Maternity Clothes Exist for a Reason

11.13.2010

I was walking out of the market the other day and walking in was a very pregnant woman wearing extremely tight yoga-like pants and a tank top that was probably two sizes too small for her. I was grossed out and I don’t know exactly if this was because of her protruding stomach or at her choice of wardrobe that accentuated her protruding stomach. I’m certainly no fashion expert, but I would think that there’s a respectable way to dress. And something tells me that the woman wasn’t coming from yoga or, maybe, let’s say she was, I still don’t think she should’ve worn clothes that looked like they would be too small for her without being pregnant. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. I think women should dress age-appropriate, body-appropriate and certainly pregnancy-appropriate.

New Fashion Company: Hapiru

06.06.2010

A lighter topic today and much shorter.

I was at a party last night and met a woman who represents a new fashion company called Hapiru. We had a very pleasant and long conversation about a myriad of things and one of the things I am happy to report is that this fashion company has one great marketing tool going for it: ALL clothes are MADE IN THE USA using a fine grade cotton.

The woman with whom I was talking was wearing a shirt from the company and, what’s interesting, is I noticed the shirt right when she came to the party. I’m not fashion-forward or savvy by any means but there was something about this shirt that I really liked. So I can honestly say that I liked what I saw cause I had no idea when she came to the party who she was and what she did.

I asked her if the designer makes children’s clothes and was told that eventually she (the designer) would like to but she is going to have to wait until she has some bigger clients and money is steadily coming in to be able to launch a children’s clothing line. However, the designer was getting ready to launch a line of maternity clothes. “Good enough for me!” I told her. I promised to blog about it and include a link.

www.hapiru-usa.com

If you like what you see, I highly encourage supporting this company. I touched her shirt and the cotton is amazingly soft. The two things, for me, that make this company so great is a) clothes made in the US and b) the cotton. Everything you buy today is made of synthetic material that is so cheap to use and, yet, stores hike up the prices. So I highly encourage supporting companies like Hapiru. Plus the clothes are stylish.

And who knows, if the line hits big, you’ll be able to say, “I knew them when…”