This phrase used to be a total oxymoron, as clothes for pregnant women even ten years ago were beyond hideous. But now, whenever I read an ad or a profile for a maternity clothing designer, they still make the claim that their looks break the mold of unattractive preggo clothing. Are you kidding? There are so many great togs to choose from that I, for one, am actually excited to be pregnant again!

What are the true challenges of dressing while gestating? The first is those early months, when you don’t yet have a proper bump (as the English so cutely put it) to hang the full-cut clothes on, but you’re definitely too round for your Levi’s. The second challenge is how to pull together a complete wardrobe for a round-the-world trip – without breaking the bank. The third is how to work with an enlarging alien expanse of pulsating skin below your boobies and above your widening hips and turn it into a fashion asset.

Agree?

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