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Post by Miss Ang on Aug 12, 2014 14:02:50 GMT
Skinny jeans are what's "in" now. I just took a bunch of my son's stuff for trade in to Plato's Closet (got $91! Cha-ching!!) and they would only take the skinny jeans. Any regular cut jeans he had from last year were returned to us with the explanation that they are only taking skinny jeans this year.
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Post by tinafb on Aug 12, 2014 14:12:57 GMT
Hot Topic has guys' skinny jeans in smaller waist sizes. I think they start at 25" or 26". I was there yesterday and they had khaki colored ones. The employees said the smaller waist sizes sell out fast. They said that you can also order online and have them shipped to the store for free.
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Post by tinafb on Aug 12, 2014 14:17:05 GMT
Old Navy has these for boys: beige skinny jeansMy 16 yo is just starting to grow out of Old Navy's boys size 18 jeans. He's 5'8" and 108lbs, so another very skinny kid.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 14:18:54 GMT
My DS is super thin (almost 6' tall and weighs only 120 lbs) and his favorite skinny jeans are Vans.
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 12, 2014 14:27:48 GMT
My DS is super thin (almost 6' tall and weighs only 120 lbs) and his favorite skinny jeans are Vans. L Oh wow! I didn't even know Vans made jeans. Thanks! I have to go to the Vans store to restock on his shoes so I'll definitely check them out!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 14:32:20 GMT
My DS is super thin (almost 6' tall and weighs only 120 lbs) and his favorite skinny jeans are Vans. L Oh wow! I didn't even know Vans made jeans. Thanks! I have to go to the Vans store to restock on his shoes so I'll definitely check them out! Yep, they do! I don't recall if they carry beige/khaki colored ones, but I know Hot Topic does and - like TinaFB said - they carry small waist sizes. They are DS' second choice for skinny jeans. L
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Post by raindancer on Aug 12, 2014 14:37:30 GMT
My 6th grader and I were just talking about this the other day. She hates the way jeans feel so I think she'll stick to jeggings and fleece pants. She will wear a skirt or a dress with tights occasionally so we'll see how that goes. Right now, she is asking for shorts to get through the first month or so. She hasn't jumped on the American Eagle bandwagon yet so I have a feeling that Justice will be just fine for this school year. I got one final year at Justice for 6th grade. We have year round school so dd (7th) is still wearing shorts and flip flops and tanks/tees. But she has grown several inches and will need clothes for fall. I mentioned jeans from Justice and her eyeballs rolled out of her head. I was being "lame" in my thinking that the jeggings are cute and comfy on her but she said "Moooooom!" and walked away. I'll try American Eagle and hopefully redeem myself.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 14:39:28 GMT
I have no idea.
Mine is going into 7th and only cares if they are comfortable. He won't wear jeans at all (I don't wear them though either)
His go to is athletic shorts or sweatpants along with a funny saying tee.
I waiting for him to care what he wears.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 15:08:20 GMT
My 6th grader and I were just talking about this the other day. She hates the way jeans feel so I think she'll stick to jeggings and fleece pants. She will wear a skirt or a dress with tights occasionally so we'll see how that goes. Right now, she is asking for shorts to get through the first month or so. She hasn't jumped on the American Eagle bandwagon yet so I have a feeling that Justice will be just fine for this school year. I got one final year at Justice for 6th grade. We have year round school so dd (7th) is still wearing shorts and flip flops and tanks/tees. But she has grown several inches and will need clothes for fall. I mentioned jeans from Justice and her eyeballs rolled out of her head. I was being "lame" in my thinking that the jeggings are cute and comfy on her but she said "Moooooom!" and walked away. I'll try American Eagle and hopefully redeem myself. Great. One more thing to look forward to as the mom to a tween. Good luck with the redemption!!
