Trendy Maternity Clothes
You no longer have to wear your husband’s big shirts if you get pregnant. Nobody is concealing their body any more. The trend is towards tight fitting maternity clothes that show off your round belly.
Most likely you won’t need to buy any maternity clothes for three or four months. By month five most women are definitely in need of some kind of special clothing to cover their baby bump. It is time to wear stretch pants or get a shirt that hangs over your belly. Forget trendy! What most pregnant women want is to be as comfortable as possible – especially in the summertime.
The key to getting funky maternity clothing that fits is to shop for maternity clothing in your size. Don’t get a bigger size. If you normally wear a size ten in non maternity wear then you will wear the same size in maternity wear.
The big trend in maternity wear is to wear low rise pants. These pants are very popular anyway as they make all women look slimmer but they are also more comfortable. Most pregnant women like them because they look like regular clothing. They work best in the first and second trimester because by the last trimester they can feel a bit too snug. It also helps to buy items that are stretchy. Look for items that have four to ten percent spandex in them so that the clothing will grow along with your expanding pregnant tummy.
It is also best to buy maternity clothing in a solid color as stripes and loud prints will make you look a lot larger than you are. Stick to a solid color if you do not want to look too big.
When it comes to tops for maternity wear you want to try the baby doll look. This is a style with an empire waist and long scoop sleeves. This disguises the bump quite well in the later months. This same type of style also works very well for maternity style dresses. Sometimes a cowl neck with the empire style bodice is also very nice are you wanted to make your swelling breasts look smaller.
One style that is very in and that works very well for maternity clothes is the Kimono Dress. This is a wrap around style that can grow with you during your pregnancy and to top it off it is also a very hip look.
Summer dresses can be easily accommodated to fit pregnant bodies especially if you go for loose cotton styles. In the winter you can keep warm by wearing one of the wide ribbed turtlenecks made by the maternity wear company called Japanese Weekend. This is a simple cut of turtleneck that adds a wide band of fabric at the bottom that can easily expand along with your belly.