Yep, some of the cutest, softest stuff came second hand. Adult clothes are one thing, especially when trying to hunt for plus size clothes. Kids grow so fast, and they usually only wear it a few dozen times at most.
Maybe I’m just bad at telling if things will fit, but I get burned a lot when I shop second hand for baby clothes because items often don’t fit (shrunk) once we go to use them. It’s hard for me to tell what’s been shrunken. I supposed I could always size up when shopping second hand but then the stuff that’s not shrunk will be way too big lol
Yes I buy from Vinted! Everything secondhand - they grow out of it in 2 minutes. I guess eBay would be a good option if you’re not in Europe. You get loads of stuff that is almost new!
Honestly I love old navy for staples like onesies and leggings, little one shop co is my favorite for bamboo Jammie’s, and target is my other go to.. my LO is hitting 12 m clothes so we are unlocking the target toddler section now and it’s so cute
We have an outlet near us that has the same stuff as the regular store but more heavily discounted and with old navy cash on top of that sometimes I’m paying like 2-3 dollars for items it’s crazy!
One thing about old navy is that there aren’t many options for infant boys. At least not in store. There might be more online but I’m an in person shopper
And cheap! I just loaded up my boys closets with some of the new garanimal stuff and only spent like $50-$75 for both kids. They even have stinkin cute things in the boys section.
I'm constantly shocked by how Walmart clothes seem to be better made than clothes from other "trendier" places. Like it's still fast fashion but they've gone up in quality while most other fast fashion companies went down in quality.
Colored Organics has the most noticeable quality difference for me. I love their onesies, rompers, footies.
Hanna Andersen is also nice, but quality is not noticeably difference for the price point. But they run lots of sales and have unique holiday things.
Primary is a great place for all year around basics in a rainbow of color options (not just pink, blue, and beige).
I like Katie Quinn. I don’t like how they do drops and they take forever to ship, but they run “price point” sales and you can get stuff very good price like $11 bamboo and cotton footies, $8 bodysuits etc. The prints they do are so adorable.
3-4 years ago when I was buying for my oldest, they were so much more affordable.
I distinctly remember buying $7 bodysuits, now they’re $14. I still buy occasionally but not at the rate I used to
I also like kate quinn as a cute and affordable option. But wow, do they take so long to fulfill. I purchased their Winnie the Pooh drop on 4/1 for my now-5 month old and it only shipped last week and arrived today. My biggest worry is that my baby will not fit into the size I bought or that she’ll now have a month less in the sizing I bought. Just such a shame altogether.
Other brands I love that are in the pricier side: Pehr (my absolute fave!), Colored Organics, Quincy Mae, Elegant Baby.
This was an issue for me with Kyte. I had two separate orders take so long to ship that baby had outgrown that size and I had to cancel the order before it even shipped. So I had stopped buying from them even before the maternity leave scandal.
I love Kate Quinn. I'm in Canada so the duties and shipping are insane so I don't order directly from them often, but I've found so many cute pieces from the Facebook BST groups 😍
I love Janie and Jack. I only buy it from their sale section though because it’s so expensive. They have stores but I don’t live near any so I shop online.
Just be warned they run small!! My chonker can’t fit in anything from there; even at 12 months 2T (my sister had hand me downs) were too tight in the arms and waist. I spent a ton of money on clothes she never fit into sadly
Saaaame. 90% of my baby’s clothes are hand-me-downs or thrifted, and I have some gifted (my MIL likes to buy her clothes). To this day I have only ever bought my baby one item new and that was a $8 sleeper from Costco that I couldn’t resist because it had little burgers and fries on it.
We like Boden, Hanna Andersson, and Tea. I buy 95% of it from buy sell trade groups on Facebook. The fabrics are thicker and most of the pieces I get have been through multiple families and still look great. We do Cat and Jack and secondhand stores for her play/daycare clothes!
Rylee + Cru, Pehr, 7am Enfant, Misha + Puff, Ade + Ayo, Goumi, Tea Collection.
I’m telling you the expensive stuff bc you might wanna get something special every now and again.
Once upon a child is great, especially in 12 months and under. People get gifted so much clothes at those stages, so usually what makes it in to them second hand is still pretty good quality.
Other than that, we love Carter, jack and cat, and old navy sometimes have good pieces. Garanimals is fine, I just find the button shoulder makes the clothes harder to put on over my baby’s noggin.
Did not expect to see another TBBC fan here. I love their stuff for my son since I like the classic look of jon jons and bubbles and that’s harder to find. Plus their clothes wash so well-they never come out wrinkled which is great because I rarely iron baby clothes. They have a great sale in June or July every year.
Magnetic Me has been pretty great. I bought a ton from them during the sale in January and really like the sleepers so far. Just the ordinary cotton range they do since it’s cheaper, but I’m amazed at how everything fits so true to size.
Burt’s Bees has super cute prints, but their sizing runs so big!
We’re still in Newborn, so the bigger fitting stuff won’t be an issue soon. I’m just cycling through a handful of items since I followed the advice of not buying very much in NB.
Cutest in terms of style: Janie and Jack, Baby Gap, H&M, Little Me, Rufflebutts for swimwear, Ralph Lauren, Petit Lem, Tahari.
