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Filed under: Your Pregnancy, Life & Style, Mommy Musts, Fashion
Want to look pregnant without all that bothersome morning sickness, weight gain, and child rearing nonsense? Try a "baby doll" dress. This is basically a fitted top part around the breasts with a hanging, tent-like skirt part beginning just below the bust. The name was popularized, according to Wikipedia, by the 1956 movie of the same name, starring Carroll Baker as an empty-headed, virgin bride who sleeps in a crib and sucks her thumb.When this style is applied to lingerie, it simply makes a woman look dumb and trashy -- rather Paris-Hilton-esque. For dresses, on the other hand, the loose-fitting style just ends up making a woman look pregnant. That's fine and dandy, if you actually are pregnant, but if not, it's rather unattractive.
Lauren, over at Styledash, reports that not only do they look terrible, but guys don't care for them. Not that a woman needs to dress with men in mind, but if that's even part of her intention, the baby doll doesn't cut it. I agree wholeheartedly. If you're pregnant, fine. If you aren't interested in dressing to catch men's eyes, fine. If, however, you aren't pregnant, don't want to look it, and do want guys to notice you, leave the baby doll in the closet.
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6-27-2007 @ 11:10AM
Caelligh said...What in the WORLD makes this post relevant to this website? I don't happen to own a babydoll, but knowing that Roger from ParentDish says they make us look "dumb and trashy" and I should "leave it in the closet" if I wanna catch a man makes me want to go buy one right now!
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6-27-2007 @ 12:11PM
nikisma said...Totally agree, what does this post have to do with parenting? Doesn't belong here and frankly is offensive.
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6-27-2007 @ 12:23PM
me said...He probably thinks it's relevant because the word "pregnant" is present. Typical.
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6-27-2007 @ 10:14PM
Maryrose said...You have touched upon my biggest pet peeve in fashion. I am known to get worked up about this very topic for the past couple of years and it seems to be getting worse as time goes by.
WHY? ARRRRH?
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6-27-2007 @ 4:25PM
sennie said...The current popularity of baby doll dresses is not totally irrelevant to the topics usually discussed on Parent Dish, but not for the reasons the author outlined.
I live in NYC and because so many women are wearing clothes that leave one wondering "are they pregnant?", very few people are willing to offer their subway seats at the risk of offending those simply making a fashion statement.
Not a good summer to be pregnant in NY.
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6-27-2007 @ 7:39PM
Nicola said...Total agreement. I made the mistake of buying one last summer because, darn it, it was just so comfortable. I am super slim, but short, and it looked AWFUL. By August, my poor husband simply asked straight out that I please get rid of it. Fair enough. If you're pregnant, its a good cute look in a dress. Otherwise, definitely a "no no".
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6-27-2007 @ 9:47PM
Faith said...Good Lord People! This blog seems to have attracted a bunch of whiners lately - need cheese to go with that?
Does every thing have to tie directly into parenting? One of the reasons I LIKE reading this site is that the writers assume that there is more to my life than being a parent. Yes, I am political! Yes, I have a fashion sense (or not)! Yes, I have an opinion regarding parenting practices and homescholling vs public school, breastfeeding, cool baby gear, why my 12 year old seem to have lost any and all common sense, if my 2 year old will EVER go potty, etc...! Yes, I find news from the wierd funny! Yes, I enjoy the random celebrity posting every now and then!
I like that this is not a total mommyblog with ONLY Parent news ALL 24 hours EVERY day. It makes it more interesting to read. Frankly, if you don't like it go read other blogs, better yet write your own. Skip the entries you don't want to read (I do.)People complain about the death and destruction blogs, too - so....skip 'em.
I hate the Canadian blogs, so I don't read them. (Just because they've got the bitchin family leave plan and health care that puts the US to shame, those darn Canadian come across so superior in their writing - I'm kidding.)
Thank you Roger (Happy 1 year writing Anniversary, BTW) Anne, Rachel, Jennifer, Heather, and everyone else for blogging about the random bits. Thank you for reminding me daily that my life is not TOTALLY about being a parent 24 hours a day, but that parenting is the filter through which I view life (I've traded rose-colored glasses, for smudged finger-printed with peanut-butter ones.) Thank you for considering that sometimes, some people (and parents) like random.
To be honest: Roger, I laugh that sometimes you get so offended by the littlest things (temporary tatooes. seriously.) But, some of those are the same blogs that have endeared you to me (when it happens to be one of my pet peeves, too.) I'm known to get on my soapbox about seemingly non-issues (pacifiers in the mouths of children old enough to talk in complete sentences) for other people. But that is the whole point of blogging, right? To have a soapbox from which to vent to the world.
If you happen to dislike this soapbox go stand underneath someone else's. Better yet, build your own (or delurk once in a while to completely rage & ramble, like me!)But quit with the griping already. I get enough whining at home with the aforementioned 2 and 12 year old.
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6-29-2007 @ 9:24PM
Southerncharm said...This site use to be called "Blogging Baby", now it's been changed to "Parent Dish", I'm sure because sooooo many people kept asking, "What does this post have to do with babies?", Geez, not sure what the name needs to be changed to so people will stop with the, "I don't see what this has to do with.....?" If you don't like whats posted, move on. I enjoy the variety. Doesn't mean I agree with everything, but I enjoy the read.
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7-05-2007 @ 2:20PM
Mama C-ta said...Yeah seriously chill people, I don't care enough about what one guy says about a particular style (no offense Roger) to be offended. Especially a guy I never met.
We had family pics done recently and I wore a black empire waisted dress. The pics looked great but I kept thinking "oh I'm gonna look back at these and wonder if I was wearing a maternity dress!" But damn are they comfy.
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