Since they were 2.5years, my DDs have refused to wear dresses and anything particularly 'girly'. No bows, flowers, pink, frilly etc. I'm not sure where that attitude has come from - I'm not into frills etc but I wear a mix of dresses, skirts, trousers, jeans, and I'm comfortable in pink.
Anyway, generally DD2 (6) wears shorts/jeans and t-shirts. But this year she became interested in tailored suits this year. Again - I don't know why. She just did. After months of this, via the internet I showed her some women in tailored trouser suits, shirts, waistcoats - and she was "Exactly - that's what I want". Fair enough. I had to agree that the women looked good.
But do you think I could find an androgynous trouser suit for girls? Zero, zilch, nada. Why not? It's a known style for women, so why not girls?
Eventually I bought her a 5 piece slim suit she loved the look of from a website that offers children's outfits for weddings. It came from the boys section (the girls section of course only had frilly dresses). She loves the suit. She wears it when we have guests, and simply if she feels like it. And bless them, our guests have been very complimentary.
The other thing that irks me is that it is very hard to find girls' jeans that aren't 'skinny jeans'. DD2 hates skinny jeans (and won't touch leggings). Finding straight cut or 'boyfriend' style for girls is nearly impossible, yet it is really easy for women. GAP Kids sometimes has them - in which case I buy multiple pairs.
Why is there such a narrow range for girls when clothing stores know very well that women have wide-tastes and cater for them accordingly?