Baby boy clothes depress me

[Stevie77]

Why oh why is it all so same-y and so unimaginative?

Almost always pale blue or navy or grey, with trucks/dinosaurs/cars design on it or some horrid cheesy slogan like 'cheeky monkey' or 'cool dude'. What happened to other colours?

In comparison, all the baby girl clothes I see are lovely. Yes, there's lots of pink stuff, but there's also lots of other colours and designs. I remember before DD was born I thought the girls clothes were too girly but it now seems to have gone the other way

Maybe I'll just dress him like a girl...

Yes to H&M and Polarn O Pyret. I dress my boys like small Swedish pixies and would gladly steal their wardrobes. I refuse to buy anything with a slogan, in pale blue or sludge green. I have some very beautifully dressed male friends and so I'm hoping to push the boys in the same direction....

DS is 7 and he had great baby clothes in lime green, turquoise and orange. I remember a particularly gorgeous T-shirt in stripes of white, lime green, cerise and navy - worn with dungaree shorts and baby chubby legs I can't remember getting them from anywhere other than John Lewis, Boots, Mothercare, Adams and the usual supermarkets.

I admit to having a moment in Mothercare when comparing baby boy clothes and baby girl clothes before he was born. I have two older DDs and the little dresses looked so pretty and dainty in pinks and lilacs and lemons. It soon went - DS looked so yummy in his gorgeous baby clothes

H&M is your friend. I only dress DS in clothes from there, he's one now and is still in funky, bright coloured gender neutral leggings, tshirts and jumpers. It's all bright, cheerful, no naff slogans and no navy/khaki/grey combos in sight. It's cheap too!

Ooh a Danefae one beewitched nice one. Will take full responsibility for no one else having an outfit like your cool little one at baby group.

If you can afford it, look up Frugi. They do lovely children clothes, really nice prints and colours. I've been a massive fan since DS was a baby but can't afford more than a few pieces per season! Also recommend H&M and Vertbaudet - I got a lovely top with a lemon cheesecake recipe on from there!

Just looked up frugi - there's a sale ATM & Ohmigosh their boys range is adorable!

I like dinosaurs, trucks, cars and trains (they are what I liked/played with as a child, DD2 has loads of cars and playmobil vehicles). They ate perfectly fine things to have on clothes.

I have to agree the slogans, stripes and grown-up collage T-shirts and jeans are not inspiring and a bit of colour wouldn't go amiss.

You also avoid this or this

I hate to see baby boys dressed in scaled down versions of men's clothes. Tiny jeans in stiff denim with buttons and zips can't be comfortable for a baby, nor can trendy, branded trainers on squishy little feet.

I love Polarn clothes for boys - they're bright, comfortable and very hard wearing. The t shirts don't warp like cheaper ones do, so they're really easy to iron and they last for ages - mine were immaculate even after each of my boys had worn them and grown out of them.

I love stripes. Wearing a stripey top myself right now!

Well I dress my son in skinny girls jeans with tights underneath for warmth and a really cute top and I think he looks really cute.

You honestly don't have to go for the baggy trousers/track suit bottom type trouser. I also dress him in dungarees and he looks adorable.

I agree about many clothes being gender neutral. I don't dress him in bows and pink things but if I like something and it has a bit of pink on it or is in the girls section, it wouldn't

put me off buying it.

I felt the same when I had DS...I then discovered Oilily and Catimini and felt so much better.

It's all about picking your shops. Sadly the more expensive ones are better :(

I know Boy and i would have been all over that sale but DS turns 3 soon and getting the next size up on their winter range would only result in about 4 weeks worth of wear. Waiting for their Spring/Summer stuff and will indulge then!

Look up 'Slugs and Snails' they do tights for boys! But I've bought them for my DDs as they are just fab!

Also daisychainbaby.co.uk stock NOSH organics, little green radicals and piccalilly which all have great designs (in the sale at the moment too)

Mothercare have some lovely stuff, Next too.

I personally prefer baby boy clothes. Nothing wrong with a tractor or two

Weirdly DS never fitted in the posh shop stuff despite being 50th centile all round. We were given a lovely jumper from Petit Bateau that was allegedly 6 month size that DS outgrew at 3 months. Is there some sort of vanity sizing going on with expensive clothes? Or are posh babies skinnier?

im 37 + 3 with my second boy and have loved getting out all the clothes again! i love gap for bold and bright stuff, had a lot of fun babygros from next and sainsburys, and some really colourful unisex vests from h&m.

iv literally bought one outfit and new pramsuit for number two from baby gap which is navy and lime and just lovely; they have some great stuff.

by contrast i find the girlswear and cotton candy colours dreary, i guess i was made to have boys!

im not a huge fan of tops with cars etc but when im in gap with my 2 year old and hes pulling t shirts down and shrieking "digger" excitedly, it puts things in a different perspective (like, brilliant, i can bribe him to get dressed.....!)

ps forgot to say, signing up for gap 30% off emails is well worth it, they are at least every couple of months.

I'm expecting dd2 but I shop for my nephews and friends' boys. I love Zutano which is available here in the UK. I got DD a lot from them too.

We're not quite sure of our baby's musical alliances yet but we just bought [http://www.nippazwithattitude.com/fight-the-power.html This] and a sonic youth bib from Nippaz with Attitude.

Very unisex. Baby MesM is going to be a little clothes horse.

Sorry - not very good at links- hope this works. This one

I love baby boy clothes!

Next do some nice things but they do have a large section of "dressing your boy up as a member of one direction" which I don't like.

I have just discovered boy tights and leggings you can get lovely ones on eBay for a few pounds.

And boy dungarees.

GAP do really nice things and have tremendous sales.