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School trousers

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Fanofcrisps · 25/09/2021 13:00

Hi all. I hope someone can help. My SS is 13 years old and 6' tall. We're really struggling to buy school trousers now. He has a really slim waste and we've always needed the buttons on the inside. The ones we have just bought from m&s, age 17/18, are only just long enough. Does anyone have any recommendations?

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WeAllHaveWings · 25/09/2021 13:42

We are now on River Island trousers for 6ft2in ds, but they are an eye watering £25 a pair, but with the choice of waist and length they do fit much better and he only has 2 pairs.

www.riverisland.com/p/black-slim-fit-smart-trousers-301269

Fanofcrisps · 25/09/2021 15:05

Thank you so such, I'll have a look. I've resigned myself to paying a lot me from now on!

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lljkk · 25/09/2021 15:25

Look on eBay for barely used ones?

Fanofcrisps · 25/09/2021 15:31

Thank you, good idea, lljkk

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BellaVida · 25/09/2021 15:57

My eldest DS was v talk and slim at that age too.

We bought David Luke senior boys trousers. They go by waist size and leg length up to 36 inches.
www.davidluke.com/product/senior-boys-slim-fit-school-trousers

Hellocatshome · 25/09/2021 15:58

Next extra long are the only ones that fit DS in the leg, still a bit big on the waist though.

Fanofcrisps · 25/09/2021 16:01

Brill. Thanks everyone.

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MrsMoastyToasty · 25/09/2021 16:01

Mens trousers. From somewhere like M&S or one of the supermarkets.

CMOTDibbler · 25/09/2021 16:03

Mine is 15 and 6'3, but the M&S extra long school trousers are long enough as they are 34" from the 14-15 size. I get the super skinny so they don't flap round his legs

Dilbertian · 25/09/2021 17:15

John Lewis do the waist adjusters in every size (not sure whether in every model). My ds is 6'2", very slender, but with a disproportionately big bum. He currently needs 30" for waist but 34" for bum. Only JL trousers accommodate him! But they are rarely in stock, so I don't worry about whether the extra long trousers are too long - I just buy them and turn the bottoms up if necessary. TBH some years he has grown so fast that I ended up taking them down again, so buying longer length than he needed was a good thing.

They're also affordable (

SoupDragon · 25/09/2021 17:17

We bought Primark black suit type trousers from the men's department which came in different waist/leg lengths.

Fanofcrisps · 25/09/2021 17:40

I'm so grateful for all the responses. It's looking far more doable x

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