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One of the few fights Whitney and I have had in recent memory was over a dress: she was showing me her new sassy little black dress from Shabby Apple and I wanted to borrow it before she even took the tags off. Not my finest moment. The dresses from Shabby Apple are so lovely that you’ll want one too (even maternity dresses which I just found out – yay!); I only hope you can keep your dignity.

Since a post-partum Heather is not ready to share clothes with a pint-sized Whitney, she found a few choices that detract focus from my floppy belly that I could get for my own self like a 50’s-era hostess dress, formal but not formal gown, crisp waitress dress, and this boatneck dress (with pockets!).

Because of my recent journey through maternity clothes, I got excited about a few of the maternity styles too: Oh Baby shirt collar (pictured), Neapolitan maxi, and Sicily every day dress in RED.

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Okay, okay with all those choices, this is my current reigning favorite style: the Sierra Nevada, but I doubt I would take it on any trail hikes.

Special discount for our readers.
Sorry to say that we can’t give away clothes to everyone but we do have a discount code to share. Valid through March 15, use the code rookiemoms10off for 10% off at checkout.

++ Thanks to the stylish women at Shabby Apple for sponsoring this post. Affiliate links included. Sorry I went a little nutty on the picks; I couldn’t help myself!

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  6. I LOVE the two’s company dress! We just found out we’re having our third and I really want to wear more dresses this go around! There is no reason a pregnant woman can’t be fasionable too. I’d wear it taking the kids to the park, or the beach, or maybe on a date with my husbie. 😉

  8. Thanks for this awesome opportunity! I love Shabby Apple products! If I had to go with one I would get the Academia dress, and wear it everywhere… well not really, but I would want to. I think that I would really want to wear it to my anniversary dinner. My husband has planned it all out as a surprise. I would love to look my best.

  9. I’d choose L’Artiste. I’d wear it while frolicking about Paris…or, you know, Indianapolis where I actually live. It looks casual enough to wear to the zoo or Children’s Museum, and could be dressed up a little for an evening out with my hubby.

  10. Wait a tic… they make swimwear?? I’d wear that Sutherland Point Swimsuit to do some sunning and reading on the coast. Of course, I love that Spanish Steps Dress too for my own Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday moment.

  11. And I think I would buy the Cider dress and wear it…everywhere. Or perhaps the Ahoy! Though I love the Pina Colada too…

  13. Wow! I really love the “overboard” one that you liked to in the post. That would flatter my pear-shape and maybe I’d even be inspired to serve somebody lobsters.

  14. I’d have to choose L’Artiste! It’s a perfect catch of a dress. I’d wear it while moving about Denver, CO with my tiny toddler. We go to a lot of “casual” places together. I think the bookstore or for a sunny stroll/picnic would be wonderful!

  15. I wish the Oh Baby dress was available in non-maternity fit. I also like the Azure Coast and would wear one of these dresses on a date night with my husband. After having 2 babies within 2 years, it would be nice to actually dress up and go out.

  17. I wear skirts/dresses every day, so I would probably wear it on a walk to the park with the kids, or maybe to the grocery store…And I’m pregnant, so I love their maternity selections. I actually think the black maxi options would look great pairs with some simple sandals to go just about everywhere!

  18. I would pick the Bow Baby dress. http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-291-bow-baby.aspx.

    I just found out yesterday that I’m expecting our 3rd, and last baby! Totally excited that I can enter this! If I had this dress I would pair it with a pair of leggings for every day wear with chasing my two sons (3 1/2 and 2 years old). Or, for fancier occasions I’d wear it as is with some nice jewelry, and go out with my husband. Ideally we could go out to dinner with this dress a week or two before the new one arrived as a mini “baby moon”. 🙂

  19. I might get the Tres Jolie dress. I can imagine going on a picnic and then to the zoo with my beautiful nieces. It will be a glorious day!

