Maternity Clothes Book
Leslie Griffin
Hi Everyone-
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.
Thus ends my first post. Hope it helps someone!
Leslie
Tamara Shaffer
gri...@ide.com (Leslie Griffin) writes:
>
>Hi Everyone-
>
>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
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!
you posted!
>Leslie
TAMARA
"*my* mommy" to Melissa (5/1/91) and ? (due 5/8/93)
Karen Prestemon
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.
Any advice?
--Karen Prestemon
Carol E. Newby
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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Nola Van Vugt
In article <C5szz...@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
>Being too thin for an article of clothing has never been a problem
>before, and I would really hate to give these clothes up.
>
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
Paula Burch
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. :-)
Paula Burch
pbu...@bcm.tmc.edu
ahel...@umiami.ir.miami.edu
>
> 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.
Ann Helmers
Ann Helmers