Comments on: She’s 12 not 22. So why is it so hard to find suitable clothes for her?

By: Emmie

Emmie — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:57:15 +0000

It’s strange, I have a 12 year old and I have no problems clothing her in anything modest at all.
She keeps herself covered up, looks good in the style she has chosen.
We tend to shop around a LOT for her though, it’s a combination to Peacocks, Joe Brown, local Market place and Tesco.
No short shorts, no vest tops, no micro skirts, just comfy clothing that reflects her style

By: shelly

shelly — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:21:38 +0000

I don’t have young girls but I can imagine the clothes dilemma. A friend I met at a conference was tired of this and created an appropriate kids clothes line. Its called TrendyKidz, it Australian.

By: jane

jane — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:29:20 +0000

I sell modest dresses for pre-teen girls and teen girls in my shop, although I must say that they sell pretty fast because of the lack of options in the market today for modest clothes for girls.

By: Trooppetrie

Trooppetrie — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:05:49 +0000

i am feeling your pain, so sad, it is not even fun to take her shopping. I hate that we have to workso hard to keep our little girls little

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:47:31 +0000

My little girl – at three years old – is almost exclusively in boys clothes for trousers and pyjamas because I refuse to dress her like a tart. Yes, she needs shorts for summer, but no, they don’t need to practically show her underwear and have tarty messages written all over them. Yes, she needs jeans, but why are girls not allowed to have basic, plain(ish) pairs that aren’t skin-tight, aren’t covered in more of the same tarty messages etc. SHE’S THREE. And don’t get me started on skimpy bikinis for toddlers.

I dread the time coming soon when she realises the difference and refuses to wear boys clothes any more. But either we’re in the minority so the shops stock what sells to the rest of the television and celebrity obsessed world, or… well, I don’t really know what the or might be. Perhaps other mums and dads with the same concerns have just given up, and think “well, this is all that all the shops stock, so it must be what’s normal”. Perhaps they just don’t care. It’s just sad.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:21:21 +0000

Try eBay . I was having the same problem for my tall 8 yr old, found several lovely skirts on eBay. All about £2 each, great quality and hardly worn!