Flower Mama

Where I am now with the pregnancy, body-wise, is just a touch awkward: basically, I don’t look that pregnant yet (you can really only tell if I’m wearing a tight top, which I rarely am)…I just feel sorta not-myself and like my clothes aren’t fitting particularly well.

So lately I’m all about flowy, relaxed silhouettes like the outfit pictured above, which is very much “Oh, don’t worry about me, I’m just wandering through the market picking up daffodils on a lovely spring afternoon.”

It’s the blouse* here that’s obviously the showstopper: I’ve partnered up with Foley & Corinna to spend the next few months exploring some pretty ways to dress a changing shape, and we thought that this floaty, romantic wrap would be perfect for the stage I’m at right now. Like I said, what feels right at the moment is a little bit of concealment, but I suspect that as things progress I’ll be more interested in letting my tummy show with clingy (yet still comfortable) fabrics.

I think when it comes to a light-as-air outfit like this one, it’s nice to ground it with a few darker pieces in natural colors and materials, like my vintage sunglasses (50 cents!), dollar-store beaded necklace (paired with a pink Forever 21 necklace), and DIY and Anzie bracelets. I also wrapped a rope belt around my waist to give that Calypso skirt a bit more shape.

As you can tell, I was feeling so very Cover Girl ad (easy, breezy, etc). That blouse is just too gorgeous: I like to think of it as Earth Mama-With-An-Edge.

And speaking of Foley & Corinna: I’m also a huge, huge (huge) fan of their handbags, which is why I’m so excited to announce an upcoming Ramshackle Glam/Foley & Corinna giveaway of one of their classic pieces (the contest opens May 16; I’ll post a reminder here). You have got to enter this one; it’s just incredible.

(Here I am realizing that the entire time I’ve been running around on the roof taking photographs there has been a young gentleman sitting one rooftop over, watching the whole thing.)

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