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Does anyone else by their children designer clothes apart from me?

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loulabelle222 · 15/05/2005 22:58

Hi my ds is 13m and i find it so hard buying nice things for him. Of course he has got a few bits from mothercare,next,marks and spencers and asda but occasionally i would like him to wear something different. These places never seem to offer anything different, they offer babies acting as old men in shirts and ripped jeans.
There are a few children shops near me and i just can't resist it. For ds first birthday he wore an adorable miniman outfit that was expensive but he looked beautiful.
What do you all think about designer baby clothes?

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dinosaur · 16/05/2005 11:57

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lima · 16/05/2005 11:58

blimey - well I'm over 40 so pass me the elasticated crimpaline trousers

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jessicasmummy · 16/05/2005 11:58

puff - i havent as yet, but jess seems to be having a growth spurt so will probabyl be joining you in doing it! who see's them at bed time anyway?!

Twiglett · 16/05/2005 11:58

I think kids should be dressed in clothes that don't make their parents gasp if they get muddy, dirty or torn

if you are happy to spend £50 on an outfit and don't care if it gets ruined on the first wear then fine - good for you you have a healthier bank balance than I do

(designer clothes are for friends / family to splurge on)

I far prefer to see a happy mucky child TBH

robin3 · 16/05/2005 11:59

Puff...no but it's a very good idea....will try that for summer holidays gear.

JoolsToo · 16/05/2005 11:59

"What do you all think about designer baby clothes? "

not a lot!

remember Baby David on the Royle Family

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snafu · 16/05/2005 12:01

Anyway, my idea of 'designer' is Marc Jacobs, Matthew Williamson, Stella McCartney not flippin oshkosh (which I like, btw, before anyone bites me)

snafu · 16/05/2005 12:02

Not that I could afford any of them in a gazillion years anyway, but you get my drift...

Gobbledigook · 16/05/2005 12:02

I agree Twiglett.

I buy a mixture really - I buy mostly jeans and trousers from Next and tops from Next, Tesco, Vertbaudet. But I also buy stuff from Benetton and they have Quicksilver t-shirts atm too. Also buy stuff from Debenhams like John Rocha and Jasper Conran but it's not very expensive.

When I only had ds1 he had Timberland stuff and DKNY (from the sales ) but now I've got 3 boys to clothe and now that ds1 and ds2 skid around on grass and get paint and pen on them at nursery, I stick to cheaper stuff for day to day and they have a few nicer t-shirts for parties.

frogs · 16/05/2005 12:03

My kids think that new clothes come from a black sack in the boot of their older cousins' parents' car. How right they are.

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noddyholder · 16/05/2005 12:06

can't stand seeing little people dressed up like little people iyswim just my opinion Agree with snafu tbh and don't think kids need to be done up like kippers they are all gorgeous and there are so many dressed head to toe in 'designer'things that they have nothing to look forward to when they get older and a bit more into fashion

yoyo · 16/05/2005 12:07

Does it matter? Just dress them in whatever you want to. I could never justify spending masses on children's clothes but then I'm not loaded so it doesn't even arise. When my first child was born she was bought loads of really nice things which was great. Actually don't think I bought anything for her until she was a year old. My second wore all of those and was given some new things. My third is a boy but he still wears pink pyjamas and vests! My sister's daughter is now wearing the dresses and looks fab but I do take care of their clothes to ensure they last.

Have a friend with two boys so DS now gets to wear their cast-offs. Their grandparents are French so a lot of the stuff is "designer". The jeans are always lovely and soft when they are second hand too!

Lizzylou · 16/05/2005 12:08

DS (14mths)has lots of clothes, far more than me, at the moment he has lots of OshKosh (My Mom is emptying soon to be ex-stepdads accounts!!!)he gets bought so much as he is the first grandchild on both sides. When I need to, I tend to buy him stuff from Next, Tescos and Asda, occasionally Gap and Mothercare. Last year I spent a fortune on him and he wore barely any of the stuff as he was growing so fast he'd grown out of things before he'd had chance to wear them.
I like him to be comfy and look nice, but I honestly don't think he needs designer clothes, IMO I do think all that designer stuff can look odd on children anyway.....
If I was wadded and could afford it, maybe I'd think differently!

advocateofthedevil · 16/05/2005 12:08

I find it kind of sad that you feel the need to ridicule someone because they maybe have more disposable income than you. that's life. some people have more to spend than others, some have less; it doesn't make either of them better or worse than anyone else. think you're being rather harsh about what was a perfectly reasonable question/thread.
some people hate next, some people hate tracksuits, people hate all sorts of things but that doesn't make them wrong it means they have a different opinion and they are allowed to express it.

noddyholder · 16/05/2005 12:08

our local car boot is full every week with people selling piles of this stuff that their kids have grown out of

cupcakes · 16/05/2005 12:10

The reason I don't buy from the Next sale is because I don't like their clothes anymore. When ds was a baby he wore Next, Gap and Gymboree (before they left the UK) but it was a struggle to find things I really liked on him. He never wears Next anymore because it's covered in logos. Hardly ever get to a Gap kids anymore so he is normally head to toe Boden. I used to always wait for the sales but now I buy it (almost!) full price because there's nothing out there of a similar quality I like (5 days a week though he is in school uniform so I don't actually need to get him as much as before which is probably why I can afford it).
Dd is also very Boden clad with a few bits of Monsoon and M&S. I have tried other brands but am never happy with the fit, design of quality of fabrics. My best 'cheaper' range at the moment (for girls) is Mothercare but even that isn't especially cheap.
I do feel that I spend a lot on their clothes but feel justified in it.
I hope this doesn't become a snobbery debate - yes, there are brands I don't really like but if I had less money I still wouldn't buy them. I'd buy (even more) off ebay or from charity shops. My mum very rarely (I'm struggling to think of anything other than my school uniform and ghostbusters sweatshirt) bought anything new - she was the queen of second hand shops. I wish I could do as well as she did with 3 children.

jessicasmummy · 16/05/2005 12:10

i just cant see the point in spending masses on something a baby will only wear for a few months at the most - and even then, its not as if they wear it every day!

Jessica's most expensive outfit i have bought her is £16 dungarees set from mothercare! ok, so it has lasted well, but she also has some 0-3 month body suits from woolies that she is still wearing now at nearly 10 months old!!!!

justnow · 16/05/2005 12:11

babies in designer gear look chavvy

Toothache · 16/05/2005 12:12

Loulabelle - So you spend fortunes on Designer clothes coz you want hom to look nice and take pride in his appearance..... so those of us who don't spend stupid amounts of money for what is, in reality, your OWN vanity (kids don't care what they wear), must not, in your opinion, give a shit what they look like!!!

Sorry this thread is ridiculous. I remember one a few years back where someone had paid hundreds (and I mean HUNDREDS) of pounds for a handbag and started a thread asking whether MN'ers thought that was excessive!! ... er YES!

Next clothes are mostly gorgeous, they wash well and last as long as they need them (all of about 3 mths the rate my 2 grow!).

cupcakes · 16/05/2005 12:14

I don't think loulabelle was ever talking about dressing her ds up as baby David - a miniman outfit on his birthday is hardly overboard if you can afford it.

Gobbledigook · 16/05/2005 12:14

OMG just actually read this thread through! PMSL at Lockets, Snafu and Nutty! Good God, I'm 32, best chuck my Bench trousers out and get my bed jacket on!!!

noddyholder · 16/05/2005 12:15

what on earth is a miniman?