would you reuse boy jeans for girl?

AprilAngie · July 2012

I have three boys and I was going to sell some of their clothes online, however I paid quite a bit for them. There is nothing "boyish" like a truck or anything on them, just blue cute jeans- would you reuse for a girl?

DeerHunter79 · July 2012

I sure would

ilovelife · July 2012

I would! You can even swe frilly things on the legs or around the pockets...or iron on some girly patches.

APendola · July 2012

Yes. I have an older brother and the only jeans I ever had as a kid were hand me downs from him. My parents never bought me any girl jeans until I hit puberty. It was fine - kid jeans are gender neutral.

stever · July 2012

I'm having another boy but I would totally reuse DS1's jeans, and lots of his other clothes, on a girl.

mrsbhk22 · July 2012

I'm planning to do the same thing! This girl is even going to spit up/poop on some blue blankets! She's surely going to be one confused adult. Stick out tongue

Grins04 · July 2012

I guess I'm in the minority where I say no for the most part. Maybe for art projects and outdoor play, but girl jeans are more form fitting and I notice the difference. I put a pair of DS's shorts on my friends girl (she had an accident), and they just did not look right lol

januaryjen18 · July 2012

hell friggen yes! why not?!

BethPSU · July 2012

I wouldn't. I am super picky about how my kids are dressed. Like pp said, boy jeans are cut differently. If this baby is a girl, I will be do excited to shop for her!

InfinityDreamer · July 2012

I have done it quite a few times.

Boy jeans are cut differently, but really, the girls shorts that both sets of grandparents have bought my DD and most of the ones I see in stores are cut absurdly short and barely cover her diaper, what <2 two year old (or any aged girl for that matter) needs to be dressed in something like that?

bethanyui · July 2012

Yup. My mom typically bought boy jeans for me all the time when I was little.

beh3e · July 2012

Definitely! Before I knew what I was having, I accepted hand-me-downs from both genders, because I knew if I had a girl, plenty of boy still would still look super cute on her.

misspunky · July 2012

Definitely. I've already got a few pairs of plain jeans that could go for boy or girl.

melody921 · July 2012

I had never thought about this. For day-to-day wear, I just might.

roxyttandme · July 2012

There is nothing peen-centric about jeans. I guess I don't understand why you would even doubt it. It's like plain white onesies IMO. Use them girl!

lil_rhody · July 2012

Yup!

mrs.kapow · July 2012

I bought "boy" jeans before I knew what this LO would be because they were Gap's fleece-lined ones. I love them and DD's were just as baggy as an infant as these will be on her sister.

Go for it.

catapult32 · July 2012

IMO jeans are jeans, save some $$ and reuse them!! Chances are good that she won't care.

BirdieToldMe · July 2012

I saved all of my son's jeans for my daughter and I never used them. I was really surprised how differently they were cut. The girls jeans are more form fitting and usually flare out at the bottom. His were very boxy and just looked boyish. I don't care much at all about how my kids are dressed so I was surprised that I thought it looked odd enough to not use them. My example is for ages 1-3. Once they get older (but not too old), MAYBE it wouldn't make as much of a difference but they looked very odd on her. It would be fine in the dead of winter when she had three layers of clothing on but it looked strange for the most part.

abbyful · July 2012

I would reuse them!

SortaCrunchy · July 2012

Totally.

I saved several pairs of DS's jeans, plain cotton shorts, and a jean jacket for DD and donated the rest.

KayaXavier · July 2012

Of course, how silly. The idea that an infant should have form fitting jeans is totally ridiculous. But, I was never one of those moms that wanted my daughter to look like a wedding cake, all pink and frilly and those flowered headbands make me want to barf. My daughter is 3 now and she loves Star Wars, dinosaurs and robots so we frequently buy her t-shirts from the boys section to reflect her interests. I'm SO grateful that she isn't just into lame things like being pretty and domestic, she actually has a personality and I think a lot of it came from not boxing her into the narrow confines of "girl things".

CatBus · July 2012

ilovelife:
I would! You can even swe frilly things on the legs or around the pockets...or iron on some girly patches.

Hmm Ick!

daisy662 · July 2012

KayaXavier:

Of course, how silly. The idea that an infant should have form fitting jeans is totally ridiculous. But, I was never one of those moms that wanted my daughter to look like a wedding cake, all pink and frilly and those flowered headbands make me want to barf. My daughter is 3 now and she loves Star Wars, dinosaurs and robots so we frequently buy her t-shirts from the boys section to reflect her interests. I'm SO grateful that she isn't just into lame things like being pretty and domestic, she actually has a personality and I think a lot of it came from not boxing her into the narrow confines of "girl things".

So, I agree that yes, boy jeans can be worn by girls but... your comment is a bit offensive as you are indicating that girly girls don't have personalities. I am not a girly girl nor a tom boy - probably somewhere in between. If I have a daughter and she is into girly stuff - fine. If she is into Star Wars and robots (which by the way, I find lame) - that is fine by me as well. Sounds like you are very judgemental.

