Maternity fashion
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Lily Allen weds!
This Saturday saw the wedding of Lily Allen and Sam Cooper, and the surprise but heart warming news that Lily is more than 12 weeks pregnant. All eyes were on the dress, as Lily is known as a vintage aficionado, who has here own vintage clothes shop, Lucy in Disguise, that she co-runs with sister Sarah, and has recently launched her own vintage-inspired line to be sold through Harvey Nichols. Lily is also a sometime muse of Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel, so he was another possible designer name in the frame. As it was, Lily plumped for an exquisite 1920s style dress by French designer Delphine Manivet, that owed something in style…
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Debenhams and Dr Miriam Stoppard Nuture range -Finally, pretty maternity bras!
When I was pregnant with Baba, my already big boobs swelled to the point of being boulders. They felt heavy and sore, and needed even more support than usual in an attempt to avoid them reaching the news. Maternity bras were the only answer, but many still had a really old-fashioned,ultra structured look to them. In addition, I had always worn boned bras for support, and yet I was now reading evidence that this was a bad thing during pregnancy and needed to look at a softer option. Confused? You bet I was. Which is why I think the Dr Miriam Stoppard/Debenhams collaboration on a range of maternity/nursing bras is…
