Clashing colours and rainbow stripes or little dude/fairy princess how do you dress your child?

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I love bright colours, especially if they clash and try to avoid the head to toe pink/blue. I also hate slogans, (especially on babies) trainers, velour tracksuit trousers, combat gear etc. I know I'm too fussy about this - so I was wondering how does everyone else dress their children?

as mum to a son of 5yrs, i am very particuclar what he wears. i search all the clothes shops to look for something different, i know virtually every item on the market and how much a mum has spent on their son!!i refuse him to wear "character and logo "tops (ie here comes trouble), apart from paul frank(originals, not copies).his wardrobe is eclectic, with mini boden,gant,and mexx as the main brands. i cannot get why some girls are covered head to toe in "calpol pink", if i am blesses to have a daughter i think my style would be towards oilily-patterns ans spots in turquoise, greens and chocolate colours.looking smart at all times is important for me and my family-there is no such things as "scruffs"-clothes are for wearing at all times regardless of what thry are doing-if you dont want them to get messy they,re not going to experience getting mud or water or paint etc on them.

dd is very lucky as one of my friends works for a designer so she has fabulous macs, coats and cahmere sweaters.
she has handmedowns from ds for nursery and boden/gap for casual.
all underwear from primark, good winter shoes and this year i am not spending £40 on sandals as she lived in a pair of £8 last year.
all her cast offs go to husbands employee who has 16 nieces.
quality cast off saved for future sister.

madlizzi - if you ever fancy off-loading yours son's old clothes....

i'm searching for stuff for my DS(4)

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I sew some of dd's clothes

She is famous round these parts

She thinks you say hello like this: "Hello - nice shoes!"

dd at 2.5 is starting to get quite particular about her clothes. So today she went out in a red dress and purple cords ("WANT DRESS AND TROUSERS. DON'T LIKE TIGHTS MUMMY.), and red wellies with pandas on (DON'T WANT SHOES. WANT WELLIES.). We were late and I just didn't have time for the necessary cajoling.

And actually, she looked great.

Ds(3) is a mini skater type kid, but that's what suits him, he looks like a chav in tracksuits and hates shirts so it's long-sleeved t-shirts and jeans for him. Some of his tops have slogans but more picture tops tbh.

DD(7) is either combats and long-sleeved t-shirts or skirts, stripey tights and funky cardigans.

I like the way children are dressed in the debenhams ads.

Am pg with no3 and it will not be wearing much
more than babygros for at least 4 months. Babies shouldn't be in proper clothes IMO.

Also DD is a ginge, so pink looks ridiculous on her complexion, she is much better in browns greens and purples.

I get alot of DS's clothes from House of Fraser's sale (amazing discounts). He has had alot of Diesel, which, gasp, is designer, but they have such unique detailing that shows off how well their stuff is made and their clothes are always really bright and colourful and fun. The lady in H of F asked me why I wasn't buying him P.OP clothes (plain/stripey) so that he wouldbn't look like a mini adult but tbh that clothing, although gorgeous on a baby, is just too boring and middle-aged on a little 3 year old. Boys Boden can be a bit like this. Girls stuff is so much prettier and easier... I also like Zara boys and Benetton and Sisley when I go to Italy. Tu at Sainsbury often has quite sweet stuff too.

I hate tops with pointless motifs, like a cow that says moo, or police car saying nee nah etc. (get alot of these in Next) Likewise I try to look further afield from navy and brown, which is difficult in most shops.
He once had a tee shirt, when he was 6 months, saying 'sleep is for the weak' which seemed to reflect his attitude at the time...
He loves Spongebob and Spiderman so he gets that too.
Next DC due soon is a girl, so shopping is about to become a whole lot easier, yeah?

I like ds (19 mths) to be dressed in bright colours and stripes, although sometimes it is hard to get brightly coloured stuff for boys. He wears long sleeve t-shirts, joggers and combats. I don't really like jeans on a little one (too stiff). He had a few hooded tops aswell. I don't mind the odd logo but don't really like pictures or slogans.

I, too love my kids to wear bright colours. Since the majority of us are saying this, how come manufacturers aren't clocking on? Boys' clothes in particular are deathly dull colours, with the possible exception of H&M.

tell me about it!

my son loves red and orange, and rainbow colours...

so i go to threadless for more original tee'shirts.
try them they're good!

elkiedee

"But, I really didn't like all the polo shirts and shirts I saw in Baby Gap today and was about to give up when I found something more useful. I don't want collars on a baby!"

Can understand about shirts, but never known people dislike polo shirts. I suppose on a baby they might be uncomfortable though. ds just wears the round necked tshirts. What about rugby shirts cos they have collars? What age do people think it is ok to dress a little boy in shirts, polo shirts, rugby shirts etc?

DS wore GAP polo shirts from around 1 - you can get lovely colours and stripes and at our outlet they are 2 for £9. Wash brilliantly too. Wore his first shirt at Christmas when he was 18 m - again from GAP with bottom poppers so it didn't hang out.

He's always loved a good 'party shirt' since then - I normally leave it untucked so he's not too restricted.

what are bottom poppers?

I knew that was a bad description as I typed it

GAP do baby shirts with poppers between the legs (like on a baby vest) up to 18 months.

oh .... too small for us then

when people say they dislike combats what is your definition of combats cos i don't really know what "combats" are. is it any trousers with pockets on the sides, or just the ones made out of that sort of silky feeling material, or the ones that are sort of canvassy?

I like combats on DS (nearly 4) just not with too many pockets etc - I generally buy GAP have loads of this style. They call them cargo pants - don't know if that makes a difference. Boden also do them but I don't like the fit.

elkiedee
polo shirts were ideal for ds2 when he was a baby as were rugby shirts... regular t-shirts didn't fit over his head!

DS1 tends to be in jeans/combats with rugbyshirts in various colours or vintage t-shirts. He loves his converse boots although he has boring shoes for school as he can't do his laces for going out to play.

DS2 is still in denim dungerees with various tops.

this is quite nice cheap too.

oops wrong link. i meant this

My kids wear what's clean

my dd (6) wears cords (no jeans), leggings & tunic tops & has a few skirts with tights & dresses for parties. Shoes are clarks (narrow feet), sandals, canvas trainers and a pair of boots from mothercare. No slogans or tarty stuff. Brands are h&m, Adams and m&co.

Ds (18 month) wears cotton trousers ( chino style) from debenhams sale ( john rocha), stripey tops & jumpers from john lewis. I got a few summer outfits from minimode & m & co. I get some hand me downs from a friend which he wears to nursery (tops, jog trousers, dungarees) mainly red, navy which seem too dark in colour. I prefer lighter colours on him( turquoise, yellow, greens and royal blue). Haven't done the camoflage, combat, pirate themes. I find next too high st and their necklines 2 tight.

do you not let them wear jeans at all? gosh how do you find stuff! i prefer my ds to wear cords but i find you can only get them in beige or navy blue. yuck.

I hate character clothes but like now my dd is at that age where she likes things like that and its hard to say no, especially now she can dress herself.

I used to just limit it to pyjamas and socks but its branching out now [shudder].

I like dd to wear bright colours but again we are going through a "I only want to wear pink and dresses" phase.
For ds1 again I like bright colours and plain ish stuff but its quite hard to get hold of.
DS2 still wears sleepsuits but he'll be wearing all of ds1's clothes.