What are your 15 year old girls wearing

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Just that really. My dd is growing out of her clothes. She always makes some odd fashion choices - for instance she has got a pair of dm's that she wears with jeans that basically look like she is wearing her school shoes!!

I bought her some stuff from superdry for the holidays but she needs some more clothes and shoes. Are flip flops totally out now?

Shes slim, (size 8) but curvy and tall. Flat stomach that she doesn't mind showing.

My DD has a wide range of styles - currently flitting between floaty dresses and what she calls Adam Sandler core 😁 (hugely oversized shorts and shirts).

Flip flops are for parents apparently. All my DC wear chunky slides

Like this.

I remember my Dad at this age sitting me down and having a serious, concerned talk with me about my fashion choices. He thought I was standing out in a bad way and looked odd.

I was a very shy teenager, crippled by awkwardness, and at the same time not very interested in fashion (having been told from a young age that it was stupid to worry about clothes, and absolutely never having anything nice bought for me). I was so thrown by it - I think he was happy for me to look scruffy/odd as a child, but as a young adult he'd suddenly thought I should be attractive. All it did was made me feel more awkward and out of place. He didn't even offer to get me any more suitable clothes, just made me feel crap about the few things I had.

Anyway, this is a long winded way of suggesting you let your daughter find her own way. She knows best what she feels comfortable in and she's at such a sensitive age you risk doing more harm than good.

Sounds like she's quite happy with what she wears and doesn't need your input. I have a slightly younger teen. She doesn't wear the same as all her friends but is happy and comfy so I let her get on with it.

Socks with trainers or docs is a thing.

I'm not trying to make her conform.

But you are. You are trying to steer her towards the "everyone else" look, you call her choices weird and awful, here you are once again asking others what your daughter should wear so she is like "everyone else".

Just let her be. If she's happy and confident enough to wear what she wants and experiment (whether it's in fashion or not) that is a good thing.

Crop tops and cargo pants
soft harem pants and crop tops
Hoodies

Approved shops Brandy Melville /Berscha Urban and vintage.

My DD is 16 and wears what the fuck she wants. Today, she is wearing a shirt with rubber ducks on it, a vintage tie, beanie, wide leg orange jeans and DMs. She buys her own clothes.

Normal socks and trainers is 'cool' where I live, as is DMs under jeans looking like school shoes.

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not current or wrong.

Teenagers do make style choices that seem wrong to us. I often have to bite my tongue at the teeny-weeny tops or HUGE baggy hoodies and joggers, ghastly long acrylic nails and grotty-looking hooded jackets that DD favours. She would, to me, look so much better in a size larger top and a pair of jeans, but that's not the look.

But my mum had to do similar at my Indian cotton skirts, tie-dye dungarees and green DM boots worn in 30 degree heat.

And, no, they don't wear flip-flops, Gen Z are weird about feet. Crocs/trainers all the way.

The things my daughter wears are not what I would choose for her, and they are not clothes that I would put together that way. However, she has a style (=general teen style here these days, plus her own twists). I have bought her some nice clothes in the last year, she never wears them. So I have stopped.

She wears things from Brandy Melville (in my opinion overpriced, overly popular stuff), Nike or Adidas shoes and sports things, jeans, tiny crop tops or normal Ts, hoodies (mostly her boyfriend's). I finance a certain amount of seasonally appropriate clothes and what she needs for school and sports; anything else she buys from her own allowance.
She is currently buying a pair of sneakers which I don't think are strictly necessary; I will finance half of the cost, but she will cover the rest. I step in when something is not appropriate for school (no uniforms here), but generally let her wear what she wants.

If your daughter wants her to buy her clothes or go shopping with her, go ahead; I wanted my own mother to go with me until I left for university. I am not and never was into clothes or style.

DD will be 15 in the autumn. She bought herself a lovely pretty Urban Outfitters dress in the sale. I queried the choice of trainers and full socks with it, got full teenage eye roll treatment, then later glanced at party photos on Instagram and they were all wearing the exact same look.

Yes weird to my ancient eyes, but at least far more practical and comfortable than heels!

General wear - joggers, shorts, vest tops or T shirts, hoodies. Aforesaid trainers.

General summer look is band tshirts with cycling shorts just peeping out underneath.
Polyester baseball shorts and crop top or bikini top if going to the beach.
White Nike trainers.
Going out is a strappy maxi or mini dress with “marshmallow” platform sandals.
All fine IMO.

Flip flops are dated as far as gen z is concerned. It's sliders all the way.

The rolled up giant white sports socks with trainers or DMs is a big thing. Wearing Docs with jeans also sounds like classic Gen Z to me. I met a very famous influencer a few years ago and she was wearing the sort of Docs Mary Janes that we literally used to have as school shoes in the late 90s/early noughties.

White converse (high tops), slides, white Nike socks, sports leggings or lycra shorts, belly tops, sports jerseys, hoodies.

I'm really suprised she is asking for advice, or if you offer, she would accept it.

I find teenage girls buy individual items they like at the time, but they don't necessarily go together. I remember doing the same, with my limited funds.

If you are still buying her clothes, get some basic t's and jeans, then give her some money to choose her own.

My 15yo wears 80% urban. If you sign up online they are always sending discount codes.

The other 20% is a mix of Shaun and band T shirts.

Why doesn't she just buy her own clothes.
I tend to give my daughters a budget and they go with their friends or order online.

Shops tend to be
Primark
Urban outfitters
New look
Zara
Plt
SHEIN
Isawitfirst

Dd lives in seamless crop tops from Primark. Short shorts (Nike pros?)
A zippy hoody (in a variety of colours, I think she has 5 🙄)
Trainer socks or normal socks folded down
Converse/ or no socks and Birkenstocks.

My DD (16) and is really into fashion, goes to fashion college. It's Cargo pants and vest tops channelling the late 90s. Gym gear for everydau where. Converse and AF1s with Nike socks.

All the 15 year old girls I know wear baggy joggers, loose fit jeans or tight cycle shorts. For tops it's always a crop top or cropped t shirt normally pairs with a baggy jacket or bomber jacket. For shoes it's either boots, trainers or sliders with socks. When I do see them in dresses it's never with shoes! I'm glad I'm not 15 anymorw

Wide leg jeans,cargo pants or a denim mini skirt with cargo pockets.
cropped T-shirt’s or halter tops.
oversize zip up hoodies.
Nike Jordan’s or dunks.
Lots of silver bracelets and necklaces (delicate chains)

Mostly Bershka or H&M.

I have 2 teenage DDs. They dress diametrically opposite from each other, the only thing they agree on is DMs and Converse although one always wears black and the other always wears the most colourful style available. I buy them clothes from ASOS (good for petite ranges) , H&M, and Schuh. They like vintage shops and charity shops.

No, she does buy things for herself, but she is not great with fashion and just buys weird stuff, - not what i see others wearing or she will put it together strangely

This is great. Let her wear it and not be a fucking sheep.

Well done her.