Saturday 28 June 2008
- Games, entertainment and fun for everyone!
- Interactive workshops and demonstrations
- FEATURING Niambi Jaha-Echols – author of “Project Butterfly: Supporting Young Women and Girls through the Transitions of Life
- Activities for kids
- Vendors market with cultural products
Prizes and FREE stuff! - FAMJAM!
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It’s one thing to feel good about your body and who you are, but it’s another thing entirely to feel good about the clothes you’re wearing and the way they make you look. Finding and buying maternity clothes can be a challenge for any woman, but the selection becomes even smaller when you are looking for plus sizes. It’s almost as if most clothing designers think plus size women don’t need (or maybe deserve?) maternity clothes. You absolutely do. When you’re pregnant, your belly is going to get bigger, even if you don’t gain a lot of weight, and many regular clothes are simply not cut for a pregnant belly. You can find maternity clothes that fit you and are flattering.
Clothes Make the Woman
Let’s face it. You’re just not going to feel good about yourself if you spend your pregnancy in a giant t-shirt and sweat pants or in too tight maternity clothes that squeeze you in all the wrong places. If you wear clothes that look good and feel good, you’re going to feel better about your body and yourself. Maternity clothes aren’t just sacks in which to hide yourself. They are clothes that help you show off your good features and make your growing tummy look beautiful.
Clothes are a way to express yourself and to project your self image. This shouldn’t be put on hold because you’re pregnant. Rita Farro, author of Life is Not a Dress Size: Rita Farro’s Guide to Attitude, Style and a New You, says, “The key to dressing well during pregnancy is to be true to yourself. If before getting pregnant you liked yourself in turtlenecks, then you should still be wearing turtlenecks. If you hated scarves, you’re still gonna hate them.”
If you slump around in baggy loose clothes all the time, you’ll never really see your changing shape or highlight your great legs or your gorgeous collarbone. If you wear pants that are tight in the butt or tops that pull under the shoulders you’re going to feel cranky. Wearing unattractive or ill-fitting clothing is going to affect your self-image. If you dress like you’re ashamed of your body or don’t care about it, this attitude will soon become part of your mindset. But if you dress as if your body is important and you are a beautiful woman, you will soon believe you are (and other people will see that you are!).
Visit www.yourplussizepregnancy.com. Click here to see a PDF of this full article.
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