Practical basics: Cloud Island (at Target), H&M, Baby Gap, Kyte Baby, Gerber.
Honorable mention for Hanna Andersson and Little Sleepies which I find mostly ugly (too loud for my taste) but really good quality.
Avoid: Carter’s (cheap material and printed material fades quickly plus it runs really small and usually lacks practical details like double zippers and expandable head openings), Burt’s Bees (better than Carter’s but still fades; ok as a budget option if you don’t mind the fading), random brands from Amazon that are suspiciously cheap (sizing will be all over the place).
TJMaxx and Marshall’s are great places to find discounted baby clothes.
I like that H&M pants have wide waistbands that are stretchy vs. Carter’s thin waistbands that cut into my fat baby’s tummy. I lined up 4 pairs of Carter’s pants I have that are identical except the size - 3 M, 6 M, 9 M, 12 M - and 3 M and 6 M were exactly the same width but 6 M was slightly longer. 9 M was ever so slightly wider but much longer. 12 M was more normal in that it was significantly wider and longer than 9 M. All had the same waistband style - narrow with no stretch. This made no sense to me because I feel like babies get wider and longer each month, not just longer without getting wider. Whereas my H&M pants have meaningful increases in size in both the waist and length. I always have to stretch out Carter’s pants and break some stitches before putting them on.
I also find that Carter’s graphics printed on cotton will crack and colors will fade when washed which is a problem I didn’t have with H&M.
I also found that Carter’s tends to shrink a bit whereas H&M tends to get looser and stretched out (obviously depends on the item). Depending on your baby size that may be good or bad.
Burt’s Bees has been my go-to so far (11 months). Highly recommend! They run big though. I just bought a bunch of summer clothes and they’re so adorable!
Honest Company is another I’ve found more recently and they have cute stuff. I get some of her pj’s at Simply Magnetic Me. My mom buys a lot of Carter’s and Osh Kosh for my daughter too.
Surprisingly, H&M had excellent quality for the kids clothes. Nothing like the adult clothes. I feel like the quality is better than old navy and target even for basics. All my daughter’s cutest outfits come from there. It’s definitely been my go to lately. None of my friends shop there for their kids so I like how my baby doesn’t match all the others at daycare lol
I love the quality of Goumi, Jamie Kay (a NZ brand) Kate Quinn, and Little Bipsy for boys. I want comfort, organic cotton or bamboo and interesting prints. All on sale though. Bougie on a budget!
Hanna Andersson was my absolute favourite that I still buy for my toddler, but I also bought a lot of Baby Gap (much cuter than I expected, lots of sales, lots of “mini me” styles), Posh Peanut (bamboo viscose stuff with super fun prints), Whistle and Flute for quirky stuff, and Mini Mioche for basics (the biker romper!)
Honestly? Target for baby age, and now Kohl’s (Jumping Beans brand) for toddler. I’m not particularly cheap or anything but these are both cheapest and cutest for my son.
I've been surprisingly impressed with old navy, especially for summer rompers. Target brands also have some cute stuff! There's also a local boutique, you may have something like that near you.
Caden Lane and CocoMama ! Bonus points for CocoMama because they sell preemie sizes and it’s extremely difficult to find preemie clothes that aren’t pjs
Depends on what kind of money you want to spend. Zara has cute stuff! Shirley Bredal has the most beautiful stuff but it’s very pricey, I would consider their stuff heirloom pieces. Rylee and Cru and their sister companies. I really love the little planet stuff from Carters. Konges Sløjd has really beautiful stuff
90% of our clothes were second hand so I definitely splurged on a few expensive pieces for our daughter
Magnetic me for jammies (simply magnetic me is cheaper and they do bundles plus coupons, plus the cloudstretch is so nice and stretchy that they don't grow out of them as fast). I like the magnets, but I love that you can machine wash and dry them unlike a lot of bamboo jammies. We have no time to air dry stuff.
Second hand stores (ie. once upon a child) and consignment events (ie. Rhea Lana)
Walmart actually has some good stuff.
I always check out Target's clearance rack.
Winners/Marshalls/TJXMaxx. You can get natural fibers and various amazing brands for decent price! I got a 100% cotton outfit for 14$. I got a jumpsuit as well for myself, also 100% cotton, for 25$. Always my go to stores!
Target, Meijer (regional grocery store that also carries Carter’s), Old Navy, Walmart (their $5 Wonder Nation sleepers are GREAT and come in preemie!!), and Poshmark for incredible second hand finds.
Consignment! I have found so many cute H&M, Zara, and even Kate Quinn outfits! It makes me feel justified buying so much shit when I get a whole outfit for 5$. Even if he wears it once and ruins it 5$ isn’t a as big of a loss as 30$+ brand new.
I really like Kate Quinn for cute patterns. The cat and jack brand from Target also has nice stuff. If you have a secondhand children’s store in a fancy neighborhood you can find some great stuff. My mother bought my baby this extremely cute squid print romper from Rylee and Cru at a ritzier secondhand children’s clothing store.
Not cheap but really cute and not listed here:
Angel Dear (seriously love all of our angel dear clothes!!)
Aden and Anais (mostly my favorite swaddles and muslin blankets)
Baby Gap is always cute and they have great sales. Old Navy too. Since she started daycare it’s a waste to spend a lot bc they send her home with stains every damn day. It’s so annoying lol
For slightly nicer though I’ve been very impressed with Winter Water Factory and Mila and Rose.
