Not sure if I'm posting in the right place, looking for shorts for pre teen that are not too short?

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Dd1 is very fussy, she needs some comfy shorts for the summer, refuses to wear denim shorts ( uncomfortable ) and all the basic ones I can find are too short, dd is skinny with wide hips and big bottom so we find most shorts are too revealing on a almost 11 year old. We have bought shorts from Next, H&M and boden and all are too short on her, if I buy bigger the. They are too big on her waste. Any ideas where I can find some reasonable length shorts, not denim and with a elastic aged waste ( I know I'm asking for a lot )?

does she need them to be fashion shorts, or is she not fussed? because if not fussed, I would definitely recommend either board shorts or trekking shorts - I have some lovely tan coloured cargo shorts with an elasticated waist that are really comfy, and then are a nice length too. Might be worth having a gander in decathlon/go outdoors?

She's not fussed what they look like, as long as they are comfortable and not pink

In which case definitely outdoor shops! and if you're near the coast, boardshorts. I lived in them when I was a teenager. Super comfy, long and lots of nice, non pink colours.

I know its an older womans shop but Bon Marche have longer shorts in here

We are near (ish) the coast so will look in a few surf shops as well as outdoor clothing shops. Have found a few pairs in Zara online but for some reason it won't let me add anything to my basket so they obviously don't want my money , her younger sister now has loads of shorts as I keep buying them for dd1 and they are too small\short.

We have resorted to buying boys shorts for dd for the same reasons. We got ours in H&M - just jersey material, elasticated waist, mid thigh level. It's a mystery why nobody is selling them for girls at the moment - I've looked everywhere.

We've got these but they're not available in the larger sizes.

www.hm.com/gb/product/10758?article=10758-A

But I think that Next and H&M did sweatshirt type material ones with a drawstring waist in the boys section.

Get boys ones, this kind of thing

Or get simple cheap trackie bottoms from sainsbury's/tesco and cut them off – you can cut off that tracksuit type fabric without even needing to hem it.

Row a, we have a pair of those ( they are great ), just a shame they don't do them in more girly colours ( pale blue or yellow ), it makes me angry that all the older girls shorts are so short and grown up, I don't want dd wearing them that shot as she's not very lady like ( plus they don't look comfortable ).

Will look at the boys boden ones too, they have changed the design of the girls ones.

I know! Mine's 8 and I couldn't find a single pair of normal shorts in the shops round here. All denim hot pant style.

If it's from Boden they won't say Boy or Girl on them (I buy girl t-shirts for my DS and boy pyjamas for my nieces), and she won't have seen them in the shop to know which section they came from.

Dd is wearing h&m ones that were unisex -different colours of same shorts on boy and girl models-she has a lilac and a bright blue pair. She has a denim pair and a cotton pair that were both short, but unpick buttons on roll up bits and they became fine. Couldyou cut off old trousers?