| It used to be that there was not much selection | | | | because there were some really gorgeous outfits |
| when it came to baby boy clothes and what was on | | | | that looked as if they hadn't been worn although I |
| offer was pretty standard stuff. Perhaps it had to do | | | | new they had because I'd seen my younger nephew |
| with the fact that men's clothes were also fairly | | | | in them. |
| limited in style and choice. Things were slowly | | | | I know you expect wear and tear on toddler clothes |
| changing in the late 1970's when I had my son but | | | | as they explore the world around them especially |
| even then there was not a huge choice out there | | | | when they are playing outside but how can a six |
| especially for those of us on a limited budget. | | | | month old baby boy wear out clothes before he's |
| When you look round the stores or shop on line for | | | | grown out of them? Even before he started crawling |
| baby boy clothes there is a huge choice ranging from | | | | somehow the knees on sleep suits and trousers |
| the more traditional to the trendy designer clothes. | | | | always seemed to wear thin. When he started to |
| Obviously when men started taking more of an | | | | crawl the problem got worse. I'd get him baby boy |
| interest in fashion, especially when it came to casual | | | | clothes that I thought would last for the season only |
| wear, designers realized that baby boys deserved to | | | | to find in a matter of a few weeks he had worn |
| be better catered for. I admire those parents who | | | | holes in the knees! I used to long for the summer |
| are creative and have started their own baby boy | | | | and hope it was a warm one so he could wear |
| clothes line because they couldn't find clothes in the | | | | shorts. They were the only pants he never wore out! |
| stores that reflected their lifestyle or met their | | | | Even when he started walking he would always |
| needs. | | | | manage to somehow wear holes in the knees of long |
| People say you need more baby boy clothes | | | | pants even denim jeans. |
| because boys are harder on their clothes than girls | | | | But I don't think all boys are the same. When my |
| are, this was certainly true of my son. I wasn't used | | | | daughter had our grandson her best friend passed on |
| to this as my eldest child is a girl and although not the | | | | lots of beautiful baby boy clothes that she had had |
| daintiest, she seemed to attract dirt, she didn't wear | | | | for her two sons and some of which had been |
| her clothes out. I saved the unisex items such as | | | | passed on to her from other friends. New babies |
| neutral sleep suits, dungarees, tee shirts etc. for my | | | | outgrow their clothes long before they wear them |
| next baby. Unfortunately my son was so hard on his | | | | out so with careful washing they should last a while |
| clothes, even as a baby of 6 months old, that I could | | | | but as they get a little older and more active you |
| never pass them on to any one else. | | | | expect their clothes to begin to show signs of wear. |
| My sister-in-law had two boys who were older than | | | | However, my daughter's friend has passed on clothes |
| my son so she used to pass baby boy clothes on to | | | | right up to the toddler stage that my grandson has |
| me that were nearly new. My brother was the | | | | had lots of wear out of and they are still in good |
| manager of a well known high street store that was | | | | condition when he's grown out of them. |
| introducing baby clothes into their store and so he | | | | So is it that baby boy clothes are made of more |
| was often asked to try out new lines of baby | | | | hard wearing material these days than when my son |
| clothes to see how well they wore, washed etc. My | | | | was a baby or did I just have a child with |
| nephews were obviously not hard on their clothes | | | | exceptionally bony knees? |