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13 yr old girl , where to buy lovely clothes ?

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SirVixofVixHall · 22/05/2018 13:38

Dd is 13, tallish, very very slender. Up until now she has worn a lot of Petit Bateau, Miller, I love Gorgeous, Jigsaw. I have a smaller daughter so things get passed down and so I like to buy good quality things that last well, I am a good sale shopper ! I am boycotting TopShop due to their changing room policy, but anyway their things are so badly made and the fabric isn’t great.
So where do I find natural fibres, nice quality things now that she needs a very slim cut age 14 size ? I don’t want her to look too grown up too soon, but I want things that she will love too, obviously. A lot of things I like seem to stop at age 12. She seems to be living in skinny jeans because she’s sunning out of clothes.

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GreenTulips · 24/05/2018 17:18

I do want to buy good quality things as they get passed down.

I would've hated you as a child!!

I don't pass things down to my girls as they are individual and like different stules and I wouldn't have it any other way

SirVixofVixHall · 24/05/2018 17:41

My smaller daughter loves having her sisters stuff, or I wouldn’t do it, obviously. I do buy her new things too, as I said upthread. I also pass things on to a friend and a cousin.
Nice to know someone thinks I am worthy of hatred. Why all the casual nastiness on this thread ? I didn’t ask for an opinion on my parenting or life choices, I asked for ideas on shops. I am really upset now.
Thank you to the posters who took the time to post suggestions, they have been very helpful and I’ve looked at them with dd and bought her a few things already.

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TawandaT · 24/05/2018 18:31

Jesus wept people! It's not AIBU! Fuck right off if you have nothing to contribute to the actual thread. Just ignore it OP. Take the suggestions and leave the projections.

Scabbersley · 24/05/2018 18:55

My girls fight over hand me downs! They love em

Glaciferous · 24/05/2018 21:30

I think your daughter's style sounds great, Vix! And I am saving some of those links. My 11 year old would love them.

butterfly990 · 24/05/2018 21:45

We have just discovered Harper & Lewis. They do vintage clothing.

harperandlewis.com/

SirVixofVixHall · 25/05/2018 14:46

I still have a few of my hand-me-downs from my brother. The dds have worn his little canvas zip up 60s jacket, and the chunky zip up cardigans my mother made him.

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Hellsbellscockleshells · 31/05/2018 19:22

OP you sound lovely and your DD sounds like she has developed her own lovely style already which you both enjoy and are happy with I am sorry you have had so much grief on here.
My DD is 13 quite immature and very tall so likely most of the brands suggested here wouldn’t fit her as she is really in women’s tall ranges. She she has been bullied at school and absolutely hates clothes shopping online or in shops. Unlike your DD she hasn’t got a style of her own she wants to not stand out and she detests the sporty look, revealing cropped and low cut tops etc that ‘the popular girls chose’. I would love to go shopping with my daughter and for her to want to go or enjoy it. She has no friends to go with now as she doesn’t see any girls outside of school other than some girls she sees at a team sport she takes part in.
Enjoy this time with your daughter OP I am envious.

SirVixofVixHall · 01/06/2018 20:51

Oh hellsbells I am so sorry your daughter is having a tough time. (My dd was also bullied, and she does worry about fitting in more than she would do if that hadn’t happened I think) . It is hard being very tall early on, and takes time to get used to. My best friend at school ( still my best friend after forty years ) was tall and very ,very shy and she wouldn’t have worn anything vaguely cropped or tight etc at 13/14/15 . She was happiest in a jumper and jeans, messing about with her pony. Nor did I either, I was wearing my mother’s gorgeous 50s sundresses at 14/15, I got teased mercilessly, but strangely I didn’t care. I just thought they had no taste !!
Dd and I have just had a few days away, just the two of us, and we pottered round some shops. She like & other stories, and Cos, so not typical teenage things. She tried on a flippy yellow wrap dress in Debenhams, it was pretty, shortish , but much too big. We didn’t find anything other than some nice sandals but we had a lovely time. As time goes on and your daughter gets her confidence back she might enjoy just looking round the shops with you. Bullying can have a terrible impact, I really feel for your daughter. Year 8 is the worst for bullying according to the teachers at dds school. It gets better through year 9, and much better by year 10.

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