So, if your 7yo dd doesn’t want to dress like she’s like in her teens...

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Where do you shop?

We did a trawl of town today.
M&S, Next, H&M all full of stuff that she just wasn’t interested in - cropped tshirts and jumpers. Leggings with lace up bits down the side. Way too much sequins etc.
The supermarket ranges are no better/ worse.

It’s like when you hit 7 you’re a mini adult!

I think she’d be happy with that if she was 13. But she’s 7. She wants to climb and play and occasionally be girly in a dress/ skirt.

Where is good to look?
I’m guessing Boden will be a better match but £££.

Where’s the middle ground for the girls who don’t want to be teenagers at 7?

I was told by Next when looking for age 12 that the young teen stuff is online only now. I don't do online clothes shopping if I can avoid it so they've lost my custom there.

I like zara, John Lewis, boden & SOME stuff from H&M ( but not black tube skirts or lace us jeggings etc )

Lace UP

I shop online and just buy stuff from the basics ranges in H&M, the supermarkets, occasionally Next or Zara. Plain coloured t-shirts and leggings in multipacks, jeans, hoodies, joggers etc.

She's not into unicorns and fairies. In fact, she's not in to clothes. So plain and comfy is order of the day.

ebay for second hand boden, joules, some verbaudet, It is tricky. Even the supermarket stuff I used to buy for mine when they were small is covered in weird sayings/cold shoulder/cut strangely these days.

Ralph lauren for nicer clothes, sporty and decent. colourful. Especially good value in the sale and the knits last forever.

Abercrombie Kids have some great clothes for active girls.

wild and gorgeous for something special

If you are after Boden and don't mind second hand there's some great Boden kids selling sites on facebook. One has about 20k members so lots of choice and most in very good condition.

It can be a problem with this age. I grumbled to Next a few years ago and was told that's what parents want(!!) M and S seemed to follow suit. I find I have to shop around carefully.

I've bought Boden from eBay shops often brand new Boden clearance. Boden can go a bit too far the other way, and dds want to fit in and not look too young either. But generally Boden can be relied on not to sell kid-adult clothes.

Mine are all about the comfort and long may that reign. Next joggers, leggings and long sleeved tops. John Lewis, some gap, uniqulo, Sainsbury's and Nike outlet. I avoid mad slogans and bare shoulders and the like.

My dd is 7 and not inclined to dress like a teen. She lives boden jeans, cords and dungarees. 20% off at the moment plus they resell on eBay really well, and are generously sized so you may get 2 years wear. Gap are good for tops and leggings, joules are great, joulestc for 20% off, john Lewis, and Sainsbury's TU range often have some bodenesque type skirts in.

I like John Lewis and some bits of gap (Tho it is a bit slogan heavy I agree). Plain t-shirts and leggings in Primark are fine and particularly the t-shirts are cut like proper t-shirts rather than more womanly cut fitted tops. Tk Maxx can have some gems but it's hit and miss!

It's a real problem. It's hard to balance not looking baby'ish with a desire to be she appropriate.

Some of the outdoor shops have nice trousers and tops for her age eg Mountain Warehouse.

Boden, Zara, John Lewis,Laura Ashley and Gap. I used to buy proper children's clothes, designed for children, not "mini me" clothes. Jacadi if you can afford it. Wherever The Duchess of Cambridge shops.

eBay: Oilily, Desigual for dresses/skirts
Supermarkets for layers (leggings and t shirts)
And Boden/joules second hand and occasionally eBay bundles.
I only like natural fabrics unless sports wear, my DD is 8 but tall so needs 9-10 and is very aware of her clothes in terms of comfort and function (like me) and glamour (not so much like me). So I will buy her grown up denim jacket, trainers and gap sports trousers but everything else quite young.
Everyone else in her class wears bras already apparently...