sounds good! but how will u do it? n kids like soft stuff!

I have some designs that I am working with. I"m thinking sticking to fleece material or cotton. Things may be kept together with zips, elastic, and snaps...velcro picks up too much "goo" so and is scratchy so I didn't want to go there. And of course my kids and my friends kids will be my "working models" read "Guinea Pigs" and they get free clothes out of the deal ;)

H&M?
Tommy

H&M and Tommy definitely have kids clothing, and good ones at that, however, I am having trouble finding clothing that they offer which spans a single size? This particular idea would offer an "evolving clothing set" for example that could span from 6 months to 2-3 years with a single set. I haven't seen this yet...still looking!

Will be doing some sewing too!!!

this sounds really interesting. I like the idea, but there would have to be something there that wouldn't show the zips for the booties that have detached, etc.. could be really awesome.

I've worked with and met so many low income moms who are always behind cause they are constantly replacing clothes..I would love to buy these to donate to some of them! Nice Idea.

Hi Selise... you are right. The clothing must be able to evolve without showing the pieces that keep it together yet still be fashionable and functional!

Just Me...you hit it right on the head. I too have worked with single mom's or underprivileged families and this would be great for them because not only would the clothing be able to evolve with the child, if they are made in with high quality materials, they will also span multi children thus saving major dollars!

I do really really like this. I wonder if there are some patterns out that could be modified.

Plus, once a child outgrows something, a younger child could wear it too.

I totally agree with Tommy; H&M

your advertisement should be of an action video featuring babies with their clothes acting like transformers.

The only problem I see with that is it getting unzipped/buttoned/fastened and then lost--which is my problem not yours. My kids have had several of the pants-turned-shorts and always end up unzipping and loosing the bottom half. I am all about consuming less--so anything that can be bought once and worn until it literally falls apart is a good idea in my book....I understand the concept but I'm not sure how it will be implemented.

I think all of us with children can see the value in this idea but I too cannot see how to go about it.

My 2yo daughter just got some new shorts. They had an expandable waste band that would button on the inside of the pants and allow the clothing to fit several sizes. I thought it was pretty genious.

When it's possible to make clothes easy bigger yes would be a good idea.

It could also be a new sales method. Pay a x ammount per year and you get clothes for your child for the first 2 years. A sort kind of lease/rental clothing. Parents have to bring the used clothes back and can exchange the clothes they want. Don't think you should look tecnically to the clothes selff.

Anyway I think what I bring in is maybe a bad idea, because when you have your first child.. I know you will never put them second hands clothes on, when you have the second kid, yeah than the thoughts are going more easily to take the use clothes of your first kid. Wearing second hands clothes is only for a closed target group of people, but there is a market (difficult to create an online service, but could help)

Perry

The best way to save $ on kids clothes is to have your kids after your older siblings. My three boys have had most of the hand-me-downs from my brother who also has three boys.
I like the idea but have difficulty is seeing exactly how you would make such garments.

well i wouldn't let other people not seeing how you'd do it keep you from trying - where would we be if people didn't try things others said couldn't be done?!

i do think, though, that this idea falls into the realm of those that completely hinge on how it's done. which is arguably the realm any and every idea falls into really, but fashion, art, music especially so, since style and taste have so much to do with the success of the outcome, and ideas in those media don't always lend themselves so well to verbalization or discussion, at least outside of other artists that you respect within (or near) that media.

in other words, i think it's a great art idea & you should just DO IT!

Does the technology exist at the moment??