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You can buy from any US shops via this site. It is briiiiiiiiliant!
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I really like the clothes of Polarn O. Pyret and my son is actually wearing some of them. I have the feeling that in general the design of nordic childrens clothes (Urban Elk, Småfolk, Katviq, Ida K…etc.) can be described as pretty much unisex, most of the times the brands only mention the name of the clothes (e.g. sweater, pants, skirts) and not if it is intended for a girl or a boy to wear. I really like that, the only thing that I find a bit disturbing is that of course these beautiful clothes are rather pricy, which seems to just strengthen a separation by income, which means children of low-income families wear the usual pink vs. light-blue dichotomy, while the urban hipster kids are pretty much gender-neutral.
Agree on all counts with your comment.
My sister has bought my boys some gorgeous clothes from Polarn O. Pyret, they really are lovely. And I absolutely agree with the separation-by-income comments above.
So delicious…but so pricey. I mean, $30 for a onesie? Srsly???
Not that one person can make much of a difference re the income disparities spoken of above, but I’ve been sewing unisex clothes for kids lately… one item at a time. I send them out on a sliding scale. Pay what you can afford. The clothes my kids grow out of are donated to a local women’s and chlidren’s shelter.
That reminds me, I need to make up some skirts and have my son model. He loves them.
I’d love to see more unisex clothing. I truly wonder why this hasn’t caught on.
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Agree with Mom in the North.
They also have a few shops around the UK.
Agree with all comments above.
This website is a pretty good example of the NZ version:http://www.naturebaby.co.nz/organic-cotton-c-152.html
…lots of beautiful clothes which in most cases are not gender-specific (even if in colour, not in stupid flowers and hearts embroidered on everything or dinosaurs and trucks etc etc), but very expensive. And I do get a bit tired of brown being the only non-blue/pink option (although I try to remind myself that buying pink for my daughter AND keeping it for future sons is more revolutionary than just avoiding pink!!)
oooh, naturebaby is WONDERFUL. Their woolen items for winter are unsurpassable.
why is my previous comment awaiting moderation : ( Have I been blacklisted already? And I have only just started following you…
Sorry Jane, over-zealous automatic spam filter. Your comment is back.
i noticed while shopping for my child this morning: boy (winter) clothes are thicker, warmer, and more practical than the equivalent products in the girl’s section. outerwear, pants, shirts, all of it.
thank goodness all girl toddlers want to do is huddle for warmth while the boys are playing outside! otherwise, this would be a real problem. sigh.
constant pink/purple/butterflies are bad enough. do the clothes actually have to functionally inferior as well?
sproutsmama, the less functional/sturdy aspect of girls and women’s clothing is absolutely real and starts at an early age and continues on into adulthood. It’s so irritating!
I was in a Gymboree the other day (I’m in the States) and once again hated gender dichotomy in children’s clothing. Thanks for this-and also for pointing out quality/function bias as well as just color/butterfly issues by the commenters
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