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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 7yo DD. Its interesting to me what some have said about girls at school wearing older brothers hand me downs. DD only wants boy style clothing and likes it looser fitting. So now im wondering if other parents assume she has an older brother and is wearing his stuff.[/quote]

The same way men’s clothing and women’s clothing is different, so are Girl and boy clothes. DH and I may wear the same colors and may even look like we match but the cuts are different.

I posted above how my boys wear the hand me downs but my daughter doesn’t. This may also have to do with age gap and we gave much away. Baby toddler cutesy stuff and elementary clothing styles are different.

A boy would look odd wearing a unicorn shirt or jeggings. Girls don’t normally wear cargo pants or baggy shorts that come down to their knees. And not all styles for girls have to be tight or short. I think this is style. I know I used to love to wear sweats that are kind of loose and comfortable. It is hard to find a good pair of sweatpants for myself. Most of my athleisure is very tight fitting.[/quote]

Men and women have actual differences in body shape and proportions. Up until at least age 10-12, boys and girls do not. So why the different cuts? And who cares if people think a kid is wearing hand me downs? PP, I honestly don’t give any thought to what other people’s little lids are wearing unless it’s so far outside the norm you can’t help but notice. Let your kid wear what she likes, whether it’s “boyish” or not. 
I thought people around here were progressive, gender doesn’t matter, etc?[/quote]

Seriously.  I'm increasingly thankful to live in a super progressive area where nobody bats an eye at a girl in cargo shorts or a boy in a sparkly t shirt.[/quote]
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I’m from nyc and I don’t remember boys wearing sparkly shirts but you do you.[/b]

The gay couples we know aren’t flashy and their boys wear boy clothes and their girls wear girls’ clothes.[/quote]

Times have changed and perhaps you are from a more conservative neighborhood than mine. [/quote]

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