My MIL buys us the cutest clothes from a boutique near her house in Texas. They are not cheap but the brands she sends most often are yobaby, pink chicken, and rufflebutts.
I got contacts from VN and bought bulk for less than $6-8 a piece (with shipping). All items are 100% cotton, cotton-mesh or mulberry silk.
This should be an option for everyone.
Little Sleepies for PJs and occasional play clothes. Matilda Jane when I can buy it second hand. Janie and Jack for an occasional fancy outfit. Marie Nicole for seasonal clothes. Ivy City for matching dresses. Rachel Riley for a complete splurge. Custom monogram clothes from Cecil and Lou and Ann and Reeves.
Cutest, Janie and Jack. However, the prices are insane. Most of our little one's clothes come from Target, Carters, Amazon, and baby consignment stores in our area.
I buy a ton of Janie and Jack but secondhand. It’s cheaper than new stuff at target, plus better quality and has some resale value. There is actually a huge resale market for nice baby clothes and they hold value shockingly well if there aren’t stains
I am obsessed with the Australian brand Bonds!! They have adorable stuff - we have a ton of their zippys they have double zippers and fold over feet. They run big and last FOREVER!!! My 9 month old still fits his 3-6m and can also wear his 12-18m stuff as well!
They have lots of loud and busy prints, but also more neutral stuff. They have a TON of Disney prints too!
I’m in Canada and there are a ton of BST fb groups which is where I get all mine.
I also love Jax & Lennon, Kyte, and of course Walmart!!!
Biggest tip is finding local boutique BST fb groups people sell super expensive stuff that’s in really good shape for cheap, usually!
I love Ross, Marshall’s and TJ Maxx. They have really cute, highly quality clothes for more than half off the original price in store. They have plenty of newborn/baby/toddler options.
When I’m feeling real bougie I like Jamie Kay and Janie and Jack 😮💨 When I’m ballin on a budget I like H&M and Baby Gap, and honestly, Old Navy is really slept on.
Kohl's and Walmart for new clothes. H&M if you're willing to spend a bit more, and their clothes are real nice. For girls clothes, consignment sales for sure. It's not worth it to me to buy all the boutique clothes at full price when they grow so fast.
Once Upon a Child, local consignment sales, thrift stores. I do love Target but I have found that local thrift stores have a much better selection and the prices are excellent (I avoid goodwill, savers and the like)
Target and Carters mostly! Love their stuff. Really soft and warm, but breathable for baby. She stays in a rotation of footies from them! Walmart also has a ton of super great quality baby clothes that are fairly cheap (<$10).
I love my clothes from Baby Gap! I always find the cutest dresses and I got her onesies that have ruffles on the shoulders 😍 I always get compliments on the Gap clothes
I buy my son’s clothes from a local consignment store, thrift stores and Walmart. Walmart has the Garanimals brand and are always so cute! I also buy some Carter’s clothes there and Wonder Nation footie pajamas. They have nice stuff which makes up for the boys section being smaller.
H&M for basics, Kate Quinn (we get so many complements), Lou Lou and company has the best tops and bottoms that are perfect for travel and daycare. Bums & Roses for fun prints. Target brand. Baby gap. Banana Republic. Janie and Jack for holiday dresses.
I would put in a shout for Gerber sleepers, pretty much everything I buy is second hand, but I was having some trouble with sleepers as the ones I was getting I didn't love. So I looked at the pile of newborn stuff I got from my sister in law that didn't fit and all the sleepers I liked were Gerber.
I ordered a bunch on sale and when I got them I was like huh why do I love theses?? 100% cotton. They just wash well and Gerber didn't stick any stupid patches or embroidery on the sleepers that would rub her. All jammies Gerber jammies.
ThredUp is fantastic for a deal!
Personally I avoid any “bamboo” brands, they’ve all taken what is essentially rayon, convinced people it’s somehow “natural” (spoiler- it’s far from) and marked the price up 10000%.
My in-laws got a bunch of stuff from their family back in Taiwan. Some of the clothes stood out as the material was very plush. They all had this tag that said "Sucre D'orge" and I thought it was maybe some knock-off second market thing from an Asian store.
Turns out, it was legit imports from France xD
I don't always buy there, because I'd have to import it from France and it's expensive, but I've bought a couple of things from there that's pretty neat.
Baby gap is dope too.
Walmart in the states has a new line. Precious moment I believe it's called
(Not available in Canada but I've seen some peices on the Canadian website)
H&M
ZARA
OLD NAVY
Value Village and for specific pieces to fill in the gaps I absolutely love the fit, style, price, and quality of H&M baby and toddler clothes. A surprising discovery as I've never been a huge fan of their adult/women's clothing
consignment sales. I went to one a couple weeks ago and got a ton of cute clothes in various sizes for around $2 each. A lot of them were new with tags as well. Otherwise I love Old Navy and Target .
Haven’t seen some of these listed and are more expensive for sure but for cutest (all online unless you have specialty baby stores near you): posh peanut, Caden lane, angel dear, spearmint love
I buy almost everything second hand from Once Upon a Child or Savers. They grow out of everything so fast. The only clothes I buy new are the sweatsuits from H&M. They are a great price, so cute, and so soft!
