Forget the LBD – the wardrobe essential every mama needs this season? It’s the little white maternity dress! Here at Seraphine we are all about the LWD for the warmer seasons – it’s a chic choice, will keep you cool in the heat and looks fantastic with a suntan! Check out some of our favourite little white maternity dresses as styled by you…
Whether you’re enjoying the sun on a well-deserved holiday or relaxing at home with your family, simple white maternity dresses will always be a stylish option.
Ideal for trips to the beach, days around town or simply running errands, our white cotton maternity dresses are designed to keep you cool and comfortable all day long. The perfect summer alternative to your everyday LBD, the little white maternity dress is an equally versatile option.
A beautiful choice for baby showers, hen parties, christenings and stylish summer parties, a little white maternity dress will always hit the right notes at a special occasion. We especially love the idea of white baby shower dresses – it sets you apart as the centre of attention, and gives nothing away about the sex of the baby, making it perfect for a surprise gender reveal party! Our beautiful bridal maternity dresses aren’t just for weddings – we have plenty of short lacy styles which would work perfectly for any special event.
A maternity photoshoot is the perfect way to capture and celebrate your beautiful new curves, and we think the little white maternity dress is the perfect fashion choice for your photos.
Super chic, ethereal & pure, a white dress captures the magic of pregnancy, and works wonderfully whether your shoot is classic, bohemian themed, or fresh and modern!
You mothers are amazing. Creating brand new tiny humans and then caring for them 24/7 is exhausting, and yet there you are at all hours of the day and night, giving your all – mind, body & soul – for your precious little ones. And the best part is… you probably wouldn’t have it any other way!
You deserve to be celebrated every single day, and with Mother’s Day coming up this weekend we have plenty planned in honour of the occasion! From a fabulous special offer, to in-store events across the UK, to an exclusive Facebook Live interview with Seraphine founder Cecile Reinaud!
Pay a visit to one of our four UK maternity stores this Saturday 25th of March for a special pre-Mother’s Day treat! There’ll be complementary drinks and nibbles on offer, making it the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the 20% off dresses offer. AND as a one-day-only, in-store exclusive, we’re offering 10% off the rest of the collection too!
If you’re a London local, and are able to pay a visit to our flagship maternity store on Kensington High Street, there will be a few extra treats on offer. Drop in for a complimentary manicure, courtesy of Timi Beauty, and don’t forget to pick up your free goody bag when you spend over £75!
All this week, Hello! Magazine have been staging an array of special events and interviews to celebrate Mother’s Day, and Seraphine founder, Cecile Reinaud kicked off proceedings in style with an exclusive interview on Facebook Live.
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Cecile shared her expert maternity fashion tips for pregnant mamas, and talks about her experience of dressing The Duchess of Cambridge along with other celebrity mamas including Marion Cotillard, Gwen Stefani & Anne Hathaway.
She also opened up about how her own two pregnancies helped her to hone her ideas for Seraphine maternity clothes. Testing out new products on herself while expecting her two boys really allowed her to focus in on the things that pregnant women are looking for in their maternity clothes: comfort, fit and fashion!
In need of a fashion refresh? Well great news mamas… London Fashion Week is here! With the runway shows in full swing, and the city alive with style, inspiration and incredible creativity, now feels like the perfect time to offer you a first look at some of our hottest new season spring maternity clothes.
New Maternity Dresses
Chic shirt dresses dominated the spring catwalks this year, which is fantastic news for us mamas, as this style works perfectly for pregnancy! Offering relaxed boho styling, our maternity shirt dresses are designed to accentuate the empire waist, while the on-trend button-down style offers easy access for nursing after baby is born.
Nautical styling is another classic spring trend which had a revamp this year. This season’s knitted nautical maternity dresses are the perfect way to show off your curves – the horizontal stripes are guaranteed to flaunt and flatter your new figure!
New Maternity Knitwear
Laidback and luxurious, this season’s knitwear collection is inspired by the Chelsea look. Taking fashion cues from the street styles seen everywhere from Harrods to Holland Park, these maternity jumpers and shawls are all about ease, comfort and impeccable quality. Discover our fresh new pastel shades for spring, and complete your look with the perfect cover-up.
