If you live in the Chicago area, you might want to head over to 77 East Randolph Street tonight for a maternity style event that will knock your panel pants off. Career fashionista Amy Tara Koch, who has two children of her own and is the trend reporter for NBC, will be hosting Fashion Focus Chicago’s “Bump It Up: Transform Your Pregnancy into the Ultimate Style Statement,” inspired by the book of the same name. It starts at 6pm and it is FREE. Learn how to inexpensively create beautiful maternity outfits without spending a fortune. There will also be makeup artists and jewelry designers there to help you rock your glow and accessorize. Best of all, there will be free snacks. What pregnant woman doesn’t love free food?
If you can’t make it to the show, check out Amy’s book or the “Bump It Up” website (www.bumpitupstyle.com) which has tons of style and makeup tricks to help you look and feel great during your pregnancy. The book is backed up by the likes of Donna Karan, Kate Spade, and a dozen other celebrity stylists and designers. Where was this book when I was pregnant?
Speaking of events – this Friday marks the opening of “The Back-Up Plan,” starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin. From the looks of the previews, it looks like it will be funny movie that pregnant women everywhere will appreciate. Lopez plays a woman named Zoe who has given up on waiting for the right man to come along so she can start a family. She conceives twins via artificial semination… and then she meets the man of her dreams on the same day. Woops!
You should also check out Heidi Klum’s maternity line at Motherhood Maternity. There are several pieces on sale right now, some as low as $9.99. Her leggings would make a cute addition to your spring wardrobe and they are only $19.98. Pair them with a $9.99 drop waist tunic and you have a trendy outfit that even your non-pregnant friends will envy.