  25. I’d wear the Champs Elysees for when I’m out on a date in Paris with a studly diplomat who buys me chocolate crepes. This is after I have my baby, obviously.

  26. Maternity dresses! Finally! I’m digging the Oh Baby and the Neopolitan. I’d wear them on any old average day, just to make myself feel better than I do kicking around in baggy maternity pants and oversized tops.

  31. Wow, how to choose! There are too many awesome dresses on this site. My favorite so far is the Maple. I would wear it when I want to be sassy – date night with my BFF is what I’m thinking. Love!

  33. Really like this website and can’t wait to browse more.
    I answered the questions about my shape and it spit out some suggestions for me.
    My favorite dress so far is:
    LA NOCHE NEGRA
    Looks like I could nurse in it pretty easily too.
    Maybe I could finally wear an actually dress while I’m with my baby!

  37. I love the Toe the Line dress and I would wear it everywhere from work to baby showers. It’s that cute!

  40. A+ is my favorite (I love a shirt dress) and woud be perfect with my 10th High School reunion this May 🙂

  41. ok, I liked Shabby Apple on FB … I have 2 dressses from them that I LOVE. For my options to reply to this post, it would be hard to choose from: The Red Queen for a luncheon I’m chairing in late March, I’m Late I’m Late for a wedding, A+ to work , Inca Trail to dinner w/ the Hub, Piazza Novona for lazy summer days when I don’t want to shave my legs, Oh La La for work or play, and more, more, more 🙂

  42. I have been eyeing “The Red Queen” for weeks! I even pinned it on pinterest! My brother is getting married in Utah in June an this dress is sassy yet modest enough that I won’t feel uncomfortably exposed. That pretty much goes for all their fabulous dresses. Yay for showing less skin and still being sexy!

  44. Love the shirt collar maternity dress. It would be nice to have something maternity to wear that wasn’t borrowed, shapeless, and dingy. I can see it now- going out to eat with my husband and feeling confident going to a place that did not advertise kid meal toys in the window…:)

  46. I’ll gladly take the Chickaree dress and wear it to dinner with my husband, to church, to the coffee shop on Monday mornings and, it’s entirely possible, to sleep.

  47. MULHOLLAND i would wear it out for a dinner date with my husband..

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  50. I would like the Freshwater Pearl dress to wear to my son’s baptism. Love the bow and flow….then I would find as many summer time parties to wear it to!

  52. Must have Apron Strings maternity dress in cream to wear as a groomswoman in my best friends wedding in June! I’m going to be way pregnant and am supposed to look as pretty as all of the younger, blonder sisters of the bride who will be the bridesmaids. Yeeks!

  54. I also might really need that Fruitful maternity dress to wear to my 20th reunion this May. Oh Gawd. I’m getting really freaked out about being pregnormous for all of these events.

  58. I recently “discovered” Shabby Apple’s G. Cooper dress, and I am in love! I would wear it during a “girl’s day out” shopping spree with my sister, who also enjoys dressing up for no particular reason. 😉

  60. I am 8 months postpartum and these nursing boobs won’t fit in any of my old clothes. I have a work fundraiser to attend and my “you can wear it all the time” head says go with The Movies. But my “distract from the boobs with fabulousness” says The Beguine all the way.

  64. I’m a practical person. First, I’d wear this dress (Black Oak) on a hot date with my hubby. One where we splurge on wine! Then, I’d wear it for every choral concert and Christmas event for the next 10 years. True story 🙂

  65. I’m newly pregnant and have whole wardrobe to build! I liked the “shabby apple” on facebook and the site is GREAT!
    I need some good pieces that can grow with me through the spring and into the summer, a basic, simple dress would be perfect! 🙂

  80. I’d love to wear the Overboard dress for our long over due honeymoon in Paris! Of course.. we’ll have a lil baby accompanying us on this trip!

  84. (ignore previous comment)

    i would love the cider dress to wear out shopping in my favorite neighborhood! how cute would it be surrounded my cafes and boutiques!