Styling Maternity Clothes in London
Nothing spells London style like dressing up a pair of jeans with heels, a chic blouse and structured blazer. It’s a versatile look that works everywhere from the school run to the office and even out for the evening!
New Maternity Jeans
And speaking of jeans…. This season has a particularly stylish selection of denim to choose from! From gently distressed to outright ripped with chic frayed edges, a great pair of maternity jeans is a must-have style for transitioning the seasons.
Have fun trying out the latest maternity fashion trends mamas – with a few of these essential spring maternity clothes on your side, you’re sure to have a super stylish season!
It’s that time again mamas… Fashion Month is here! 4 glorious weeks dedicated to great style, new design and incredible creativity. This week saw New York kick off proceedings in true NYC fashion with a string of inspiring shows, covetable collections and plenty of ideas to translate into your maternity fashion repertoire!
While they continue to strut their stuff on the catwalks over the weekend, showing us what’s to come next autumn, we thought we’d turn our attention to the slightly nearer future…
These are our top runway-to-wardrobe maternity fashion looks to look out for this spring!
Stunning Stripes
The Designers: Carolina Herrera, Lacoste, Alexander Wang
From vertical to horizontal, monochrome to multi-coloured, all in every conceivable combination, stripes are set to steal the show this season! We love the way designers mixed their stripes to flatter the figure, contrasting vertical with horizontal or diagonal for added impact.
Seraphine’s Top Tip: Don’t be afraid of horizontal stripes in maternity fashion! Far from making you look wider, they can actually work to slim your silhouette by highlighting your gorgeous baby bump!
Whether it’s fresh blue florals, geometric prints or stunning solid shades, this spring the designers have us craving everything in stunning shades of blue. From the deepest navy to the softest pastel shade and everything in between, blue is a colour that works with every skin tone and we can’t wait to start rocking the trend!
From deconstructed Oxfords to elegant printed pieces, the classic shirt is set to be big news next season, but not in the way you might expect. Shirt dresses took the runways by storm everywhere from Alexander Wang to Mara Hoffman and we couldn’t be more in love with this trend. The ultimate easy-to-wear piece, a classic shirt dress will always offer that feeling of paired back luxury – perfect for the office, or a chic weekend brunch.
Zita West is a leading fertility expert, practicing midwife, acupuncturist, nutritional advisor and author of ten fertility and pregnancy books – and the founder of the Zita West Fertility Clinic. She has been involved in fertility for over 30 years, and has helped thousands of couples to get into optimum shape for all the vital stages of childbirth from pre-conception to conception, pregnancy and the months immediately after birth.
At the Zita West fertility clinic, we believe that fertility is a whole body event, and many factors contribute to getting pregnant. What sets us aside from other fertility clinics is that we assess all of the factors that can impact on success, from the medical to the psychological – stress and mindset play a huge role. We believe that every couple is different – you cannot have a one-size fits all approach with fertility. The programme we have developed is highly individualised. We start with getting to know our clients, their lifestyle, their nutrition and even their mindset so we can develop the right plan of action for them.
2) Can you tell us more about your methods?How do diet and lifestyle factor in?
My approach to fertility, IVF and pregnancy has always been an holistic one. It’s about making little changes to various aspects of your life, remembering that fertility is a whole body event rather than something that just happens in the fallopian tubes. I believe that the best way to conceive is to start by looking at five key areas in your life – medical, nutrition, relationship, mindset and lifestyle. Many women trying for a baby just focus on the pregnancy and not what they can do beforehand to ensure a healthy egg and a healthier pregnancy.
Nutrition is ultimately the foundation for a healthy pregnancy. When you are pregnant, the baby doesn’t rely on what you eat in any one day, it will rely on your valuable stores of nutrients. So looking at what you’re eating and when you’re eating is vital. You both need regular meals filled with lots of protein for healthy eggs and sperm, essential fatty acids for cell membranes and hormone regulation, and micronutrients.
3) Do you have any advice along these lines for expectant mums?
My book The Pregnancy Companion is full of great tips, it’s a huge tome that took me a year to write! In the first weeks of pregnancy many women are anxious, they fear that they are going to do something that may harm the baby such as the foods they eat, their diet and exercise. They need a lot of reassurance.
