https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:25:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325947 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 07:00:57 +0000 T 1325947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not the boys section... but I have picked up a bunch of tops / shirts meant for 10-12 yr old girls. A lot of my crop tops &amp; cropped sweatshirts&nbsp;are from there (well, they are normal length&nbsp;tops for girls &amp; cropped for me!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325409 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:06:19 +0000 MsMary 1325409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great sweatshirt!!</p> <p>My favorite button-front cotton shirts are from the boys' department at Target.&nbsp; For some reason the arms are the perfect length, and there is no bustal gappage.&nbsp; Score!!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325282 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:06:20 +0000 Anonymous 1325282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sweatshirt is really cute! And I'd never think it came from the boys' department.</p> <p>I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I actually recently bought this t-shirt:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shopjustice.com/girls-clothing/embellished-tee-with-arm-socks/8669135/647?pageSort=eyJzaG9wQnlQcmljZSI6ImRpc3BsYXkgYWxsIiwic2hvcEJ5U2l6ZSI6ImRpc3BsYXkgYWxsIn0&amp;productOrigin=category%20page&amp;productGridPlacement=3-2">http://www.shopjustice.com/gir.....ort=eyJzaG</a>. I've got a strange&nbsp;thing for pigs and saw it in a window. I happened to be with my mother-in-law, who suggested we go in and see if they had it in my size. I kind of assumed they wouldn't because, well, tween store, but figured why not. Turns out that kids' 18 actually works, so now I have a bright yellow piglet shirt. Don't plan on wearing the plaid arm socks, though.</p> <p>Other than that, I think the only thing I have from the kids' department is glittery black flats from the girls' section at Target. I think I'm generally sized out except for shoes.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325280 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:05:19 +0000 Anonymous 1325280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to shop the boys section, especially at Old Navy, for pants. I could get a slim fit in cargos when women's had too much volume through the hips.<br /> I have a favorite graphic tee in a men's small from Target. It has length and fluid fit even after being washed and machine dried. I have heard that boots are much less expensive from the children's department but doubt they come big enough for my feet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325274 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:59:47 +0000 Deborah 1325274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the sweatshirt! No I can't shop the kids dept, sadly the size of my chest precludes it:(. I could however buy girls shoes as I have small feet (but I don't). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325264 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:47:41 +0000 Neelie 1325264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At 5'8" I cannot shop the kids or juniors sections...but my dd prefers the way boys sweats and T's fit her over girls as she has a long torso and finds the girls stuff too short.<br />That is a great sweatshirt!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325263 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:47:13 +0000 abc 1325263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sized out (way out) but congrats to you for opening up another source. That's always helpful no matter your size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325243 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 10:35:06 +0000 Melaine 1325243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is adorable!<br /> It's funny you should say this. I seem to have short arms for my proportions. My grandmother always said that when she measured me for sewing. It doesn't make much difference except that jackets and coats often look oversized on me. Last week I found a jean jacket and a simple black windbreaker hoodie, both from the boys' section and the proportions are perfect. So yes, I will check the boys' and girls' section more closely from now on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325240 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:58:49 +0000 crutcher 1325240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Boys or not that sweatshirt is just way too cute...I have read that Ines de la Fressange advices shopping H&amp;M boys...I have not been successful so far... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325228 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:05:44 +0000 rute 1325228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have bought at Zara children section, mainly flats. The tees have children designs, like dogs, cats or phrases and that is a problem to me </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325226 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 06:52:06 +0000 CocoLion 1325226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a soft spot for words on tees and sweatshirts that are sort of random. It reminds me of growing up in Japan where there was an almost poetic use of barely meaningful Engrish … everywhere. &nbsp;</p> <p>Having said all of that I am feeling a bit old to pull these things off anymore. &nbsp;But you young thing will rock this sweatshirt!!!</p> <p>So to get to your question&nbsp;-- do I shop in the boys department? &nbsp;</p> <p>No. &nbsp;Things don't fit me. &nbsp;I think I'm just a bit too big all over for the boys sizes. &nbsp;10 pounds less, and not being an hourglass -- it might work.</p> <p>Juniors clothing is another matter. &nbsp;It fits me better (no kidding) than women's clothing. &nbsp;I think because the sizes 3-5-7 that I can wear are scaled for a shorter female. &nbsp;Waists fall at the right place and the jacket sleeves aren't as long. &nbsp;But the quality is too low for me, and the styles can be too young (obviously) so I might only buy something like a tee or a pair of jeans from juniors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325215 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:36:38 +0000 Mia 1325215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Way, way back I scored a wool knife pleated skirt in the girls dept. Very cute sweatshirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325202 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:53:59 +0000 AJ 1325202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always walk through the kids' section just in case. :)</p> <p>So far from the boys' dept. I have a rugby long sleeve and 2 plaid long sleeves. From the girls' section I have a faux fur vest and white Zara sneaks with gold studs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shopping-the-boys-section#post-1325193 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:26:42 +0000 Greyscale 1325193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just bought this adorable sweatshirt from the Zara boys' section. I don't usually go for cute phrases on clothes but I loved this one.&nbsp;The 13-14 is the perfect slouchy fit. I might return it if I decide I've spent too much recently, but it's cute.</p> <p>I feel like this is opening up a whole new vista for me.&nbsp;Kids' clothes are cheap. Sometimes that's reflected in the quality, but sometimes not. Zara children's clothing&nbsp;seems to be trendy and reasonably made. The sweatshirt is all cotton, not synthetic, which is becoming hard to find for women's clothing but easier with boys' (maybe because it's sturdier?).</p> <p>&nbsp;I realize this is not an option for most sizes. The kids' sections of some brands like Gap extend up to a kids' 18, and I'm usually a 14, so that probably means it works for grown-up sizes 0 through&nbsp;4 or 6. Zara only goes up to 14.</p> <p>Have you shopped in the kids' section? Any favorite finds? Or in the men's section - it doesn't always work for me because the sleeves are way too long, but I do steal shirts from my boyfriend. </p>