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Sharon Choksi, founder Girls Will Be,
decided to do something about the lack of options for girls. She said
the inspiration for her new line of clothing, came from her daughter and
niece, Maya and Grace, who wanted to wear clothing that wasn’t frilly,
“nothing with bows” and absolutely “NO sparkles.” They were interested
in “climbing trees, building LEGO creations, and playing with cars and
trucks,” Choksi said.
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from the above article:
She collected boys and girls clothes from 10 of the biggest retailers that were all meant for kids of around the same size and age and measured them. What she found was that the girls’ shirts were one to three inches thinner. The sleeves were shorter. And the girls’ shorts were barely a third of the length.
I know this was true when I was a kid, but it’s gotten a lot worse since then.
HOLY SHIT YES. I’ve had SO many conversations about dress codes and stuff where people complain about how “skimpy” the clothes tween girls wear are, and I have to explain to them that those are their only options. There literally aren’t pants a tween/early teen girl can buy anywhere between capris and a 3-inch inseam. Shit, I’m 32 and wear a size 22/24 pants and I have trouble finding shorts that cover over half my thigh!
Oh man. When I was in jr high through high school, you literally could not BUY shorts that met the official dress code.
And that wasn’t even the issue for me (the dress code was enforced very, um. Quixotically. You, know. For “bad” kids.)
I just wanted some shorts that went more than an inch past my dang crotch! Still do, tbh.
Sometimes I shop in the boys department, but really I just… always wear pants. Everything regarding clothes is a pain.
And this doesn’t even mention the pockets she added! There are cargo shorts.
and this doesn’t even mention the pockets she added there are cargo shorts ^Haiku^bot^8. I detect haikus with 5-7-5 format. Sometimes I make mistakes.
kokabegami said:
this is why my high school gym teacher pushed the other teachers to agree to let girls wear gym shorts of any length as long as they wore spanks underneath. he has a daughter and recognized this issue getting worse every year