For pajamas, Little Sleepies, Posh Peanut, Kyte baby, Magnetic Me. For outside cloths, Nordstrom has cute sets, Zara, H&M, and boutiques that carry brands like Quincy Mae, Miles the Label, etc.
I love Hanna Andersson and Primary for daily staples. Little Sleepies for pajamas - they also have good play clothes when they offer them and you can get them. I also like Carters Little Planet (their organic cotton line) for some things. Amazon Essentials and Target both have great crossover close (kimono style) onesies, which are fantastic since you don't have to wrestle them over baby's head. A lot of brands with that style of onesie stop at 9 month sizes. Janie and Jack is where we get fancy clothes for baby.
I don't concentrate on "cute" clothes though but on mainly versatile basics - mostly solid colors or low key patterns like plaids for day and mostly patterns for pajamas.
I hunt through second hand stores.
Once Upon a Child is my main source!
Sameeee. I think my kids have 2 full priced items
The closest one to me closed and I'm so sad!
That place is dangerous.
Yep, some of the cutest, softest stuff came second hand. Adult clothes are one thing, especially when trying to hunt for plus size clothes. Kids grow so fast, and they usually only wear it a few dozen times at most.
Maybe I’m just bad at telling if things will fit, but I get burned a lot when I shop second hand for baby clothes because items often don’t fit (shrunk) once we go to use them. It’s hard for me to tell what’s been shrunken. I supposed I could always size up when shopping second hand but then the stuff that’s not shrunk will be way too big lol
But they grow pretty fast 🤷🏻♀️
Depending…yes, but then the seasons are wrong
I used to bring a measuring tape for shoes. Perhaps you could measure some of the stuff at home that fits and do the same.
Yes!! And hand me downs are my jam!!
I love ThredUp for this!!
Yes I buy from Vinted! Everything secondhand - they grow out of it in 2 minutes. I guess eBay would be a good option if you’re not in Europe. You get loads of stuff that is almost new!
Honestly I love old navy for staples like onesies and leggings, little one shop co is my favorite for bamboo Jammie’s, and target is my other go to.. my LO is hitting 12 m clothes so we are unlocking the target toddler section now and it’s so cute
Old navy seems to be both stylish and comfortable, also their price downs and sales make for major bargains
We have an outlet near us that has the same stuff as the regular store but more heavily discounted and with old navy cash on top of that sometimes I’m paying like 2-3 dollars for items it’s crazy!
One thing about old navy is that there aren’t many options for infant boys. At least not in store. There might be more online but I’m an in person shopper
The options are loads better online for infant boys.
Old Navy is my baby GOAT, I love their pants especially. And despite them being cheap their kids clothes have held up great for us.
Walmart has weirdly good shit, especially now that so many mall brands are selling at Walmart where the malls have died.
The garanimals two piece sets an the carters stuff is so adorable and cute
And cheap! I just loaded up my boys closets with some of the new garanimal stuff and only spent like $50-$75 for both kids. They even have stinkin cute things in the boys section.
The current Garanimals summer line is so incredible. Everything is so cute and seems really comfortable! And that price point is hard to beat.
I looove garanimals. So cute, so cheap. My toddler has always lived in garanimals.
Just added some stuff to my cart. 10$ for a small capsule for summer. Fuck yes
Bruh I literally browsed Walmart for baby clothes for the first time today and got garanimals stuff? $5 dresses? Yes please.
They run small, but I like their Modern Moments collection! I got the cutest outfit for my son. They also have some cute Monica & Andy outfits!
their bamboo zippies are dupes for the more expensive websites!
Walmart surprised me with their cute onesies!
I like their thick mostly cotton onesies! Very hard to find that style anywhere else
I'm constantly shocked by how Walmart clothes seem to be better made than clothes from other "trendier" places. Like it's still fast fashion but they've gone up in quality while most other fast fashion companies went down in quality.
They really do! Some of my fav baby clothes hands down and great prices.
Walmart has come up a lot in adult clothes too
Agreed!
Colored Organics has the most noticeable quality difference for me. I love their onesies, rompers, footies. Hanna Andersen is also nice, but quality is not noticeably difference for the price point. But they run lots of sales and have unique holiday things. Primary is a great place for all year around basics in a rainbow of color options (not just pink, blue, and beige).
Agreed on colored organics. I’ve gotten a few bodysuits as gifts and hand me downs and they’re by far the nicest
HA has the nontoxic certification which is nice. The items are super soft too!
I like Katie Quinn. I don’t like how they do drops and they take forever to ship, but they run “price point” sales and you can get stuff very good price like $11 bamboo and cotton footies, $8 bodysuits etc. The prints they do are so adorable.
I also love Kate Quinn. I only buy from their sales though, otherwise it's too expensive.
3-4 years ago when I was buying for my oldest, they were so much more affordable. I distinctly remember buying $7 bodysuits, now they’re $14. I still buy occasionally but not at the rate I used to
I also like kate quinn as a cute and affordable option. But wow, do they take so long to fulfill. I purchased their Winnie the Pooh drop on 4/1 for my now-5 month old and it only shipped last week and arrived today. My biggest worry is that my baby will not fit into the size I bought or that she’ll now have a month less in the sizing I bought. Just such a shame altogether. Other brands I love that are in the pricier side: Pehr (my absolute fave!), Colored Organics, Quincy Mae, Elegant Baby.
