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| KAREN ELSON WALKING AT MARC JACOBS SHOW 2006 |
Shows! Models! Champagne! Paparazzi! Celebs! Fashion month sounds like a blast, doesn’t it? The privilege—and it is one—of seeing creativity at the source can’t be beat. The real-life logistics of navigating hundreds of shows across four fashion capitals, on the other hand, aren’t always quite as thrilling—think shoe-ruining weather, omnipresent deadlines, fickle Wi-Fi, late Ubers, and sleep-sapping time differences. Add pregnancy to that mix and you have an incredibly delicate pas de deux to choreograph. Let’s face it: Assembling a fashion month wardrobe is daunting enough without having to consider a baby bump. Here, our favorite front row regulars share their maternity style secrets for Fashion Week.
Choose the shoe that’s right for you.
Miroslava Duma successfully alternated between a brand-spanking-new pair of white Chucks and the highest of heels. But Suno creative director Erin Beatty, who delivered a collection in advance of giving birth to Laszlo (now 14 months), kept things on the down-low. Did she wear flats, I asked? “Are you kidding?” Beatty responds. “I didn’t go near a pair of heels.” And when street style star Yasmin Sewell, now mother to Renzo, 1, wanted a bit of height, she opted for a comfortable wedge or platform.
Miroslava Duma successfully alternated between a brand-spanking-new pair of white Chucks and the highest of heels. But Suno creative director Erin Beatty, who delivered a collection in advance of giving birth to Laszlo (now 14 months), kept things on the down-low. Did she wear flats, I asked? “Are you kidding?” Beatty responds. “I didn’t go near a pair of heels.” And when street style star Yasmin Sewell, now mother to Renzo, 1, wanted a bit of height, she opted for a comfortable wedge or platform.
Use your whole body.
“Since I lost my waist,” says Sewell, “it was about working the few remaining bits I could! I went for loose-fitting dresses mainly that showed my arms, shoulders, and ankles . . . everything else was hidden.”
“Since I lost my waist,” says Sewell, “it was about working the few remaining bits I could! I went for loose-fitting dresses mainly that showed my arms, shoulders, and ankles . . . everything else was hidden.”
Accessories are your best friend.
“My approach was the bigger the bump, the bolder the accessories!” says The Webster’s Laure Heriard Dubreuil. “I decided early on in my pregnancy that handbags were just too cumbersome and solely carried small clutches throughout Fashion Week. I found myself piling on jewelry—specifically large earrings, long pendants, and stacks of bangles.” Jessica Alba used a belt, placed above her belly to draw the eyes up, to create an empire silhouette.
“My approach was the bigger the bump, the bolder the accessories!” says The Webster’s Laure Heriard Dubreuil. “I decided early on in my pregnancy that handbags were just too cumbersome and solely carried small clutches throughout Fashion Week. I found myself piling on jewelry—specifically large earrings, long pendants, and stacks of bangles.” Jessica Alba used a belt, placed above her belly to draw the eyes up, to create an empire silhouette.
You can stick with fashion.
Be fearless, like Sofia Coppola, who wore Marc Jacobs’s horizontal stripes with panache. “I didn’t and have never worn maternity pieces,” says Sewell. “So it was about finding those fashion items that worked and flattered the bump.”
Be fearless, like Sofia Coppola, who wore Marc Jacobs’s horizontal stripes with panache. “I didn’t and have never worn maternity pieces,” says Sewell. “So it was about finding those fashion items that worked and flattered the bump.”
Don’t forget your lipstick.
“Bold lipstick, especially for day,” says Heriard Dubreuil, “was an instant pick-me-up and a welcome distraction from my growing bump.”
“Bold lipstick, especially for day,” says Heriard Dubreuil, “was an instant pick-me-up and a welcome distraction from my growing bump.”
Pack your sweats.
Prioritizing your health might mean adjusting your schedule. And that’s okay. “By the time I hit Paris, I was close to seven months and just found it a bit hard,” admits Sewell. “All I wanted to do was get on my couch and into my track pants and live there for a while . . . and that I did.”
Prioritizing your health might mean adjusting your schedule. And that’s okay. “By the time I hit Paris, I was close to seven months and just found it a bit hard,” admits Sewell. “All I wanted to do was get on my couch and into my track pants and live there for a while . . . and that I did.”
Enjoy the glow—and the perks.
“I felt constantly surrounded by kindness and positive energy,” says Heriard Debreuil. “From style bloggers complimenting my look to security guards escorting me safely into the shows, everyone was so thoughtful and accommodating.”
“I felt constantly surrounded by kindness and positive energy,” says Heriard Debreuil. “From style bloggers complimenting my look to security guards escorting me safely into the shows, everyone was so thoughtful and accommodating.”
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