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what is your daily uniform?
For the school run I like to be sporty and comfortable so I wear Stella McCartney for Adidas workout clothes. If I'm feeling more upbeat, then it's my Marc by Marc Jacobs Bunny Hop long printed jersey dress, Peter Pilotto’s asymmetric woollen stretch skirt in a bold print or a knitted tight dress by Sandro. Also, Paige Denim’s Lexie blue jumpsuit and their Verdugo pregnancy jeans have become necessities and I have been wearing knee-high gladiator sandals with bare legs and winter coats this week to add a twist to plain stretchy dresses. Accessories seem to have more importance when you’re dressing for pregnancy as they offer a sense of fun and keep you feeling somewhat chic.
And the ultimate indulgence – how do you pamper yourself at the end of a busy week?
- When in London, I book a facial with Una Brennan [of Super Facialist] or a pregnancy massage with Carla Williams at the Josh Wood Atelier, both treatments are in Notting Hill.
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what are you craving right now?
A green juice of cucumber, lettuce, parsley, spinach, chard, kale and wild nettle or an almond milk with frozen banana, cocoa nibs, raw agave, dates and oats.
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The baby/fashion bag you have your eye on:
- Bonpoint’s nappy bag – I just don’t know what colour palette to buy until after the birth.
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The special gift you’d love to give baby:
- I’d adore to get my baby’s hands and feet cast in sterling silver by English company, Wrightson & Platt.
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AND for yourself?
- A Solange Azagury gold ring with the baby’s name.
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Your children’s favourite bedtime story:
- Rosie and Mack Head Outback by our friend Celia Shelmerdine, it's all about her time spent in the Kimberley Ranges.
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And Your latest read:
- I’ve just started Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road To The Deep North.
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what is Your secret pick-me-up?
- A pregnancy Pilates class on a reformer.
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and lastly, Your best advice for first-time mothers?
- 1). I think exercise is actually really important for pregnancy and I recommend keeping it up, in moderation, throughout. I didn’t really exercise throughout my first two pregnancies and suffered as a result. I was not physically strong after my C-sections and had a lot of extra weight to lose.
- 2). Know that the first six weeks, post-birth, are incredibly intense – it's difficult, tiring and tough yet so wonderful and new. It's over so quickly, so enjoy it. The end of that time marks a milestone for which you should be proud!
- 3). More than anything, enjoy your first pregnancy as, with no other children around, you have the time and space to truly enjoy all the developments your body goes through to create a tiny person.
Runway photos, above: Fairchild Photo Library.
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