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Incredibly Important: Clothes

aplusaaplusa Posts: 1,919
edited November -1 in Parenting and Life
This is an incredibly important topic.

For those of you that try and dress your tiny tots in a hip way, where do you buy clothes for a special occasion?

I have ideas for the boys' first birthday. I'm not looking for those john-johns or anything that says "birthday boy." I'm thinking something more like a button down, bow tie, suspenders look-- but I feel that may be getting old?

So -- where do you shop for fun and stylish clothes for infants? Almost toddlers?
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    jennandersonjennanderson Posts: 133 ✭
    edited November -1
    I love Etsy and Instagram shops! Plus supporting work at home moms vs large corporations :) Good luck!
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    ZenZen Posts: 2,942
    edited November -1
    I shop at Macy's, Marshalls, and Ebay. However ... for ideas or a ridiculously large sum of money, you should check out Wooden Soldier (http://www.woodensoldier.com/). Their stuff is adorable!
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    mausandlodiemausandlodie Posts: 312 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gymboree has been great for my daughter - I didn't like it as much for my son, although I found some nice things there on occasion. We liked to dress Henry up a little when he was a baby, but favored a preppy look over the one piece embroidered jumpsuit (sounds like you feel the same way). We always had good luck at the baby gap - I haven't loved their girls stuff lately, and I don't know what their boys stuff looks like now that Henry has developed his own ideas about what he wants to wear - worth a look, though!
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    KariKari Posts: 1,765
    edited November -1
    I was going to say Janie and Jack if my kids would wear what I wanted them to wear! They prefer no buttons or embellishments, only cotton fabric, and elastic waists; it's a sensory thing.
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    christeacherchristeacher Posts: 242 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I love rugged butts for boys!
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    coryandamandacoryandamanda Posts: 1,527
    edited August 2014
    My friend has her own business. Little Gray & Co. Check out her FB page if you decide to go suspender and bow tie.
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    babybabybabybaby Posts: 1,564
    edited November -1
    i really like persnickety (except for those gawd-awful gaucho bloomer southern-looking things), but they only have girls clothes, it looks like. i like paper wings, too, and they make clothes for boys. jean bourget is also nice.
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    babybabybabybaby Posts: 1,564
    edited November -1
    oh, mini boden, oilily and hanna andersson, too.
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    A&JA&J Posts: 1,825
    edited November -1
    For our son we really like Gap, Mini Boden, and Gymboree. I also like Etsy for special items and local baby boutiques :)
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    mysweetangelmysweetangel Posts: 239
    edited November -1
    I like gymboree, baby gap and crazy 8. I also have fallen in love with p.s. from aeropostale, but they don't start till size 4.
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    aplusaaplusa Posts: 1,919
    edited November -1
    Thank you, everyone!! We will get cracking in all these suggestions. :)
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    scifimomscifimom Posts: 1,173
    edited November -1
    My city has a handful of baby/kid consignment stores with upscale-type clothing, that's where I would look. :)
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    syoung0204syoung0204 Posts: 504
    edited August 2014
    Etsy mostly and ScoutMob.com has really cute stuff but only a few baby things. Both are local independent makers.

    Amazon has some really cute stuff if you look hard enough, I usually type in "organic" to get the super cute style but expensive stuff. http://www.amazon.com/Toddler-Vintage-Knickers-Suspenders-Newsboy/dp/B000IBSZ30/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1408901817&sr=8-3&keywords=baby+boy+suit

    Or you can do a play on the "birthday boy" shirt idea, like this: http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Family-Clothing-Dinosaur-Birthday/dp/B00LDRC8PY/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1408902017&sr=8-10&keywords=baby+boy+hipster+clothes
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    K&HK&H Posts: 3,368 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you really want something timeless and of quality to be passed down, we love Rachel Riley. All of E's special occasion clothes come from there.
    Oh. And Prince George's too! ;)
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    ZenZen Posts: 2,942
    edited August 2014
    This is what I thought of for your boys when looking at Wooden Soldier outfits. At $68 it's not inexpensive but not over the top either!

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    EMG_RELEMG_REL Posts: 2,379
    edited November -1
    I believe we purchased our suspenders for H's first year pictures at H&M, but that place is hit or miss. I'd buy everything in Janie and Jack if we could afford it. We mostly shop Goodwill and Target with a splash of Baby Gap. We also tend to favor a preppy or classic look, and, thankfully, so do the people from whom we usually receive our hand-me-downs. :)
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    aplusaaplusa Posts: 1,919
    edited November -1
    Now in addition to wanting all the clothes, I want all the money, too!

    We've barely bought the boys anything .... When I see the price tags for the things I want, I always need a moment.

    Thanks guys!! Those links are very much what we were thinking of!
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    PiperDillyPiperDilly Posts: 121
    edited November -1
    I'm a baby fashion nut! Instagram shops are your best bet. Most are run by work at home moms so you can feel good about spending a little extra. If you're interested, DM me and I'll show you some fantastic shops! :)
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    babybabybabybaby Posts: 1,564
    edited November -1
    what scifimom said about consignment stores. i go this way or ebay most of the time. it's just a matter of personal preference, but i would rather buy a gently-used, well-made item of clothing over a brand-spanking-new item that was made cheap.
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    ZenZen Posts: 2,942
    edited November -1
    ^^ thats how i feel about cars!
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    scorpiogrl7scorpiogrl7 Posts: 1,386
    edited November -1
    Wow, you guys are raising little fashionistas! Pretty much everything Cordelia has is Carter's or Children's Place if it was bought new. The garage sale/consignment shop stuff is Old Navy, Carter's, Little Me, Gerber, the Kohls brand Jumping Bean, a couple of Gymboree things....

    I feel so uncreative and dowdy now.
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    michelle.malottmichelle.malott Posts: 107
    edited November -1
    Ha! I'm with you scorpiogrl7! I just spent $40 on my daughter's Carter's outfit for first year pictures, and thought it was kind of outrageous for something she will wear for a few months at the most. :)
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    ZenZen Posts: 2,942
    edited September 2014
    Scorpio - Children's Place and I are close friends! With just a few exceptions, all the kids uniforms and polos came from there. I love getting emails for free shipping and 30% off and then having points that give monetary credits.

    For dressy outfits, I shop international Ebay sellers. And to keep up with the Joneses (who have no interest whatsoever in my kids' clothes) I sometimes shop sales at Abercrombie and Nordstroms.
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