KayaXavier · July 2012

daisy662:
KayaXavier:

Of course, how silly. The idea that an infant should have form fitting jeans is totally ridiculous. But, I was never one of those moms that wanted my daughter to look like a wedding cake, all pink and frilly and those flowered headbands make me want to barf. My daughter is 3 now and she loves Star Wars, dinosaurs and robots so we frequently buy her t-shirts from the boys section to reflect her interests. I'm SO grateful that she isn't just into lame things like being pretty and domestic, she actually has a personality and I think a lot of it came from not boxing her into the narrow confines of "girl things".

So, I agree that yes, boy jeans can be worn by girls but... your comment is a bit offensive as you are indicating that girly girls don't have personalities. I am not a girly girl nor a tom boy - probably somewhere in between. If I have a daughter and she is into girly stuff - fine. If she is into Star Wars and robots (which by the way, I find lame) - that is fine by me as well. Sounds like you are very judgemental.

If you are comfortable boxing your daughter into the narrow confines of "girly" things like looking pretty and being domestic, that is 100% your choice and I don't judge you at all. My kid likes nail polish and ballet class and things that are traditionally feminine too, I'm just very grateful that she is interested in more than her appearance and being a domestic caretaker (taking care of dolls, playing kitchen etc) because for my personal values, those things are not valuable or important pursuits and I want her to be about more than that. If I were you though, I might think for a few moments about why my post made you feel so defensive because it's kind of an unusual reaction if you truly believe that you are steering your kid in a positive and productive direction. I'm not at all offended or defensive about you thinking robots and Star Wars are lame because I know you are just boring and wrong (kidding, kidding!

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daisy662 · July 2012

KayaXavier:
daisy662:
KayaXavier:

Of course, how silly. The idea that an infant should have form fitting jeans is totally ridiculous. But, I was never one of those moms that wanted my daughter to look like a wedding cake, all pink and frilly and those flowered headbands make me want to barf. My daughter is 3 now and she loves Star Wars, dinosaurs and robots so we frequently buy her t-shirts from the boys section to reflect her interests. I'm SO grateful that she isn't just into lame things like being pretty and domestic, she actually has a personality and I think a lot of it came from not boxing her into the narrow confines of "girl things".

So, I agree that yes, boy jeans can be worn by girls but... your comment is a bit offensive as you are indicating that girly girls don't have personalities. I am not a girly girl nor a tom boy - probably somewhere in between. If I have a daughter and she is into girly stuff - fine. If she is into Star Wars and robots (which by the way, I find lame) - that is fine by me as well. Sounds like you are very judgemental.

If you are comfortable boxing your daughter into the narrow confines of "girly" things like looking pretty and being domestic, that is 100% your choice and I don't judge you at all. My kid likes nail polish and ballet class and things that are traditionally feminine too, I'm just very grateful that she is interested in more than her appearance and being a domestic caretaker (taking care of dolls, playing kitchen etc) because for my personal values, those things are not valuable or important pursuits and I want her to be about more than that. If I were you though, I might think for a few moments about why my post made you feel so defensive because it's kind of an unusual reaction if you truly believe that you are steering your kid in a positive and productive direction. I'm not at all offended or defensive about you thinking robots and Star Wars are lame because I know you are just boring and wrong (kidding, kidding! )

As I stated - I truly don't care what my daughter plays with - whatever makes her happy whether that be dolls or star wars. I just felt it wasn't fair for you to determine whether or not a child had a personality or not based on what they enjoy doing for play time. It is a child after all.

For what it's worth, DH would be thrilled if our daughter was into Robots and Star Wars. I actually think you are doing the same thing you are indicating you hate - boxing your daughter into NOT playing with girly things. Would you truly think your daughter had no personality if in fact she was more into stereotypical girly things? Most little girls enjoy playing with dolls and playing kitchen. I did as a child, and feel I have a fine personality and have grown into a contributing member of society with a job as a high level executive even though I <gasp> played with dolls...

Grins04 · July 2012

Wow - when I say form fitting I don't mean super tight and her diaper hanging out. I just mean they're cut different. Believe me when I say my daughter will be dressed how a little girl should be dressed. And I'm not even going to touch the other comments... Confused

monksmama · July 2012

I'm keeping my boy's jeans for the baby. (along with a ton of 'boy' cotton pants and PJs)

I am pretty picky about the way my kids dress, but i see nothing wrong with plain jeans paired with more feminine tops and shoes.

I can't see spending more money on 'girl jeans' when babies grow so quickly! (I also really dislike the embellishments on girls jeans!) As for the PJs, we don't do character clothing so again, I can't see spending money on Pjs that are pink rather than using the sets we already have.

I'm sure as she gets closer to school age she'll have her own opinion about clothing but until she cares, she'll get hand me downs too.

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