  85. I’d pick the “Ballerina” dress and wear it to my daughter’s 2nd birthday, because mama should look good too!

  88. I need the Ballerina style for dancing around in my living room! Beautiful dresses- thanks so much for hosting! 🙂

  89. I’ve been eying the Apron Springs maternity dress for my baby showers, but can’t really justify spending $85 on a dress I’d only wear a few times.

  95. Such a hard decision! lol I love the Boat Neck dress that you have pictured above. I’d wear it to a ‘Army Wives’ 4th of July party. It seems that a few of the wives seem to step it up a notch at any regular party.
    One dress that stuck out is the “I’m Late! I’m Late” Navy Lace Dress. It reminds me of Adele’s Grammy Dress but hers was black. So pretty, conservative but a glamorous. I’d wear it to a Post Grammy Party! =o)

  96. The Red Queen. Love it.

    I’d wear it to my daughter’s upcoming birthday party…where the theme is ladybugs. I could be chic and still festive.

  97. I would wear the Ahoy dress to a luncheon I have coming up.
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  100. Definitely something from the new Mad Hatter line…I can’t decide what! It would be great to have something lacy and feminine for bridal showers and such.

  105. I love Cider, and Cayenne. I would wear one of them to date night at a nice restaurant with my hubby.

  106. Rythm Dancer or Syncopation (basically the same dress, one is red the other black). Either for easter or for a family friend’s wedding. Or both 🙂

  107. So many to choose from! It would be so tough to decide, but I just love primavera from the Roamin Holiday collection. I would wear it to a charity golf event this summer! Or maybe Samarkand to a wedding this April!

  114. Pregnant with out first child, I’d wear “Apron Strings” to propose to my baby-daddy 😉

    and then I’d snap up the Venezia swimsuit from the Amalfi Coast collection to encourage getting my post-baby body back in time for a romantic honeymoon!

    Also: I’ve liked Shabby Apple on Facebook– how could I not?!?

  115. I am in love with Shabby Apple…so many great styles to choose from. I think something like their Toe The Line would be perfect for a weekend with the family-mall, lunch, etc…super cute but not too fancy! love it!

  120. Beauty Mark!! Wow! It would be the perfect black dress to always have on hand! I would wear it out for my husband and I’s Valentine’s dinner – we celebrate towards the end of the month when we have a sitter and not during the holiday rush. LOVE Shabby Apple – great find!

  122. Of course I’ve spent the last hour looking at these beautiful dresses! And I liked shabby apple on Facebook. I would wear the Manager Director dress to a fancy dinner out with my husband. I gave birth to our second child 4 months ago and he’s been working a lot. It would be awesome to doll myself up for him.

  123. I actually do not own a black dress, so I chose the Mulholland dress. It’s absolutely beautiful! I would wear it everywhere you would wear a LBD! 🙂

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  125. I would wear the I’m late! I’m late! dress from the Mad Hatter collection. It’s simply exquisite. It’s so beautiful I would have to create an occasion to wear it… and considering the inspiration for the collection, I think a tea party in the woods would be perfect!

  131. I’d love the ballerina dress (although it’s really hard to choose!) and I’d wear it to a dinner date with my husband to the melting pot!

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  134. I’m late! I’m late! it would be a great dress for the wedding/graduation line up I’ve got in my near future! Or maybe sequoia for Sunday wear… oh the choices!

  138. I would love to wear the beauty mark dress with a red belt and red heels! This would be great for a date night. Thanks for the chance to win!
    gina.m.maddox (AT) gmail (DOT) com

  140. Love them! Azure coast for a date night, oh baby for an upcoming interview, too many to choose from!

  142. I love l’artiste or oh la la (which is the same just a different color). It looks comfy enough for everyday, but fun for a night out too. I need toddler chasing wear that can do double duty for a grown-up nithg out too.

