Mission Accomplished

Guess what? I had a baby, thus this is officially no longer a pregnancy fashion blog.  Fear not, though- now it will just be a fashion blog (exact direction TBD), plus a place for me to showcase things that I make while Mirah is sleeping.

I'm showing this outfit that I wore today because it is comprised of a skirt and top that I purchased while pregnant.  The skirt has an elastic waist so I was able to wear it until I was about 7 months pregnant, and the loose fitting top lasted until the end.  The best part is since neither of the garments were maternity clothes I can still wear them!

No camera tricks this time, the baby belly is really gone!

skirt~ TJ Maxx

top~ Marshalls

purple tank~ H&M

tights~ Express

boots~ Steve Madden

There is a Season Turn, Turn, Turn

Living in New England means that your pregnancy will usually span at least three seasons sometimes all four, which makes finding appropriate clothing even more difficult.  While *technically* it is still summer, today's weather is way more reminiscent of a fall day.  My typical wardrobe with a few slight alterations got me through winter and the chilly parts of spring, whereas summer forced me to invest larger clothing.  Now, I'm 9 months pregnant, and left with oversized tank tops on a cold rainy day.  I tried on some of my old sweaters this morning- that was entertaining.  Then I found a sweater dress I had purchased last winter- huzzah!

I used to wear this tights or leggings before I was pregnant, but those are too constricting at this stage in the game and more importantly this sweater is barely a dress at this point.  It worked well with my jeans because it actually more closely resembled a regular length sweater thanks to my large belly. 

I also had to be a little creative with my jacket selection.  While I couldn't zip it up to save my life, I was able to at least button the top button which kept me nice and warm.

sweater~ Express

jeans~ Old Navy Maternity

jacket~ AKA New York

scarf~ vintage

boots~ Matisse 

31 more days, but who's counting?

I am.  My posts have been limited because during the home stretch of my pregnancy I have resorted to wearing my three-four most comfortable outfits in a well thought out rotation.  That's a total lie, I wear the same thing two days in a row on a regular basis, but I think at this stage of the game I should be afforded this luxury.  Yesterday however I was able to stray from my routine a bit mostly thanks to the cooler weather.

I love how deceiving this picture is because you're probably thinking where's the belly???

There it is!

This outfit is very basic, but in my opinion, it's the cropped sweater that makes it.  Whereas some traditional cardigans begin to feel tight around the hips or look awkward during pregnancy, the nice thing about cropped sweaters is that you don't need to worry as much about outgrowing them.  Also for the days where I'm sick of wearing the same three-four basic shirts over and over this provides a welcomed change.

Even Mirah has her very own cropped sweater for when she needs to spice things up a bit!

jeans~ Gap Maternity

grey tank~ H&M

black tank~ American Apparel

cropped sweater~ Nordstrom

shoes~ Blowfish

necklace~ TKSB

Mirah's sweater~ Baby Gap

Go with the Flow

In previous posts I had talked about the tendency of oversized or baggy shirts to be rather unflattering on preggers because it makes us look like nebulous blobs.  That being said, I have found that not all flowy shirts need to be avoided, but there is some trial and error, or more likely some luck involved.

So I guess I have to give credit to my mom for finding this style of shirt, since she bought me one in pink and I went back and bought the black and white one I am wearing in the above photo.  I'd like to think that her ability to select a garment suitable for my pregnancy is a finely honed skill resulting from my detailed and insightful blog posts...

Anyway, the manner in which the cascades drape along the body helps to give some definition, even though it is rather baggy.  I like this silhouette because it's something different than the typical empire waist, flared bottom shirt, but it's not fitted either.  To me, it's a nice balance of the two, and more importantly it's not a maternity piece, so hopefully I can wear it again!  

tank and shirt~ H&M

Mom Shorts

When my boyfriend commented on the distressing and mock wear and tear on my new maternity shorts, my response was- "yeah I don't usually like that, but in this case I feel like it makes them look less like 'mom jeans.'"  Being the smarty pants that he is, he declared "well aren't maternity shorts the definition of mom jeans?"

I think we can all agree that "mom jeans" are not just any jeans worn by a mom- it's a classification all by itself.  Regardless I'm very pleased with my new maternity shorts.  They have a modern style so when I pair them with my favorite non-maternity tanks I'm almost forget that I have to dress an 8 month pregger body.

I included a close-up because I just really love the detailing on this tank top.   Lucky for me it also created a slimming, shape that definitely worked in my favor.

shorts~ Macy's

white tank~ H&M

purple tank~ I don't remember

shoes~ Toms

earrings~ goodwill 

The End is Near-ish

The heat, combined with my size has been severely limiting my clothing choices as of late.  I have found my staple comfort outfit- leggings or fitted shorts with a dress or longer shirt; however as I round the home stretch of my pregnancy (only 9 weeks left!) I don't want to keep buying more clothes that may not fit me later on.  

I finally conceded and made a special trip to a larger Target to check out the maternity section...but I ended up with this dress from the regular women's department instead.  I bought it a size up and the empire waist makes it suitable for pregnancy attire.  I wore it 3 times last week so when I put it on yesterday I decided to add a belt to change things up a bit.

Coincidentally, the red in the belt matched perfectly with the faucet handle adornment on my new Jardiniere from The Kitchen Sink Bag!  

dress~ Target

belt~ vintage

leggings~ TJ Maxx

bag and silver necklace~ The Kitchen Sink Bag

One person's trash...

Well it was exactly trash, but I got this shirt from a clothing swap.  When I first wore it I was barely showing and it was very flattering with jeans or a simple skirt.  Then I went through a brief period where the bubble hem began creating an enlarging effect- not good.  Now that I'm rather big anyway, that effect is not an issue, but it still looks better with leggings.

I added this close-up to show how nice the macrame is on the top of the shirt.  Also to show one of my favorite thrift store finds of all time- the yellow earrings I found while I was in college.

shirt~ clothing swap

leggings~ Express

earrings~ thrift store

shoes~ Toms!