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Maternity Clothes
May. 18th, 2012 08:08 amI have to wonder: what are people thinking when they design maternity clothes? At Target, several of the dresses have spaghetti straps. I did not have a spaghetti-strap body before pregnancy (though slender, I am busty); the thought of any pregnant woman not needing a bra at the point these clothes are professedly designed for (second and third trimesters) is hilarious. Other dresses have criss-cross backs. Tell me, when you are changing bra size every month, are you really going to buy a special racerback bra for one dress? Similarly, all of their maternity capri pants are made of thick material and have uncomfortable waistbands; perfect for my third trimester during brutal June, July, and August, of course. And short shorts for pregnant women? I had decent legs before pregnancy as a runner, and yet I assure you that even having only gained 12 pounds, these are really not something you want the public to have to suffer right now. What are these designers thinking?
Even worse, although the selection is terrible, it's hard to even get. Apparently you can get married with Dillard's and Macy's, but don't expect to be clothed when pregnant there. (There are so many social commentaries waiting to be said there, but I haven't the energy.) JCPenny's was the only store I could find besides Old Navy with any selection at all; even Gap's maternity clothing was disappointing, not to mention hilariously overpriced. And half of what they have is only available online, which I never seem to have luck with.
It's particularly frustrating as I am quite content to wear five or six items into the ground - why waste money on clothes you'll wear for perhaps six months? - and I can't even find those five or six items (capri pants; perhaps a medium-length skirt; two more tops; possibly one more dress). Much of the clothing I had expected to last out my pregnancy with I am already uncomfortable in. My skin has become ultrasensitive and severely dry, and even a light elastic band above or below my belly, once it has any tension at all in it, has become unbearable.
On the upside, we are closing to getting C set up with a craft table. If I can just find a decent pattern for something loose and flowy like this dress, he can make two of them and I'll just live in them.
Even worse, although the selection is terrible, it's hard to even get. Apparently you can get married with Dillard's and Macy's, but don't expect to be clothed when pregnant there. (There are so many social commentaries waiting to be said there, but I haven't the energy.) JCPenny's was the only store I could find besides Old Navy with any selection at all; even Gap's maternity clothing was disappointing, not to mention hilariously overpriced. And half of what they have is only available online, which I never seem to have luck with.
It's particularly frustrating as I am quite content to wear five or six items into the ground - why waste money on clothes you'll wear for perhaps six months? - and I can't even find those five or six items (capri pants; perhaps a medium-length skirt; two more tops; possibly one more dress). Much of the clothing I had expected to last out my pregnancy with I am already uncomfortable in. My skin has become ultrasensitive and severely dry, and even a light elastic band above or below my belly, once it has any tension at all in it, has become unbearable.
On the upside, we are closing to getting C set up with a craft table. If I can just find a decent pattern for something loose and flowy like this dress, he can make two of them and I'll just live in them.