PREGNANT IN HEELS

 

Standing tall and proud, pregnant in heels, is a common practice these days.  Celebs rock the look, many of my fellow Haute Moms do, for gawd sake, there was a TV show named after it.  But there's still a science to looking graceful and glam on bottom, with a burgeoning tummy on top.  HauteMomsClub, here's how it breaks down - the DO's and DONT's to working it, Pregnant In Heels

DO: Respect that comfort is key.  Platforms for example.  They're always a great, comfy option. It's simply about finding the right pair.  Remember, feeling comfortable exudes confidence.

DO: Opt for wedges if stilettos are out of the question.  Shopping, lunching, sunning, whatever it is, the wedge is your answer.  Comfy, Cute, Can you ever have too many?!  Nope :)

 

DO:

Rock statement heels.  I love the idea of a super funky heel to jazz up any outfit.  Especially, if you like me, choose black over any other color during your pregnancy.

DON'T:

Be too brave.  Retire those triple-platform Loubies...for now.  Safety, first...face-planting, definitely not the idea.  And perhaps a bit silly seeing any woman about to give birth working hooker heels.

 

DON'T:

Squeeze into a 6.5 when you're really a 7.  Foot fat is never fun.  Fact #1: Your feet expand during pregnancy.   Fact #2: They usually return to their normal size so don't go selling off your treasured Zanottis.  Unless of course, they're size 7 and you live in the LA area.  In that case, let's exchange info.

DON'T:

Forget where you're going.  Map out how much walking you'll actually be doing.  Car to table to bathroom back to car simply requires looking fabulous.  A trip to Disney, and perhaps a great Tory Burch wedge flip-flop will do.

 

And finally, DO enter a room loud and proud and DON'T look back :)

The Best Un-dressed Baby Bumps

It's one of the first things they teach as a red-carpet reporter, a right of passage so-to-speak, and truthfully, a fabulous go-to when you don't know who the hell you're interviewing.  Rather than inquiring, "Who Are You?" it's "Who Are You Wearing"  But that question doesn't much apply here.  "Who Aren't You Wearing" seems more fitting. For many pregnant women, hell could freeze over before they'd willingly flaunt their flesh for millions of eyeballs.  For celebrity moms, it's par for the course.   Posing in next-to-nothing, your only real accessory, that kick-ass baby bump, was shocking 21 years ago with that iconic Annie Leibovitz pic of Demi Moore gracing the cover of Vanity Fair Mag...Since then, it's become less controversial than Britney breaking a nail.  So here's the question, Haute Mom's Club; Is it too much?? Or just enough?  Would you pose for your own stripped-down pregnancy pics?  And who's up next?  Mila Kunis? Rachel Bilson?  ScarJo? - I know I'd buy that magazine.  Here's a look back in time at some of the most-memorable covers...

 

Ironically, Demi was pregnant with daughter, Scout Willis, who just grabbed headlines walking  around topless to protest Instagram’s nudity rules, says she never had a choice about fame. “I was on the cover of Vanity Fair before I was born, so I never ­really had a choice about whether or not I wanted a public image,” Scout referring to this cover.

 

 

scoutCindy Crawford, 1999

Britney Spears, 2006

Christina, 2008

Mariah Carey, 2011

A middle-aged, non-Celeb makes the cover of New York Magazine in 2011