What do you look for in baby clothes ?

[Mylittlepumpkin23]

Hey everyone
I am a young father and I am looking to start a baby clothing website.
I wanted to find out from other parents what do they look for in baby clothes or when they go to shop on a baby clothes and accessories website ?
Material? Cost ? etc
Also what would you say would improve your experience while baby clothes shopping ?
I appreciate any feedback
Thank you

Chumbers???? CHUMBERS??? Oh god I don't know why I find that so cringey...... Looking on their About Us, she uses the word 'Hubster' too! Actually really like the clothes though, hardly any boy stuff though!

Chumbers is a childish corruption of their surname, presumably mispronounced by one of the children.

Yes I realise their surname is Chambers. Meh. Chumbers.

Over the years I have been lucky enough to be given quite a few baby gifts from more expensive brands that I wouldn't necessarily have bought myself. I've also bought a lot of baby clothes from various more mainstream brands. Many of them had real problems that caused them to sit in the drawer rather than being worn. A few of the worst offenders: 1) bizarre and inconsistent sizing. The big national brands (next, M&S etc) have amazingly accurate, consistent sizing. So if someone gives you a baby gift of a nice outfit labelled 6-9 months, you can safely put it away and get it out six months later and it will fit. The smaller, luxury bands don't seem to work like this and the sizing was all over the place. A few times I 'missed' the window completely because when I got it out the cupboard it was way too small for the baby.
2) inappropriate fastenings and fabrics. Most bizarre are tiny little plastic buttons with loop fastenings. Not sensible. But also clothes with complex ruffles that need to be ironed carefully in order to look decent, odd fabrics that can't be washed easily. Not useful.
3) shapes that are too 'fashion forward' and look inappropriate. I am mainly talking about little dresses that are very short in the skirt. It doesn't look nice on a toddler!
I agree with posters about gender-neutral clothes but disagree about bright colours. Although I like brights for babies I really love pale gender-neutral colours like cream, pale beige and dove grey, as well as plenty of white.
When it comes to fabrics jersey has a lot going for it it there's a lot of difference between good and bad jersey. IMO a great heavy-duty jersey can give a lovely luxury feel to baby clothes without fussy fabrics and bells and whistles. Likewise (for girls) nice jersey with a picot trim (my favourite!)

Oh and o line I like next, Boden, jojo, vertbaudet. I once was I. France and bought the most gorgeous, good value stuff at a place called Sargeant Major which was so lovely

I like how the French do baby clothes - good quality, interesting colours and soft cotton. Mix and match patterns and colours is helpful: when you need to do an emergency top change it's good not to have to change the bottoms too because they suddenly look awful

Online: make the website easy to navigate; free returns; good sizing guide (the Boden one is commendably detailed and easy to find). Use a good courier (not Yodel!)

@EssentialHummus Thanks for the tip :) the boxes are a great idea - but yes quite expensive. Good as a started point for me though. Thanks! :)

new they apparently also sleep in the boxes!

Another vote for no buttons! Trying to do them up on a squirming child is no fun at all! Bright primary colours with fun patterns (fruit, dinosaurs, animals, kites, rainbows etc) are things I really like to see for kids, I don't like dressing her as a mini adult, she's a kid! Hard wearing but easy to wash, cotton for preference, stuff that doesn't need ironing. Dungarees in bright colours are something I'd like. I love dungas.

I love the scandi stuff as well, so much fun!

NewMum there are starter sets like this www.very.co.uk/ladybird-baby-unisex-15-piece-starter-set/1600106020.prd?utm_campaign=other&awc=3090_1499776678_82637ea6eb20175e7e82c052e20b339d&aff=awin&affsrc=169609&cm_mmc=awin--169609--Contextual+Targeting-_-0_3726023665&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=Monetizer101_169609&utm_content=na. Is that what you are looking for?

@EssentialHummus That is a great idea - saves buying a crib!

@Scrowy yes, pretty much exactly! Thanks so much!

Thank you everyone so much for giving me feedback !

I am looking to start a store that does not charge parents an arm and a leg but has the quality of an item that does.

Each one of your feedback Has helped me mould my store into something that I can be proud of

Hi everyone

I have the samples that arrived in anyone is interested in looking at them

thank you