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Aibu to think buying a newborn a designer wardrobe is a waste of money?

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Thisuserhasblockedyou · 14/10/2013 17:51

My friends daughter just had a baby. She's all excited being a granny and we were talking about Christmas presents. I said to her baby will only be 2 months old so it'll be easy getting a rattle or nice outfit. On this she said baby's father already bought baby a years worth of designer outfits.
Now she always says her daughter and partner are in debt and they keep on borrowing money from my friend. So why waste it on designer gear on baby who will wear it for a week pooing and throwing up on them making it impossible to sell on.

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PeriodFeatures · 14/10/2013 18:47

one of my friends had a massive plastic looking bag with a daft looking dog dangling from it, apparently designer and expensive. it was shite

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Booboostoo · 14/10/2013 19:59

DM buys DD (who is now 2.4yo) Armani! I didn't even know Armani did baby/childrens-wear, but they do and it all has ARMANI plastered all over it. Personally I am embarassed by it. DD wears it once for a photo and it's in the wardrobe. I have tried talking to DM about it but it's falling on deaf ears.

BellEndTent · 14/10/2013 20:05

I bought some expensive clothes for my children as babies but they also had a lot of high street and supermarket stuff. I had two boys so was able to pass clothes between them and even on to friends afterwards if they weren't too scruffy. I think it's normal to want your children to have the best you can afford. But that's the sticking point really. If you are in debt, it's a bit silly to buy designer babygrows.

escape · 14/10/2013 20:09

Depends on people's perception of 'designer' could be Next for all we know...

BlingBang · 14/10/2013 20:22

TBH I'd be embarrassed dressing my baby or young children in obvious Armani or expensive designer stuff. Hate having logos or such on any of my clothing (sports stuff aside). Every time I walk by the local Ralph Lauren shop with the whole family of Ralph Lauren clad dummies in the window - I can't help snort.

Bunbaker · 14/10/2013 20:46

"Does the designer thing last longer."

Hardly relevant as babies grow out of clothes so quickly. I don't "get" designer labels for children (or adults) I just like practical clothes for children and nice clothes for me Grin

Hubb · 14/10/2013 20:56

escape yeah my friend described some of her baby stuff as "designer" when it from Next Confused

SatinSandals · 14/10/2013 21:12

A complete waste. It is one time when you can get away with second hand, they don't care and baby clothes get very little wear.
They need to save the money for when they become expensive.

alemci · 14/10/2013 21:13

yes what a waste, was glad when I was given 2nd hand stuff for dc or went to nct sales, did buy some new stuff too.

Twattyzombiebollocks · 14/10/2013 21:25

For a tiny baby (under 6mo) then yes it's a total waste. Once they develop a neck and start sitting up then its not so bad (they also tend to stop throwing up/pooing all over stuff about that time) I freely admit that my 8mo dd has several designer outfits in her wardrobe, most of them I bought on eBay (probably for the same price as I would buy new from next etc) and if I'm careful with them, I will probably get near what I paid for them selling on eBay when I'm done with them. She also has plenty of asda leggings/long sleeved tops in there for days when we aren't going anywhere.
I do think designer stuff wears better than cheap stuff (or it does if you pick your designer based on quality rather than for the amount of hideous logo splashed all over it)
Personally I like baby dior, Burberry Ralph Lauren and catimini as their kids stuff looks like kids stuff rather than a miniature version of adults

FortyDoorsToNowhere · 14/10/2013 21:30

Not all babies, my DD was in 3-6 months clothes until she was 9 months old. Then had a massive growth spurt and then went straight to 9-12 months.

Fakebook · 14/10/2013 21:41

I like perusing through the Harrods baby wear online and imagine who the hell would spend over £100 on one body suit that will inevitably become soaked in milk and baby shit with regular wear.

propertyNIGHTmareBEFOREXMAS · 14/10/2013 21:47

Yanbu. Unless you are really very well off it is sonething of a waste of money as it will only be used for such a short time.

SantanaLopez · 14/10/2013 21:49

Bloody hell. You can get a £500 Dior jacket for babies Shock

elcranko · 14/10/2013 21:52

YANBU. Unless they're seriously loaded then IMO it's a waste of money to buy designer outfits that will probably be worn a handful of times at most.

cjdamoo · 14/10/2013 21:56

I do have to say here the few designer toddler bits (12 months plus) we got for ds1 15 long years ago are still going strong now 5 kids later

beepoff · 14/10/2013 21:57

YANBU.

Although we were given quite a few designer clothes as gifts and hand me downs for DS and I have to admit the quality was great and I loved dressing him in them.

HopeClearwater · 14/10/2013 22:41

One of my children was given an item of clothing from a very expensive place in New York. It was labelled hand wash only! Presumably in Manhattan the parents have staff to hand wash the shitty baby clothes...

CanucksoontobeinLondon · 15/10/2013 02:38

YANBU.

A friend's brother (with no kids on his own) is very well off, and when she was expecting, he bought designer stuff for her baby. Most of it only got worn a few times because babies grow so darn fast. Friend's brother eventually got the picture when the baby puked all over his Baby Prada outfit (or whichever designer it was, may not have been Prada). He quit buying the kid designer wear and started a university fund for him instead.

Under those circumstances, I think it would be fine. A waste of money, sure, but if someone has the money, they can waste it however they want. Under the circumstances you describe, though, it's pretty ridiculous.

P.S. I "inherited" some of that designer baby wear, given that my DS is nine months younger than my friend's DS. I would never spend the money on that kind of stuff myself, but I must admit the quality of the clothes was very good.

Bogeyface · 15/10/2013 02:47

one of my friends had a massive plastic looking bag with a daft looking dog dangling from it, apparently designer and expensive.

Its Radley and not at all designer! Its high end High Street at best, its what the Harrods shoppers would use a "use it, lose it, whatever" bag. Tell her that and see her face fall :o

MrsCakesPremonition · 15/10/2013 02:58

All designer clothes are a complete waste of money - adults or children.
If you can afford it and don't mind the fact that the clothes will be wasted on a child, then go for it. But don't get into debt over it.

PoppyAmex · 15/10/2013 06:10

"Outfits" for babies are just horrible anyway; they belong in soft sleep suits with no zippers/buttons/seams.

They spend the vast majority of their time lying down and you wouldn't want to go to sleep in jeans and lurid ruffled outfits, would you?

coldwinter · 15/10/2013 06:23

The people I know who do this, had seriously neglectful childhoods.

coldwinter · 15/10/2013 06:27

The people I know who do this, had seriously neglectful childhoods.

coldwinter · 15/10/2013 06:27

The people I know who do this, had seriously neglectful childhoods.