thread: Online maternity stores that don't charge the earth?

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  1. #1
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    Aug 2006
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    Yeah mbear, I was thinking the same thing but the problem I'm finding with 'normal' maxi dresses is that most of them have triangular cups and spaghetti straps - no good for a decent/mat bra underneath and I can't get away with anything else now.

    I just checked out SweetLily and OMG, I"m in LOVE with two of their dresses but can't justify $197+++

    Anyone seen any maxi dresses around with normal, thicker straps?? I have one my mum made me but it's been worn to death already and is getting really tight around my bust and ribs. I might just end up calling her and asking her to make me another one in the next size up. The last one cost me $30

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    i just got the most beautiful maxi dress from just jeans, was 80 bucks but so worth it its got large straps which cross over at the back. so will hide a bar easily...

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    Cool, thanks Kell, am going shopping on Saturday so will check it out.

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    Willow - there is a shop at Miranda (yes, I know, miles away) that stocks a nice range of maternity clothes. I got dresses that can be worn pregnant and non-pregnant and they were $70 (but reduced at the time) The brand is Szabo (with on-line website) and the quality is excellent. Most of the items can be a during and after pregnant item. My black pants are sooooo comfortable and dressy too but can be casual. They are also real person sizes so you don't need to worry about a size 12 being a size 10.

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    Thanks Michelle. Have already checked out their website but none of the dresses grabbed me. I'm going to go shopping tomorrow to try to find something, if not, I might get my mum on it

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    Try beautiful bellies, i went into their actual shop the other day and they had a great range of stuff at reasonable prices, havn't looked at their on line store, but be worth a look.

    I got a maxi dress from Glassons which i wear all the time. I didn't even go up a size, it's nice a stretchy. It is strapless though, so i wear an underwire strapless bra with it, or i got a little tiny shoulder cardi that buttons just under my boobs IYKWIM that i can wear if i wear a regular bra witht he dress.

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    or i got a little tiny shoulder cardi that buttons just under my boobs IYKWIM that i can wear if i wear a regular bra with the dress.
    Hmmm, smart thinkin' 99, I got one of those two....I've also got an underwire strapless I could probably get away with.

    Will check out that site, hoping to find something tomorrow though.

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    Double post