More and more people seem to be looking for trendy baby clothes in stores and on the Internet so of course to cope with demand more and more suppliers are offering these items. There are many onesies for babies, separate tops and dresses that are not only functional but are also designed to reflect adult trends.
So why do people want their babies to have trendy baby clothes? Is it to make a fashion statement or because they want to mimic the way celebrities dress their baby? Perhaps some want their children's outfits to be miniature versions of their own. Whatever the reasons people have for choosing these clothes over more traditional ones the manufacturers and suppliers are certainly profiting from the demand.
Call me old fashioned but I actually like many of the traditional baby clothes. For instance I like the hand knitted outfits that were so popular when my own children were small. I remember knitting complete outfits like dresses, matinee coats and bonnets for my daughter and trousers, tops and hats for my son. Then there were lots of great patterns for mittens, booties and pram suits.
My Mum and many of her friends did crochet (an art I never mastered beyond being able to do a chain) so they would make beautiful crocheted garments for my daughter and lovely pram blankets for my son. For those who were gifted sewers or who had friends who could sew there were the hand made baby clothes and alright if you were not very good at sewing, like me, they did look home made but for those more skilled in the art they were able to make lovely clothes for a fraction of the cost of bought ones.
Nowadays the art of crafts such as knitting and sewing sadly seem to be dying out. This could be because we are all lead such busy lives and more and more Mums return to work after having a baby. I know I missed out on knitting for my own grandson when he was born because I was so busy at the time. It's a shame because I actually find knitting very relaxing and it also keeps your mind active. Another benefit is the fact that hand made clothes often cost less than store bought equivalent ones especially for "hand knitted".
Some people would argue that these days store bought clothes are made of materials which are softer and gentler on a baby's delicate skin and also environmentally friendly. However, you can buy natural fiber yarns and material like bamboo, cotton, soy and many more as well as the usual man made products so you can still be eco friendly.
There is also something unique about hand crafted baby clothes. You know there will never be another baby cardigan or sweater exactly the same because even if someone uses the same pattern as you chances are that the yarn will not be the same color or fiber and the material chosen for a dress will not be the same. So in choosing to make your own trendy baby clothes you can be assured that no other child will have exactly the same outfit as your baby.
Who knows maybe if more young people take up the art of knitting, crochet and sewing the next generation of trendy baby clothes will be those made at home by parents and grandparents and one thing that you can be sure of is that there will be whole lot of love in every stitch.
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