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Zip up footed sleepers are clutch. I liked having at least 6.
I also really loved kimono style, long sleeved, side-snap onesies from H&M. I had 3 of them.
I hated gowns because his little feet and legs got cold, and socks just got lost.
I believe we had 3 pairs of mittens - he didn't really need them.
We had 2-3 caps and he stopped wearing them pretty early.

I had a summer baby, so mine might be different, but I loved the long sleeved, fold over mitt side snap (kimono) tops. Easy to check the diaper, nothing to pull over her head, and the mitts keep scratchy nails from scratching the face. Five would be plenty since they are just good for that first week or so, while they are so so wobbly.

C lived in onesies pretty much, but if it was cooler I'd get more sleep and plays (footed pjs). No need to worry about socks. We were gifted more socks than she ever wore, and I have so many hand me down caps and she wore them, like, 3 times.

I wouldn't register for a ton though because people will give them to you anyway.

Oh and sleep gowns are those things like are like a long sleeve shirt on top and go down past their feet with elastic at the bottom, to make diaper changes easier. I meet used then since we swaddled from day 0.

@loveisstrange: I say snaps are better very early on, for that reason, then by 6 months I much preferred zip.

I came here to say exactly what @Mae: did - NO SNAPS on PJs. Future you will hate fumbling with snaps at 1:00am, 3:00am and 4:30am!

I would NOT register for clothes - stock changes constantly, and people are going to basically buy whatever clothes they see and think are cute no matter what your registry says. I'd stick to other kinds of baby gear for your register. The only exception I'd make would be the sleep sacks - since they're kind of a newer thing not everyone knows about them, and the stock on them isn't always changing the way it does for clothes.

Once your shower happens you can take inventory on what you have, but typically a whole bunch of people will give onesies (and yes, onesies are the same thing as body suits), and probably outfit sets that also include pants since you're having a November baby. I ended up with a lot of socks too. It's tough to list quantities because it really depends on the person (are you the type to change LO every time they spit up, or only if they do it badly? Do you care if their socks and hat match their outfit? etc), and also on how often you want to do laundry!

You probably want a lot of the sleep and plays (the footed pjs). I probably would have used those almost exclusively if my baby had been born in the cold months.

I thought gowns were nice during the first few weeks, but I didn't use them after that.

Never used socks, caps, or mittens. I think you will want a cap for taking baby out to the far or outside though, but shouldn't need one inside. Baby should dress similarly to what you would wear/cover.

I used onesies all the time. I think for fall/winter they have long sleeves. My baby is an April baby so we used the short sleeve ones a lot.

The little sunsuit/romper type things are my absolute favorite but you don't want those in December!

I actually liked side snap onesies and snap footed sleepers. I also liked having a snowsuit and hat. My two LOs were end of November and end of December and since we live in a city with no car, I HAD to take them out in the stroller, so I would bundle them in the snowsuit.

we didn't register for any clothes. we were team green and ended up getting only a few things, mostly in larger sizes!
it worked out well, though, because we found we liked to do pants/onesies during the day, and then gowns at night. We especially loved the baby soy kimono gowns (I got them from amazon). We ended up not using the sleep and plays very much, but I know most people love them. I also had a spring baby, so maybe that was part of it. My friend who had a fall baby sometimes layered two snap and plays over each other- I think Gap often makes these quilted one piece things? She liked those a lot.
For a cold weather baby, I'd want to have some really nice hats- maybe some soft merino wool pilot caps? And wool or thick cotton sweaters. I preferred to use natural fibers over polyester (fleece) at first, and our doctor recommended that too- I guess skin can be sensitive to synthetic fabrics.

Xander was born in February and lived in footed sleepers. We rarely even did the onesie underneath - it was just too much of a hassle.

My baby was an April baby but we did footed sleepers almost exclusively until it warmed up. I never had a strong preference between zip and snap because both have their pros and cons.

I am due at the end of Nov/early Dec, and I am registering for SOME clothes, since I am picky and may return everything else people end up gifting me lol!

I did a few footed onesies, some regular long sleeve onesies and then pants, hats/socks (can't find mittens I like, I guess I can always put socks on her lol), a few wearable swaddles & sleep sacks.

I'm also hoping that the clothes on my registry will give people an idea of the colors/styles I like!