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Make DS beau of the ball!

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flowerybeanbag · 31/07/2007 21:07

hello lovely helpful style experts.
Myself, DH and DS are off to a wedding end August in Ireland. Naturally I sorted out my own outfit ages ago, but I want my DS (pfb can you tell ) to look special, he will be 3 1/2 months.
Where can I buy him something? Needs to be online as will struggle to get to decent shops in next few weeks.

TIA

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Califrau · 31/07/2007 21:14

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flowerybeanbag · 01/08/2007 09:05

thanks Califrau - have checked and couldn't see anything along those lines on their website at the moment.

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JackieNo · 01/08/2007 09:12

La Redoute also have this sort of thing - how about a shirt and long shorts (though I tend towards stretchy things for the real little babies). If you do a search on the A l'heure Anglaise range, they've got a few things. Monsoon also worth a look.

JackieNo · 01/08/2007 09:14

This from Vertbaudet (Mila Blue shirt, shorts and braces outfit, in case the link doesn't work)?

meandmyflyingmachine · 01/08/2007 09:16

I tend to use Monsoon for smart clothes for ds, linen shirts and trousers/shorts. But at 3.5 months? What sort of thing are you after?

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flowerybeanbag · 01/08/2007 09:53

ooh JackieNo like the La Redoute thing, although see shirt is w/c 15/10. Like the shorts though.

We did look in Monsoon but only weeny weeny boys section in ones near us (huge girls section ), and nothing really.

Think braces at his age might be a step too far!

meandmyflyingmachine not really sure what I'm after tbh [unhelpful emoticon], had got as far as thinking I want something a bit smarter and bit more special than normal clothes iyswim, keep going in shops and seeing lots of lovely pretty special little girls clothes but very limited for boys .

Very open to suggestions, thank you all for your help so far

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MrsBadger · 01/08/2007 10:23

3.5 months?!
nice white babygro
[runs away]

try a romper suit from Rachel Riley - this kind of thing]] (hope link works - if not it's the Jersey Smocked Bodysuit on page 3 of the Infant bit.

MrsBadger · 01/08/2007 10:26

lots on p4 of her Infant section too

filchthemildmanneredjanitor · 01/08/2007 10:27

this?

filchthemildmanneredjanitor · 01/08/2007 10:28

bugger-links to that site don't work for some reason

filchthemildmanneredjanitor · 01/08/2007 10:29

or something like this?

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flowerybeanbag · 01/08/2007 10:30

works for me filch although may be because I was just there looking at Mrs Badger's option - there seems to be a time-out thingy.

Not sure about jersey bodysuit, there is some nice stuff on there though

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filchthemildmanneredjanitor · 01/08/2007 10:32

he's 3 months old. tbh i would just stick him ina babygrow. all these fancy outfits will just get crumpled and uncomfy and will be awkward for changes and he'll probably puke on the ayway. why not just a babygrow and a cute hat?

MrsBadger · 01/08/2007 10:36

well, whatever you do, defintely go for an all-in-one rather than a top and shorts - you'll be handing him round to be cooed over by all and sundry and a shirt-type top will end up screwed up under his armpits with his tummy hanging out - not very 'beau of the ball'-lke

MaloryTheExciterTowers · 01/08/2007 10:38

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flowerybeanbag · 01/08/2007 10:45

hmm, swym about screwed up under the arms scenario. I do like nice rompers, might go for something along those lines.

He's not a sicky baby at all, has only puked once so I don't mind getting something a bit special.

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MrsBadger · 01/08/2007 10:46

if you're planning one, buy posh rompers that are a bit too big and rceycle them as his christening outfit?

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flowerybeanbag · 01/08/2007 10:48

ooh that's a good idea. We're not having a christening, not particularly religious, but thinking about some kind of naming do/celebratory bash instead.

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heifer · 01/08/2007 10:58

I agree re babygrows - although I am biased as I don't really like proper clothes on babies....

www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/product.aspx?CategoryID=b-playsuits-rompers&ProductID=25003&lang uage=en-GB

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flowerybeanbag · 01/08/2007 11:03

I like that heifer
No proper clothes on babies seems to be a common opinion here?
Am I not a true mumsnetter for dressing DS in little tshirts and soft trousers?

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MrsBadger · 01/08/2007 11:05

we will let you off as he is a pfb...

(once you have more than one you will want things as easy as possible, which means babygrows day and night till 6mo)

MrsBadger · 01/08/2007 11:07

(so long as he is not wearing jeans or combats or golf sweaters or any of the other tosh Next etc tout as babywear)

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flowerybeanbag · 01/08/2007 11:07

thanks!

def a bit of pfb syndrome at floweryHQ...

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flowerybeanbag · 01/08/2007 11:08

he does have a pair of v soft jeans, I hasten to add these were not purchased by myself...

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heifer · 01/08/2007 13:29

so no denim dungarees then???

I wish they did baby grows for 3 yrs olds..

I loved them, and you can get such nice ones..

I did also put DD in the trousers type ones (same material as babygrows which were fab...