A long time go, when I was in the "family way" (that's what we called being "with child"), maternity fashion was pretty simple - the more material you could put into a garment, the better, because it just made it more fluffy, thus hiding the obvious. In fact, it was a given that big fluffy sleeves were even more important, to give proportion to your big mid-section. And it was considered an even bigger bonus if your outfit had a humongous big bow or ruffle on the front - as if that would disguise the big bump that you were growing in front.
These days it seems that less is more. Now it's better to accentuate the obvious, I guess so that every kick can not only be felt by those parties most closely involved with the unborn, but seen by any random passerby. Maybe it's because women now just wear their regular clothes for the nine months after impregnation, and they get a little snug (unlike some of us who started wearing maternity clothes pre-impregation). Maybe it's because this is the only time in their lives these women will have a chubby part, and it so fascinates them that they feel the need to accentuate it. Maybe it's just the fashion.
I'm just glad that I was a part of the fluffy generation and not the present one. I just don't think there would be enough spandex to cover all of me and mine!!
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The Good Stuff From Today: Lindley and Everley time; chili lunch with most of the family; Steve's ING Miami Half-Marathon finish; phone chat with post-Hawaii KB
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