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Post by Ellie on Aug 12, 2014 15:19:57 GMT
This whole middle school fashion thing is making my head spin. My 11 year old is going into the 5th grade and is suddenly interesting in hair cuts and jeans. How did that happen? And he's been "stuck" at home and doesn't know what shoes/sneakers are in (which is, apparently, all Mom and Dad's fault). So, what shoes are in? Vans? Nikes? We can wait for new clothes until school starts as others have suggested, but we need new sneakers before school starts. It was Osiris for a couple years, but apparently those are out. Aaggh! And how OK should I be with this conformity thing? Just really thinking out loud here, but I wonder about that. I get wanting to just be like everyone else. Growing up we didn't have much and I never, ever had the right shoes or clothes. It sucks. But is there a negative side to paying $$ for those things? Thoughts?
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Post by genny on Aug 12, 2014 16:34:08 GMT
Try ruum.com - that's american eagle kids. They may have a size that will work for him. My DS & DD both wear AE, Pacsun and Zumies. He only wears gym shorts to the gym, never wind/training pants unless he's got a swim meet. DS cannot stand athletic wear for daily use. He is always perfectly put together LOL. DD is pretty much the same way as far as athletic wear is concerned, but where he is really preppy, she is all skater girl. Very eclectic - skater skirts with a big sweater and vans or doc martens. She also cut off all her hair this summer to donate to Children with Hair Loss in Michigan - so she has a very hipster look going right now! But we have a pretty strict dress code at our high school and athletic pants/shorts are NOT allowed for daily wear. No holes in jeans (even small ones) But yeah, wait for him I think. You will probably be wrong in whatever you choose if you don't - I know I would be! ETA: They also still like Hollister - DS loves their T's, DD loves their jeans. Hell I like their jeans- they make my butt look much younger
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 12, 2014 17:31:49 GMT
This whole middle school fashion thing is making my head spin. My 11 year old is going into the 5th grade and is suddenly interesting in hair cuts and jeans. How did that happen? And he's been "stuck" at home and doesn't know what shoes/sneakers are in (which is, apparently, all Mom and Dad's fault). So, what shoes are in? Vans? Nikes? We can wait for new clothes until school starts as others have suggested, but we need new sneakers before school starts. It was Osiris for a couple years, but apparently those are out. Aaggh! And how OK should I be with this conformity thing? Just really thinking out loud here, but I wonder about that. I get wanting to just be like everyone else. Growing up we didn't have much and I never, ever had the right shoes or clothes. It sucks. But is there a negative side to paying $$ for those things? Thoughts? My kid(s) are wearing these: the ginormous shoes I am always tripping overThey wear uniforms at school, so I guess shoes are the thing for them. Out of school, the trend toward surf type clothes and flip flops.
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Post by mama2three on Aug 12, 2014 17:49:36 GMT
Only a small subset of kids in my area wear skinny jeans. The majority wear regular jeans, bermuda style shorts, and khakis. I only wish that this was the case at DS's school. He and the group he hangs out with are all skateboarders and it seems that that is what they still wear. His problem is that he is super skinny, so I still shop in the boys section for him. I bought him some Dickies from the skate shop, but I don't know if he'll love those. I know i *should* just tell him to wear what I buy him, but it *is* middle school and I understand the pressure to fit in. My 8th gr DS is super skinny and refuses to wear the skinny jeans. I guess I'm fortunate that he's not brand conscious. He just wants pants to be comfortable. He's happiest in relaxed fit jeans from Target ($8/ pair on sale ), though he will wear the same pair every day for a week instead of any other pair of clean pants in his closet. Fortunately, he can still fit into these for the length. He seems to outgrow pants every week -at least in the length. I'm going to wait until it gets cold to buy long pants for school, otherwise, they will be too short by the time he needs them. I'm another who says to wait and only buy what he wants.
This year, DS has informed me that shirts with cartoon characters on them are definitely out. (yay! No more angry birds, star wars or sponge bob shirts! -just don't tell him he looks better anyway in polo shirts or plain T-shirts or I'm sure the cartoon shirts will come back out! Kids. )
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