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Help, 9yr old has inherited my thighs.

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muggglewump · 11/10/2010 16:58

I took DD shopping today, we were after new winter clothes, including jeans, I was hoping to buy her a couple of pairs.
They are all skinny jeans, and the poor thing has inherited my thighs which means they'll never fit her.
We ended up with a couple of skirts, some leggings and a dress but she wants jeans, I want her to have jeans and no jeans fit.

Does anywhere do non skinny, non naf looking jeans?
We only tried the cheaper shops which is what my budget can afford but also where they sell the more fashionable things she wants.

(Also the same question for me if possible. If they fit our thighs they are huge everywhere else)

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exexpat · 11/10/2010 17:06

DD has my thighs too so at the moment every pair of girls' jeans in the shops is useless. She wears lots of leggings, and just bought a pair of boys' jeans at M&S which she thinks are really cool. H&M used to do some really good jeans/trousers that fit her, but they've gone all skinny too now....

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muggglewump · 11/10/2010 17:19

We tried the boys, they looked ridiculous!

The jeans coloured leggings were cheap and nasty looking.
We got grey and black leggings, the others were all nasty patterns or animal print.
Fashionable is fine, street walker is not.

I tried New Look but everything was far too old for her and still skinnies.

She's just started puberty and is a funny shape and chubby round the middle with my thighs, I'm waiting for the upward growth!

I'm a slim size 8 though and have the problem because my thighs are not in proportion with the rest of me.

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GrimmaTheNome · 11/10/2010 17:27

My DD is the same shape as yours, muggle (she's 11)

She has some straight leg boys jeans (last years sainsbo's) which are fine. I've not been able to find any suitable girls jeans yet this year - even the jeans not marked as 'skinny' don't fit her thighs, and all the boys ones I've seen so far were horrid (not tried everywhere by any means).

Her thighs aren't even really fat - although her tummy is tubby, the legs are at least as much due to muscle and quite shapely. Jeggings (with a long enough top) suit her quite well, I got her some black ones from ASDA a couple of weeks ago which look like skinny jeans but fit because of the stretch.

Would like more options though!

blushingm · 11/10/2010 17:42

have you tried next - they have some nice unskinny jeans - they aren't too expensive either (dd has my thighs and dh bum - she's not very lucky...........pretty face though )

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muggglewump · 11/10/2010 17:42

We were in Primark, Peacocks, Asda and New Look today.
There is a BHS and Dunnes there too, but by the time we'd tried the rest we were knackered and laden with bags anyway (bought boots/coat/tops/cardis/tights/halloween costume and far too much more!)
I can get to all the other high street shops though not all supermarkets.
Just Asda really and I'd prefer not to order online as DD needed some things in 9-10, some in 10-11 and her coat is 11-12.
It had to be if she's to fit a jumper under it, and she is growing so quickly.

She's just like me, but a year early.
I was 10 when I did this, was the tallest gorl in my Primary School and the only one with boobs.

The laugh of it is that I'm 5'2, size 6-8 with 34b boobs.
I grew before anyone else and it seems DD is doing the same.

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muggglewump · 11/10/2010 17:46

Yes, DD has her Dad's face. That's something for the poor kid at least!

I'll have to wait till next month for another shopping trip, but I'll head up to Glasgow next time and try Next.
I go there for my jeans as they usually have plenty of styles. I need the petite range too as I'm a midget quite short.

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bigTillyMint · 11/10/2010 18:40

DD 11, has my muscular thighs too! She is still shoehorning herself into an old pair of age 10 Tesco's skinnies with lycra which are still too loose around the waist and we are wondering where to get a new pair.

They are always too big round the waist and tight on the thighs for both of us

I was the tallest (by far) girl at Primary, but DD was one of the shortest!

KateF · 11/10/2010 18:44

dd1 is a similar shape (nearly 11) and has been in leggings/jeggings for a couple of years as jeans didn't fit but got her a pair of skinny jeans from Tesco last week and they fit!

bigTillyMint · 11/10/2010 18:45

Maybe I'll pop in there tomorrow, thanks Kate. She'll just have to tighten her belt!

DilysPrice · 11/10/2010 18:46

Maybe EBay for some second hand ones (maybe in a posh brand) which date from a couple of years ago before everything went skinny? Bit of a lottery though.

ColdComfortFarm · 11/10/2010 18:50

Jeggings, jeggings, jeggings. Boden do them this season, and they are nice and practical and comfortable for a nine year old.

