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I won't lie to you, I did fall for this trend. Especially around spring time when all the great colors came out and the clothes called my name from the store windows. I don't know why I fell for such a trend...maybe because I started eating more like my aL, and this pretty much covered up any love handles that started to appear. But recently, I have really taken a look in my closet, and realized every dress I have in this style has to go! Why?

Have you ever taken a look, and realized that regular sized women wear almost everything over-sized, but pregnant women wear fitted clothing??? Something isn't right about that. When did the switch happen? I go and try on some of these dresses now, and personally I feel like an oompa loompa. Not only that, I know some people have given up their seat on the train because they think a lady is pregnant, when really, she is just wearing a trapeze dress. It doesn't give any shape to the body, everyone looks like a big box with two sticks at the bottom, and personally, kids aren't in my plan right now...so the maternity....oops sorry...I mean trapeze style clothing can go. Not to mention I have been looking for another good wool coat...and everything I've seen so far, will fit me plus 3. It's not attractive.

So unless you are a celebrity trying to hide your bump from the paparazzi, let's just leave the trapeze where it belongs. At the circus.

What replaces this trend?? The shift dress/empire waist dress. If you have trapeze dresses you don't want to give up...just add a cool belt!