Baby boy clothes - Help me find some nice ones please?

[Caroline1852]

I am looking for some nice baby clothes for a new arrival. I really like the colour navy blue and wish I could find a plain navy cotton sweater (perhaps a Breton style but in cotton yarn) and some plain navy or ticking stripe or off white soft cotton trousers. I don't like hoodies and I don't much care for those t-shirts with slogans or thomas the tank or whatever. IME there is masses of choice and some lovely stuff around for girls but for baby boys most shops stock layer look t-shirts with slogans (mine's a pint ), hoodies and jeans or combats. Anyone got any good ideas?

babygrows only for the first three months

Jojo and blooming marv have good striped ones

try the White Company - they have quite a nautical theme going on with white and navy for boys this season

what about little shrimp little shrimp

Incy - thank you for that link. It is just what I was looking for. I am about to place an order.
Thanks you others too!

Also Benetton 0-12, though don't know whether the UK range is as good as in Italy.

Try POP (Polaren och Pyret), Swedish brand think you can buy on line plus def at House of Frazer. Lots of navy and white stripes/simple styles. Pricey but fab quality, we were given some tops by Swedish friends a year ago and DS1 still wearing them!

I second Pannacotta, POP is lovely, one of my favourites of DS's outfits is from there. Also try www.cowsaysmoo.co.uk/products.php?cat=9 for kidscase clothes which are gorgeous, but pricey

I shopped in Benetton and H&M for my two DS - I too am not into the slogans or cutesy cuddly motifs (sorry!)

Not sure H&M do baby clothes anymore though - my local store only does from 12 months onwards.

You'll find breton type tops in JoJoMamanBebe (IMO they do really nice stuff for boys).

I noticed in Debenhams they do the Duffer of St George range, I do recall there were some plain/non-motif clothes there, although not sure if they do baby clothes.

H&M is good for plain non logo things and stripes etc. My local one does baby clothes, just bought some for DS2 including some lovely organic cotton bodies.
And also agree Jojomaman has good boys things, again bit pricey but quliaty usually pretty good.
M&S also has some rather sweet baby and boys things and some Fairtrade boys clothes if that appeals to you...

Pannacotta - have to go to Bluewater or Lakeside to get H&M baby clothes.....still, worth a trip though!

mmm H&M prob not THAT good!
But Jojo you can buy online (with mumsnet discount), M&S also on line and think POP too...

I found Debenhams pretty good but I have to say I'm not that keen on their stuff at the moment. A favourite for me was playsuits or rompers (long or short legs, no feet) as opposed to sleep suits because they lasted much longer. They're fairly hard to find though.

Thank you all for your suggestions.
I have a JoJo Maman Bebe in my local high street and I have bought a few bits from there, trouble is every baby in this town is wearing the same thing!
Does anyone have a website address for POP?

POP
I think they have a real-life shop in Brent Cross

Try also Jako-o

Petit Bateau
Bonpoint

Even better - BonTon. I LOVE BonTon, nothing cooler. But you'll need to pop over to Paris I think

On this theme of bice boys clothes, does anyone know where to find a simple boys cotton sun hat? Mothercare smallest ones way too big for DS2 (5 weeks).

Pannacotta - Petit Bateau? It's very good for plain and small (all those titchy French babes )

Thanks but no PB near me, are they on line do you know?

On line in France, in French.

I just took a look at the on line catalogue, they have a little blue baby sun hat for 10 euros.

Or you could call one of their UK shops and get them to mail it to you?

Thanks all. Anyone buying Petit Bateau, Petit Boy or any other French brand - beware the sizing. French babies really must be very much smaller than their British counterparts as I have found to my cost in the past. Are French adults really a lot smaller than British adults or are they just tiny as babies because their mothers drink too much and eat too much unpasterurised cheese?
Oilily - a Dutch make - have some really nice stuff (generously sized) in lovely bright colours.

Yes, French adults are on average a lot smaller than British - I remember reading some statistics a few years back - the difference in height was several cms and French women were on average 7kg lighter than British...

They are often a lot smaller boned/framed.

SO if several cms shorter and 7kg lighter than British women they are proportionate - though if smaller boned I suppose they must be fatter.

They definitely aren't fatter around these parts. Parisians are generally very slim indeed - in fact, I was in Milan a couple of weeks ago and surprised to find the glamorous Milanese women quite a lot juicier than the Parisians.

I hope you are looking at the Boden preview! Personally I found Next and H&M both ok for simple sleepsuits, and M&S and Mothercarefor vests - although I haven't looked at this year's range. I didn't spent a lot on my newborns though!