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Farmgirl Fashion:  what happened to young girl clothes!  |
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necobia
True Blue Farmgirl
53 Posts
Lois
gloucester
va
USA
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 Posted - Mar 23 2012 : 6:44:05 PM
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WOW I have a 12 year old daughter and we have been looking High and low for shorts that dont show everything! Does anyone have or know of a place to buy girl clothes that look like the kind of clothes young ladies should wear. We are really looking for shorts. I am very sad that little girls are wearing short that have longer pockets than fabric on the legs,
farmgirl sister 1271
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osbornefarms
True Blue Farmgirl
94 Posts
Leslea
tn
USA
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Posted - Mar 23 2012 : 6:52:39 PM
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| I understand my daughter is 13 and we have a really hard time finding her clothes. And her being 5'7 don't help at all. My husband told her that he was going to have the Amish to make her clothes. |
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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl
328 Posts
Jessica
Grand Rapids
MI
USA
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Posted - Mar 23 2012 : 7:04:21 PM
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It's been like that for years, and it's sad. Everything is skin tight and tiny.
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necobia
True Blue Farmgirl
53 Posts
Lois
gloucester
va
USA
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
2376 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 24 2012 : 05:19:34 AM
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My daughter will be ten in July and she is tall, too. I have a hard time finding her clothes, and it gets worse and worse every year. I don't want her to look dowdy, but she shouldn't have clothes that are revealing. Not to mention, how are kids supposed to run and play, be comfortable? There are kids in her grade wearing high heels! It's appalling. I'm also tired of the "everybody has to look like a pop star" phenomena.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
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necobia
True Blue Farmgirl
53 Posts
Lois
gloucester
va
USA
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Posted - Mar 24 2012 : 05:48:22 AM
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me too, I constantly explain to my daughter that its not okay to unwrap the "gift" before the party! Just because other girls are wearing revealing clothes, make up, adult shoes and even under clothes, does not mean its ok or acceptable!
farmgirl sister 1271
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woolgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
883 Posts
Elizabeth
Great Lakes
IL
USA
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11236 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Mar 24 2012 : 07:44:21 AM
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I have a 10 and almost 13 year old granddaughters. And the 10 year old likes to go to Rue 21. I HATE that store! Everything in there is either so short you can see everything or see-through so you can see the rest of it. And made in countries I have never heard of. So I don't take them there at all. It is amazing the clothes that are made for young girls now. I have got to learn to sew. I need to make them some clothes.
Kris
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1133 Posts
Amy
El Lago
TX
USA
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sonshine4u
True Blue Farmgirl
938 Posts
April
MN
USA
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lisalisa
True Blue Farmgirl
190 Posts
Lisa
Broomall
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2012 : 7:30:15 PM
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I've found it very difficult to find anything appropriate for my 11 year old to wear. I also find it hard to get a decent holiday dress! It takes alot of looking, but I did have some luck with certain shorts at Old Navy. I just get the longer style.
April, you're right - thank goodness Bermuda's are back in style! I refuse to let her wear shorts that are practically underwear and says something (anything!)across her behind!
It really burns me! 
Thanks for letting me vent! |
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DeniseMGM
True Blue Farmgirl
58 Posts
Denise
WI
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 1:28:48 PM
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I understand!! Thankfully my 12-year-old is very modest and doesn't like the trendy store, but we had a bugger of a time finding jeans a few months ago. We find that Target has some good stuff that isn't too tight or short.
As for my 7-year-old, I love Lands End and LLBean for age-appropriate clothing. This daughter also LOVES easy peasy dresses that I make here. Oliver+S has some wonderful updated vintage clothes for the younger set.
Denise - Farmgirl #1976
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4699 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 1:46:36 PM
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Do you have a Crazy 8 or a Gymboree near you? Crazy 8 goes up to a size 14 if that works with your girl. I hear ya--I shopped at Macy's over the holiday, trying to find my 3 year old something. I couldn't find anything that wasn't leopard printed, black and hot pink with things written across the front in silver that read "baby phat". We're far from urban and I just think little girls should look like little girls.
I also second LL Bean and Sears/Lands End lines. The might seem expensive at first, but the clothes last and last.
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1710 Posts
angela
morgantown
indiana
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 7:04:16 PM
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My 11y/o loves cuttin off her jeans from winter for shorts. That way we have decent length shorts and she gets all new pants each winter. It works well for us!
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
2158 Posts
marianne
medical lake
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 8:14:28 PM
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I think this is a problem that passes from generation to generation. I remember my mom being upset about my shorts!!
Marianne |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2672 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Mar 29 2012 : 11:30:11 AM
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I like LL bean, gymboree and Lands End too for casual, for dress I adore Startsburge kids (sp), think American Girl doll clothes for kids, but exceptionally better quality then ag! They also sell ag doll size clothes to match the kid clothes.
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