Fashion gurus— I have a work event (school fundraiser gala honoring our principal)next month that is black tie optional (it ranges from floor length to cocktail. Most guys wear suits, some tuxes)and a wedding the following weekend. I will be 24, almost 25 weeks pregnant at that point.
What would you recommend I wear? I'd love to see some inspiration. I'd like to wear the same thing to both events.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Asos is good for affordable, fashionable options.
Seraphine has nicer maternity evening gowns, but are $$.
I'm browsing right now for a floor length gown to wear to my brother's wedding in May...!
honeydew / 7504 posts
Try Mine for Nine. It's like Rent the Runway for maternity clothes. You can rent for 2-4 weeks.
eggplant / 11716 posts
@Mrs. J: Seraphine and Tiffany Rose have cute stuff, but it is a little pricey. I just got a Seraphine dress to wear as a bridesmaid in a wedding. I seriously ordered about 14 dresses online and returned them all until I found the Seraphine.
The lesson I can pass on to you is: Order same pre-preg size or maybe even a size down since you are petite. I've already gained quite a bit of weight and feel huge and fat and kept ordering a size up and also maternity--and then the dresses were gigantic. So don't do that, haha.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Good question. We have a wedding that is black tie in September. I don't think my Dr will okay me to travel but I can hope. 
Though, I'll be 30 weeks and I'm not looking forward to flying. Maybe I'll skip it anyway, but good question.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I just purchased a cute dress from Isabella Oliver for $70.
I bought this, personally: http://www.isabellaoliver.com/us/sale/sale-dresses/allerton-maternity-dress-burnt-coral.htm
but lots of the other ones are nice, too! Esp if you go with black
honeydew / 7235 posts
Good, pertinent question for me too!! I have a black tie wedding when I will be about 23 weeks, I'm not sure what size I will be. I was thinking of getting a dress at ASOS
persimmon / 1364 posts
I had a bunch of formal events while I was pregnant and I wore the same LBD to all of them. The dress was actually not a maternity dress but it was flowy enough to fit my bump and then I tied it with a sash over the bump and dressed it up with fancy shoes and jewelry. My advice is to not limit yourself to the maternity stores/sites but to look for something in regular stores in a generous cut.
(I'm 7 months pregnant in these photos.)
pomelo / 5132 posts
@lawbee11: @lawbee11: cute!!
@Meowkers: good point. I just want to make sure that whatever bump I'm sporting looks good, not like I gained weird weight, you know? PS you look great!!! Definitely would not have guessed you were 7 months here!
pomelo / 5607 posts
Following, because we have DH's company trip when I'm around 30 weeks, and there's always a formal night. I do second that you don't need to limit yourself to maternity dresses. I have one that I wore last time early on that still fits now at 19 weeks. It's just stretchy (and thick, so the fabric doesn't look too see through or anything where it's stretched).
@blackbird: I love that, but I think my boobs would make me look bad in it. Jealous!
kiwi / 538 posts
Rent the Runway is awesome- highly recommend. They have a lot of bump-friendly dresses- I think you can actually search for them on the site. Both of the dresses I've gotten were Badgley Mischka and they could work for black tie optional.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
@Torchwood: I'm at least in the G or H range and it doesn't make them look ridiculous! It has an adorable keyhole back, too, that isn't shown
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