Take a cue from Preggy mamas working it- Charity Baaitse!

"True style transcends fashion"

It’s time to once again celebrate our skimmy preggy mamas who still have their style game on. We all know how pregnancy leaves us with a totally new body shape. It takes getting to love your new body to embrace it. But guess what? For people with style, it’s almost never difficult or never obvious that it’s difficult.

So I present to you my Stylestar – Charity Baaitse (follow on instagram @CharityBaaitse).

I have kept a close watch on her since I found out she was pregnant and I think she’s been doing just great.

Here are some lessons I’ve indirectly learnt from her in terms of dressing your bump:

You can never get enough of shift/swing dresses

They are super comfy and easy to pull off. No doubt, they've been on trend for some time now. But for preggy ladies, I think shift dresses should be one of your go to pieces. You simply throw them on and accessorize accordingly. No fuss!

For Charity, I noticed she’s been rocking them in different styles and designs. She sure loves her shift dresses.

Hide behind the layers

Layering up is one strategy preggy ladies should adopt, especially if you don’t feel comfortable exposing your bump. Wear a form fitting top, camisole or dress and simply throw on a funky blazer/jacket/coat.

Let Charity show you how.

Add some definition by cinching in your upper waist (under your bust/above your bump) with a belt.

Use illusion dresses to enhance your shape.

Embrace sexy

Comfy jumpsuits work too

Get you some maxis

Love the journey.

Cheers to all Preggy mamas working it!!!

Click here if you missed our last post on pregnancy style.

Thanks for stopping by….

YS: Ogunrinde Olayemi

CREDIT: Charity Baaitse

Pregnant and Phabulous: The Afrovaidosas way!

I feel happy and inspired when I see pregnant women rocking it…whoop whoop! They give me a little hope that it ain't all that bad after all. We do not have to throw our creative juices out the window for some nine months or so. 

Pregnancy is not an easy process or so I've gathered. Dressing can be a challenge even for the trendiest moms-to-be because your body constantly changes. Some carry their baby low.  Some carry high. Some are big all over. Some others are small all over. You have to figure it out and dress your new shape accordingly.

I stumbled on this lady’s Instagram page and blog (view blog here) and I was quite impressed by her pregnancy style; Vibrant and Bold. Prints, layers, colors and form fitting dresses seem to work the magic for her. She reminds me so much of Stella of Jadore Fashion (view blog here) when she was pregnant. Super Inspiring.

The ultimate rule is to wear what makes you comfortable but do not go slouchy. Do not make your over-sized sweaters or tops your go-to outfit. You gotta embrace the bump ladies!

Layering always works.

Layering would not make you look bigger as long as you have the right pieces on. Structured jackets, coats and blazers will add dimension to your look. It’s also a fine way to seemingly ‘hide’ your bump (I know you can’t hide it, but you get what I mean ba?) I noticed the way she paired every of her form fitting dresses with an outer-layer rather than wearing alone.

I like how she went all dark and topped it off with a bright outer-layer here. The dark color gives a slimming effect and disguises the bump a bit. The trendy long line jacket and fringe bag pulled the outfit together quite nicely.

PRINTS AND STRIPES

You know, looking at the front view, the prints make it a little difficult to notice the bump (or is it just me?). I think it’s even more obvious in bright solid colored clothing than prints. Your eyes are first caught up in the business of the prints before they then adjust to the fact that there is actually a bump around the tummy area. In other words, I think prints are a great choice for preggy mamas.

Let's compare…

Empire waist dresses and tops, wrap dresses, maxis, A-line dresses, tunics, swing dresses are also flattering on most pregnant ladies.

I hope you draw some inspiration from this post.

Do you have other tips for us based on your experience? Please share with us….

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

Ogunrinde Olayemi

Tags- pregnancy style, styling tips, how tos, afrovaidosas