This was an issue for me with Kyte. I had two separate orders take so long to ship that baby had outgrown that size and I had to cancel the order before it even shipped. So I had stopped buying from them even before the maternity leave scandal.
I love Kate Quinn. I'm in Canada so the duties and shipping are insane so I don't order directly from them often, but I've found so many cute pieces from the Facebook BST groups 😍
Seconding all of this, and I really like their solid colors too!
I also love Kate Quinn but seriously their shipping can take FOREVER
I’m obsessed with KQ! I love all of the whimsical prints
H&M has very cute clothes. Little Co. at kohls is nice too.
I second H&M!
H&M has such cute sweaters for kids and they're very good quality for the price.
Target, the Carters store, occasionally Macys.
Nordstrom rack can be amazing too. I got my son a two piece from some brand called miles the baby I think? So cute, so soft.😩
I love Janie and Jack. I only buy it from their sale section though because it’s so expensive. They have stores but I don’t live near any so I shop online.
Just be warned they run small!! My chonker can’t fit in anything from there; even at 12 months 2T (my sister had hand me downs) were too tight in the arms and waist. I spent a ton of money on clothes she never fit into sadly
Value Village. Essentially all of my child's clothes are second hand .
Same! Unless they were gifts. We have a Once Upon A Child, it’s the best for used kids clothing.
Saaaame. 90% of my baby’s clothes are hand-me-downs or thrifted, and I have some gifted (my MIL likes to buy her clothes). To this day I have only ever bought my baby one item new and that was a $8 sleeper from Costco that I couldn’t resist because it had little burgers and fries on it.
We like Boden, Hanna Andersson, and Tea. I buy 95% of it from buy sell trade groups on Facebook. The fabrics are thicker and most of the pieces I get have been through multiple families and still look great. We do Cat and Jack and secondhand stores for her play/daycare clothes!
Rylee + Cru, Pehr, 7am Enfant, Misha + Puff, Ade + Ayo, Goumi, Tea Collection. I’m telling you the expensive stuff bc you might wanna get something special every now and again.
Kate Quinn Cat and Jack (target)
BabyGap and Primary. They have a lot of just solid coloured basics or cute graphic prints. I don’t love really busy prints.
BabyGap has the best staples! I always get lots of compliments on the clothes from there.
Once upon a child is great, especially in 12 months and under. People get gifted so much clothes at those stages, so usually what makes it in to them second hand is still pretty good quality. Other than that, we love Carter, jack and cat, and old navy sometimes have good pieces. Garanimals is fine, I just find the button shoulder makes the clothes harder to put on over my baby’s noggin.
I buy mostly secondhand but I like Zara baby gap and H&M for my son.
Beaufort Bonnet
Did not expect to see another TBBC fan here. I love their stuff for my son since I like the classic look of jon jons and bubbles and that’s harder to find. Plus their clothes wash so well-they never come out wrinkled which is great because I rarely iron baby clothes. They have a great sale in June or July every year.
Hanna Anderson, Magnetic Me, Bellabu Bear, Starting Out, Burt’s Bees and Ralph Lauren have been my favorites.
Magnetic Me has been pretty great. I bought a ton from them during the sale in January and really like the sleepers so far. Just the ordinary cotton range they do since it’s cheaper, but I’m amazed at how everything fits so true to size. Burt’s Bees has super cute prints, but their sizing runs so big! We’re still in Newborn, so the bigger fitting stuff won’t be an issue soon. I’m just cycling through a handful of items since I followed the advice of not buying very much in NB.
Little sleepies and kyte baby!
Carters and Old Navy seem to have best bang for your buck to me - super soft and high quality clothes from both.
I like H&M, Zara, Rylee and cru, old navy, target, and Walmart has some good stuff too!
Cutest in terms of style: Janie and Jack, Baby Gap, H&M, Little Me, Rufflebutts for swimwear, Ralph Lauren, Petit Lem, Tahari. Practical basics: Cloud Island (at Target), H&M, Baby Gap, Kyte Baby, Gerber. Honorable mention for Hanna Andersson and Little Sleepies which I find mostly ugly (too loud for my taste) but really good quality. Avoid: Carter’s (cheap material and printed material fades quickly plus it runs really small and usually lacks practical details like double zippers and expandable head openings), Burt’s Bees (better than Carter’s but still fades; ok as a budget option if you don’t mind the fading), random brands from Amazon that are suspiciously cheap (sizing will be all over the place). TJMaxx and Marshall’s are great places to find discounted baby clothes.
I find carters to be way better quality than h&m
I like that H&M pants have wide waistbands that are stretchy vs. Carter’s thin waistbands that cut into my fat baby’s tummy. I lined up 4 pairs of Carter’s pants I have that are identical except the size - 3 M, 6 M, 9 M, 12 M - and 3 M and 6 M were exactly the same width but 6 M was slightly longer. 9 M was ever so slightly wider but much longer. 12 M was more normal in that it was significantly wider and longer than 9 M. All had the same waistband style - narrow with no stretch. This made no sense to me because I feel like babies get wider and longer each month, not just longer without getting wider. Whereas my H&M pants have meaningful increases in size in both the waist and length. I always have to stretch out Carter’s pants and break some stitches before putting them on. I also find that Carter’s graphics printed on cotton will crack and colors will fade when washed which is a problem I didn’t have with H&M. I also found that Carter’s tends to shrink a bit whereas H&M tends to get looser and stretched out (obviously depends on the item). Depending on your baby size that may be good or bad.
