alisoncooks Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Do they still make jeans and call them Husky? What about for little girls? My 5 yr old is wearing an 8 or a 10. She probably weights 60 pounds at this point, and is very solid around the mid-section. She is not what I would call overweight, but it has been impossible to find PANTS for her for the past 2 years. Most jeans dig into her tummy and are not comfortable (we tend to stick with jogging pants or leggings with dresses/tunics.) I think I may just have to buy her jeans in a 10 and have them hemmed by my mom. But just for kicks: do you have any luck with a brand that fits "solid" kids, right off the shelf? Or an alternative idea? We're getting tired of being limited to leggings b/c I don't allow leggings unless you have a LOOONG tshirt to wear with them -- or dress/tunic. Personally, I just don't like "short" t-shirts paired with tight pants... though we do sometimes have to do this around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I went the hemming route. You probably already know this, but Lands End has huskies for kids. For boys, at least, I haven't checked on girls. But, yeah, I hemmed. Good luck, Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnIslandGirl Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Gap kids makes "plus" size for girls starting at size 7. http://www.gap.com/products/girls-plus-size-clothing.jsp The jeans have the adjustable elastic/button waist on each side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 For girls they call them plus sizes - 7+, 8+, etc. I've seen them at JCPenney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Gap kids makes "plus" size for girls starting at size 7. http://www.gap.com/products/girls-plus-size-clothing.jsp I buy mine at Gap. Where she'd normally be a 10 in regular jeans (with those being super long), we can pretty much do a size 8+ at Gap and wear it right off the shelf. It will still be an inch or so long, but that reconciles itself after a few washes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Walmart in our area carries them in 1/2 sizes----so a 7 1/2 would be like a 7 husky in boys. Not sure how many styles they carry though. Land's End offered some girls plus sizes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I usually buy my husky boys' pants at Lands End because for $5 they hem! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Try Justice. I hate that store but the basic jeans from them are very good. The waist is bigger and they have half sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Target and Old Navy both have a Plus jean. My dd was just on the edge of plus when she was little. She holds all of her weight around her middle and the regular jeans were just a bit too tight. It was better for us to buy plus and just take the expandable waist band up a good bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksr5377 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Children's Place carries girls sizes in a plus as well. When they have them on sale for $10 and offer a coupon I have been able to get them for under $8 a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 I wonder if buying them in the boy's dept would work. Maybe she wouldn't go for that, but it's not like anyone would know. Many places sell them with adjustable wastes (don't know if they do this for girls). Plus they have cuts like "relaxed fit" that are more generous all over. We used to do this when she was younger. We found boy jeans with "skinny leg" and a dark wash -- they looked like girl jeans to me. :p Not sure about in the sizes we need now, though... Thanks for all the suggestions! We'll do some checking around. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie_ranae Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Old Navy or Gap plus have been a good off-the-shelf fit here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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