Beyonces Bump & Maternity Lingerie

A Maternity Fashion Role Model

It is without a doubt my favourite song on her hit album, 4, and now the beautiful Beyonce has released her song Countdown, as she showcases a variety of sixties inspired looks whilst exuding a pregnancy glow.

This video completely hypnotises me, from her kooky bowl cut to her sleek long bob, it is safe to say that Beyonce looks amazing in this video.

As I watched, paused and rewound this dazzling video it got me to thinking about pregnancy and maternity wear for women.

So many women that I have known to be pregnant, or have spoken to about pregnancy, tell me about the dreaded (and somewhat stereotypical) fears of maternity wear styles. These include the baggy style men’s t-shits and overall ‘frumpy’ attire within the maternity sections of many high street stores.

However when watching Beyonce’s video, it seems like she is challenging and remodelling the maternity stereotypes to incorporate her own style. After all she is still a young women, and like many other pregnant women, style is important and makes us feel good.

Beyonce even recently quoted that she enjoyed finding the right maternity wear and lingerie to suit her style.

Fashion Maternity Lingerie & Shapewear

So I thought I would do a little research into what maternity/support lingerie and shape wear is out on the market for pregnant women and here is what our found.

ASOS Maternity

Asos offer a range supportive maternity lingerie and swimwear for mums to be. Using simple cotton fabrics with a sexy hint of lace makes them one of the perfect suppliers of maternity support wear.

Next use a range of colourful and feminine prints with their simple and supportive maternity ranges. They also offer a range of classic opaque maternity tights that will go perfectly underneath a chucky knit jumper dress or pretty floral tea dress.

Topshop has to be one of my favourite maternity providers for creating comfort and sex appeal in their range. Pregnant women give off a beautiful glow, combine that with beautiful lingerie and they will look like a goddess.

Fig Leaves range of maternity lingerie and swimwear use a range of classic monochrome prints with beautiful satin and cotton fabrics that include a hit of lace, to add that all around feminine touch.

So for all of you pregnant ladies who are looking for a maternity lingerie source, here you have it. Four fashion brands who stock maternity, shape wear and swimwear products.

The Perfect Shapewear For Christmas

Yes I am going to say it 2 months and 15 days until Christmas!

I love the Christmas season, as they say in the song “Tis’ the season to be jolly”, however like many other people I know, being jolly means eating too many treats. However at this moment in time the "Christmas countdown" only means one thing for me, party outfits!

So to help with the guilt of eating my 100th mince pie on Christmas day, I am on the search for the perfect shapewear to go with my party outfits. The term having my cake and eating it couldn’t be more fitting.

Next's 2011 Shapewear Collections

After searching various sites, I have decided to invest in quality and comfortable shapewear that I have found on Next Lingerie Online.

Triumph Shape Wear

Triumph offer a range of classic and colourful shapewear for women. With added lace detailing to camp up the underwear Triumph have created a simple yet sexy range of shapewear.

Ultimo Shapewear

This season Gossard have created simplistic shapewear that they have named the Miracle collection that provides tummy control and a two strap option.

Spanx Shapewear

For me Spanx is the classic choice of shapewear. As more and more lingerie specialists divulge into the shapewear market, there is simply something about Spanx that draws people in. This season the offer a Simplicity range - however one down side is it's just not as pretty as Ultimo and Triumph.

Have you used shapewear do contour your curves? Let me know what you think of these brands and if they work for you!