There seems to be a baby explosion in my town. Everywhere I go I see young pregnant women, but none of them seem to be wearing maternity clothes. You know, baggy clothing that actually looks comfortable instead of tight-fitting fabric stressed at the seams.
These soon-to-be mothers must be on a tight budget, because they're wearing everything they wore before they became pregnant, and it's not attractive. This lets-not-wear-maternity-clothes trend may have started when Demi Moore posed pregnant and nude on the cover of Vanity Fair back in 1991. It "sparked controversy," but I think it made a lot of pregnant women feel beautiful. The problem is--not all pregnant women LOOK like Demi Moore.
Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, with my Crocs and sweats, but comfortable clothing will always be my first choice.
And what's bugging YOU today?
I actually really like the look! I like it a lot better than tight shirts on overweight women who are NOT pregnant, frankly. Since my youngest is almost 21, I was pregnant in the days when we wore more concealing clothing, but I did love my red maternity overalls that got pretty snug toward the end (of my 55-lb weight gain!), and I wore a size Huge form-fitting bathing suit for a swim in a cold pond that brought on the labor of my first son. I think it's nice for women to show off that beautiful fecund form, as long as it's comfortable, of course.
ReplyDeleteEdith (not at Boucheron either...) Maxwell
I agree with you, I wish this 'Let it all hang out' (literally and figuratively) behavior would end!
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