Are young girls clothes rubbish this season?

[misdee]

my kids love pretty clothes. but am just looking through the new next book which usually has some lovelt things but it all looks horrible. because dd1+2 are in the 3-16yr old range the clothes look too old IMO.

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Totally agree, dd is just moving into that range and i walked around next thinking i cannot put her in that!! .

Back to hennes for me, always a favourite for childrens wear with me.

dd1 is 5, dd2 is almost 3, but wears size 5. so 5 for both lol.

i have just ordered some summer stuff for next year from [whispers] boden sale section, and i know they will love all the prints and fabrics from there.

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no zara here. we have a choice of next, adams or john lewis. think thats about it. might have to go check out primark at one point soon.

I'll be looking in H&M at the kids range in september. I usually manage to find some lovely outfits at a low price.

when dd1 was younger, i used to dress her in h and m and also vertbaudet and la redoute, which always have lovely stuff which isnt too grown up.

pah! boys clothes are rubbish ALL THE TIME. have seriously considered dressing one of the three boys as a girl

Do you wish to

a)Dress your 2 year old boy like a 12 year old army cadet/gangster/skater?

b)Pay £30 plus for a jumper?

or

c)Leave your son naked?

Cos those are the choices if you have a boy, folks!!

Colditz, was just going to say that! The girls' clothes are so much nicer than the boys' this season - just tried to get DS something smart to wear that's doesn't involve dungarees - impossible! When they're three, they're allowed to look smart. Before that, they get to announce that they are trouble/a little monster/about to have a tantrum/going to bite your nose (I made one of those up).

As for "Little Geezer" - ffs!

we know boys clothes are rubbish all the time, but idont want my 2 older dd's dressed like street kids. i dont dress them old fashioned, just want some pretty prints, jeans without rips/fraying, and some good winter dresses they can wear with warm tights and boots.

Sorry Misdee, I totally hijacked you!

What's worse is that I have no idea {double} where you could find some gorgeous little girls clothes, as I only have a boy.

Sorry.

its ok.

i am going to check out asda tomorrow to see what they have. i usually buy my kids clothes for the following 2 seasons in one hit. (but then buy them more after wards anyway if its something special).

btw anyone need girls trousers and tops ages 3-4?

Do you go to lots of different shops? Sometimes I will find only one thing I like in each of 10 shops, so that's what I buy

Skimmed an article in the paper the other day that said many of the fall season clothes are currently stuck in British ports waiting to be cleared by customs. Something to do with an unresolved conflict in import/labor laws.

It said that many of the clothes affected were due to ship to Hennes, Gap, Next, etc. Also said that if the conflict isn't resolved soon, there will be a real shortage in the high street shops in less than a month, and that the retailers will be in trouble with stock they have no way to shift if it arrives too late in the season.

I'm in America at the moment, and it did make me wonder if I would be wise to do the bulk of dd's fall/winter clothes shopping here....

colditz, the problem is there isnt many kids clothes retailers in the town i live. and atm cant have whole days out shopping til i drop. Am in stevenage tomorrow getting uniforms and new school shoes, so will check out some of the shops over there.

went in local primark yesterday and they didn't even have the usual one stand for boys under 2/3 - it just wasn't there There was the girls one, then the boys and girls for older!

I know boys clothes are so uninspiring but I couldn't believe it.

I was looking for a birthday present for twins (one boy and one girl) and found TONS of lush stuff for the girl, went in 7 shops for the boy... and still wasn't happy with what I got.

Gap has some really nice stuff in the Toddler range - they go up to age 5. But very pricey imo. I usually get an outfit or 2 though!

Mothercare are sometimes worth a look too, if you have one near?

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aimsmum, my dd1 has been wearing her school summer dress over the holidays, she loves it lol.

well i went to asda, dd1 did choose a few cowboy inspired outfits, but generally very please with their selection there. got some pink and purple cord trousers for about £5 each, and some good old joggies as well. nothing teenage at all.

I love the Urban Angel range at Pumpkin Patch. They look like girls not mini tarts iyswim