Please no clothes!

Alana • Las Vegan, early-thirties mama of 2 boys
>> Is it wrong to request that no one buys baby clothes at a baby shower? We're having a small shower and I don't want to only/mostly receive clothes! Plus, it's kind of a fun part of baby shopping and I want to do a lot of it myself. I want to dress my own baby. 
>> My SIL just had her baby shower and relieved more clothes than registry items. I don't want this happening to me! Babies go through clothes so quickly. I want gifts that will last through LO's infancy. 
>> I'm honestly considering not revealing gender to curb the obsessive clothes buying. Has anyone seen a polite way to request "no clothes" on the invite?