  145. I love the wonderland maternity dress – I would wear it to my baby shower (otherwise this mama is staying in her maternity jeans and sweatshirt)

  146. I love the Sunset Boulevard dress! I’m not sure where I’d wear it, but I’m picturing a sophisticated dinner party or to the office with a little cardigan. Thanks!
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  148. I adore Shabby Apple’s swim line! The Cielo is my favorite. I have always worn 2-piece suits, but I think post preggo a 1-piece might be just what I need!

  153. I love love the Puca Pucara. It will be perfect for the cruise vacation that we hope to take with my folks this summer.

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  156. My favorite is the L’Artiste…fun, classic. I’d wear it on our next date night 🙂

  159. Im going to have to agree with you. The Oh La La boatneck. VERY CUTE—will be perfect on a long overdue date with my husband!!! 🙂

  162. I LOVE the Fifth Ave. dress. I would totally wear it to meet my editor for a power lunch downtown.

    But since I don’t have an editor, and Austin’s downtown is pretty casual, there are a lot of problems with that. Also, most of my lunches out are at Chick-fil-a, so I’d probably have to hire a sitter and make my husband take me out to dinner.

  163. I would probably get me the adorable overboard dress… for that imaginary boat trip/day on the beach. I LOVE the color and pattern and the silhouette is so flattering!

  165. I’d pick the Sierra Nevada too and wear it while mothering my (soon-to-be) 3 children! And to ladies’ night!

  166. My favorite is definitely “I’m Late I’m Late” from the new Madhatters collection. I am loving the lace! I would wear it for a date and feel feminine and lovely. 🙂

  168. Since I am currently pregnant, I would pick the Oh Baby and wear it for some maternity pictures.

  172. I’d like to try the Chickaree, which I’d wear out for a date night or another rare occasion sans kids!

  173. I love the Cleopatra dress and I would wear it when I go out to lunch (and wine!) at a Parisian cafe with my hubby and son and then we’d do some shopping and get crepes while we strolled underneath the Eiffel Tower.

  175. I would definitely get the boatneck dress and wear it on a date with my husband to a restaurant on the local lake – it would be a great thing to wear post-baby and on our first outing together without our baby girl.

  177. The Oh Baby shirt collar dress is just my style for a trip to Disneyland with our family in the spring.

  178. I love their new “Frabjous” dress from the newest spring line. I would wear it to work, on a date, around town! I LOVE IT!!

  182. i LOVE the professorial dress!!… and i would totally wear this for a (fictional) lunch meeting in scotland for my totally awesome job that just pays me to eat good food and see the world!… Yes. this dress would be perfect for that! (if i win the giveaway, does it mean my fictional story will come true too??)

    Crossing my fingers!! xo

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  184. I love the Mulholland but I think I would have to go for the Peru polka dotted dress. I’d wear it with bright red tights and heels to the Final Friday art walk. So sweet!

  186. I’d outfit myself in the cheerful but elegant New Caledonia for the adventure of teaching my first class since becoming a new mom.

  189. I adore all of their dresses, but where any of the dresses from the essential collection everyday! I’ve always been a dress girl, pretty much wear them every day already, and am so glad you turned me onto this great site! & ps~ I’d wear it chasing around & playing with my two little guys with a big, joyous, silly smile on my face! 😉

  190. I’ve been eyeing the gorgeous dresses at Shabby Apple since my husband and I were married a year ago. We are deeply religious but had to have a simple civil ceremony. Soon we get to be “sealed”, a religious ceremony in which we renew our vows and extend them into eternity. For the occasion, I really want to wear something elegant, modest, and timeless – like the promises we’ll be making. And Shabby Apple has that in beautiful cream-colored lace that I keep going back to and pining for!

  193. I love the Ballerina dress and I’d wear it out on a date with my hubby 🙂

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  195. I am all about maternity dresses right now and I love them all! I would pick the Mama Apple dress per husbands request!

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