Your Quick Start Guide to a Perfect Maternity Wardrobe
In taking care of yourself and your growing bump, you want to keep life’s stresses to a minimum, so here’s a quick guide for how you can put together your maternity wear wardrobe with minimum stress and maximum style impact.
Your Maternity Wardrobe Strategy Starts Here
#Essentials:
These are the items you won’t be able to do without. They form the backbone of your wardrobe and are worth a little more investment because they will be hardworking members of your wardrobe.
#Mix and match:
Perhaps you never worried too much about how many ways you could wear one fashion item in the past but now is a perfect time to develop plans for maximizing how many looks you can achieve.
#Save versus splurge:
You don’t need to spend a million dollars to look a million dollars. By developing your maternity wear wardrobe strategy, you can decide which pieces are worth spending more on and which pieces can be bargain hunted.
#Think trimesters:
The nine months of your pregnancy will see some rapid body changes, and it doesn’t really end after birth either. It’s difficult to know how big or small your belly will become, so buying as you go can be the best plan.
#Accessories:
There are plenty of accessory shops to help you turn a boring dress into a fabulous show-stopper. The key is to have them in your wardrobe, ready for the right occasion.
Maternity Wardrobe Basics to Have
When buying maternity clothes for your pregnancy, ask yourself if there are at least three ways to wear each piece. For example, a great pair of maternity denim and a classic tailored jacket may not look cheap at first. Still, considering how many stylish combinations they offer you, they will be worth the investment.
#Maternity Jacket:
Nothing says stylish quite like a tailored jacket. Immediately most people think “office,” but a jacket gives more casual bottoms, such as a pair of denim jeans, instant fashion cred. So make your jacket pull triple duty by wearing it with different layered pieces and pants/ jeans to move effortlessly from the boardroom to the dinner date.
#Maternity Pants:
A great pair of maternity pants sees them through multiple occasions for most women. Loose pants for pregnant ladies can be dressed up to create a sophisticated look (teamed with some heeled pumps and metallic jewelry) or pulled on with your most comfortable tee and a pair of flats for easy weekends. So get the maternity pants, and you won’t look back!
#Maternity Tops:
Whether it’s a crisp white shirt, jewel-colored wrap top, or easy striped tee, your dressing bases are covered. Change the top and the heel height of your shoe, and you have a whole other look.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Maternity Wardrobe?
Are you looking for ways to make your pregnancy wardrobe work harder? Despite summer still going strong, are you starting to think about the cooler months and what you’re going to wear?
Perhaps high-stretch maternity shorts are not the first item to pop into your head, but shorts in winter can look uber cool, and here are quick tips on how to pull it off!
Try a classic pair of shorts, nicely tailored and in soft cotton. Navy is a key color this year and works well as either the hero color or a base for brighter accent colors.
Look 1: Relaxed Summer
The most obvious way to wear your shorts is with a summary tee and pretty sandals – perfect for running around on the weekend.
Look 2: Glam Summer
Take it up a notch and wear your shorts with a crisp white shirt or bejeweled top. Pair with a heeled pump or high-heeled ankle boots and a sparkly clutch for a balmy dinner out.
Look 3: Glam Autumn
Shorts and sheer hosiery have become a significant trend that helps you ease your summer pieces into autumn. Try sheer tights in a dark shade with your shorts, paired with flat pointy-toe booties and a chunky knit for relaxed days out, or opt for heels and a jacket for a dressier vibe (and yes, black and navy do look fabulous together).
Look 4: Winter Warmers
Your shorts may well and truly be filed into the back of your wardrobe for winter, but dig them out and team with your favorite opaque tights. Thicker hosiery offers shorts with opaque tights and lots of warmth, and remember to rug up on top with an on-trend leather jacket and lots of layers.
See, suddenly, pregnancy just got a whole lot more stylish!
