Fashion

I had been planning to wait longer before posting another series of outfits. However,  a) I don’t have much to report otherwise. My life consists of a rotating menu of salmon, eggs, plain greek yogurt and vegetables, drinking endless glasses of water, braxton hicks contractions, baby feet jutting out four inches from my side, trying…

Eight months pregnant?! How is that possible! Things have started to get a bit more difficult as I head into the last 7 weeks. I don’t quite understand how I’m able to stand upright with this big bump balanced on my too-small feet. My daily routine is to have breakfast in bed while the baby…

30 weeks pregnant, up 25 lbs and I just booked my highest invoicing week in the 2 years of my brand strategy business. Whew! It’s been super busy at EmilyStyle. The third trimester kicked off for me with a major baby growth spurt. An itchy couple of days when it was hard to wear anything beyond…

Just barely six months pregnant now and the bump has quickly grown to the size of a not-so-subtle smuggled basketball. Strangers love asking me if I’m due soon. I love the attention! I’ve almost completely given up on pants (far too itchy) and have started to tap into the stash of hand-me-down 3rd trimester clothes…

The French do many things well: pastry, wine, commiseration and baby clothes in particular. When visiting France over the years, I stocked up on adorable classic items from inexpensive places like Monoprix to bring back to friends and family. You can view many of them online – alas, most shops don’t ship to the US.…

I’m getting bigger and bigger every day! The last couple weeks have included some serious bump growth and a lot of business meetings as I head quickly toward month six. 1. Cross-country business trip Two five hour flights in two days for a client meeting required a seriously comfortable flying outfit. This black maternity shirt…

Easter at my parent’s home in San Luis Obispo is our annual spring tradition. It’s always great to see Rob’s sister and his four nephews and to spend time with my sister and her kids too. This year, I smuggled in some chocolate kiwis from our trip to New Zealand: My new ASOS maternity dress…

Returning home from a long trip usually means trading a tiny carry-on bag for a closet full of clothes. At 5 months (20 weeks) pregnant, instead I returned home from New Zealand to find only a couple more things to wear and many, many more that I had outgrown. Time to get creative since being…

I’ve found maternity basics to be easy to shop for: leggings, t-shirts, tank tops, midi skirts…all fairly simple in basic black and white. But a pretty, flowery dress for Easter? Things get complicated quickly. Here are my five favorite floral maternity dress options for Easter to help you and the bump avoid looking like a…

This above-average-bump continues to be really fun to dress! According to my doctor, I’ve gained hardly any weight at all as I head into the second trimester. It’s just my body shape (long legs, very short torso, thin) that is contributing to what looks like an oversized belly at only 15 weeks with this baby…