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Love It or Hate It: The Drape Cardigan
January 29, 2009 Posted in Style
I went shopping with my pregnant sister-in-law the other day. While there, I discovered the wonder of the maternity jean (seriously, why non-pregnant girls don’t wear these, I’ll never know), the awkwardness of being slightly overweight in a pregnancy store (“Just so you all know, I’M NOT PREGGERS!”), and the variety of clothing that pregnant women can wear no matter how big they get.
We ended up leaving with a few cardigans that camoflauge the baby belly by draping longer in the front than in the back, something I assumed was a pregnancy thing.
But on our way out I noticed those very same sweaters hanging all over Nordstrom. For a moment I thought I was in some new maternity section, but I was actually in BP. Was Nordstrom promoting underage pregnancy, or was this a style that was actually popular?
I was so confused. Weren’t we finally moving away from the tops that make people think they’re pregnant? Isn’t a ton of extra material dangling off your front just going to make you look bigger? And what do you do with all that…drape-age? I felt the desire to tie it into a big bow, which I’m sure isn’t the intention.
Please explain this to me.
The Drape Cardigan – Love it or Hate it?
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Amanda - Wagner says:
Thu, 29th Jan 20099:21 am
Hate it! On the hanger it didn't look so bad, on me… it was pretty awful. I looked wider from all angles, and then there was all that fabric dangling by my crotch. This trend isn't for me.
Rach says:
Thu, 29th Jan 20099:29 am
im not a huge fan, but my roommate bought one and she tied the ends around her waist sort of like a ballet sweater and it looked pretty cute.
Dina says:
Thu, 29th Jan 200911:35 am
this would be cute tied up
AJ says:
Thu, 29th Jan 20091:36 pm
It’s the closest you can get to wearing a blanket without actually donning a Snuggie in public. LOVE.
vi says:
Thu, 29th Jan 20097:36 pm
With a thin brown/contrasting color belt around the sweater, this look can actually be pretty cute. The belt tightens the fabric and defines your waist so no pregnancy mistakes there. It becomes a chic flowing top
Nikki says:
Fri, 30th Jan 20094:36 am
I tried one of these on and I couldn't tie the ends without it looking incredibly ridiculous…it ended up being way too thick and chunky…I didn't know how else to wear it but Vi's suggestion of a belt may be cute!
Andddddd…speaking of maternity clothes making their way to other departments…I saw a elastic/expandable waist clearly maternity style jean in quite a few stores last summer…I think I was in the junior department of Dillards the first time I saw them and I was reallllly confused!
Marie says:
Fri, 30th Jan 20099:11 am
Yeah I'm not fashion forward enough to know what to do with it, but my roommate has one and she looks cute in it and it always makes her outfits look amazing.