BY: Denver Sean
Published 4 years ago
Earlier this week, Kim Kardashian announced that SKIMS Solutionwear has developed a maternity line — and not everyone took the news that well.
Upon hearing news of the line, some accused Kim Kardashian of sending the wrong message.
“Just let people enjoy their pregnancy without thinking they need to maintain the perfect figure,” wrote one user on Twitter, while another commented: “Excuse my ignorance but who’s tryna shape their pregnant bodies? Y’all don’t like being comfy and free and loose when pregnant? It’s pretty much the only time you can be as shapeless and free and comfy as you want!”
Kim took to social media to explain that the SKIMS maternity line was designed to help support women’s bodies during pregnancy, not to change them.
To anyone who has an issue with maternity solutionwear, and if you haven’t been pregnant before you may not know the struggle of what it’s like carrying all of this weight the way I did along with millions of strong women, @skims maternity line is not to slim but to support.
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) September 13, 2020
The belly part doesn’t slim your belly, it’s actually sheer and a thinner layered material compared to the rest of the garment. It provides support to help with the uncomfortable weight being carried in your stomach which affects your lower back –
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) September 13, 2020
and the compression on the leggings helps with pain relief caused by swelling. It is also worn after you have given birth and provides the comfort and support that most women need after delivery especially if you are recovering from a cesarean.
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) September 13, 2020
We launched this category in response to the tens of thousands of pregnant women who wrote us requesting it and because it was something I personally needed when I was pregnant myself.
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) September 13, 2020
Based on the majority of positive feedback we have received so far from pregnant women around the world, I am incredibly proud to provide a solution that will provide comfort and support during the times that we all need it most, during pregnancy and after.
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) September 13, 2020
Maternity shapewear isn’t a new thing — we know women all over who have used maternity shapewear and similar garments both during and immediately after pregnancy for comfort and support.
How do you feel about a SKIMS maternity line?
