Last night was one of those rare, perfect evenings when I was home alone with a bottle of nice red wine, a full bag of red Twizzlers, all four boys soundly asleep by 8pm, and because my husband was working quite late, a computer all to myself so I could shop online uninterrupted (we share a computer, so I sometimes have to abandon online shopping and sacrifice my computer time in order to further the Middle East peace process).  While I was checking all of my favorite sites and eating an entire bag of Twizzlers paired with cabernet, I discovered that Saks currently has the classic matte jersey Diane von Furstenberg Julian Wrap Dress on sale here in black for USD $298 and the classic Jeanne wrap dress on sale here in black for USD $298 (the Julian is a collarless V-neck style, the Jeanne has a collar).  And most sizes are still available!  The DVF website also has the Julian Wrap Dress selling in chocolate here, also still available in all sizes.

This isn’t a maternity dress, but this is the ideal dress for a woman who is just barely pregnant and still trying to hide it.  I was interviewing for jobs when I was first pregnant with James and I bought this dress in both black and chocolate and it managed to get me through several weeks of interviews (with a pair of Spanx underneath, of course).  The dress continued to fit as I grew in unfamiliar ways during those early weeks and it did a nice job of making my belly look less obvious than it was, due to the color and the very loose, forgiving jersey fabric (I did need to start wearing a camisole underneath the dress as I grew bigger). You should definitely go up one size from your pre-pregnancy size and even if you aren’t quite up to the next size yet, the self-tie belt will permit you to adjust the dress appropriately. I also wore this dress very often after the baby was born.  I went looking for it when I found out my sister was pregnant and it was sold out everywhere, so this is a good opportunity to snag one for yourself.  And obviously, pregnant or not, you don’t need justification for buying yourself a DVF wrap dress.  Every woman should have one in her closet.