Brightly coloured clothes

[ailbhe]

I have searched H&M, Mothercare, Mamas & Papas, Pumpkin Patch, Toys/Babies'R'Us, Marks and Spencer, Primark, Next, Kiddicare, and even Not Just Pink And Blue. The latter are out of stock of almost everything in the 0-3 months size, and all the others can offer me is these three from Next. All I want is vests (onesies to Americans) and babygros (sleepsuits) in bright, vivid colours - especially vests, since that's what this August baby is most likely to be wearing. I don't want patterns or logos and - gods forbid - cartoon characters. Just plain, vivid colours. Not biscuit or lemon or pink or baby blue. Not even that watery green.

I refuse to try home dying again after the disastrous experiences I've had with it before. I seem jinxed for home dying. It's a surefire way to end up washing my face in water that something has bled colour into via my facecloth, and wearing underwear with weird trim and elastic.

So - do I order 'em all from the Happy Baby Slings lady, who is kind and understanding and really, really not cheap? Or has anyone a suggestion I haven't tried yet?

http://www.dribblefactory.com/ - nothing remotely suitable

http://www.sunshinetots.co.uk/ - Apparently have long-sleeved vests; "This 100% cotton long sleeved vest is generously cut, poppers under the crotch and has a Bright Bots character embroidered on the front. Colour: pink, red, blue, purple"

http://www.basics4baby.co.uk/ - have no unisex section at all.

Nordic Kids have a possible, though it's striped.

Jako-O have yellow, red and blue vests, though their pictures make the red look pretty pink. They also have a fairly bright orange sleepsuit.

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Twenty years ago, I did some holiday-season work for a company that sold them. (It sold cotton clothing for children and adults in pastels and bright colors, as well as earth tones and more subdued colors for adults.) They either bought or made cotton knit blanks and did their own dying. I know that at one step, they divided into separate children's and adults' stores (the co-owners fought, that was the "divorce" agreement) and I think the kids' store is still around. Want me to look for you? I'm pretty sure they're not web-enabled.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Argh, never mind.
They're around, their offerings have changed dramatically:
http://www.cottonandcompanykids.com/about.html
They've got cute designer things now, and aren't dying their own.

[ailbhe]

Cute designer things are very easy to find. Everyone is wearing them!