I always encourage women to learn stress techniques or have treatments such as acupuncture to cope with some of the early pregnancy anxieties.
I developed my pregnancy range of multivitamins and minerals 15 years ago and have tweaked them throughout the years. I have a different product for each of the 4 trimesters of pregnancy, with the fourth being the post-natal period. I believe growing a baby results in different nutritional needs throughout the pregnancy, so the supplements vary accordingly. Likewise DHA Omega 3 is so important to start taking prior to pregnancy to build up in the system so it’s available for the baby’s brain development – it is hard to get large amounts from food. The supplements are all about meeting the body’s needs at various stages.
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6) It must be amazing to know that you are helping so many families. What would you say is the best part of your job?
That’s easy. It’s when women come back with their babies!
The fact that there are no guarantees. If you pay £10k for a hip operation, you’re going to get a new hip. With fertility treatment, we cannot ultimately, despite all that we do, guarantee a couple a baby. And seeing a woman who regrets that she left it too late to become a mother is always heart-breaking.
8) A little bird told us that you are about to become a grandma! Congratulations – What are you looking forward to the most?
I am so excited as it has taken me a while to persuade my daughter to get on with it!!!!! As a midwife, I take nothing for granted, so until she has had the baby I can’t relax. I’m looking forward to being in labour with her and the time after, helping her through those early days and giving her the confidence she needs.
Congratulations are in order for New Girl actress and Hello Giggles founder Zooey Deschanel, who announced this week that she is expecting baby number 2!
The star and her producer husband Jacob Pechenik welcomed their adorably named daughter Elsie Otter in 2015, and are now getting set to give her a little brother or sister later this year. Zooey was a Seraphine fan through her last pregnancy, and loved our nursing dresses after Elsie was born.
She was spotted out and about looking stunning in our little pink and black number just weeks after welcoming her daughter.
Known for her cute and quirky fashion sense, last time Zooey was often seen sporting printed maternity dresses and bright cardigans, so she’ll have plenty to choose from at Seraphine.
We can’t wait to see how Zooey develops her maternity style this time around!
Fashion blogger & Insta-star Michelle Quinn is one seriously stylish mama-to-be, and this week we were thrilled to hand over the reins of the Seraphine Instagram account to her for a fashion take over! See how she styled her Seraphine maternity clothes, and shop her looks!
Michelle is the brains & the beauty behind New England fashion blog, By Quinn. Check out her stunning wintery posts & shop her looks today.
The stunning mama-to-be started the day in style, grabbing a quick hot chocolate in our Faux-Fur Collar Short Maternity Coat. A chic coat is a must-have for your winter maternity clothes collection, & this one has it all!
Looking forward to a great morning workout! It’s important to keep moving through your nine months, and The Active Kit is the perfect partner for your pregnancy!
Keeping chic & comfy to run a few errands about town. Michelle loved our Lavender Cotton Cashmere Nursing Jumper, which she dressed down with our essential Black Ripped Maternity Skinny Jeans.
Our Grey Marl Roll Neck Maternity & Nursing Top styled with jeans and boots proved the perfect choice for a casual pre-Christmas date night with her husband.
Settling in for the night in comfort & style with the Seraphine Blue Polka Dot Maternity & Nursing Pyjamas. Perfect for teaming with one of our ultra-comfy nursing bras – sweet dreams are guaranteed!
To see more from Michelle, check out her blog or follow her on Instagram @Michellemquinn
Merry Christmas Mamas! Enjoy your celebrations this weekend & make sure you’re not left out when it comes to festive tipples!
We’ve gathered some of the most delicious-looking Christmassy non-alcoholic cocktails from around the web, and selected the perfect maternity party dresses to wear them with. These gorgeous mocktails & stunning maternity dresses are just what you need to raise a glass at Christmas and to toast the New Year in style.
Blackberry Ginger Mocktail
Fusing sweet apple juice with spicy ginger beer and a handful of fresh fruit over ice, this ultra-refreshing concoction is a must for winter parties. Team it with something glamorous and lacy in a sultry berry shade.
