christinarossetti · 11/10/2013 10:56

On the whole, the cheaper supermarket ones seem to use less material so be closer cut than from places like M&S. I got my 6 year old DD some aged 5 ones from Sainsbos in the summer and they look considerably less like clown trousers than her M&S ones did last year.

Asda? Tesco? Primark?

pointythings · 11/10/2013 11:00

My very slim 10yo DD2 has slim fit from Next, but I am not sure they do them in grey. They are a stretch jersey fabric and wash and wear very well so possibly worth a try. DD2 is 5ft tall and on the 23rd centile for weight so if your DD is built along the same lines these might work for her.

EverythingUnderControl · 11/10/2013 11:05

Yes Next slim fit trousers do come in grey. My two very tall skinny minnie dd's have been wearing them for school for some years now. Nothing else seems any good.

My only criticism would be that they are bootcut. Younger dd isn't bothered and I think they look just fine. Older dd (15) wants them straighter, so I resorted to just taking them in at the sides to keep her happy.

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lebasi · 11/10/2013 11:05

Thanks - I have tried Asda and Tesco with no luck, but shall try Primark and Sainsburys too. My DD sounds like a similar build but the trousers we saw in Next didn't come in grey.

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EverythingUnderControl · 11/10/2013 11:07

Have you looked online on NEXT site? That's where I get ours from.

MrsPnut · 11/10/2013 11:08

My slim daughter has the jersey slim fit trousers in grey from Next here they are a proper grey colour although they look very dark in that picture. Beware, they do shrink in the wash first time though but they are such a good fit and quality that I factor that in.

Herisson · 11/10/2013 12:12

I got ordinary slim fit grey trousers from H&M. Plain grey cotton and the school hasn't complained so far. Cheap as chips, too.

TeenAndTween · 11/10/2013 12:22

John Lewis every time. Can't recommend them highly enough.

They are slim fit, and stupidly long in the leg for the stated age.
You may need to go down an age/size. (For my v. petite 9yr old I have just bought age 6, normally I would buy age 7 trousers]

No elastic adjustment so you don't get the bunching you get on some others where you pull them in and they look ridiculous.

MissWimpyDimple · 11/10/2013 13:23

Next slim fit definitely come in grey as my 7yo has them. We have the jersey ones and they are really great. Warm and comfy and fit on the bottom much better than the supermarket ones.

PastSellByDate · 11/10/2013 13:53

My bean pole seems to do well with BHS elastic back trousers (sold in 2 pack).

I have to make a few pleats at back (quickly put in a few stitches in 2 places at back) to make sure it fits a bit better - and you can cut them when you need to.

If long get hemming web (usually in most stores - Sainsbury's/ Tescos/ etc...) and just fold trouser leg over web and iron with hot iron. easy hemming and will come apart easily if you need to let trousers out.

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lebasi · 11/10/2013 15:57

Thanks all! I shall try the Next ones, but am normally a bit cautious about bootcut as they are sometimes too wide on DD. My sewing skills aren't up to taking the sides in but I can manage hemming web if necessary! I can see a shopping trip to JL and H&M coming on....

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MrsPnut · 11/10/2013 20:32

They really are fine, my daughter has legs that look like 2 bits of cotton with knots in them for knees and the next jersey trousers look ok.
The knees go baggy after a couple of days wear but she spends her life skidding around the playground on her knees.

LoveSewingBee · 11/10/2013 22:19

Maybe also try John Lewis but you may need to open up the waistband and slightly tighten the elastic.

If you have no luck at all, maybe consider making trousers yourself. Get a basic trouser pattern (John Lewis/Amazon). You can use the waist of one size and the length of another size to get a good fit. Especially if you use elastic for the waist (much easier with changing for PE as well), it really isn't that difficult. If you need help/get stuck feel free to pm me (I make all my dc clothes).

groovejet · 12/10/2013 21:19

M&S have been the best for my dd, I found if I go down an age size or 2 but order it in a long length then it fits better around the waist but I don't lose the length.

FionaJT · 12/10/2013 21:43

I have always found Sainsburys' trousers of all sorts the best for my dd who is skinny with long legs, and BHS school trousers have been good too. (The only time I tried John Lewis ones they were a terrible fit on her).

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lebasi · 13/10/2013 21:03

Ho hum. Nothing fitted in JL, H&M, M&S, BHS ..... Have ordered online from Next and asked DM to look in Sainsbos when she goes tomorrow, so fingers crossed. DM did point out that apparently I am meant to feed DD and if I did, perhaps she wouldn't be quite so slim.... or maybe manufacturers could make trousers for long-legged skinny minnies!

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pointyfangs · 14/10/2013 08:55

lebasi I hope your DM was joking when she said that! As a parent of a long-legged skinny minnie I would be really annoyed about a comment like that unless it was clearly said in jest - DD2 is self-conscious enough about her shape as it is...

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lebasi · 14/10/2013 10:02

Pointyfangs Yes, she was definitely joking! She knows that my DD has a very healthy appetite, but presumably a very fast metabolism. My DD isn't self-conscious about it (yet - I know at some point that will, sadly, probably change) but is getting frustrated that trousers/jeans rarely fit her!

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pointyfangs · 14/10/2013 10:17

I've found H&M useless for school wear, but their superskinny jeans work well on DD2 - as straight legs though, not as skinnies. She'd have to wear jeggings to get the skinny jean effect, which she refuses to do. She's also very proud of her emerging bosom, which currently consists of a pinch of hope, a dab of reality and a stack of optimism, bless her.

LoveSewingBee · 14/10/2013 18:38

I think that Gap also has a superskinny range and at least online they have schoolclothes.

beatricequimby · 14/10/2013 20:59

Lebasi I find this really difficult too. Just given up on school trousers and skirts for my 7 year oldand she wears pinafores.

Out of school, after buying skinny fit trousers and jeggings, plus belts, from Next, H&M and (in desperation) Boden, which all fall down I have now resorted to dungarees. There are some really nice, expensive ones on the Joules website. Or ASDA are doing them for £12-14. I have also bought ASDAs cable knit leggings in a small size so they don't fall down. They are too short but hope they will be ok with winter boots.

I do think that there is a gap in the market for clothes for tall skinny girls. Nothing I buy ever really seems to fit dd. Even pinafores are too baggy round her chest.

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