Outgrowing Hanna Andersson . . . what now?

[Anonymous]

My 10-year-old daughter is just too old now for her Hanna Andersson dresses. So where do I go now (preferably online) to get her clothing of similar quality? We've gotten various things from J. Crew, Gap, and Lands End; I need to know what else is out there, but don't have the stomach for cluttered department stores at the mall, rayon/polyester, or the junior hoochie mama look. Advice welcome!

[Anonymous]

Zara kids.

[Anonymous]

I am looking for anything NOT Made-in-(slave-labor)China.

[Anonymous]

Even Hanna is now doing China! I am absolutely furious with them. I expected better out of Hanna.

[Anonymous]

MiniBoden has the right look, quality and sizes. Not sure about the slave labor thing however.

the only miniboden shirt i can get my hands on right now, my son's, says made in Indonesia. I'm going to guess that the Indonesians who made his shirt probably were not paid handsomely. Hm.

[Anonymous]

American Apparel

[Anonymous]

OP here - thanks for the advice, and please keep it coming! (I am NOT the 11:34 poster; that was someone else.)

[Anonymous]

shes 10 let her dress like a ten year old. Justice is for girls her age... It is what was limited too.

I mean some people are suggesting some great clothing lines but 10 year olds don't want to dress like 5 year olds.

[Anonymous]

abercrombie (not "& Fitch") targets 10-14 year olds. Not everyone's style but some of their stuff is okay.

[Anonymous]

American Eagle is okay too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:shes 10 let her dress like a ten year old. Justice is for girls her age... It is what was limited too.

Justice is full of trashy clothes.

[Anonymous]

Some of Justice is not that great. I think a lot of it actually okay. Mother of an 11 year old. I make sure it doesn't have holes, see-through, or to short.

My daughter tends to wear the more preppier side of that store. I don't dress my kid trashy either.

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone! I'm off to browse the web sites, and was glad to find that they aren't as trashy as I expected. I loved the high-quality, little kid stores, but she just doesn't feel right in those any more (and really, doesn't look right, either.)

[Anonymous]

By 10 isn't she expressing preferences for where she'd like to buy and hat type of clothes she wants?

I don't dress my DD like a hoochie either, but she definitely has her own sense of style -- that she unfortunately didn't get from me.

She likes some of the Justice stuff. They have cute scarves, skirts, sweaters, etc. She also finds some things she likes at Target (yes, cheap Chinese stuff -- but even HA is made in China). We also get a lot from Department stores. Personally, I think Land's End is kind of old lady-ish or baby-ish, not so much in between.

[Anonymous]

Sadly, what my 8 y/o is asking for (b/c everyone at school wears it and at 8, she's not one for bucking the trend) is Abercrombie. *maybe* Limited Too/ Justice, but not even really that...

I have to walk a fine line of compromise with her. If she wears a tank top, it's only under something that needs an undershirt. Mostly I try to put her in solid tees with hoodies, the bigger the word "Abercrombie" apparently, the better.

I hate it b/c I think it's trashy and pre-hoochie mama, like some other pp's said. I mix in some better labels where ever possible. The labels I'd like to see her wear are nicer and cost more, but she's following the in-crowd right now. Blech.