To hate most kids clothes these days (lighthearted)

[TeenTitans]

Babies and toddlers in ripped jeans, demon jackets, leather jackets and girls with huge bow headbands on to loudly proclaim THIS BABY IS A FEMALE CHILD. It looks ridiculous. Leggings, slogans, it's just all so tacky. I hate most kids clothes I see. It's so ugly.

Anyone else?

There is a huge range of clothes available, and cater to pretty much everyone's taste and lots of it is lovely.

Just don't buy what you deem as 'tacky'.

Yeah I don’t think this is that lighthearted. Smacks of snobbery to me. Can’t believe people take dressing their kids so seriously. Until they develop their own style, supermarkets and high street are just fine. In my experience, the more you try and influence their style when they are younger, the more likely they are to rebel when older. Surely it’s a time thing also. Someone mentioned about 15 shops they trawl for their particular child and others have mentioned searching eBay. As opposed to popping some leggings and t shirts in your basket when you are in the supermarket. Jeez.

Leggings are perfect for girls. Comfy, practical and easier than tights which my DD finds torturous to wear.
I personally hate Boden stuff, twee ugly patterns and shocking quality for the price.
I’ve always bought from HM and supermarkets and have managed to not dress my child like a hooker or have slogan t-shirts.

P.s. my DD loves joggers too. If it’s comfortable and she can run about in them then it’s usually a hit.

I have very classic taste, I hate with passion anything garish, character or tacky on my kids. I know some people call that "boring" but I couldn't care less.

I buy from Primark, H&M, Next, M&S, Jojo, just as much as I buy online in the usual place. Even in Primark you find decent bits.

I think the designers are near teenagers wanting to make babies ' mini-me's.

A lot of baby clothes look really stiff and uncomfortable. 😕

This is a bit like that other thread where loads of people said they don't let their children wear joggers. I have a 2 year old and 4 year old and they both wear leggings. They're comfortable and don't fall down (as they're both slim and normal trousers fall down).

Yes I agree. I dislike slogans, dark sludge colours for my boys and anything that makes them look like a mini adult. I like clothes that are bright, stretchy and comfortable to play in. My favourite brands are Frugi, Boden and Jojo which is unfortunate as they are so expensive! I do pick up quite a lot second hand thougj

Leggings are good but I hate animal print, DMs (especially patent ones) biker jackets and especially flat caps/ trilby hats because I don’t like them on adults. Denim jackets are ok.
Jeans and trainers on babies are horrible - they look so uncomfortable. I used to get the comments about dc wearing pyjamas and I’d think well yours looks like they’ve got a job interview/ going to the opera.

Check out Sewing Circus, they use some lovely fabrics.

(Their new website seems to have hidden them though! Click on an item to see more fabric choices).

www.sewingcircus.co.uk/collections

Check out Sewing Circus

A pack of 3 pants for £18 I'm in the wrong job.

Why can't little girls wear joggers?

Oh don't get me wrong, I wasn't saying girls shouldn't be in joggers, I think joggers are perfectly acceptable. I was just guessing most of the people that "hate" leggings aren't going to be a fan of joggers either. I don't see many girls in joggers, infact the only place I've noticed selling them are sports shops and none of them have been mentioned here. I may be wrong though, I only have boys so I'm not in the girls section much, unless shopping for gifts.

I'm pretty skint! But my DD has always has at least one Sewing Circus dress on the go.

They're well made, and a dress lasts 2 or even 3 years as it can be bought as a long dress and then worn till it's a tunic, and the fabric doesn't fade like the rest of our stuff (from H&M, primark etc) does. So although pricey they're good value IMO.

Having said that, I haven't bought the pants. They're beautiful but £18 for 3 is beyond what I'd spend!

I dislike slogan t shirts full stop. Saw a mum with one on at school which said 'the most important person is me', which grated on my nerves.

I dont like to see babies /tots in clothes designed for the teen + market. Ie the ripped jeans, demin or fake leather etc.

Lands End do bright and sturdy kids clothes too, if you have children of the more sturdy build.

I don't believe kids dressed as mini adults is a particularly new concept? Other than sexualised stuff I think clothes should be practical, comfortable and fun for the child - who may want Paw Patrol all over it, or be proud to dress in a jacket like mummy or daddy's.

Can't stand parents bringing little girls to softplay and such in beautiful dresses then hovering going "Amelia, pull your dress down, your knickers are showing again!" Meanwhile all the boys (and many girls) are playing unhampered in jeans/joggers/leggings.

I buy stuff my children like. I might not want to go out with a pair of orange jogging bottoms and a bright blue redshirt with supermario on it, but it makes my seven year old happy. Especially when he pairs them with a pair of red baseball boots and a yellow woolly hat.

H&M is genius for children.

Check out MiniBodenPreloved online too.

Sorry but Next Matalan and Debenhams do lots of lovely clothing, packs of plain TShirts, joggers, jeans that aren't ripped, dresses etc.
A lot of these 'designer' brands that have been mentioned I find are very very old fashioned clothing wise, with the odd nice dress here or there, occasional nice top.
Am a bit shocked at the PP keeping child in babygrows till they were 1 and agree babygrows after around the 3 month mark tend to look like the baby is in pjs all the time.
Disagree with a lot of PP regarding a nice hat (DS wears flat caps and baseball caps a lot) or a nice headband to finish an outfit off for a girl...
I'd prefer children to be dressed nicely and more 'adult like' then wear cartoon themed clothing or rainbow colours as I think it looks really tacky and again quite old school.
Different strokes for different folks... perhaps it depends on the age of the parent also.

I fully agree children should still be dressed like children. I am grateful my mum dressed me more traditional like princess charlotte and fully plan on dressing my children in the same style once I have them

It's interesting that you state that is 'children being dressed like children' moonchild. For me children being dressed like children is more letting them BE kids, so comfortable stuff they can run around in. Letting them choose some of their own outfits. My 3 year old son's favourite outfit was jogging bottoms, his favourite character t shirt and a waistcoat. Often with wellies. Not very insta-perfect. He would have been desperately unhappy in some of the get up George is put in. And there would have been no need for me to dress him like George just to run around at playgroup or in the park, having an ordinary preschoolers life out of the public eye.

I hate these lighthearted threads, so unpleasant and snobby!

I have 3 under 5 and have never struggled to buy clothes that dont make them look like they are ‘hookers’ ‘going to an interview’ ‘going to the opera’

I shop all over the high street and at supermarkets as well as the odd few bits from the more high end retailers mentioned and my children all look lovely.

I always resist dark clothing and character clothing until they have a favourite character or want to have a say in what they wear, if there are people on here who genuinely wouldn't buy their 3yo who loves hey duggee or paw patrol a character t-shirt because they are morally opposed to them i think they need go get a grip!

I think you’re shopping in the wrong places. No idea where you’re finding this stuff, Primark and supermarkets?

I love H&M. It’s fairly priced and not much tacky shit. I also love Frugi, Maxomorra, Boden, John Lewis, Next, M&S and Zara.

Another thing I would say is try shopping independently too. I find a lot of cute clothing from companies I stumble across on Instagram. My baby DS has a Frida Kahlo T-shirt and he’s wearing dungarees with Frida, Emmeline Pankhurst and Amelia Earhart on today .

Where did you get those dungarees outsho?

Another great company is Vertbaudet. I have some bodysuits from there that all four of my DC have worn and they still look fantastic.