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I'm going to stick my neck out here and say that I don't think I would risk my child being labelled different in this way.

I went to an inner city primary. My parents had fancy ideas, god bless them, and dressed me in the most beautiful summer dresses. They passed the uniform test but they didn't pass the classmates test. Kids are a discriminatory bunch - I'd personally not want my child starting out to be labelled different, even in the silliest way.

My child has allergies , as a result can only wear natural fibres , he reacts to the chemicals within these new types of resistant/Teflon trousers that are everywhere these days , he is five so I doubt the children would take much notice in the fact that his trousers are a different material.

It's just difficult finding out if its acceptable since the school is closed .

I have the cotton trousers from there and the quality is appalling , it doesn't fit properly at all, the same at John Lewis , evident by the reviews . It's extremely difficult getting something that fits and is skin friendly .
I have this problem with my daughter too and school have been fully accepting of the issues. She wears 100% cotton leggings and 100% cotton tshirts with a cardigan. I must admit I did feel quite sorry for her in the height of summer as she had to have full leg coverage so as not to make contact the the carpets and also had to keep her cardigan on after a spell of bad sunburn due to being unable to wear suncream. I understand your concerns completely and I think it's just best to do what you feel is right in thee situations. If it becomes an issue at school, have a word a afterall everyone's priority is the child's welfare!

I wanted cords too but didn't find any grey when I needed. I got away with some cotton grey trousers from Gap and wool trousers from John Lewis. They don't keep them in the School section, you have to look in the "smart cloths" as they are part of a suit - but sell separately obviously.

The only problem is that if your child has got tendency to get holes in the knees they wont last as much

Thanks GinaG3, good to know ! I thought it would be easy to find alternatives but it's really not , well at least not in styles that look smart enough . I just didn't want to risk buying anything unsuitable .


MG, my child is a very cautious personality, no risks of clothes not lasting thankfully !

Thank you Bee, I did try looking but couldn't find anything ?

Do you have the links ?

I found some cords grey baggies http://m.boden.co.uk/en-GB/Boys-1H-12yrs-Trousers-Jeans/Trousers/22362/Boys-1H-12yrs-Cord-Baggies.html

Hi DB&B, I got the Skinkind M&S trousers for my son last year and I agree, the quality is not great. The knees just seem to get worn out after a few weeks and the hems drop almost immediately. It is extremely frustrating as most children's trousers are 100% cotton except sodding school uniform, which all seems to be 100% polyester.


Let me know if you find somewhere that does a better product!

Gap unfortunately isn't ideal for my son as he isn't skinny and tall but found a great shop online who does cotton clothes and after emailing her she stated the trousers are tested on the children and promises to be comfortable and hard wearing , to get a discount on them use code FAMSR7

And it's http://www.ecooutfitters.co.uk/shop/boys-school-uniform.html.

You could try la redoute


http://www.laredoute.co.uk/boys-cotton-corduroy-straight-cut-trousers/prod-324406961-221814.aspx


I bought cord shorts, skirts and trousers for my daughter for school last year and they have lasted well. She doesn't have allergies but I just thought they were nicer than polyester.


I think most primary schools are fairly relaxed about uniform. No two kids at my daughter's school are dressed exactly the same.

Thank you BB, another option for the future .

Coffeelover, I didn't even consider Mothercare and it's where I used to buy past baby/toddler clothes,

If only I remembered mothercare before spending a small fortune at Ecooutfitters . Thanks for reminding me .

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