Cool Baby Tips parent, Shannon B. in LA, suggests your babies go bibless. Say that three times fast or don't and just read what she has to say on the matter instead:
I was tired of food dropping onto my toddler's pants and skirts, so now we use child size aprons instead of bibs. Unlike small bibs, aprons provide fuller coverage for those baby designer jeans--I know, so LA--skirts, and dresses. After meal time, an apron doubles as a smock for art projects and cooking experiments. You can find some cool ones in various patterns and fabrics, at Anthropologie (a lot of these are cuter than the outfits my daughter Pearl wears underneath hers), or you can order custom embroidered aprons with your child's name at stores like Cool Baby in LA or online.