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Denim mini skirt for DD....where to look?

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 26/08/2016 22:02

My DD (14yo, 5'6" and a size 8) has decided she wants a denim mini.
Easy enough, you say. With that height and figure, clothes should just throw themselves off the shelves , yes?

It must be:
zip front not buttoned
neat hem not this tatty frayed crap or rips
no embroidery or daft patches

Today we looked:
TopShop, New Look, Miss Selfridge, River Island, H&M

She won't look at M&S or Next (they are My Shops so not for her) or Matalan.

I've looked online there but not seen anything.

What she wanted was a Moto mini from Topshop but she wants to try on instore, and its only online in a 16.
She got a Primark mini but it's button front and the denim ones in there were long pencil skirts.

HELP Grin. Looking about £30-£40 ish
Where am I missing. There are shops I haven't even considered I'm sure.

Thanks
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tryingtobestronger · 26/08/2016 22:05

I got one like that from boohoo.com. Do you mean a zip right down the front? If so there were a few on boohoo. But was a few months back now.

nancy75 · 26/08/2016 22:06

Try Zara their biggest kids size would possibly fit her and o know they have plain denim skirt in their, I bought o e for dd last week!

PurpleDaisies · 26/08/2016 22:07

I actually found mine in Sainsburys after looking literally for a year (I wore my old one so much I wore s hold in the bum). It was at the beginning of the summer so they might not have them any more. I'm sure Tesco recently had them too. Sorry that's not a very trendy selection!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 26/08/2016 22:22

Thanks-

Zara would be worth a look (might brave London if the trains are running)
I showed her the Matalan ones but she wants a more 'jeans' type with the pockets and a 'fly zip'

In my day there were shops which just sold denim. Falmer, Levis,Pepe, Wranglers, all brands. Jeans, jackets, skirts,

Where have they gone

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overthehillandroundthemountain · 26/08/2016 22:24

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FortyFacedFuckers · 26/08/2016 22:25

Have you tried ASOS?

FortyFacedFuckers · 26/08/2016 22:26

Oops too slow at typing.

mais · 26/08/2016 22:27

I got my dd one in France in La Redoute - it's on sale & they deliver m.laredoute.com/ppdp/prod-324472783?docid=687216#shoppingtool=treestructureflyout

mais · 26/08/2016 22:29

The dark denim comes up first on that link but they have lighter denim too

nancy75 · 26/08/2016 23:09

Levis still have shops, they don't actually stock many skirts.

milkysmum · 26/08/2016 23:13

The matalan one someone linked seems to tick all the boxes

BagelGoesWalking · 26/08/2016 23:13

If you go to London, go to Monki in Carnaby street. My DD 16 got a lovely black suede mini with zip up front from there. Also look in Brandy Melville (just off Carnaby st) or also now a branch in Covent Garden.

nancy75 · 26/08/2016 23:28

Zara one here m.zara.com/uk/en/kids/girl-%7C-4-14-years/skirts-and-shorts/basic-denim-skirt-c269257p3645068.html
Cheap as chips but not sure if the age 14 will be big enough

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 27/08/2016 00:03

She has spied an Urban Outfitter skirt that passes muster, so I will be well Out Of My Comfort Zone in a trendy shop where the music will be loud .

The Zara one would fit her waist but too short for her height Thanks

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lazybutton · 27/08/2016 11:02

Perhaps too short, Mango:

shop.mango.com/GB/p0/woman/clothing/skirts/mini/dark-denim-skirt/?id=61077627&utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=retargeting&utm_campaign=campaign_uk

Sorry can't do the pretty links yet!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 27/08/2016 11:37

Mango looks good.The colour of denim is flexible, the fasten and finish is what she's set on.
There are shops I never venture into, so I have no idea what is out there.

We are planning a London trip. Grin

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 28/08/2016 17:12

Urban Outfitters

After traipsing along Oxford Street in'n'out of TopShop/H&M/Forever 21/Miss Selfridges we went into Urban Outfitters and she saw the one she'd been looking for online.

£36, one happy DD, I'm resting my old bones now. Smile

It is definately a shop I'd never have gone into though.

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