First things first: I can't afford the nice brands like Seraphina.
I am 15 weeks and just starting to grow out of normal clothes in the tummy area.
I do not want:
- to ONLY wear black, white or Breton stripes.
- bootleg black trousers or jeans.
- look mumsy.
- T-shirts that say 'Mummy to Be' or 'Baby on Board' OR hoodies OR check shirts.
- I work in an office with sexy young media chicks - I do not want to wear floral tents.
I do have some things from my last pregnancy (way back in 2008) but that was a summer pregnancy so they wouldn't be suitable.
I went through all 600+ maternity items on ASOS (one of the better retailers) last week and found 2 things that I would consider wearing - so I bought them:
New Look Black Maxi Dress - I would prefer another colour but I can wear it with flats, scarf and cotton jacket for work and a statement necklace for night dos.
Breton Striped dress - quite nice, don't want to drown myself in stripes but this would look nice for work with ankle boots and sheer tights.
There are couple of other dresses that I've just realised I like as well:
Orange, cheap & cute
Too summery?
Dresses are not really the issue - what I would really like is
a) really good maternity skinny jeans in black and denim. Last time I wore my usual skinnies all the way through but waists were lower back then. I was thinking about just stocking up on Primark super-soft skinnies as they sit under my tum still - are there any equivalents in maternity ranges?
b) some really lovely blouses - I just bought this non-maternity purple Zara blouse in a size up and really like it but heavens, trying to buy nice, non-black, colourful tops this season is a challenge - even in non-maternity - any ideas?
c) maternity tube skirts or miniskirts that aren't a-line denim. Plus any tight fitting dresses that are NOT black or striped.
d) fashionable but professional work clothes - I work in a creative environment - I can't show up in black suit or frumpy frock which seems to be the maternity office wear on offer!
e) nice mid-height heels - everything seems to be flat or sky high - looking for office pumps (in the American sense) and black strappy ankle boots.
Any ideas would be welcome. I am 5' 8, 12-14, hourglass figure (so pregnancy does not play to my strengths!), light spring, blonde & blue-eyed with good-ish legs (when I can be arsed to wax them). I am also 39 but I wouldn't worry about age-appropriateness mutton dressed as lamb
Thank you so much in advance and excuse the length of this post
with h&m maternity, not much I can see online.
