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Evolution of Maternity Wear

  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    During the Middle Ages, women's dresses easily doubled as the first maternity garb, because they didn't contour to the body. Women merely let out the threads to accommodate a growing bump, as seams were not introduced until the 14th century.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    The first official maternity frock, the Adrienne, was introduced during the Baroque period. A flattering empire waist and myriad folds obscured the belly. Aprons were also a popular choice for pregnant peasants who couldn't afford the new dress.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    A maternity corset? It sounds like an oxymoron, but the restrictive whalebone lace-ups were worn throughout the Victorian era to minimize the appearance of a burgeoning midriff. The undergarment reform of the early 1900s brought women and the doctors who prescribed these corsets to their senses.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    The Jazz Age ushered in a bohemian shift, but pregnant flappers were hardly encouraged to let it all hang out. A 1923 ad for maternity wear by Wood Bros. clothing company in Good Housekeeping appealed to women who wanted to be entirely free from embarrassment of a noticeable appearance during a trying period.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    In 1952, Lucille Ball made history by being the first woman to show off a pregnancy onscreen in the wildly popular I Love Lucy. Her button-down smocks and tent dresses couldn't have been more demure, but the country is still reeling.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    Mia Farrow epitomized '60s style in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, proving that maternity wear can be au courant and chic. Her babydoll dresses and matching patent leather pumps gave women with buns in the oven reason to rejoice.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    Polyester became a pregnant girl's best friend in the 1970s, as stretchy maternity pants, shorts and matching tunics hit the scene. In 1982, when Princess Diana was pregnant with William, the world took note as she swanned around in oversize pastel shirtdresses and peppy polka-dot shifts.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    In 1988, the ladies who would later create Juicy Couture—Gela Taylor and Pamela Skaist-Levy—met and lamented at the lack of cool maternity clothes. The two experimented with elastic and a pair of Levis and created a line of maternity denim called Travis Jean. When a pregnant Melanie Griffith was later photographed wearing them, sales skyrocketed, causing maternity denim to hit the markets.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    In 1991, Demi Moore went nude for a cover shoot, showing off the most comfortable maternity wear of all. About the now-famous Vanity Fair cover, the actress said, It did seem to give a little bit more permission to feel sexy and attractive when you're pregnant. Moore's bold move prompted expecting celebs like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera to bare all, with Jessica Simpson most recently making a splash on the April 2012 cover of ELLE.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    Liz Lange forever changed the pregnancy fashion landscape with the first designer maternity wear line in 1997. Other big names like Isabella Oliver emerged on the scene, while celebrity mamas like Nicole Richie and Heidi Klum threw their maternity leggings and minidresses into the ring with retailer A Pea in the Pod.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    Here comes the bride… Alicia Keys and Lily Allen are just a couple of the famous ladies who have waddled down the aisle in maternity wedding dresses. For Keys, the occasion called for a draped, ivory silk-georgette goddess gown by Vera Wang.
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  • Evolution of Maternity Wear
    In the film What To Expect When You're Expecting, we get to watch a pregnant Cameron Diaz test the flexibility of spandex and wince at Brooklyn Decker's 5-inch maternity footwear. Women today aren't trying to hide anything. They want to show off the bump, says the film's costume designer, Karen Patch. Some modern maternity clothes are so form-fitting that women who aren't pregnant could wear them.NEXT ON GLO: Wacky Fashion Trends And Why We Love Them
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    1913 Ad H W Gossard Maternity Corset Abdominal Support
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    Demi Moore: Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images
  • Liz Lange forever changed the pregnancy fashion landscape with the first designer maternity wear line in 1997. Other big names like Isabella Oliver emerged on the scene, while celebrity mamas like Nicole Richie and Heidi Klum threw their maternity leggings and minidresses into the ring with retailer A Pea in the Pod.
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    Lily Allen: Martin Grimes/FilmMagic
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    Melissa Moseley for "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
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  • Antiquated Caftans

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    During the Middle Ages, women's dresses easily doubled as the first maternity garb, because they didn't contour to the body. Women merely let out the threads to accommodate a growing bump, as seams were not introduced until the 14th century.

  • Baroque Birth

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    The first official maternity frock, the "Adrienne," was introduced during the Baroque period. A flattering empire waist and myriad folds obscured the belly. Aprons were also a popular choice for pregnant peasants who couldn't afford the new dress.

  • Primitive Spanx

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    A maternity corset? It sounds like an oxymoron, but the restrictive whalebone lace-ups were worn throughout the Victorian era to minimize the appearance of a burgeoning midriff. The undergarment reform of the early 1900s brought women and the doctors who prescribed these corsets to their senses.

  • Bump Prohibition

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    The Jazz Age ushered in a bohemian shift, but pregnant flappers were hardly encouraged to let it all hang out. A 1923 ad for maternity wear by Wood Bros. clothing company in Good Housekeeping appealed to women who wanted to be "entirely free from embarrassment of a noticeable appearance during a trying period."

  • Infantile Behavior

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    In 1952, Lucille Ball made history by being the first woman to show off a pregnancy onscreen in the wildly popular I Love Lucy. Her button-down smocks and tent dresses couldn't have been more demure, but the country is still reeling.

  • Devilishly Chic

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    Mia Farrow epitomized '60s style in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, proving that maternity wear can be au courant and chic. Her babydoll dresses and matching patent leather pumps gave women with buns in the oven reason to rejoice.

  • A Royal Ripens

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    Polyester became a pregnant girl's best friend in the 1970s, as stretchy maternity pants, shorts and matching tunics hit the scene. In 1982, when Princess Diana was pregnant with William, the world took note as she swanned around in oversize pastel shirtdresses and peppy polka-dot shifts.

  • Mom Jeans

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    In 1988, the ladies who would later create Juicy Couture—Gela Taylor and Pamela Skaist-Levy—met and lamented at the lack of cool maternity clothes. The two experimented with elastic and a pair of Levis and created a line of maternity denim called Travis Jean. When a pregnant Melanie Griffith was later photographed wearing them, sales skyrocketed, causing maternity denim to hit the markets.

  • Extreme Exposure

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    In 1991, Demi Moore went nude for a cover shoot, showing off the most comfortable maternity wear of all. About the now-famous Vanity Fair cover, the actress said, "It did seem to give a little bit more permission to feel sexy and attractive when you're pregnant." Moore's bold move prompted expecting celebs like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera to bare all, with Jessica Simpson most recently making a splash on the April 2012 cover of ELLE.

  • Pea Pod

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    Liz Lange forever changed the pregnancy fashion landscape with the first designer maternity wear line in 1997. Other big names like Isabella Oliver emerged on the scene, while celebrity mamas like Nicole Richie and Heidi Klum threw their maternity leggings and minidresses into the ring with retailer A Pea in the Pod.

  • (Teething) Ring

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    Here comes the bride… Alicia Keys and Lily Allen are just a couple of the famous ladies who have waddled down the aisle in maternity wedding dresses. For Keys, the occasion called for a draped, ivory silk-georgette goddess gown by Vera Wang.

  • A-List Hormones

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    In the film What To Expect When You're Expecting, we get to watch a pregnant Cameron Diaz test the flexibility of spandex and wince at Brooklyn Decker's 5-inch maternity footwear. "Women today aren't trying to hide anything. They want to show off the bump," says the film's costume designer, Karen Patch. "Some modern maternity clothes are so form-fitting that women who aren't pregnant could wear them."

    NEXT ON GLO: Wacky Fashion Trends And Why We Love Them

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