Core Maternity Wardrobe?

I know it has been posted before of how much you spent on maternity clothes, but that is all relative for the pieces you choose.

I was wondering what elements are in your core maternity wardrobe?

I went shopping yesterday and now I am a little trigger happy. I just don't want to spend too much on a temporary wardrobe, albeit one that I am going to wear non-stop for probably the next 4 months or so. But I found a brand of cords that I LOVE-- and I want to get a few more colors and maybe another pair of jeans in the same style.

I am just so excited that I finally found clothes where I felt my body looked good-- and that are cute to boot!

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Right now I have a pair of khakis, 2 black pants, an olive pair of pants, a gray pair of pants, 2 pairs of jean and 1 pair of tan cords. That's all as far as bottom goes. I have a few work tops and casual tops.
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I buy for work, so that dictates what I can & cannot buy. Although my office is supposed to be business casual, the HR rep here is very old-school and does send people home if she has even a little wiggle room in the translation.

Here are the core must-haves for work:
Khakis
black pants
grey pants
button down shirts (at least one white, one patterned and one colour)
a dark coloured and a light coloured cardigan or blazer
one dress suit
dress flats

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I have spent a fortune on maternity clothes. I needed both summer and fall/winter maternity, so it cost me little more, but I have...

5 pairs of jeans (I wear them everyday, starting to outgrow one pair... )

4 tanks

4 camis

3 t-shirts

several "shirt" shirts

3 zip up cardigans

2 button cardigans

3 light pullover sweaters

1 heavy cable knit sweater

I like to layer the tanks/ts/camis with the cardigans. They also took me from summer to fall.

I don't know if I will buy a winter coat, but I plan on getting pregnant again in the next couple of years, so I figure if I do buy one, it may get use again.

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I have a pair of black, gray and brown pants.

I also mostly wear a lot of black yoga-type pants with cardigans and flowy tops/sweaters that aren't maternity.

I also went to Steve & Barry's and got a bunch of long-sleeve t-shirt type tops in a larger size than I normally wear and they fit well.

It's my birthday/anniversary weekend so DH is planning to take me shopping tonight for some more clothes and maybe a fall jacket. Although, I am thinking of just going somewhere like NY&CO and just getting something in a bigger size,not necessarily "maternity".

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Oh yeah, I also have 3 pairs of maternity cargos that are super comfy that roll up capri-style too.

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ok-- so, 4 or 5 pairs of maternity bottoms is not overkill?

I have never purchased so much clothing in one shot-- I am getting sticker shock!!

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I've been looking for a good pair of cords. Where did you find them, if you don't mind sharing!!

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Posted by randella
I like to spend money.

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oooh are they the Mimi cords? they are sooo comfy. I bought a pair and like you I wanted more. Haha.

Your core wardrobe all depends. I needed a casual and work wardrobe.

I am just trying to have enough work pants to carry me through a week and a few extra shirts to mix it up a little. Problem is I like all the casual stuff, so I have alot of that (friends lent me alot too).

I probably only need 2 or 3 pairs of jeans and the cords of coarse. Then some sweaters and tees.

Everyone keeps telling me not to buy too much at once because even though they say you will fit into something until the end, apparently that's not always true.

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Great! I saw the cords at Motherhood but I'm not crazy about the quality of their stuff. I bought a pair of pants and after one wash it looks like I've washed them 10 times!!

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I have a pair of tan, brown and black with the secret fit belly
then i have one pair of black elastic waist, a pair of jeans and 2 dressy slacks that dont look like khakis

shirts i have a ton, mostly babydoll style
and i bought 3 sweaters

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I am still buying, but so far, I have 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of cords, 1 pair black pants, 1 pair gray pants, 1 pair khakis, 2 pairs sweatpants, 5 layering tanks, 3 sweaters, 4 long sleeve tshirts, 10 nicer pullover cotton shirts for work. I need more stuff, but I am out of $$$!!!

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The thing that I got the most out of when I had DD (and I see myself using a ton now) is the velour suits from Old Navy. I wore them to death - and they were super comfy after having a section - there is no way that I was putting jeans or cords on right after that!

Old Navy is having a pretty good sale right now for Columbus Day - link

I got 2 of the turtlenecks, 2 of the long sleeve T's and one of the zip front hoodies and pants sets.

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my ever evolving wardrobe has been the most challenging part thus far! (i kid)

i keep on growing and growing and i feel like sometimes i can't keep up! the best items that i have are my secret belly fit pants (jeans and slacks for work) as well as some long length camis. my biggest dilemma is i've never worn anything loosely before, everything i like needs to be form fitting, so i find it hard to pick huge tops assuming that i'll outgrow them. <sigh> you live and you learn. there's no real way to tell how big you'll eventually be!

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i was able to get by from 12 weeks on with:

2 pairs of black work pants
1 pair grey work pants
1 pair of black work capris, and one in grey
2 pairs of jeans
1 pair of green cargo pants
1 pair of denim capris
1 pair of khaki capris

i also only had a few maternity tops, because i am large-chested, i fit better into tops from regular stores that were just a size larger than normal.

ETA: i think that this worked for me because nearly all of my pants had the secret fit belly, which grows with you as you get larger, and was also the most comfortable for me

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Im trying to do the bare minimum:

2 Jeans
1 Black pant
1 brown tweed pant
1 kacki

I got some long layering tanks at target (not sure how long they will last)

4 wrap style cotton shirts from Old Navy

2 or 3 other shirts

1 dress (can be dressed up or dressed down)

so far at 23 weeks i've still been able to wear all of my normal shirts (except button downs)

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I have about 7 pairs of pants that are for work...i like to interchange them and not where the same 5 pairs of pants every week. I think that 7 is a pretty good number. And then i have 3 pairs of jeans and about 6 different types of sweat or comfy pants. I have 4 different cardigan type sweaters that i will wear tanks under and some other long sleeve shirts. Enough, again, so i am not wearing the same shirts every week. Depending on your attitude about cloths and what people see you in will determine how much you buy.

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I swore I would manage on the clothes from my last pregnancy but even in two years styles change.

I bought some non-maternity tops at Forever21 that are perfect maternity or after. I also bought two new pairs of jeans and have three more from the last pregnancy that are still in good shape. I bought leggings that are not maternity also.
I have one pair of black dress pants, a pair of black cotton pants and brown cotton pants, two pairs of khaki capris, a white jean capri, two dresses, and just bought a really nice top and sweater from Target. So I spent about $100 more for this pregnancy to have some new stuff. Plus, I don't have to dress for work- jeans are fine- so I can get clothes that are not dressy.

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