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Holiday Clothes

Where do you shop for your children's holiday clothes and how much do you pay? I have a little boy who will be 13 months at Christmas time. We want to have a special outfit for him to wear for a family portrait and for Christmas. We are looking for something dressy, but not a suite. Any suggestions? We have to make a 40 minute drive to go shopping somewhere other than the local walmart (which I haven't seen holiday clothes at yet), so I would like to have some sort of plan of attack. Also, when do these clothes come out in the stores? Thanks for the help!

Edited: For our family portrait, my husband will be wearing his Class A Army Uniform (dressy), so I would like the outfit to be nice. At least some sort of collared shirt (which is what he wore last year when he was 2 weeks old).

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Thank you for all of the responses! I am going to hit up the local thrift store this weekend, and if I can't find anything I will wait and check out some stores when the inventory is displayed. I have looked at all of the websites and there are some great outfits. I am thinking of looking for some kind of argyle sweater or sweater vest, that way it is dressy, but he can still play with his cousins comfortably. My little baby will look just like a little man!

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I really like the outfits at Crazy 8. It's not super cheap but if you need a special outfit, this is where I usually look first.

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We have several children's resale shops. I always look there first, especially for these items, because 1) he will wear it only two times unless it isn't especially Christmasy and 2) the child who wore it before only wore it two times himself for the same reason. That said, typically there is a big selection of clothes in excellent condition for less than retail price.

If there is no resale shop, try eBay.

If you want something new, I love Gymboree for the designs, the material content (almost all items are 100% cotton), and the durability. You'll be selling it on eBay when you are done with it.

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Well..... it all depends, on how you want your child to be dressed for holiday photos or a family portrait.

Here where I live, there are so many ways of dress for these family portraits.
Some are formal traditional holiday clothing, some are aloha shirts, some are surf t-shirts and board-shorts in Christmas colors, some are in bathing suits, some are on a surfboard, some are just in red clothing and the family all wears something in red and green.

So, it all depends, on what you want your photos to be.

Me: I have never gotten my kids "formal" Holiday clothing per Holiday photos or portraits. We just dress in fun clothes and all together in an outdoor setting.

Order online. Then you don't have to drive... all that way.
Try Old Navy
Gap
Gymboree
They all have holiday clothing.

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Kohl's or JC Penny and I try to spend $25 or less.

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Yes, I agree with Children's Place too. Also Baby Gap has adorable stuff! It is usually holiday-ish, but maybe not your typical holiday plaids, etc. I have also found stuff at like TJ Maxx and such. Usually Ralph Lauren has adorable traditional holiday stuff (plaids, etc.) and you can find them at a decent price at places like that.

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I shop at kohls for that stuff. They've got some cute little suit sets .

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I always buy my child's clothes at consignment shops and they're pretty good at keeping with the season. I bought mine a beautiful X-mas dress last year with a matching headpiece and they have a lot of name brand stuff too. If you don't have one of these shops close by I'd suggest online shopping if Wal-mart isn't carrying what you want. Good Luck.

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I really like the outfits at Crazy 8. It's not super cheap but if you need a special outfit, this is where I usually look first.

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Carters/Osh Kosh have cute clothes and you can order on line if you don't have a store nearby. Their sizes are accurate and their prices are reasonable. Hanna Anderson and Gymboree also are on line sites with cute holiday outfits. FYI - Hanna Anderson isn't always the quickest shipping, so allow at least two weeks if you order from them.

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