20% off at Piperlime TODAY ONLY

Big sale today at Piperlime, 20% off everything with the code SUMMER, including sale stuff. Pretty great deal, particularly if there are things you've been wanting that don't seem to go on sale elsewhere (jeans? Spendid tops?) in that case I have the top for you - the Splendid skinny strip tank, check out that shape -

perfect for the first two trimesters and for months after the baby is born. I still like a top with extra room in the tummy, then I don't feel self conscious about anything. Plus, the skinny stripes (like the tee I posted last week, or was it the week before?) are not unflattering like a wider stripe can be, so you can get into the stripe trend in a flattering way.


There are a lot of tops with this basic shape on the site, in all fabrics and price points. Definitely worth checking them out. In fact, here is another one  - (by Ya Los Angeles) -

Check out the sale -

Huge Blowout Hanna Andersson Sale

He huge Hanna Andersson sale is going on now -

A friend bought this jacket for her son recently, it is so freakin' adorable -

It also comes in pink and blue versions. It's marked down from $48 to $30, and there are tons more things on sale.


Happy shopping!

Airplane Germs?

Thanks to my new obsession with Twitter (follow me @Elena_Rose_) I saw an article about the art of keeping you and your kids germ free while flying. I definitely have a tendency to freak out about germs and airplane bathrooms are just gross so I do appreciate such info...although it's a little crazy. They list an air purifier you can buy and attach it to the overhead air nozzle, as well as things like vitamin C and echinacea. I think I'll stick to the wet ones and purell. Also love my trick packing big plastic bags with a disposable changing mat and a diaper. Then you don't have to put anything back in the diaper bag once it's been in the yucky airplane bathroom. Terrible for the environment but great for my germo-phobe peace of mind.  It's worth the 2 minutes it will take to read it anyway, and hopefully it won't make you crazy.

Maternity Dresses for Special Events and Everyday

I have a client who is just entering her 2nd trimester with several formal events to attend in the next month. That could be a scary time to have to deal with dressing rooms, 3 way mirrors and clothes that will quickly become too tight. Enter my maternity clothes savior and oft blogged about store - Isabella Oliver.  I was invited to a wedding in my last trimester, if I had been able to attend (a 5 hour flight at 37 weeks is a no-go) I absolutely would have worn this dress -

When else can you wear a dress that form fitting and not have to worry about a tummy bulge? It's perfect!

And for a a bridal shower or rehearsal dinner, this dress is cute (and 20% off this week) -

And if you want a floor length dress for a formal event, they have that too!

Or this adorable dress, perfect for pretty much everything -

 

Finally Nice Nursing Tops

Always looking for nursing top options, most are so sad - they are clearly maternity shirts and so bad on a postpartum body. And then Milkstars was born! A line of nursing tops designed by a friend of a friend, the idea is to make tops as nice as the Splendid or Michael Stars type tees, but with nursing access. This v-neck looks great -

 
It comes in several colors, and you can get 15% off using this code - Junesale15. As usual, click on the photo of the shirt to see more at Figure 8. They have free shipping and easy returns.

A cute stripe

I have been desperately looking for cute tees that fit and look flattering. Most of what I had before the baby doesn't fit, so it's the perfect excuse for some shopping! I've tried a lot of of shirts over the past few months and nothing seemed right. Then yesterday I went shopping and was so happy to find some shirts that looked great. most of them were splendid, but I didn't see this striped tee -

I love it, and think I will order it. All the stripes I've tried lately were too wide, they wobbled and accentuated parts I didn't want accentuated...this tiny stripe won't do that. Also love that color, it just shouts Spring, yay!

Maternity basics

Somehow I hadn't yet posted my favorite maternity tees that got me through my second and third trimesters, the Gap pure body line. I LOVE these, they are so soft and stretchy and have the nice ruching on the sides that looks cute as the belly grows.

 

How cute is that? I like the neutral too, but there are several other colors to choose from. Pure body also comes in cap sleeved tees -

These are great basics to get in a few colors.