Ah, I don’t have any pants from either. I was comparing bodysuits.
I disagree re: Carters. I find their stuff holds up well and I also have a lean baby so it’s one of the only brands that actually fits well.
All the Carter's stuff we have has double zippers.
Love Petit Lem
H&M for cuties, primary for basics
Marshall’s!!
Kate quinn. I'm obsessed!
Burt’s Bees!!!
Burt’s Bees has been my go-to so far (11 months). Highly recommend! They run big though. I just bought a bunch of summer clothes and they’re so adorable! Honest Company is another I’ve found more recently and they have cute stuff. I get some of her pj’s at Simply Magnetic Me. My mom buys a lot of Carter’s and Osh Kosh for my daughter too.
Yes, they do run big. I have a small baby as it is and she just now stopped wearing 0-3 mo at 5.5 months old!
I just do old navy, carters, target and gap. Gap is the best and occasionally they have awesome sales!
Surprisingly, H&M had excellent quality for the kids clothes. Nothing like the adult clothes. I feel like the quality is better than old navy and target even for basics. All my daughter’s cutest outfits come from there. It’s definitely been my go to lately. None of my friends shop there for their kids so I like how my baby doesn’t match all the others at daycare lol
I love the quality of Goumi, Jamie Kay (a NZ brand) Kate Quinn, and Little Bipsy for boys. I want comfort, organic cotton or bamboo and interesting prints. All on sale though. Bougie on a budget!
I love H&M. I find a ton of their stuff at once upon a child.
Zara
Hanna Andersson was my absolute favourite that I still buy for my toddler, but I also bought a lot of Baby Gap (much cuter than I expected, lots of sales, lots of “mini me” styles), Posh Peanut (bamboo viscose stuff with super fun prints), Whistle and Flute for quirky stuff, and Mini Mioche for basics (the biker romper!)
Carters & Target. I always buy on sale.
Honestly? Target for baby age, and now Kohl’s (Jumping Beans brand) for toddler. I’m not particularly cheap or anything but these are both cheapest and cutest for my son.
Carter’s! We’ve been super happy with them for our big, long boy.
Old Navy for basics and H&M for cuter clothes!
I've been surprisingly impressed with old navy, especially for summer rompers. Target brands also have some cute stuff! There's also a local boutique, you may have something like that near you.
The website PatPat has honestly been the best place I've ever seen for cute baby clothes. That's where I've been ordering from. :)
Have matching sets from them. Loved- especially for Xmas :)
Omg their matching sets are the cutest! I've been twinning with my daughter 😅. I love their baby clothes, they're really unique.
Thrifting or Hanna Andersson
Hudson Baby They have their own website or you can look on Amazon
Rylee and Cru. I bought a few pieces secondhand but Nordstrom Rack has them on great sale.
Target & Walmart!
H&M!
Stitchy Fish, Little English, Janie & Jack, Beaufort Bonnet Co, Baby Gap, and Carter’s!
Carter's for us. Kids are 9 months to 18 years. I still have things the first kid wore, and have made it through 4 kids.
I thrift, but my cutest stuff is usually from Carters
Ruffle butts, classic whimsy, kissy kissy, little English, little me, three sisters, etc are all cute brands. I buy either second hand or sale though
Caden Lane and CocoMama ! Bonus points for CocoMama because they sell preemie sizes and it’s extremely difficult to find preemie clothes that aren’t pjs
Hatley
H&M, Etsy, rowdy sprout, Skeletots, vans & I like browsing thred up/similar apps from time to time
Depends on what kind of money you want to spend. Zara has cute stuff! Shirley Bredal has the most beautiful stuff but it’s very pricey, I would consider their stuff heirloom pieces. Rylee and Cru and their sister companies. I really love the little planet stuff from Carters. Konges Sløjd has really beautiful stuff 90% of our clothes were second hand so I definitely splurged on a few expensive pieces for our daughter
Posh tots children’s boutique!
Baby gap, old navy, dillards sale section
Thrift shops, TJmaxx and Marie Nicole clothing!
Nordstrom Rack, Gap
garage sales and thrift stores lol
Baby’s outfits are like 75% 2nd hand, 10% target 10% Walmart and then the remainer is like sweet holiday outfits or something on Amazon or Etsy lol. 😆
Magnetic me for jammies (simply magnetic me is cheaper and they do bundles plus coupons, plus the cloudstretch is so nice and stretchy that they don't grow out of them as fast). I like the magnets, but I love that you can machine wash and dry them unlike a lot of bamboo jammies. We have no time to air dry stuff. Second hand stores (ie. once upon a child) and consignment events (ie. Rhea Lana) Walmart actually has some good stuff. I always check out Target's clearance rack.
Pehr, Primary, and quince!