ColdComfortFarm · 11/10/2010 18:53

With enough stretch surely jeans will fit? I see plenty of bootylicious black girls with that very distinctive big bottom, big thighs, small waist look wearing jeans.

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muggglewump · 11/10/2010 19:02

Boden prices not so comfortable I'm afraid.

I'm not altogether sure what jeggings are either.

I saw some labelled that in Asda, but they were demin with very little stretch in them so I think we'd have the same problem.
If they fit on the thighs, they'll be huge everywhere else.

I always call my thighs fat-to me they are, (to put it in some kind of perspective, I'm 5'2 and currently weigh 7st 9) but they probably aren't really, it's just the way I'm built, but they are out of proportion and it makes getting anything meant to be tight a nightmare to fit.

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clarabella23 · 11/10/2010 20:39

The plus-fit from Next might be worth a try- they have adjustable waists so can be tightened in. The skinny plus fit are actually quite stretchy too, and come in a few colours. They do have to be ordered though, as most stores dont stock them, but you can get free delivery to the store if you already have an account.
They work on the leg length. i.e. if she normally wears age 10 for the leg length, a 10+ will be the same length but more generous on the tops of the legs and waist.

takingchances · 11/10/2010 20:50

Honestly mugglewump it sounds like you are a tiny little thing who has a hang-up about thighs that are probably normal. Please please do not pass this hang-up on to your daughter. It is not compulsory to have jeans, if the skirts and leggings and dresses fit her and look nice then just go for those and leave the jeans alone. Do you really want her to have a complex about her thighs or to look in the mirror and like what she sees?

luciemule · 11/10/2010 20:59

Next are awful for my dd 8. She has a lovely shapely little figure but unfortunately, skinny jeans annoy her in the knickers area.

matalan usually have some really nice fitting, good quality jeans that are girly, not skinny.

I know what you mean though muggle - I would never say dd is too big -she isn't- she just has a curvy figure than a little girl, skinny one.

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muggglewump · 11/10/2010 21:10

I can't get to a Matalan either.

takingchances
My daughter wants jeans, I want her to have jeans, jeans are great for playing, and her youth club, and battering around in.
They last far better than leggings do.

Yes, it seems she has my thighs, but that doesn't mean I've told her that, or talked about my Thigh Issues.

She'd love a pair of jeans, as would I, and skinnies just don't suit our shape.

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luciemule · 11/10/2010 21:20

you could order onnline at Verbaudet - they have a 50% sake on at the moment and they have lovely stuff for girls.

verbaudet jeans

HalfTermHero · 11/10/2010 21:29

Muggle, I would honestly say that the little thing is perfect and tell her that she looks amazing in the skinny jeans. Get some good jeggings that will stretch to fit and will look like skinny jeans on her. Or, get skinny jeans in a bigger size and hem them up for her.

Kids go through growth phases. In 8 months she may have shot up and look as skinny as a rake. Above all else she needs to know that she is beautiful now and forever .

exexpat · 11/10/2010 21:36

Ooh - thanks luciemule, just been browsing the verbaudet jeans and these look like they could be just the thing.

Franup · 11/10/2010 21:36

H&M are good for jeggings, nice and thick, but also stretchy.

Gap have a good range of jeans for kids. More expensive but wash and wear well.

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muggglewump · 11/10/2010 21:37

They don't fit her!

They don't. it's that simple.
It's not just that they are too long in the bigger size, it's that they are then too big round the waist.

I have a great figure I love it, I hope DD does too, but some things aren't for us, and skinny jeans are one of those things.

Still jeans are something she wants, and as a Mum, a practical garment for my DD to have.
I'd like her to have some that are not skinnies.

Oh, and yes, I tell her she's gorgeous often, because she is.

She still wants jeans.

Jeans.

Just one pair of jeans.

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exexpat · 11/10/2010 21:39

Halftermhero, my approach with DD is not to lie and say that she looks great in things that she can't even get into, but to say isn't it stupid that shops expect everyone to be the same shape just because a particular style is fashionable at the moment.

HalfTermHero · 11/10/2010 21:47

It is not lying though, I am a size 8 and I often see size 14 girls looking better in skinny jeans than I do. If your dds want the skinny style because it is in fashion then get them jeggings. Same look, more comfort. They will soon find out if they feel comfortable and confident in them.

LC200 · 11/10/2010 22:22

Jeggings are the way forward. They do look a bit cheap and nasty but they will fit your dd and be comfy.

Skinny jeans are not for the likes of me either, but mine is more of a bum issue than a thigh one (I am also an 8-10).

My dd is yet to hit puberty though, so is loving the skinny jeans at the mo.

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