With her second child's arrival only weeks away, Stella McCartney is clearly almost bursting with pride.
The fashion designer renowned for her simple, elegant tailoring made a feature of her sizeable bump as she attended an art and design auction with her husband Alasdhair Willis.
She wore a sheer black chiffon top which revealed her stomach to full effect - and in particular her protruding belly-button - along with black leggings.
It was not clear whether the outfit came from her own range.
Stella, 35, is eight months pregnant with a little brother or sister for her 19-month-old son Miller. The designer, whose fashion range is the choice of celebrities including Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna, arrived at the event hand in hand with her husband of three years.
They left via a rear exit after watching a performance by the Eighties band The Human League.
The designer's early departure reflects medical experts' strict instructions not to over-exert herself.
Last month she was taken to hospital complaining of bleeding and shooting pains in her abdomen.
After being kept in overnight at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, close to the couple's farm, she was sent home and ordered to rest.
Stella was pictured a few days ago being enthusiastically hugged by her father Sir Paul after her show at Paris Fashion Week.
The pair appear to have become closer than ever since he parted from his second wife Heather Mills. In a clear dig at her stepmother, Stella publicly dedicated the show to 'mum and dad' - Sir Paul and his late wife Linda, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1998.
nd she wore them be4 they became this huge trend
Are you talking about Stella Sheer?
