Maternity fashions

What styles do you think are bump-friendly ?
Which pregnant models/celebrities do you think have great style ?
And what great Maternity Wear urls/stores do you know ? etc.

Outer Wear:

Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby

Bruno Pieters S/s05

Dice Kayek S/s05

Martin Grant S/s05

Hermès A/w04 I like this idea with the scarf albeit the belt would have to sit either a lot higher or a lot lower..

 

Dresses (LONG) :

Angela Sanchez

Elie Saab A/w04

Narciso Rodrigues S/s05

Oscar de la Renta S/s05

Italian unknown

 

Short Dresses/ Babydoll

Have a look at the Lolita Chic thread
it has many dresses thats suit the pregnant figure..Empire and Babydoll types of dresses.

Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby

Alexander McQueen S/s05

Christian Lacroix S/s05

Geoffrey Beene 1969

Martin Grant S/s05

Anna Molinari S/s05

Nina Ricci S/s05

Paco Rabanne S/s05

 

Tops:

Alberta Ferretti S/s05

Borbonese S/s05

Dice Kayek S/s05

Emma Cook S/s05

Lawrence Steele A/w04


Salon by Malene Birger Fall 04

Missoni S/s05

 

Outfits:

Dell Acqua A/w04

DKNY A/w04

Marni A/w04
I especially like the idea of an belt..with lycra in it (don't know if the Marni versions here are like that)
so the wear isnt limited to a couple of months..alot of pregnant women like to have an extra bit of support on the stomach
(NOT to be confused with a corset or anything putting pressure on the stomach)


Sonia Rykiel S/s05

Lavin S/s05


Maternity Wear urls:
http://www.formes.com/index2.htm

 

Hi Helena, I'm doing great.
I kinda had a feeling that the Marni belt wasn't bump-friendly..so it was more meant as an inspirstion for those DIY people out there.
Thank you so much for making me aware of the 9 London store http://www.9london.co.uk/
I might be going to London in either December or January or both, so I'll be sure to check that place out!

As for what I'm wearing, I wear both skirts and pants.
A girlfriend of mine made both skirts and pants with extremely broad elastic waistbands (from just below the tummy and to the middle/top)...as long as it has a strechable band over the tummy it doesn't make a difference to me if its pants or skirts..only annoying part about wearing skirts are the issue of tights..because normal fitting tights cut into the stomach, which both looks and feels uncomfortable.
Maternity tight usually come in black, black and black (tho' Formes have some in rather dull looking colours)..and sofar the ones I've bought are not a great fit..they sag.. The only tights that actually work well for me are Top Shops cheap on-size fits all..so I think I'll be buying more of those in colours when I go to London.
Items that contain lycra have become stables, I do have a couple of skirts that oversize..but that is generally not working well for me because my hips are slender and not going to hold anything up.
My fitted coats and jackets are hanging in the back of my wardrobe (My boobs have run havock..and I now have boobs going all the way up my armpits...yes what a charming image..I'm giving Lindsey Lohan a run for her money , which makes form fitting jackets a lot less comfortable)
..My looser coats I can luckily still fit (around my tummy I'm currently 91 cm/53'5 inch) but...come January/February that might become a problem..
and temperatures in Copenhagen tend to be 5-7 Celsius below that of London..so leaving my coats open by then isn't an option..unless I wear a lot of wool..especially since I freeze so easily.

 

I liked it alot Helena, but you are right the prices were quite expensive..still it would be good to go and have a look.

I have a cool vintage coat given to me by my very chic grandmother, that I'm sure would work, and it would save me from having to look of a winter coat (and have some extra stach of cash for when my body returns to normal (?) )

I liked the Muji stuff..but from my brief look at the co.uk site I couldn't tell if they carry maternity wear as well..my guess is not

UK Maternity stores:

http://www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/default.aspx

Oh and Top Shop has a maternity line !!

^ Top Shop dress for only 55£

Some random pictures

Kat "I'm a Genie in a Bottle" Hudson


Sarah Jessica Parker in Narciso Rodriguez

 

Definately..and I should have added H&M..the latest pair of maternity pants I got was from H&M..but generally H&M's maternity collection is dull beyond words.

Nuala : http://nuala.puma.com/ Very comfy looking clothes