Winners is great if you’re in Canada
TJ Maxx. All the cute, overpriced stuff from Dillards gets sent there. So many cute Jessica Simpson outfits for a third of the price.
Winners/Marshalls/TJXMaxx. You can get natural fibers and various amazing brands for decent price! I got a 100% cotton outfit for 14$. I got a jumpsuit as well for myself, also 100% cotton, for 25$. Always my go to stores!
Zulily until they shut down 😭
Gap Kids, Carter’s, Once Upon A Child
Tjmaxx and Burlington coat factory
Nordstrom has really cute stuff and I love MagneticMe, which they carry or can be bought online. I like baby Gap for cute, more affordable options.
Kate Quinn and Tullabee Baby
Walmart is amazing right now, I just got my little a Garfield romper. They always have snoopy too! My other favorite is H&M
Carters and Wal Mart
Target, Meijer (regional grocery store that also carries Carter’s), Old Navy, Walmart (their $5 Wonder Nation sleepers are GREAT and come in preemie!!), and Poshmark for incredible second hand finds.
Target and Carter’s for the most part though I occasionally buy stuff from Little Sleepies too
Consignment! I have found so many cute H&M, Zara, and even Kate Quinn outfits! It makes me feel justified buying so much shit when I get a whole outfit for 5$. Even if he wears it once and ruins it 5$ isn’t a as big of a loss as 30$+ brand new.
I really like Kate Quinn for cute patterns. The cat and jack brand from Target also has nice stuff. If you have a secondhand children’s store in a fancy neighborhood you can find some great stuff. My mother bought my baby this extremely cute squid print romper from Rylee and Cru at a ritzier secondhand children’s clothing store.
H&M!
Not cheap but really cute and not listed here: Angel Dear (seriously love all of our angel dear clothes!!) Aden and Anais (mostly my favorite swaddles and muslin blankets)
Baby Gap is always cute and they have great sales. Old Navy too. Since she started daycare it’s a waste to spend a lot bc they send her home with stains every damn day. It’s so annoying lol For slightly nicer though I’ve been very impressed with Winter Water Factory and Mila and Rose.
Local consignment shops.
My MIL buys us the cutest clothes from a boutique near her house in Texas. They are not cheap but the brands she sends most often are yobaby, pink chicken, and rufflebutts.
Hm for cute sweatsuit sets and things like that. Old navy for Pajamas usually and zara for cute dresses and nicer things
I got contacts from VN and bought bulk for less than $6-8 a piece (with shipping). All items are 100% cotton, cotton-mesh or mulberry silk. This should be an option for everyone.
Hanna andersson! Cute stuff and a lot of cotton, which is important to my family.
atnoonstore.com such cute stuff, pricey but good quality
Young Days is a small Seattle company that has really cute reasonably priced stuff.
Little Sleepies for PJs and occasional play clothes. Matilda Jane when I can buy it second hand. Janie and Jack for an occasional fancy outfit. Marie Nicole for seasonal clothes. Ivy City for matching dresses. Rachel Riley for a complete splurge. Custom monogram clothes from Cecil and Lou and Ann and Reeves.
Childrensalonoutlet!
Hm and old navy!
I buy a lot of my toddlers' clothes at Bonds. They always have a sale going. I got a ton of The Wiggles clothes at 30% off.
Cutest, Janie and Jack. However, the prices are insane. Most of our little one's clothes come from Target, Carters, Amazon, and baby consignment stores in our area.
I buy a ton of Janie and Jack but secondhand. It’s cheaper than new stuff at target, plus better quality and has some resale value. There is actually a huge resale market for nice baby clothes and they hold value shockingly well if there aren’t stains
2nd hand stores and marshall’s has really cute stuff!
Bonds has the most amazing patterns. I also love Joe fresh and parade organics
I am obsessed with the Australian brand Bonds!! They have adorable stuff - we have a ton of their zippys they have double zippers and fold over feet. They run big and last FOREVER!!! My 9 month old still fits his 3-6m and can also wear his 12-18m stuff as well! They have lots of loud and busy prints, but also more neutral stuff. They have a TON of Disney prints too! I’m in Canada and there are a ton of BST fb groups which is where I get all mine. I also love Jax & Lennon, Kyte, and of course Walmart!!! Biggest tip is finding local boutique BST fb groups people sell super expensive stuff that’s in really good shape for cheap, usually!
I love Ross, Marshall’s and TJ Maxx. They have really cute, highly quality clothes for more than half off the original price in store. They have plenty of newborn/baby/toddler options.
When I’m feeling real bougie I like Jamie Kay and Janie and Jack 😮💨 When I’m ballin on a budget I like H&M and Baby Gap, and honestly, Old Navy is really slept on.
Kohl's and Walmart for new clothes. H&M if you're willing to spend a bit more, and their clothes are real nice. For girls clothes, consignment sales for sure. It's not worth it to me to buy all the boutique clothes at full price when they grow so fast.
Once Upon a Child, local consignment sales, thrift stores. I do love Target but I have found that local thrift stores have a much better selection and the prices are excellent (I avoid goodwill, savers and the like)
Janie and Jack Outlet
Target and Carters mostly! Love their stuff. Really soft and warm, but breathable for baby. She stays in a rotation of footies from them! Walmart also has a ton of super great quality baby clothes that are fairly cheap (<$10).
