Anne Hathaway
Sure, the actress' magenta halter (not Prada, but custom Brandon Maxwell) stunned at the August 2019 opening of Broadway's Sea Wall/A Life. But it was the specially made label for "Anne + 1" that left the Modern Love star, then pregnant with second son Jack, floored.
Kerry Washington
Really, designer Maxwell just loves to get personal. Tapped to craft something for the nominated Scandal star (then weeks away from having son Caleb) to wear to the 2016 Emmys, he had it handled. Stitched inside the strapless number with attached cape: Her own "Kerry" label.
Ashley Graham
"We tried it on to be silly when she was fully showing," stylist Jordan Foster told Vogue of this berry-hued latex number from Vex, "and it ended up looking amazing and so hot!" Paired with strappy Jimmy Choos and a high pony, the custom piece ensured the model, then pregnant with son Isaac, stunned at the September 2019 Fashion Media Awards.
Jessica Alba
By her third go-round, the Honest Company co-founder had fully figured out how to play the maternity style game. For an August 2017 outing in New York City, the actress (then pregnant with son Hayes) selected a whimsical printed Tanya Taylor midi dress and strappy navy heels.
Kate Upton
Thanks to her colorful sequined choice, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model was very much glowing when she celebrated her 2018 Maxim cover not long after revealing she was expecting in July 2018. She and husband Justin Verlander welcomed daughter Genevieve four months later.
Carrie Underwood
Before tweeting that she'd begun "officially wearing Mike's clothes in public now," the seven-time Grammy winner (then pregnant with second son Jacob) chose a series of outfits for her hosting duties at the 2018 CMA Awards, including this floral-inspired embroidered Uel Camilo she picked to walk the red carpet with husband Mike Fisher.
Natalie Portman
When you're promoting your turn as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, refined style is pretty much a must. So the Jackie actress—expecting her second child, daughter Amalia—kicked off a string of appearances at the 2016 Venice Film Festival with a white silk Dior Couture gown.
Kim Kardashian
Taking on her second pregnancy, "I am confident and not trying to hide my bump—I actually want to accentuate it!" the E! star shared in a September 2015 blog post. For her appearance at the LACMA 2015 Art+Film Gala that November, just a month before she'd welcome son Saint, that meant a lace Givenchy jumpsuit.
Chrissy Teigen
Over the course of now three pregnancies, the cookbook author has modeled dozens of designs by the likes of Tadashi Shoji, Lanvin, Pamela Roland and Self Portrait. (All fab, btw.) And yet we're kind of partial to this tailored March 2016 daytime look she put together while expecting daughter Luna, her tan coat, One Teaspoon distressed denim and sheer crop offering just a peek at her bump.
Emily Blunt & Olivia Wilde
Tasked with following the 2016's Met Gala's "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" theme, pals Blunt (less than two months from delivering second daughter Violet) and Wilde (expecting daughter Daisy) decided to shine bright in sequined embellished lace and black stone embroidered gowns by Michael Kors.
Behati Prinsloo
Safe to say the runway vet's casual maternity looks are a bit more elevated than most. Three months into her first pregnancy, with daughter Dusty in March 2016, Adam Levine's bride paired a slip dress with a chambray duster at the launch of her Behati x Juicy Couture collection.
Blake Lively
You know we love her style. So it'd be next to impossible to choose just one great moment from the fashion-adept actress' three pregnancies. But this vibrant Versace number from the 2016 Cannes Film Festival—bearing just a hint that she was expecting second daughter Inez—certainly stands out.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Even before his June 2017 arrival, the model's son Jack knew how to make an entrance. Four months before she and fiancé Jason Statham welcomed their little one, the Mad Max: Fury Road star went with a custom Atelier Versace metallic sheath for her bump's big debut at the Vanity Fair Oscar fete.
Beyoncé
After performing at the 2017 Grammys as the true golden goddess she is in gilded Peter Dundas and a coordinating crown, Queen Bey—then pregnant with twins Rumi and Sir—slipped into another dazzling number by the former Roberto Cavalli creative director.
Eva Longoria
Much like Kerry Washington and Gina Rodriguez, we are smitten with this monochromatic rose ensemble the actress picked to attend the Costume Designers Guild Awards four months before welcoming son Jose in June 2018. "Let me tell you, it's nerve-racking enough deciding what to wear to these things," Longoria joked, "and then you're pregnant."
Cardi B
The crowing achievement of the Grammy winner's maternity style parade: An appearance (her first!) at the 2018 Met Gala. Date Jeremy Scott didn't skip a single detail crafting this ornate Moschino number for the rapper—mere weeks away from welcoming daughter Kulture—to fit the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" theme. As if the bead- and jewel-encrusted dress with an attached train wasn't enough, the designer added gloves, a choker and a three-point pearl-topped hat that took three full days to complete.
Meghan Markle
The owner of, perhaps, the most documented bump of 2019, the actress-turned-humanitarian dutifully chosen an endless parade of stylish, but appropriately conservative, designs by Erdem, Victoria Beckham, Dior and Valentino. But for a charity gala that January—four months before she and Prince Harry would introduce the world to Archie—she added a bit of flash with a navy sequined Roland Mouret.
Khloe Kardashian
"I'm gonna try to not wear maternity clothes as long as possible," the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star told Ellen DeGeneres in January 2018, while expecting daughter True. And even when she did opt for stretchier fashions, they were far from frumpy. A February outing to pick up baby supplies saw Khloe pairing a body con dress with a duster and stiletto booties.
Katy Perry
Mere weeks after announcing in March that she was blooming with daughter Daisy, the American Idol judge made a bold statement at her first appearance—for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Melbourne, Australia—in a color-blocked Mara Hoffman dress.
Brie Bella
At 34 weeks along with son Buddy, the WWE Hall of Famer felt this lace For Love and Lemons outfit was giving her "Baby Shower Vibes". We'd argue it was totally, uh, bellissima.