In woolies today, there were 23 different princess dresses - all aimed at girls, and 4 costumes for boys.

[colditz]

So yes, I probably am, and I was a saddo for counting but Grrgrrgrr

And charity shop shopping, a mate of mine got five lovely bits, 2 probably designer, for her daughter. I found some skuzzy grey joggers. For the same price

It's NOT FAIR

Boys like clothes too, or they would if their clothes were ever nice. And mums of boys like clothes.

There are ALWAYS more clothes for girls than boys.

I loathe a lot of them though

Boys clothing often lacks inspiration and doesn't lack hooligan skater boy influences!

I know this feeling, I can get beautiful clothes for my girls, but getting clothes for DS is a nightmare, though now he is 9, he likes to choose his own clothes and tends to like punky clothes

yes and t shirts with "Asbo boy" and "Hooker Girl"

Primark and h&M are the only shops in my budget that I like

peacocks boys section is like being plunged into Nazi Germany.

hate those tops, why do people put them on their kids??

There is a distinct lack of stripes for boys too

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I like primark, coz their jeans actually fit DS' skinny waist, along with tesco's

Flame

I can always find stripes

Oh don't. Boy's clothes. The only ones i actually like are French or in Zara kids. And d'you know what? I feel slightly uncomfortable when ds is dressed in anything from Zara as it is too colourful. I feel a thrill of sad rightness when ds too is dressed in droopy grey fleece, droopy badly cut jeans and tiny football manager type black coat, as tbh he blends in. Dammit!

I must say though that, horrible though the boys costumes were in Toys R Us today, the girls section was even more horrible. Hence my thread to help me make another of my wonky and unconvincing costumes, but at least it will not involve a large gun or the logo of a current film.

I buy clothes for DS1 knowing that they'll do for DS2 and I some nice things in the Next sale.

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Oh I am a stripe whore

ds1 has a delicious red and white stripey hoody from primark. It was about £6!

@ the stripey hoody! Red n white stripe babygrow is my dream, but alas, never found one.

Oh and hunker - the fleecey rockets sleepsuit Only had in 0-6 when I tried to buy it so I still never got the thing

Oh, bugger, Flame! DS2 still wears his (has it on now!), so that's not much good to you either!

FS I had one for ds2

Fleecey rockets or red n white stripes colditz?! @ both really!! I want a little baby Toby

Hunker - rub it in why dontcha?

Going near Primark tomorrow - i'll have another look. He'd probably still fit a 0-6 but not for long.

I'll keep an eye out, Flame, when I next go near a Primark.

red and white baby grow.

i offered it to you but I think our babies are the same age ish, because it would have been too small, remember?

ds2 now 10.5 months

i will poke my eyes out before i buy a princess outfit for dd.

That sounds familiar!

God my memory sucks!! Yup, last time I was whinging about them they would have been the same sort of size... DS is probably smaller than yours now

i have four boys the last two wear colours and lots of em - i love to dress em up

I have been trying to find a babygroor a top for a baby girl that is NOT pink and too girly.

Hate the sea of pink everywhere for baby girls

h&m does tops and (babygros, is that what you mean?) for babies that are not girly.