The changing 形態／調整 of maternity wear: From Fifties smocks to today's 団体／死体 反対／詐欺 dresses, how 妊娠している women have dressed through the １０年間s

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In 1952, Lucille Ball made history as the first woman to show off her burgeoning belly onscreen in the 攻撃する，衝突する show I Love Lucy.

It was the beginning of an 時代 where pregnancy became celebrated, accented, and 陳列する，発揮するd, and slowly demure button-負かす／撃墜する smocks and elegant wide waistcoats gave way to Sixties 小型の dresses.

急速な／放蕩な-今後 another 50 years and maternity wear is more form-fitting than ever, with supermodels and A-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） actresses 主要な the way.

After Lucille Ball made history as the first woman to show off her burgeoning belly onscreen in a 1952 episode of I Love Lucy, maternity wear began to be celebrated in magazine fashion shoots

After Lucille Ball made history as the first woman to show off her burgeoning belly onscreen in a 1952 episode of I Love Lucy, maternity wear began to be celebrated in magazine fashion shoots

Throughout the Fifties, elegant pinafores, often sold through nursery shops, were popular の中で 妊娠している women. But styles were few and far between.

< p>一般に considered as a いっそう少なく-than-profitable area for 着せる／賦与するing 製造業者s -- mostly from the belief that women would 辞退する to 購入（する） new items ーするつもりであるd for only a few months of wearing --? stylish maternity wear was often left to the mothers-to-be to sew themselves.

The Fifties was the beginning of an era where pregnancy became celebrated, accented, and displayed, and slowly demure button-down smocks and elegant wide waistcoats gave way to Sixties mini dresses

The Fifties was the beginning of an 時代 where pregnancy became celebrated, accented, and 陳列する，発揮するd, and slowly demure button-負かす／撃墜する smocks and elegant wide waistcoats gave way to Sixties 小型の dresses

Sophia Loren is pictured proudly showing off her pregnant belly in a scene from the 1963 film Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
Sophia Loren is pictured proudly showing off her pregnant belly in a scene from the 1963 film Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

Sophia Loren is pictured proudly showing off her 妊娠している belly in a scene from the 1963 film Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

A woman is pictured in 1971 wearing a floral empire line dress that emphasized her growing belly and breasts

A woman is pictured in 1971 wearing a floral empire line dress that 強調するd her growing belly and breasts

Polyester then became a 妊娠している girl's best friend in the Seventies, as stretchy maternity pants, shorts and matching tunics 攻撃する，衝突する the scene.

And in 1982, when Princess Diana was 妊娠している with William, the world took 公式文書，認める as she swanned around in oversize shirtdresses and calf-length coats.

Polyester became a pregnant girl's best friend in the Seventies, as stretchy maternity dresses, pants, shorts and matching tunics hit the scene

Polyester became a 妊娠している girl's best friend in the Seventies, as stretchy maternity dresses, pants, shorts and matching tunics 攻撃する，衝突する the scene

Bebe Buell is pictured in 1977 in her seventh month of pregnancy with daughter Liv Tyler

Bebe Buell is pictured in 1977 in her seventh month of pregnancy with daughter Liv Tyler

But as the Nineties approached, and マスコミ 利益／興味 in celebrity pregnancies grew, the maternity wear market grew with it.

As women in the public 注目する，もくろむ continued to take the lead in maternity fashion, 妊娠している women continued to gravitate に向かって styles that would show off their baby bumps, wearing dresses and tight 最高の，を越すs that 強調するd their growing 形態／調整.

Princess Anne pictured in 1981 with her husband, Mark Phillips, just weeks before the arrival of their daughter Zara in what was a decade of royal pregnancies

Princess Anne pictured in 1981 with her husband, 示す Phillips, just weeks before the arrival of their daughter Zara in what was a １０年間 of 王室の pregnancies

And in 1982, when Princess Diana was pregnant with William, the world took note as she swanned around in oversize shirtdresses and calf-length coats

And in 1982, when Princess Diana was 妊娠している with William, the world took 公式文書，認める as she swanned around in oversize shirtdresses and calf-length coats

Sarah, Duchess of York, is seen attending a polo match at Windsor wearing a sailor suit in 1988, pregnant with her daughter Princess Beatrice

Sarah, Duchess of York, is seen …に出席するing a polo match at Windsor wearing a sailor 控訴 in 1988, 妊娠している with her daughter Princess Beatrice

And high-tech fabrics such as elastane 許すd 衣料品s to be form-fitting while 許すing the 復部の area to 拡大する as necessary.

In 2006, the former 長，率いる of 着せる／賦与するing at 示すs & Spencer, Kate Bostock, explained to the 後見人: 'Nowadays women are working during pregnancy, and traveling, and going to the gym, so their 着せる／賦与するing needs are greater and more diverse.'

As media interest in celebrity pregnancies grew during the Nineties, the maternity wear market grew with it (left: Jodie Foster in 1998, right: Chris Rock and wife Malaak in 2002)
As media interest in celebrity pregnancies grew during the Nineties, the maternity wear market grew with it (left: Jodie Foster in 1998, right: Chris Rock and wife Malaak in 2002)

As マスコミ 利益／興味 in celebrity pregnancies grew during the Nineties, the maternity wear market grew with it (left: Jodie Foster in 1998, 権利: Chris 激しく揺する and wife Malaak in 2002)

Women in the public eye continued to take the lead in maternity fashion during the Aughts, gravitating towards styles that would show off their baby bumps (left: Liv Tyler in 2004, right: Angelina Jolie in 2008)
Women in the public eye continued to take the lead in maternity fashion during the Aughts, gravitating towards styles that would show off their baby bumps (left: Liv Tyler in 2004, right: Angelina Jolie in 2008)

Women in the public 注目する，もくろむ continued to take the lead in maternity fashion during the Aughts, gravitating に向かって styles that would show off their baby bumps (left: Liv Tyler in 2004, 権利: Angelina Jolie in 2008)

High-tech fabrics such as elastane continue to allow women to wear garments that are form-fitting while allowing the abdominal area to expand as necessary (left: Claudia Schiffer in 2010, right: Adriana Lima in 2012)
High-tech fabrics such as elastane continue to allow women to wear garments that are form-fitting while allowing the abdominal area to expand as necessary (left: Claudia Schiffer in 2010, right: Adriana Lima in 2012)

High-tech fabrics such as elastane continue to 許す women to wear 衣料品s that are form-fitting while 許すing the 復部の area to 拡大する as necessary (left: Claudia Schiffer in 2010, 権利: Adriana Lima in 2012)

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