can anyone help me dress my tomboy dd (10) for a special party?

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Dd is 10 and the ultimate tomboy. She lives in tracksuits and trainers and loves climbing tree's and plays football for out local club. She hates hates hates anything girlie especially wearing dresses!

I am having a 30th birthday party in a couple of weeks and the dress code is sort of cocktail. I've told her if she wants to come she has to dress up like everyone else - she asked if she can wear a suit

I've told her it doesn't have to be a dress BUT it DOES have to be something NICE!!!!!

Can anyone help me find something she might like? She can fit into a size 6 in some things adults things.

Oh and plus - I don't really want to spend a fortune on something I'm pretty sure she'll only wear once because she's being forced into it!

What about smart trousers with a blouse and waistcoat?

or this kind of thing. Maybe with dark trousers if she is likely to be climbing trees.

this

Think Katherine Hepburn chic.

she might be happy with the trousers, blouse and waistcote option - her version of dressing up is wearing skinny jeans and a shirt - think checked, boys farm shirt!

I can't open the last link Lindt - the bow on the first top would put her right off - oh dear, this is going to be tough isn't it!

I did wonder about a play suit maybe with tights?

these trousers in dark navy

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Sometimes you can take the bows off. You would have to look at them.

Oh, I love this. Take off the nasty pink flower.

With plain white top and those navy trousers.

yeah she might go for a blazer! I can't open the link for the top - don't know if my computer is going nuts or what?!?!?

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my links are shit today

That was the second Next one. Maybe shorts with tights? Woudl she go for that?

hmmm I don't know if she would - she'd protest and wouldn't like it but she's been warned that if she wants to come she has to wear somethign suitable. It was a no kids party but she created a fuss about not coming in front of my mum and so now she is coming for a bit.

What about a blazer? Very on trend so she might wear it again like this maybe over a t-shirt with chinos?

ok, I will suggest a blazer to her tonight and see what she thinks. She'd deffo be most comfortable in trousers so maybe chino type things with top and blazer is the way to go. She did look at a leather jacket it new look a few weeks ago too.

This playsuit

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with maybe some gold glads

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Zara have a great range of girls trousers here the first two are great and a coloured pair would look fab.

I love jammietart's jumpsuit.

Would she wear something like this or this with tights and ballet pumps?

Good thing with chino type trousers is that she can wear cool Converse hightops with them.

Sorry but those jumpsuits/playsuits are horrible. Bet she won't like them. I don't think that my DD would like them and she is very girlygirlydressup.

It sounds like your dd has great taste, think she'll look brill with her hightops.

hmmm hightops - really? I spoke to her earlier and she is happy with the idea of a blazer. I think because she thinks it's boy ish enough for her.

Show her these pics and see what she thinks!

ha ha nail on head! She would think those were perfect - I on the other hand think we need to tone down that look - there is no way she's going dressed the same as her little brother!

My very boyish dd - wore some grey/sliver sparkly shorts with leggings and a white shirt and black waist coat - looked fab and all bits she can wear again