I've been a lurker here in Misc.kids for some time and have really enjoyed the discussions. I'm thrilled to say that I'm now 10 weeks pregnant and feeling terrific. We're so happy and excited!!
My budget for maternity clothes not being huge, I've been looking for cheap ways to stay clothed and look good. I found a great book yesterday:
"Pregant and Chic" by Lynn Sutherland with Audrey Brooks
She has wonderful ideas for adapting men's clothes, putting together outfits using secondhand clothing store finds, and sewing simple things like hip sashes and vests to dress up tee shirts. The looks tend to be haberdash-y and funky--not cutesy at all. For those of you like me who don't like dressing like an overgrown child when pregnant, and who don't have lots of money to blow on a maternity wardrobe, this might be just the thing to get those creative juices flowing. I'm having lots of fun with it--by the time I actually start showing, I hope to have some fun outfits waiting. I'm lucky in that my job doesn't require me to dress up. If yours does, there are also some neat ideas in the book for more professional garb.
>I've been a lurker here in Misc.kids for some time and have really >enjoyed the discussions. I'm thrilled to say that I'm now 10 weeks >pregnant and feeling terrific. We're so happy and excited!!
Congratulations!
>My budget for maternity clothes not being huge, I've been looking >for cheap ways to stay clothed and look good. I found a great book >yesterday:
>"Pregant and Chic" by Lynn Sutherland with Audrey Brooks
>She has wonderful ideas for adapting men's clothes, putting together >outfits using secondhand clothing store finds, and sewing simple things >like hip sashes and vests to dress up tee shirts. The looks tend to be >haberdash-y and funky--not cutesy at all. For those of you like me >who don't like dressing like an overgrown child when pregnant, and who >don't have lots of money to blow on a maternity wardrobe, ...
I know exactly what you mean. I wasn't about to spend lots of money on maternity clothes that I'll probably never use again, so I have relied on my generous friends who have loaned me practically everything I have, and on a few things I have sewn for myself. I'll admit though, maternity clothes for the most part just don't have that tailored, professional look I prefer, and I'm getting pretty tired of feeling like I look like Alice in Wonderland. :)
>Thus ends my first post. Hope it helps someone!
Well, with 3 weeks to go, I can't use it much, but I'm glad you posted!
>Leslie
TAMARA "*my* mommy" to Melissa (5/1/91) and ? (due 5/8/93)
I just went out and got a couple of dresses to wear to work, and I really really like them a lot, not just as maternity wear. I ahve been wondering about the possibility of having them altered after I have delivered and lost weight. They are high-waisted dressed with full skirts, which seems to be a pretty popular style (finally! I am on the cutting edge of fashion! and all it took was one little sperm!! :), and I was wondering if anyone had tried doing something like this, and how successfully it turned out. Being too thin for an article of clothing has never been a problem before, and I would really hate to give these clothes up.
as far as wearing maternity dresses after the baby is here I can only think of one alteration you might need to make and that is to even up the hem in front. (hems are cut longer in front so they hang properly late in the preganancy)
my favorite summer dress is a nice loose, but not too baggy, one that I made when I was pregnant 4 yrs ago. Then the style was full with a dropped waist. It actually fits me better un-pregnant than it did when I was pregnant.
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In article <C5szzJ....@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> r...@hopper.Virginia.EDU (Karen Prestemon) writes:
>I just went out and got a couple of dresses to wear to work, and I really >really like them a lot, not just as maternity wear. I ahve been wondering >about the possibility of having them altered after I have delivered and > (stuff deleted) >Being too thin for an article of clothing has never been a problem >before, and I would really hate to give these clothes up.
Having them altered shouldn't be a problem, but I'm betting that by the time your baby is born you will *hate* those outfits. Or am I the only one on the net that felt that way about maternity clothes? nvv
> r...@hopper.Virginia.EDU (Karen Prestemon) writes: > >I just went out and got a couple of dresses to wear to work, and I really > >really like them a lot, not just as maternity wear. I ahve been wondering > >about the possibility of having them altered after I have delivered and > > (stuff deleted) > >Being too thin for an article of clothing has never been a problem > >before, and I would really hate to give these clothes up.
> Having them altered shouldn't be a problem, but I'm betting that by > the time your baby is born you will *hate* those outfits. Or am I the > only one on the net that felt that way about maternity clothes?
I feel that way about every one of the horrible things I bought in maternity stores or had lent to me by other women, but I still love the wonderful batik'd stuff I bought from the Deva catalog (they do have an 800 number). Now all I have to do is tuck the tops in, or cinch up the drawstring waists (which makes them more of a 'blouson' style), and they're not maternity clothes anymore. Of course, they never were maternity clothes, but they fit better than any of my "official" maternity clothes when I got up to maximum size, anyway. (You can tell how grateful I feel to that company, by the way I'm telling the world about them. :-)
In article <C5szzJ....@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, r...@hopper.Virginia.EDU (Karen Prestemon) writes:
> I just went out and got a couple of dresses to wear to work, and I really > really like them a lot, not just as maternity wear. I ahve been wondering > about the possibility of having them altered after I have delivered and > lost weight. They are high-waisted dressed with full skirts, which seems > to be a pretty popular style (finally! I am on the cutting edge of fashion! > and all it took was one little sperm!! :), and I was wondering if anyone > had tried doing something like this, and how successfully it turned out.
Well, I had bought a couple of sundresses during my second pregnancy, with a smilar thought as this. I liked the fabric, and it wouldn't have been too tough to alter them later...
But guess what, that cliche was true for me: by the time I delivered I had worn those things so much, and they were so associated with pregnancy that I *NEVER* wanted to see 'em much less wear them :). So, I'd wait and see how you feel after you've cycled those dresses through, oh, about 150 wearings and then decide if they are things you really want to keep wearing. And of course everyone is different, so maybe you will still like them enough to alter.
