10 year old girl clothes

[Anonymous]

I was just at Gap shopping for summer clothes for my almost ten year old. There were some reasonable shorts and shirts but also Squishmellow and Hello Kitty half shirts along with lots of other half shirt options. There were some reasonable length short along with some very short cutoffs. Just go to the Gap to see what OP is talking about. To each their own but OP is not making this up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was just at Gap shopping for summer clothes for my almost ten year old. There were some reasonable shorts and shirts but also Squishmellow and Hello Kitty half shirts along with lots of other half shirt options. There were some reasonable length short along with some very short cutoffs. Just go to the Gap to see what OP is talking about. To each their own but OP is not making this up!

OP said ALL the clothes are too adult and short. That's clearly not the case. People have provided other shopping options than where OP has found these unacceptable choices. I don't see women walking around and too short shorts either so even the tall ones should be able to find something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im a PP, my 11yo is in adult sizes. She’s 5’1 and 125lbs. She’s very athletic so a lot of that is muscle.
She’s in med women’s or small men’s.

My 10.5 yo is about the same stats and the same size. Some of you need to get out more.

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Anonymous wrote:The only thing I see are girls wearing athletic style shirts or shorts that might be a little short/tight due to a growth-spurt. That isn’t provocative, intentionally or not, that’s “crap -last years summer stuff doesn’t really fit now”.

The athletic shorts for girls now are shorter than I’d like - especially for my skinny, not tall, but long legged, daughter. But they aren’t all so short that I’m forcing her to wear the really longer basketball ones - just keeping an eye out for the ones with enough of an inseam and an adjustable waist

This is our problem, especially because DD is super lanky, so last year's shorts will look like micro shorts on her but if we size up, they hang down. It's easier with leggings or bike shorts where the stretch can make it easier to fit into the next size up.

But she likes to wear her t-shirts on the baggy side, which seems to be a trend generally, so if she's wearing last year's shorts and a baggy t-shirt, she also looks like she's embracing the pants less trend. But like you said, it's not her trying to be provocative. It's that her legs grew 3 inches in a year but the shorts didn't.

Fortunately we are finding more bike shorts that go to the knee. So she'll often wear those with a baggy tee shirt. Even if it's a slightly cropped tee, she wants to size up and it will come down and cover her belly. Until she grows another inch... such is life with kids. I do feel protective of her though and get annoyed when people comment on how short her shorts or dresses look (even when she's wearing bike shorts underneath). She can't help how tall she's getting and she's just a kid -- not even a hint of puberty yet. I hate watching her body evaluated like it's an adult woman's (which ALSO should not be evaluate in this way, actually).

Being a girl (or a woman) is a giant PITA sometimes.

[Anonymous]

Old navy’s athletic shorts are cut weird this year. I have a 4’10 100 lb 9 year old. We’re all about athleta and in motion. I can see her being in adult sizes but we would stick with athletic clothes.

Also, give the second grader’s parents a break. It’s probably an old pair of shorts she’s grown out of.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a boy in 5th grade and I am amazed at what the girls at his school are wearing. They are all basically dressed the same - short lulu or nike shorts and a fitted top. It literally seems like that changed happened overnight from what I even saw in the fall.

Yesterday I saw a second grader in cutoff jean shorts short enough to show her under butt and a mesh top over a tiny tank. SECOND GRADER.

Where are her parents?

[Anonymous]

Wait until 5th grade graduation. Half the girls, including my own, wore cute floral dresses with short sleeves that hit just above the knee. The other half wore strapless body fitting short dresses, the kind that you would see in high school. My daughter prefers longer shorts and athleisure clothing. I see inappropriate clothes at stores, I just don’t buy them.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a boy in 5th grade and I am amazed at what the girls at his school are wearing. They are all basically dressed the same - short lulu or nike shorts and a fitted top. It literally seems like that changed happened overnight from what I even saw in the fall.

Yesterday I saw a second grader in cutoff jean shorts short enough to show her under butt and a mesh top over a tiny tank. SECOND GRADER.

Where are her parents?

DCUM. Randomly mentioning burkas.

[Anonymous]

You can always buy longer stuff and hem it to an appropriate but still fashionable length.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only thing I see are girls wearing athletic style shirts or shorts that might be a little short/tight due to a growth-spurt. That isn’t provocative, intentionally or not, that’s “crap -last years summer stuff doesn’t really fit now”.

The athletic shorts for girls now are shorter than I’d like - especially for my skinny, not tall, but long legged, daughter. But they aren’t all so short that I’m forcing her to wear the really longer basketball ones - just keeping an eye out for the ones with enough of an inseam and an adjustable waist

This is our problem, especially because DD is super lanky, so last year's shorts will look like micro shorts on her but if we size up, they hang down. It's easier with leggings or bike shorts where the stretch can make it easier to fit into the next size up.

But she likes to wear her t-shirts on the baggy side, which seems to be a trend generally, so if she's wearing last year's shorts and a baggy t-shirt, she also looks like she's embracing the pants less trend. But like you said, it's not her trying to be provocative. It's that her legs grew 3 inches in a year but the shorts didn't.

Fortunately we are finding more bike shorts that go to the knee. So she'll often wear those with a baggy tee shirt. Even if it's a slightly cropped tee, she wants to size up and it will come down and cover her belly. Until she grows another inch... such is life with kids. I do feel protective of her though and get annoyed when people comment on how short her shorts or dresses look (even when she's wearing bike shorts underneath). She can't help how tall she's getting and she's just a kid -- not even a hint of puberty yet. I hate watching her body evaluated like it's an adult woman's (which ALSO should not be evaluate in this way, actually).

Being a girl (or a woman) is a giant PITA sometimes.

If she's tall then you need to shop according to her size, not age. She has outgrown kids sizes if she's adult height.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can always buy longer stuff and hem it to an appropriate but still fashionable length.

Doing this for my 12 year old with a 31" inseam. Her choice - she doesn't like short but what we found was too long.

[Anonymous]

I always recommend Abercrombie kids on these posts. They have a wide size range and options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always recommend Abercrombie kids on these posts. They have a wide size range and options.

+1

Abercrombie Kids and Athleta Girl were my DD's (now age 10) favorites for last summer. She happens to be very petite, which comes with it's own set of problems ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only thing I see are girls wearing athletic style shirts or shorts that might be a little short/tight due to a growth-spurt. That isn’t provocative, intentionally or not, that’s “crap -last years summer stuff doesn’t really fit now”.

The athletic shorts for girls now are shorter than I’d like - especially for my skinny, not tall, but long legged, daughter. But they aren’t all so short that I’m forcing her to wear the really longer basketball ones - just keeping an eye out for the ones with enough of an inseam and an adjustable waist

It’s awkward around puberty time when their limbs and feet grow before the body. Everything is short. My daughter plays basketball so I can get away with basketball shorts. Also boyfriend denim shorts in different brands are sometimes long.

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Anonymous wrote:The issue is my 10 year old is 5'2 and wears an adult s/m. She lives in t shirts and shorts and that has worked fine.

Are you OP? Your 10 year old is my size and I don't wear sexy clothes and don't have a problem finding not sexy clothes. Try Land's End, Quince, Gap, etc.

I'm 5'2 and wear a Lands End Petite M or XL but I can wear Lands End Girls plus size pants. You can probably find things either in Petites or Girls.

Why are you posting? You are not this child's size. I am 5'2" and wear a size Small, I don't wear petite clothes because I have long legs for my height. I imagine OP's child is the same - there are plenty of options that are not what OP describes, she's just not shopping in the right place.