Beauty and the bump Gone are the days of muumuu dresses and staying
indoors months before the bundle drops.Pregnant moms are now working
professionals or busy domestic engineers who flaunt their figures in
hip, hot and trendy fashions. Times have changed, according to maternity
wear designer liz lange, who says women have gone from hiding their
pregnancy to wearing clothes that celebrate it. "When you see all http://www.fcsc.co.uk/wedding-party-dresses/bridesmaid-dresses.html
the coverage of these fabulouslooking celebrities, and they look so
good in their fitted clothing, completely keeping their sense of style,
it's very, very influential,"Said lange who designs both highend
maternity wear and a line for target. "Other women want to look like
that, too.They realize it looks great and it looks sexy. " Thanks to
hollywood, maternity fashions have gone from the red carpet and runways
to boardrooms and the beach. Starlets like angelina jolie, gwen stefani
and nicole richie didn't miss a fashion beat when they showed off their
baby bumps.And designers have jumped on the babybuggy bandwagon,
offering momstobe the same sleek business suits, designer jeans, flirty
dresses and trendy tops their nonpregnant pals are wearing. It was a
lack of options that led rebecca matthias, president and chief creative
officer of a pea in the pod to create her maternity clothing company,
which includes a pea in the pod, destination maternity and motherhood
maternity stores. Matthias was a working professional when she got
pregnant and says she couldn't find business clothes that would
accommodate her growing belly. Today she is dressing more than three
million momstobe each year, and matthias she has an alist following
which that includes salma hayek and jessica alba. For spring and summer,
a pea in the pod is offering tiered ruffle tops, bohoinspired blouses,
fitted dresses and floral bikinis, which are among the season's
anticipated trends. The company's new luxe line, a pea in the pod
collection, is offering elegant silk gowns, bejeweled tanks and jeans
from true religion and 7 for all mankind. Matthias says her goal is to
offer clothing that lets women dress as fabulously as they did before
they became pregnant. For the more budgetconscious pregnant woman, lange
has caused quite a stir at target stores around the country.She says
the liz lange collection relies on stretch fabrics to create flattering
silhouettes. As a young designer, she saw her pregnant friends trying to
squeeze into nonmaternity dresses rather than wear the oversized attire
that was popular at the time.They immediately looked thinner, which
lange says inspired her"Aha moment. " "It may seem like the opposite is
true, but when you wear something fitted, close to the body, it is so
much more flattering,"She said. "It shows you have some new curves, but
also where you don't. " Lange, who has created a line of special
occasion dresses available exclusively at target, says dressing up can
be a challenge when you're expecting. "Whether you're attending a black
tie affair, an evening at the opera or just looking forward to a night
on the town, these dresses are sure to shine! " If you're unsure about
your look, here are liz lange's top five dressing tips to keep you
looking fabulous: 1.Wear something that makes you feel beautiful and
comfortable when you're confident about the way you look you'll feel
like the belle of the ball. 2.Jewelry should be strategic and draw
attention to where you want it anything with a sparkle is always
flattering. 3.You can never go wrong with a little black dress dark
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