Looks are Deceiving


August 18th, 2008

Okay ladies, here is a question for you:

What do you think about the dress on the left?  How would you describe it?  It seems to me to be a very trendy selection for the rest of the summer.   The straps are wide enough to not suffer from tacky bra strap syndrome.  The vertical stripes are elongating without making a woman look like a retractable awning or an inmate.    The colors sort of harken back to tribal designs or the tiki era.

Would you BELIEVE that this is a maternity dress?  No way?  Yes way!   Maternity clothes have definitely come a long way from my mom’s photoprint “seagulls on a sunset” ruched blouse with navy rickrack trim!

Kiki’s Fashions has maternity clothes starting at $9.99. There is an offer of free shipping over $75 (coupon code: freeship). I usually advocate finding historical clothing, but finding authentic maternity clothing in any particular size is usually a big challenge as they were typically handed down and worn to threads. Just ask my aunts who all wore the seagull outfit in the early 70s.

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