Colourful kids clothes

[semproniuslau]

Where is everyone buying kids clothes these days? I love bright colours and kid friendly designs with animals etc on them but it seems like every shop I go in has become a sea of Greige and black even Next which used to be my trusty go to has gone massively downhill in terms of quality and designs everything seems to have a blobby badly drawn character on it or it's just plain boring 😩 We use Frugi and Toby tiger a lot already and I thrift a lot of things on vinted but still struggling to find nice things especially now we're into the 3-4/4-5 age group
Any links appreciated 👍🏼

Have you tried Sainsbury's?

https://tuclothing.sainsburys.co.uk/product/tuc145124291

You're probs already aware but John Lewis do nice bright clothes. Asda did a range with lovely bright designs but the quality was crap

Joules range of clothing is normally pretty fun and colourful and not tv character related - from Marks and Spencer I believe

Monsoon and white stuff have recently been good options for my son who doesn’t want grey navy and khaki despite being 10. Boden is often too childish, but is colourful .

Is little bird by Jules Oliver still a sting? She designed gorgeous bright kids clothes

Frugi, little bird, boden, kite, toby tiger, duns.

Mini Boden or bobo choses, expensive but nice bits do come up on vinted.

I loved her clothes when he was little! I think they disappeared when Mothercare shut down though but you can still find pieces on vinted

Jojo Maman Bebe

Some of the shops really are depressing - I took a photo of the M&S range last week, so amazingly bland and navy blue was the entire boys department.

I agree Tu is good, I also like Zara.

Agree Mini Rodini, Bobo Choses etc have some fun patterns, but they are expensive.

I search for handmade on vinted which can throw out nice things. Also specifically search for bright which helps.

I do also filter by 'girls' stuff because it's not all flowers and rainbows but often has brighter colours!

I agree M&S is great for baby bits but once it's past the 24 months size it's just a sea of blandness 😩 girls seem to have the same issue as boys too because the girls range was just loads of beige and muted pink shades

I did try to buy handmade a while ago but the clothes were a polyester blend and really shiny not sure if I just picked a bad seller but we prefer cotton clothing and preferably organic as we have sensitive skin

Next still have a few 'brights' online, but I agree the stores are depressing. Why on earth is neutral fashionable for small children?!

I buy most of my son's clothes on Vinted - far more choice and I'm not limited to what's fashionable that season. I usually search for Next, Joules, Boden, John Lewis. Frugi and Kite were great when he was a toddler but their designs are on the younger side.

Are you searching by colour on Vinted? I find that more useful than brand as you get all sorts, sometimes handmade stuff is really lovely.

Trying not to repeat recs:
Little Green Radicals (but v small range)
Mabli for expensive but high quality, patterned wool knitwear
Arket for 'upper' high street but good quality, easily sold on afterwards
Monsoon or H&M sometimes, depending on what's in collection

Not helpful but there's a great US brand called Primary, wish they were over here when my DS was younger and not averse to bright colours!

I found the outdoors shops like Mountain Warehouse and Go Outdoors good for colour and interesting prints for older boys.

I'm now facing the abyss of trying to dress a lanky teenager who is sensitive about fabric and doesn't want to wear tracksuits. Too big for children. Too small for men's. I can sometimes find something unisex enough in a women's 6-8.

La Redoute and Vertbaudet were good for brighter colours when mine were small as was Gap.

I used to get DD Polarn O Pyret in the sale when she was little, just had a quick look on their website and you can send your outgrown bits back and they sell them heavily discounted as second hand.

I get most of the kids clothes on Vinted but agree a lot of boys’ ranges are black/grey/navy/sludge coloured. Filter by colour rather than gender, a lot of clothes are fairly unisex in cut, particularly the outdoors/sports brands.

If you’re not restricted by a uniform, a colourful coat can make a whole outfit seem brighter IYSWIM, I like mountain warehouse, Regatta, Boden, Muddy Puddles. For new stuff, Lindex, Uniqlo, sometimes M&S are my favourites.

Mountain warehouse fleeces in red / orange / green ditto t.shirts.
Trespass similar colours.
Jack Wolfskin do a good range of colourful tops.
Boden do funky designs (or they did, haven't looked for ages)
Kozikidz do fabulously colourful outside gear
Keep an eye out for folk / craft markets, you can get some lovely handmade clothing in cheerful colours and patterns.
Jojo mama Bebe (mine are far too old now but I loved their clothing range.)
TK Maxx sometimes does some funky clothing, it's a bit hit and miss though.

Smafolk do awesome clothes but they're not cheap!

You have to be picky and seek through the seas of grey and camouflage and blue-with-game-consoles 🙄

Supermarkets, M&S and H&M tend to be good. Boots also used to be great, but haven't looked there for a while.

Also look on Vinted and search by brand and colour - yellow, orange, or purple in the size you want, save anything which looks vaguely good and then go through your list one by one and check each seller's other items. If they have those colours, they often have a nice selection. You can find some nice things that way IME. Or bundles on FB Marketplace.

Girls' sections can be lucrative if you're choosy as well but go a size or two up as they are cut both smaller and much tighter.

Oh yes - forgot the outdoorsy shops - Decathlon as well - these are a really great tip.

I find TK Maxx is mostly brands once you get over age 2 and they are overpriced.

Primark surprisingly colourful as well, and I prefer their prices for character stuff, but the quality is really variable, everything shrinks - and it's all very polyester.

I always forget Zara - they have surprised me recently with nice coloured ranges, and they have more cotton. They are a bit like Gap was about 15 years ago. Their website is rubbish to navigate, try to find the sort option to see it sensibly.