For those of us in Canada, Boxing Week is upon us. Sales, deals and steals abound both online and in stores. For those of us that are pregnant, there's no better way to stock up on some pregnancy friendly fashion without breaking the bank—and we can look just like the celebrities do when they're pregnant!
One of the best things for the growing belly is leggings—especially in winter, layered with tees, sweaters and booties, they are great. But you don't have to break the bank on very expensive maternity tights. You can buy amazing maternity-style leggings from a number of different retailers. All you need to look for is the term "high waisted." Pair with a long tee, a jacket, scarf and some jewellery, and you look like a million bucks. Like Hilary Duff did while pregnant:
My favourite leggings right now are available at Urban Outfitters and are often on sale for 2 for 30. I have a black pair and a grey pair. I love them.
The other trend you'll see celebs rocking while pregnant is the skinny jean. And not the skinny jegging either—the straight-up jean. I often wondered how they did it while I waddled around in my terrible maternity jeggings when I was pregnant with Henry. It wasn't until the end of that pregnancy that I learned about the Belly Buster. This thing retails for about $15 at Babies R Us and has both button and hook and eye closure for dressy work pants. Throw this on with any of your pre-baby jeans (or a pair of inexpensive one size up jeans from Old Navy—I got two pairs early in pregnancy, and I'm rocking them!) and either a long tank or a Bella Band on top and wham! You've got pants through pregnancy and then some.
(These are NOT maternity Jeans)
One of my absolute favourite things about this year's celebrity pregnancy trends are the billowy tops. You can get them all over these days—from Old Navy to Club Monaco and back again. You can pair these with any sort of cardigan you want in winter (which is awesome because you can just buy a regular old cardi!) or be all flowy and boho in summer.
Rachel Zoe, celebrity stylist pulled this look off so well during pregnancy:
These are just three examples of the ways celebrities are able to dodge the boring (albeit practical) day-to-day of maternity wear. And it doesn't have to break the bank either. I just bought myself an adorable A-Line dress in pale pink with black lace from H&M for $15 and a white and black lacy-satin dress for 19 from Urban Outfitters. AND because they are classic and simple, they'll be wearable post-June baby.
And remember, just cause you're pregnant, don't be afraid to keep up with fashion and style—celebrities don't, and can't. Mamas need to feel beautiful before, during and after pregnancy. Babies shouldn't stop us from looking awesome.
So, spill it! What do you think of materinty fashion and how celebrities stay in-style while their waistlines expand?
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