Boden mint green winter coat

Maternity Style | Mint coat and butterfly bracelet

maternity style 28 weeks: mint green winter coat with jeans

Cambridge Satchel company pink Cloud bag with monogram

Boden mint green winter coat

Pink Cambridge Satchel Company Cloud Bag with Kuma butterfly tie

One of the best things about maternity clothes – from my point of view, at least – is that they tend to be pretty basic. So, for people like me, who love simple silhouettes and no-fuss dressing, pregnancy ends up being a pretty good excuse to just stick to things like jeans and sweaters for a few months, without having to think too much about you’re wearing.

One of the worst things about maternity clothes, meanwhile, is that… well, they tend to be pretty basic. Which can get a bit boring even for me, to be honest – and that’s saying something.

This, however, is when accessories really become indispensable. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a big accessories girl: I wear the same, very simple, jewellery almost every day (Wedding and engagement bands, watch, maybe a slim chain with a locket or something on it around my neck if I’m really pushing the boat out…), and I’m one of those people who has a drawer (OK, several drawers. Actually, they’re mostly in storage boxes, but whatever…) full of things like scarves and other accessories that I will totally forget to even open 9 times out 10. Whoops.

These days, though, the fact that my outfits have become so much simpler has forced me to try a little bit harder with my accessories. So, a few weeks ago, I pulled some of my favourite silk scarves out of the storage box they’d been hiding in, and then, last week I received this gorgeous butterfly tie from KUMA, which adds another little touch of interest to even the most basic “jeans-and-a-sweater” look – even more so considering that it can be worn two ways: either around your wrist, courtesy of the little leather strap that comes with it, or pinned to your clothes, as a regular brooch.

Mimi's Bakehouse, Leith

KUMA butterfly tie

Afternoon tea at Mimi's Bakehouse, Leith, Edinburgh

KUMA butterfly tie

afternoon tea at Mimi's Bakehouse, Edinburgh

tea and scones at Mimi's Bakehouse, Edinburgh

I wore this last week, on a quick trip to Edinburgh, when Terry and I stopped into Mimi’s Bakehouse in Leith for some afternoon tea. Now that my bump is getting bigger, and the weather’s getting colder (Although, having said that, it was actually freakishly warm on the day these were taken, so I could probably have done without the coat – and I’m just going to go ahead and add that to the, ‘Things I Never Thought I’d Say in October’ file), I’m finding maternity dressing a bit more challenging than it was during the summer, when I could just throw on a dress and be good to go. I still keep having that moment of total disconnect where I think I know what I look like… right up until the moment I start looking back at the photos we’ve taken that day, and I’m just like, “Er, is that REALLY me?”

But, of course, it really is – for now, anyway – so little details like a fun brooch, or a new lipstick, or whatever, are even more important as a way to cheer myself up, and keep having just a little bit of fun with fashion, even when I’m stuck with the absolute basics.

(Cakes help too, obviously…)

[This post is sponsored by KUMA]

WEARING:

Boden ‘Joanna’ coat and cashmere sweater (both from last winter)*

ASOS ‘Ridley’ petite maternity jeans

Cambridge Satchel Company Cloud bag*

Butterfly bracelet c/o KUMA

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COMMENTS
  • Myra

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    Looking fabulous

    October 18, 2017
  • Chiarina

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    I totally relate to the “dressing the bump in cold weather” struggle. Both my pregnancies ended at the end of winter, so my third trimester was in winter… I so wished I could just put on a dress and go. Instead I had to worry about coats not buttoning up… You look gorgeous. The sweater and coat are adorable… Ever since becoming your regular reader, I have turned into a mint green addict!

    October 18, 2017
  • I know exactly how you feel, I love basics and haven’t really changed my style at all…the only thing I changed (thanks to YOU I may add!) was that I got some of those H&M dresses you posted several times. I usually never wear figure-hugging dresses – because I am already a plus size girl and don’t think they fit me – but I gotta say, with this baby bump growing, they look and feel amazing!!! So yeah, thanks for the tip 😉

    xo, Rosie //Curvy Life stories

    October 18, 2017
  • Nicole

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    I would definitely need to use the butterfly as a brooch, or maybe turn it into a hairpiece. I’m so fidgety when it comes to accessories–I’ve worn the finish off a few necklaces and dangly earrings from constant handling 😛

    October 18, 2017
  • Maria

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    You look absolutely fabulous

    October 18, 2017
  • Laura

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    These pastels work just amazing on you. Really love how the butterfly and bag match. 🙂

    October 19, 2017
  • I absolutely LOVE this mint green coat, it looks fab on you!! These photo’s are absolutely beautiful as well – I guess this is still the 85mm lens?! Which I’m now extremely close to purchasing because of all of your stunning photos!!xo

    October 25, 2017
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