The Unfortunate Shirt Incident
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So....I'm thinking this year is going to be a bit more traumatic because of the whole maternity clothes kink thrown in there. Mind you, I'm not big yet and honestly could get away with wearing normal clothes but that would mean wearing last year's outfit. Or the year before that. Or some combination of the 2. And how many times can you recycle an outfit? Certain pieces, yes. But really. It's time for something new.
So I THOUGHT this one was in the bag. I looked online and found this:
Cute, right? It's long enough (some of these things hit mid-thigh! are you serious? mid-thigh when you're pregnant???) It's black. It has sleeves. It got great reviews. I liked it.
So after my doctor's appointment this morning (more on that later--and yes I was waiting to shop until I heard that heartbeat to make sure everything was OK!), we swung by Motherhood Maternity and found that they had.....size Small and size Medium. Which are not totally useless to me because I could use those sizes as a scarf in a pinch.
Just trying to be positive. The saleslady said they sell out of Large and Extra large really quickly. You don't say? Why would pregnant women be buying those sizes?
I tried on a few other knit dresses and was not pleased to discover that I look...how shall we say? LUMPY. The models do not look lumpy on the website. I think it may depend on better undergarments. Sigh. Also? It was disturbing to watch the girls trying on the belly pillow in the dressing room and convulsing with laughter. Good times.
So...Target has some nice options but most of them say "not sold in stores." Really Target? What DO you sell in your store?
I'm starting to freak out just a teeny bit. Not sleeveless. Longer than my 8 year old's dresses. Cute. Am I asking too much?
Suggestions? Ideas?
And yes, I CAN still wear that black skirt that I've worn 2 years in a row. I wore it Sunday. I could wear a cute fancy maternity top with it. And Carrie, I'm planning to wear the shoes again. OK?
I think maybe you were subliminally onto something with the off-handed scarf comment. How about the black skirt with (any) solid colored top and a great scarf. There are some wonderful tutorials on you tube showing 8 gazillion ways to tie a scarf. Might be just the thing!
ReplyDeleteOK--I will actually keep that in mind. I have never ventured into scarf-land but it's a good idea!
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh about the small and medium sized maternity clothes. Yeah, I was never one to fit into those.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Becky. I but you can find a super cute maternity top to go with that skirt and you'll certainly have a whole new outfit from last year and the year before.
Still love the shoes, by the way. :)