Mamacita: Wearing Maternity with Style

4. Buy great earrings: Another way to play with your look is with accessories, preferably those that draw the eye upward, like bold earrings or a colorful beaded necklace. It’s also a great way to keep same-old outfits (wearing the heck out of a maternity purchase will justify the expense of a temporary wardrobe) from looking tired. Don’t break the bank. Scour accessories stores and the sale rack for something fun, since it may be your only opportunity to follow seasonal trends (when mini-skirts or towering heels aren’t an option). A dangling earring can also appear to elongate your neck, which will come in handy when your face feels a little puffy. Hey, it happens.

5. Beg and borrow (please don’t steal). When a particularly stylish mommy friend of yours offers to lend or give you her old maternity clothes, say yes, please and thank you. You may only find a few pieces you like in the pile, but that’s a few more pieces you don’t have to buy. Pass on your stash to another expectant mom when you’re through to continue the karma. Maternity and baby-specific consignment shops are also a good idea, even if it’s just to pick up someone’s old muumuu of caftan for a laugh. Because there are going to be days when you’re begging to hide underneath one of those tents. And some things, it seems, just never go out of style.