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Teenage boys skinny leg school trousers - where from? Not M&S anymore

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Roshbegosh · 17/03/2013 08:33

Does anyone know where to get skinny leg school trousers for 13 yr old boy? M&S don't do them anymore and the BHS slim leg are Charlie Chaplin style?

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mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 17/03/2013 08:38

Oh no! I loved those M&S ones! Watching with interest.

MerryMarigold · 17/03/2013 08:42

I got some lovely ones for ds from Asda in September but they sold out quickly. They had a pocket on the leg but were really slimline and look great on him as he is skinny! Don't know if they are back in now.

MerryMarigold · 17/03/2013 08:45

No. Just checked and they are not there Sad. The skinny ones are ridiculous with a really massive top and then skinny legs. The other ones were just slim up and down.

MerryMarigold · 17/03/2013 08:46

Is this what you mean by Charlie Chaplin style

happygardening · 17/03/2013 08:50

My DS's legs are thinner than my DH's arms his knees are wider than his thighs he's taller than average and has a tiny waist and very narrow through the hip all of which is weird as he eats me out of house and home!? The M and S ones have always been too big so I now only buy the John Lewis Boys' Polywool College Trousers mix you can come down to a smaller size at 15 he wears a side 13 but the long ones remain long enough so they fit pretty well and last well too.

bumpybecky · 17/03/2013 08:54

have you tried Debenhams? we've bought slim boys trousers there before for dd1 as they fitted better than the girls when she was about 12-13 (we had issues as she's not allowed proper skinny fit trousers and didn't have any hips to hold wider ones up!)

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Roshbegosh · 17/03/2013 08:56

The link to the George ones looks ok, thanks, he is a skinny boy and the slim legs I ordered from BHS really did fall in folds around his legs. I will give those george ones a try, thanks. We are fostering this boy and it is hugely important to him to feel like he looks good at school, though I suppose all of them care at this age.

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Roshbegosh · 17/03/2013 08:56

Thanks bumpybecky, don't know why I never thought of debenhams

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Ihatemytoes · 17/03/2013 13:06

Next do them.

Isthiscorrect · 17/03/2013 13:31

Wouldnt recomend the ones Ds had from Topman. Thought they would be great but theyve gone all bobbley.

Katie172 · 17/03/2013 15:24

We found slim fit school trousers in M&S recently but they are now called 'modern fit ' for age 13 years but you should be able to order them online. Agree its really hard to find slim fit trousers for school. I may still have the tag at home so let me know if you want the item number.

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Roshbegosh · 17/03/2013 16:02

Thanks Katy, the slim fit are ok but out of stock and I didn't realise what modern fit was. He likes them skinny and they did do M&S skinny legs until recently.

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homebythesea · 18/03/2013 15:19

Topman is the place all the cool chaps go apparently. They are very thin material and £25 so not thinking they are very robust! Smallest waist size is 28".

Isthiscorrect · 18/03/2013 17:33

Trust me homebythesea, Topman are sh!te. Ds had 5 pairs hoping they would do 2 years of 6th form and they look like dishrags and he has only had them since September. Not very happy I can tell you, all bobbly and limp looking,mbut apart from that the style is fine.

homebythesea · 19/03/2013 07:42

Totally agree- if it was up to me I'd buy the flappy legged trews from the uniform shop which would survive a nuclear winter but that would be social death appaz Shock

AgentProvocateur · 19/03/2013 07:48

Burton do a 28" waist with various lengths of black skinny trousers, and they are the best. The only ones I've bought that last the year. Can't recommend them enough.

Katryn · 20/03/2013 13:18

The best I've ever bought for my small and skinny DS are from Next and I bought them last September - slim-fit. Excellent quality.

Bunbaker · 21/03/2013 21:14

Before you buy some perhaps you ought to check the school's uniform policy. Skinny leg trousers are banned at DD's school.

MortifiedAdams · 21/03/2013 21:21

New Look also avail in grey

longingforsomesleep · 22/03/2013 19:56

Burtons for DS (16).

SarahBarge · 12/06/2014 09:42

I always just LIM www.lim-clothing.co.uk they have a nice (if a little small) range of slim fit school trousers, but then again I am from Cardiff where the shop is located. (I am personally not a fan of next)

miniwear · 08/12/2014 10:45

www.4directuniforms offer a slim fit slim leg trousers for school or formal

Cafeconleche · 09/12/2014 13:51

Bought my tall (and incredibly fussy) DS 2 pairs of skinny fit trousers at Next for Men - they start at 26" waist and have so far lasted the whole of this year - he and I are both very happy - highly recommend them for teenage boys who don't want to walk around looking like Charlie Chaplin....

basildonbond · 09/12/2014 20:40

sadly they only do short length in 26" - ds needs long length but they only start at 30" :(

jazzsyncopation · 09/12/2014 21:27

john lewis ha good "slim leg"(?) ones in sept