Can Mums with girls please help me????

[bubblerock]

Hi, I went into town today trying to get an outfit for my 12 year old Stepdaughter.

I've got boys and was brought up in Tammy girl (where's that gone?) Where should I look for clothes? I've bought her stuff in Asda/Tesco before but wanted more of a brand name for a present (not silly prices though) Any online stores too?

What do 12 year olds wear anyway????

What about Gap stuff, i would think that would go down well.

too little!

Gap, H&M, Next. Have you got an Atlantic? Also New Look. Topshop.

It's hard buying for them. My DD1 is almost 11 and it gets harder and harder.

Topshop and Miss Selfridge do decent fashion type stuff in size 6/8 woudl that be small enough?

My friend's 12 year old wears a lot of New Look 9-15 stuff, its their younger range, maybe try that?

Yeah Topshop would be a big hit i think.

Pumpkin Patch have a teen girl section called "Urban Angel" which is quite cool...

She is very skinny, there's definately a gap in the market isn't there? I don't want to put her in really grown up stuff but wouldn't buy barbie etc...

Haven't heard of Atlantic or pumpkin patch , are they online?

Topshop does stuff like vests and nice skirts, its probably a lot less tarty than Tammy TBH, their size 6 in their petite ranges are TEENY.

Do you have a MacKays near you? We have them in Scotland but also had them in the north of England, not sure if they extend to your neck of the woods.

They have a section called Kylie [vomit emoticon] - it's actually quite good stuff, trendy without being "mini prostitute" look IFSWIM. Designed for 10-16 year olds IIRC.

sadly Pumpkin Patch is not yet online. However, I will be in Southampton for the next couple of weeks and I will be spending spending spending.

Their young teens range is fabulous. Not too grown up and not too babyish!

Their babies range is wonderful! As you may guess I am coming home from Southampton very very poor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Atlantic is just a shop on the high street.

Pumpkin Patch website. Giving details of shops and how to get their catalogue which you can't order from

so slow lockets my lovely.

It's a bit crap here as it's mainly aimed at clubbers, we haven't even got a Debenhams (being built at the moment) I guess it doesn't help that all the stores look like tips because of the sales and there's bloody tourists everywhere!!

where are you bubblerock? roughly..........

It does look nice Mars, shame there's not one closer, I thought they might have had one in Manchester.

I'm in Blackpool, closest big towns are Preston then Manchester

tammy girl is still upstairs in etam.

my rather tall 12 yr old dd gets clothes from grown up shops such as top shop etc. jeans t shirts. as long as she can cover her belly up its ok

do monsoon have clothes for girls 11/12? i got some great stuff in their sale today, for dd1 (mind you shes only 2)

hth

I know it's an age old whinge but why do they put the kids departments upstairs? I took DS2 with me today and I wont go in lifts on my own , even clarks shoes & Next kids are upstairs

they're building a Monsoon at the moment too so that will be good!

ive heard our local next is closing the childrens dept

UNbelievable

They opened a really large H&M near me. Guess what? NO kids dept. What's that about?