| One of the biggest trends in fashion today is | | | | keep track of all of the different lines, and people |
| designer clothes for babies. Babies no longer have to | | | | trade in order to get pieces in particular sets. Making |
| dress in just pastel pajamas, or be limited by what is | | | | purchases at Gymboree earns "Gymbucks" that offer |
| available to the masses at the local mart. Now babies | | | | 50% discounts on purchases over $50. The great |
| can also wear one-of-a-kind (or nearly so) couture | | | | thing about Gymbucks is that they can even be used |
| and boutique fashions, just like adults. | | | | on discounted sale merchandise. Some people will give |
| Some popular adult wear designers have also | | | | away their Gymbucks if they are close to expiring - |
| introduced a line for babies, such as Ralph Lauren, Lily | | | | so check your local classified ads. There are also |
| Pulitzer, Tommy Hilfiger and Guess. These designer | | | | several outlets located throughout the U.S. |
| baby fashions can usually be found in the better | | | | Finally there are the "boutique fashions". These are |
| departments stores, such as Lord and Taylor, | | | | the designers who often design nothing but baby |
| Nordstrom's and Macy's. Department stores also | | | | clothes, and their fashions may only be found at |
| feature other top brands of designer baby clothes | | | | special baby boutiques. Baby boutique fashions run |
| like Little Me, Flapdoodles, Greendog, Icky Baby, First | | | | the gamut from widely available mass-produced |
| Impression, Little Bitty and Baby Nay to name just a | | | | fashions to hand-made unique specialty items. Some |
| few. | | | | of the popular boutique brands include MishMish, |
| Some designers offer their clothes through their own | | | | CachCach, City Threads, Jack and Lily, Devi Baby, |
| catalog's and websites. A leader in this type of | | | | Dogwood, and Flowers by Zoe. |
| designer baby clothes is Hanna Anderson, who comes | | | | The great thing about designer baby clothes is their |
| out with several new lines each season. Each line is | | | | resale value. Baby clothes are sometimes worn just |
| available for infant through adult, with the adult and | | | | once or twice, but the lower cost brands are so |
| children clothes coordinating in each line. This designer | | | | readily available that they don't have the same |
| has a certain number of clothing design styles that | | | | resalable quality. You may be able to recoup a couple |
| she is well known for, especially the Play Dresses | | | | dollars or fifty cents at a garage sale, but when you |
| with tights and leggings, and the organic cotton | | | | purchase certain designer fashions, you are making an |
| Jeeper Creepers and Wiggle Pants, with new colors | | | | investment that you may be able to get your money |
| and prints becoming available each season. At the | | | | back on. First, purchase your baby's designer wear, |
| end of each season, many items can be purchased | | | | preferably on sale. After your little one has worn it a |
| at a great clearance price. | | | | few times, you may very well be able to turn around |
| Another type of designer baby wear is the brand | | | | and resell it for a good price, getting some of your |
| name clothing found in their own stores in shopping | | | | money back. That makes the final cost of the item |
| malls, especially Gymboree and The Children's Place. | | | | comparable to that of the mainstream brands. This is |
| Prices may range from very inexpensive to quite | | | | also a good way for parents who think they can't |
| pricey, depending on the store. Gymboree also | | | | afford designer clothes for their babies to get very |
| comes out with several new lines each season, | | | | fashionable items, by buying gently used clothes at |
| featuring several pieces and accessories available in | | | | designer baby clothing consignment shops, and online |
| each line. Gymboree has inspired a whole community | | | | at places such as e-Bay. |
| of collectors and resellers who offer websites to | | | | |