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[quote=Anonymous]I was like your daughter growing up, hated hated hated dresses and skirts. I wore culottes when available, though they weren't really a thing. I shopped for pants and shirts in the boys' department and cut frills off things a lot. I'm straight and female, FWIW, just have never cared for annoying ruffly things and have never wanted anyone to say I looked "cute."

There are some good suggestions here, and that romper is awesome. I also totally agree that you need to do more to understand your daughter's preference, because it will help you help her. In my case it was because I felt self-conscious in skirts and restricted (can't run around/go upside down/sit with knees apart), and also that I hated bows/lace/pink/frills (which were big in the 80s).

As an adult I almost never wear skirts or dresses because I run cold, though, and I do wonder if that was a factor too.

Looking back, I wish my parents had done more to help me find good options. Instead I was uncomfortable in my skin when dressed up through at least my mid-20s. There are a lot more choices now for kids as far as leggings that help with dressing nice but being warm enough (winter and in the summer AC season), and some openness to gender non-conformity. Honestly I'm surprised by the number of people on here who say that girls and women must wear skirts/dresses to be dressed up, though. Nice black pants, nice shoes and a white blouse, for instance, shouldn't be hard to find and seem dressy enough for a kid at a wedding.[/quote]

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