♥ Black pleated dress: Gap ♥ Green, black and gold pashmina: Gift from Saudi ♥ Leopard heels: M&S ♥ Gold woven clutch: Courtesy of Accessorize ♥ Jade bracelet: Family heirloom ♥ Miracle maternity tights: Berkshire from Mom’s the Word, Palo Alto ♥ Black feathered headband: Gift from Mom ♥
@16 Weeks Ξ We were very lucky to be invited to a wonderful wedding in Palo Alto, CA last month. I’m so glad we went–it was a perfect babymoon and traveling at 4 months wasn’t too bad (but not necessarily a breeze). I was slightly concerned heading out because in the days before our trip my baby bump started to develop–rapidly. I had no idea what to pack, or if my clothes would last the 10 day trip. On top of this I needed a cute dress for an all day wedding extravaganza.
Guided by who knows what, I strayed from my usual commute home and into the Gap concession at Arnotts to find a cute, practical black sleeveless dress with a slightly higher than natural waist and slightly belled pleating. Perfect! It was cute, fit well on normal me and had room to grow (it’s not maternity, size M). Plus it was only €15! I’ve worn it tons, every gal needs a LBD…even pregnant ones!
Once the dress was settled, it was on to the accessories. I adored the gold woven clutch from Accessorize, so I started there. Since my dress was pretty safe, I decided to go wild on my feet with my favourite €20 leopard print shoes from M&S that I got for my birthday. To add a bit more colour, I wrapped up in a gorgeous, light and soft pashmina that my hubby’s aunt brought me from Saudi.
Outfit sorted in no time at all…almost. The night before we left, I tried on everything to make sure it fit. But 3 days later, my go-to black tights were much too small. I fretted a bit and less than an hour before the wedding, mostly dressed I made my way grumpily to CVS to buy QPlus tights. But there, across the street was a fantastic maternity store, Mom’s the Word, with $10 tights! Lucky days (again!)
WTWWYE: 3rd Trimester Checked // Jun 13, 2010 at 10:42 pm
[...] @29WeeksΞ Check me out in my totally non maternity dress! Okay, so the pleated bell shape is forgiving around my bump and it would be way too short without leggings–but it still fits and that’s pretty exciting. I haven’t worn it for a few months, but you might remember it from here and here. [...]