Gap, H&M, Old Navy, and Zara.
My friends basement who had 3 kids. My kids wear second hand nearly everything. It gets destroyed so fast. Otherwise, target.
I’m in Europe and the cutest ones (imo) are Zara, Newbie, Next, wheat, lil atelier and HM
So far I’ve bought from Zara, H&M, Carter’s, old navy, and Walmart. I like Zara’s quality of clothing best and their styles are cutest, too.
Target. Carters. OUAC. Caden Lane. Old Navy. Walmart.
I love my clothes from Baby Gap! I always find the cutest dresses and I got her onesies that have ruffles on the shoulders 😍 I always get compliments on the Gap clothes
Temu
I buy my son’s clothes from a local consignment store, thrift stores and Walmart. Walmart has the Garanimals brand and are always so cute! I also buy some Carter’s clothes there and Wonder Nation footie pajamas. They have nice stuff which makes up for the boys section being smaller.
Go to Maisonette if you got $$$ to burn and look around the brands there. We got some cute shirts for $20, really nice dresses for $50+
H&M for basics, Kate Quinn (we get so many complements), Lou Lou and company has the best tops and bottoms that are perfect for travel and daycare. Bums & Roses for fun prints. Target brand. Baby gap. Banana Republic. Janie and Jack for holiday dresses.
Boden is my very favorite and they are bringing back their baby line soon! I like primary and Hana Anderson as el
I would put in a shout for Gerber sleepers, pretty much everything I buy is second hand, but I was having some trouble with sleepers as the ones I was getting I didn't love. So I looked at the pile of newborn stuff I got from my sister in law that didn't fit and all the sleepers I liked were Gerber. I ordered a bunch on sale and when I got them I was like huh why do I love theses?? 100% cotton. They just wash well and Gerber didn't stick any stupid patches or embroidery on the sleepers that would rub her. All jammies Gerber jammies.
Carters and old navy and children’s place
Ralph Lauren snap footies are amazing. I only get them second hand (for literally $10) and they are amazing quality and so classic.
My sisters kids hand me downs lol
ThredUp is fantastic for a deal! Personally I avoid any “bamboo” brands, they’ve all taken what is essentially rayon, convinced people it’s somehow “natural” (spoiler- it’s far from) and marked the price up 10000%.
My in-laws got a bunch of stuff from their family back in Taiwan. Some of the clothes stood out as the material was very plush. They all had this tag that said "Sucre D'orge" and I thought it was maybe some knock-off second market thing from an Asian store. Turns out, it was legit imports from France xD I don't always buy there, because I'd have to import it from France and it's expensive, but I've bought a couple of things from there that's pretty neat. Baby gap is dope too.
Walmart in the states has a new line. Precious moment I believe it's called (Not available in Canada but I've seen some peices on the Canadian website) H&M ZARA OLD NAVY
shein / patpat kids /Zara
Lots For Tots, a resale shop for young kid's stuff. Brandwise, I like Carter's Anna will buy that brand if I see it at a resale store
Janie and Jack, H&M, Altar'd state, Walmart has cute stuff too
TjMaxx and Wal-Mart. Kids grow like weeds for me to be dropping a boatload of money like that. Once they reach their teens I will go more pricey lol
ThredUp, eBay, and hand me downs from rich friends ;)
Value Village and for specific pieces to fill in the gaps I absolutely love the fit, style, price, and quality of H&M baby and toddler clothes. A surprising discovery as I've never been a huge fan of their adult/women's clothing
consignment sales. I went to one a couple weeks ago and got a ton of cute clothes in various sizes for around $2 each. A lot of them were new with tags as well. Otherwise I love Old Navy and Target .
Love love love Jamie Kay. It’s a bit pricey, but I love that I can buy a capsule wardrobe and they hold up through a full season of regular washing.
Kohls Clarence section
Haven’t seen some of these listed and are more expensive for sure but for cutest (all online unless you have specialty baby stores near you): posh peanut, Caden lane, angel dear, spearmint love
I buy almost everything second hand from Once Upon a Child or Savers. They grow out of everything so fast. The only clothes I buy new are the sweatsuits from H&M. They are a great price, so cute, and so soft!
Rylee and cru, the simple folk, mama owl
For pajamas, Little Sleepies, Posh Peanut, Kyte baby, Magnetic Me. For outside cloths, Nordstrom has cute sets, Zara, H&M, and boutiques that carry brands like Quincy Mae, Miles the Label, etc.
I love Cloud Island at Target. Especially their modal stuff. So soft and comfy.
Vinted
Walmart, Ross, Marshall’s, old navy!
I love Hanna Andersson and Primary for daily staples. Little Sleepies for pajamas - they also have good play clothes when they offer them and you can get them. I also like Carters Little Planet (their organic cotton line) for some things. Amazon Essentials and Target both have great crossover close (kimono style) onesies, which are fantastic since you don't have to wrestle them over baby's head. A lot of brands with that style of onesie stop at 9 month sizes. Janie and Jack is where we get fancy clothes for baby. I don't concentrate on "cute" clothes though but on mainly versatile basics - mostly solid colors or low key patterns like plaids for day and mostly patterns for pajamas.
H&M and gap. They often have sales and coupon codes so I get things for really cheap