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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 441711" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>I put on some weight about 2 years go when I was really unable to walk unassisted and I've been unable to take it off. I was about my easy child's size back then, so I've been managing to rummage through my closet of "no longer fits" items and find some more youthful single pieces to mix and match that she likes. I'm having to teach her that she might not be able to wear some of the trendy for teens graphic tee's etc that she sees her peers wearing but that she can find separates and compile her own outfits and find ways to put her personality into her outfits. She just sees much of the clothes in womens departments as too old for her and I can't blame her. </p><p></p><p>The petites sections can be a true anxiety saver. Although I don't mind at all paying to alter her slacks etc for her leg length. I've been trying to coax her into trying plain jeans and plain slacks that to her eye look to grown up but when put together with a more youthful shirt and accessories don't appear that way at all when she's all finished dressing. Summer clothing is much easier as she tends to gravitate to polo type shirts and very pretty shorts which are easy to find in womens sections and are good quality and suit her very much. Winter is much harder for heavy sweaters etc but we're finding a groove for her. Luckily her father and step mom take her to Toronto most summers right before school goes back in and that opens up the stores selections. She has a lot of luck at Tommy Hilfiger, Roots, American Eagle but the only one we have a AE here in town with a limited selection as its a very small shop. Not to mention I can't afford the prices for those brands. They hit the outlet stores in the city and thank goodness she manages to find things she likes. In another couple of years this should get easier as her style will mature and the selections will seem more to her taste. </p><p></p><p>Your comment reminded me that we never did check the petites section of one particular store. I should take her. I shop there often as I'm only about an inch or two taller than her, she'll tower over me by the time she hits high school. But for now I'll have to take her to that shop as the petite section may appeal to her and the styles are youthful, many too youthful for me so might be up her alley.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 441711, member: 4264"] I put on some weight about 2 years go when I was really unable to walk unassisted and I've been unable to take it off. I was about my easy child's size back then, so I've been managing to rummage through my closet of "no longer fits" items and find some more youthful single pieces to mix and match that she likes. I'm having to teach her that she might not be able to wear some of the trendy for teens graphic tee's etc that she sees her peers wearing but that she can find separates and compile her own outfits and find ways to put her personality into her outfits. She just sees much of the clothes in womens departments as too old for her and I can't blame her. The petites sections can be a true anxiety saver. Although I don't mind at all paying to alter her slacks etc for her leg length. I've been trying to coax her into trying plain jeans and plain slacks that to her eye look to grown up but when put together with a more youthful shirt and accessories don't appear that way at all when she's all finished dressing. Summer clothing is much easier as she tends to gravitate to polo type shirts and very pretty shorts which are easy to find in womens sections and are good quality and suit her very much. Winter is much harder for heavy sweaters etc but we're finding a groove for her. Luckily her father and step mom take her to Toronto most summers right before school goes back in and that opens up the stores selections. She has a lot of luck at Tommy Hilfiger, Roots, American Eagle but the only one we have a AE here in town with a limited selection as its a very small shop. Not to mention I can't afford the prices for those brands. They hit the outlet stores in the city and thank goodness she manages to find things she likes. In another couple of years this should get easier as her style will mature and the selections will seem more to her taste. Your comment reminded me that we never did check the petites section of one particular store. I should take her. I shop there often as I'm only about an inch or two taller than her, she'll tower over me by the time she hits high school. But for now I'll have to take her to that shop as the petite section may appeal to her and the styles are youthful, many too youthful for me so might be up her alley. [/QUOTE]
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