The Drink: Get the recipe from Isabella on her blog Coriander Queen
A fantastically fruity fusion of citrus flavours, fresh cranberries and a slight cinnamon kick, Jingle juice will be a guaranteed hit with kids and adults alike. It looks incredible & tastes even better – a real party pleaser! Bring out the cute cranberry polka dots by wearing some polka dots of your own!
The Drink: Get the recipe from Kami on her blog No Biggie
Cranberry, ginger and orange: It’s a classic Christmas combination which somehow manages to be both warming and refreshing all at once! Team this gorgeous orange cocktail with something stunning in festive green for an unforgettable combination.
You can’t beat a chilled glass of champagne for a festive toast, but while the bubbly is off limits, this non-alcoholic replacement is the next best thing. Partner this sophisticated sparkler with your most glamorous little black maternity dress to see in the New Year in style!
The Drink: Get the recipe from Kadee on her blog Oh So Delicioso
Here at Seraphine our maternity LBDs are a firm favourite with celebs, fashion bloggers and even royalty, and we have plenty of options to ensure that we can offer the perfect little black maternity dress to suit every mama’s style. Here are our top 3 LBDs and just a few of the stunning mamas who have rocked them.
Perfect for the cooler season, our Vanessa Turtleneck Black Maternity Dress is ultra-slimming and boasts a chic roll neck to ramp up the style and keep out the chill. This week Smash star Megan Hilty glowed in the style to do a quick tour of New York’s radio stations.
Watch the video to check out her beautiful live acoustic rendition of the Christmas Song!
This dress has a particularly glamorous fan club including none other than The Duchess of Cambridge! She teamed the style with a stunning Cartier necklace for a public appearance on her first official visit to New York back when she was expecting Princess Charlotte.
Actress Tamsin Egerton is another fan of the style, as is Sky Sports presenter Olivia Wayne. Both mamas looked utterly chic in the figure-flattering black dress.
Just last week, stunning theatre director Sophie Hunter simply glowed in the dress on the arm of husband Benedict Cumberbatch at the swanky Christmas party hosted by the London Library with Harrods.
Singer Sophie Ellis Bextor is another fan of the style. She rocked the dress on holiday in the South of France while expecting her youngest son Jesse last summer, putting its year-round styling credentials to the test.
Fashion blogger Jessica Quirk of What I Wore fame raved about this dress: “I think it might be my favorite maternity dress yet! It’s kind of crazy to say something meant to accommodate a growing belly could be so slimming, but this frock somehow does it! Nice!”
Last but certainly not least is our Black Maternity Shift Dress – a timeless style designed to fit & flatter your growing curves. Super model Coco Rocha loved this little black dress so much, she was pictured in it three times!
And Coco isn’t the only super model mama to love the style – former Victoria’s Secret Angel Doutzen Kroes was also a fan of this dress and was pictured wearing it the week before she welcomed her daughter Myllena Mae.
Former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt visited one of our London stores to pick up her LBD, which she styled with chic silver shoes and a long pendant necklace.
This style is also a favourite with the fashion bloggers. Stunning Alexis Atarian paired it with a denim jacket & chic hat, while Lauren Sebastian AKA Big Blonde Hair kept it simple with a pair of shades and tousled hair.
Twinkling lights, sparkling mocktails and a generous sprinkling of sequins, you guessed it mamas – party season is upon us! Whether you’re celebrating at home, going glam for the office Christmas party or hitting the town with the girls, the perfect maternity party dresses are a must.
The Vibe: Time to get your blow dry on mama – For one night only, you and your girl gang are getting dressed up & hitting the town! Glitz, glam & very big hair; this kind of night calls for something utterly sensational that sparkles when you move…
The Vibe: Whether it’s a festive ball, a red carpet event or a formal New Year’s Eve party – this occasion demands high octane glamour. Dress your beautiful bump in a stunning full-length gown to cut a truly striking silhouette – make it red and we guarantee you will feel like a queen all night long!
The Vibe: Now’s the time to let your hair down – but not too far – because you’re partying with the boss! These are the people who see you every day, so why not give them something fabulous to look at. There’s nothing like a stylish lace maternity dress to make an impression & flatter your figure.
