Vintage maternity clothes

Once people accepted that pregnant women could be stylish and need not remain hidden, the designs of vintage '50s maternity fashion were surprisingly varied. Here's a look!

Take a look at these vintage snapshots to see the beauty of women during pregnancy.

Now for the era that defines “vintage maternity style” in the minds of many: the 1950s! Unlike during the 1930s and 1940s, fabric conservation and rationing was no longer a big design consideration and, like the other styles of the 1950s, maternity wear became more voluminous and feminine. This post will ride the line of the late 1940s to early 1950s a bit because the maternity fashions were *very* similar. (I think we sometimes forget that fashion doesn't abruptly change just because a new…

Houndstooth Maternity Dress So I am almost 26 weeks, and thought it was about time to make a maternity dress for my self. I really like it, and think I will like it even more when I start to get bigger and fill it out. Vintage pattern Simplicity 7558

1940s maternity dress

Most modern clothes don’t light me up. That lesson was driven home with this latest project, when I had the intention of making...

As I sit soaking up sweet baby snuggles, I've found a few moments to share one final Sunday-best maternity dress made in the last trimester with baby #2. At 38 weeks, I asked my mother-in-law to snap a few photos on my phone before baby's nearly imminent arrival. I think she did a fabulous job for her first dress photography, don't you? 😃 You'll have to excuse my lack of shoes... we grabbed the photos quickly, and I didn't want to take the time to get my shoes and put them on, so here you…