The Vibe: Nothing matters tonight but you and your love. A big romantic night out is just what the two of you need to escape the Christmas rush. A candle-lit meal, an evening stroll and a sultry little maternity dress with the perfect touch of sparkle.
Feeling inspired? Check out our stunning party wear selection of the most stylish maternity party dresses & enter the code: PARTY20 at the checkout for 20% off!
Girl’s Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh recently welcomed her beautiful second baby, Cole Jacob to the family – a little brother for 2 year old Bobby. Kimberley was a big fan of Seraphine maternity clothes throughout both of her pregnancies, and has continued looking stunning in her Seraphine styles since the birth.
We thought we’d take a look back at a few of her best maternity fashion moments…
Just last week, she posted this gorgeous shot on Instagram wearing our 3 in 1 Maternity Parka – perfect for an impromptu “hood-off” with son Bobby. The style was ideal for wrapping up against the chilly weather, and can even be adapted for baby-wearing!
A photo posted by Kimberley Walsh (@kimberleywalshofficial) on
The stylish singer was this year’s champion of Pampers’ on-going charity campaign for UNICEF, and promoted the cause live on TV and in the press looking stunning in Seraphine maternity dresses! It is a cause very close to Kimberley’s heart. She spoke passionately about the campaign on Sky News, and chose our Burgundy Maternity Shift Dress for the TV appearance.
The project has been running for 11 years, and its aim is to totally eliminate the risk of Maternal & Newborn Tetanus across the globe, one vaccine at a time. Every time you buy a special promotional pack of Pampers nappies or wipes, you are helping to provide 1 life-saving vaccine to someone who desperately needs it.
Kimberley Explains the Campaign Live on Sky News
As well as Sky News, Kimberley and the campaign have also been featured in Hello! online, OK & Reveal magazines, where she looked utterly glowing in our Pink Fuchsia Knot Front Maternity Dress.
She has been speaking out about her own personal reasons for getting involved with this fantastic campaign:
“When you have children all you want to do is protect them from things. We’re so lucky that we have the NHS in this country and we have all the vaccinations that we need in place, from birth to whenever they stop needing them.”
This year the project has reached a huge milestone, crossing the half way point. Thanks to mums like you choosing Pampers for your babies, UNICEF have successfully eliminated the risk of MNT in 19 countries around the world. This is a fantastic result, but with 19 left to go there is still plenty of work to be done.
Find out more about the campaign on the Pampers website & get your promotional pack of Pampers today!
Here at Seraphine, we like to think we can tell a lot about a woman by looking at her signature lipstick. The shade you choose to show to the world is a very personal thing; it conveys something about who you are & how you’d like to be seen. So whether you favour a deep plum or a pretty pink, check out our quick guide to see if we’ve got your number…
Fun-loving and quick to smile, your enthusiasm tends to be infectious. You’re the type who likes to live life to the full & isn’t afraid to take on new challenges – big project at work? No problem. Travelling with toddlers? Sounds like fun. Run the marathon? Bring it on! You are always the first to laugh & the last to stop, though never at anyone else’s expense.
A true Romantic with a hidden cheeky streak, you are passionate and ambitious; the kind of woman that men fall in love with from across the room. You secretly think that you might have been born in the wrong era, and tend to spend a lot of time inside your own head – life just has more sparkle when viewed through the lens of your incredible imagination.
Intuitive and bold, you know your own mind and aren’t afraid to say what you mean. Your friends come to you for fashion advice, as they know you’ll always give an honest opinion & won’t sugar coat it if something isn’t working. A born risk-taker, you will pursue your goals wherever they take you, but will always remain grounded. No matter how busy your schedule, there will always be time for a catch up with the girls.
People often say that you’re too nice, and you always take it as a compliment. You are the mum of your friendship group – the shoulder to cry on, the baker of cakes, and giver of tea & sympathy. But just as you share in others’ trials, you take genuine pleasure from their triumphs too. Highly empathetic; you believe that kindness costs nothing, but can make all the difference.
Inherently seductive in all areas of life, you are all about the thrill of the chase. You are in no hurry but make no mistake, once you set your sights on something you rarely miss. You live in the moment and know instinctively how to take pleasure from the little things in life – your morning cup of coffee, the turning autumn leaves and sexy matching lingerie.
