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• Perfect Pockets: Ah, the endless quest for those perfectly placed booty pockets – you know, the ones that’ll miraculously lift, shrink and shape all in one? Here’s the inside secret to finding them (they DO exist!): Choose jeans with larger back pockets that are proportionally placed in the center of each cheek. If they’re placed too high up or are too small in size, they’ll make your butt look bigger. If you opt for pocketless denim, go for jeans that have a deep V yoke at the back to create the illusion of “cleavage.”
  
  
• She’s Got Legs: From boot-cut to loose-leg...no matter what kind of style you choose, one thing should always be consistent: longer equals leaner. Boot-leg and gentle-flare cuts look great on every bod – no matter how tall, short, big or small you may be. If you’re tall and slender, you can pull off a wide leg cut, too.
  
  
• Waist-land: There are so many different options for waistbands these days but my favorite is consistently a soft under-the-belly waistband. It’s the only one that’s truly comfortable from sunrise to sundown and works great all the way through to delivery and into postpartum. Some have a gentle supportive waistband, while others just offer a lot of stretch around the waist – to give the illusion of non-maternity jeans – and are ideal for days when you want to wear those shorter, fitted tees and tanks.
  
  
• Last Resort: If you just can’t be separated from your Blue Cults or Paige Premiums, think about customizing them into your own special maternity jeans.  You can buy maternity panels from sewing or notions stores and ask a tailor to sew them into your favorite pair. Voila!

c. 2007, Skye Hoppus with Mandi Norwood and Amy Denoon

Skye Hoppus is the founder and owner of Childish Clothing, the ultra-hip maternity and children’s clothing line. She is an accomplished designer whose clothes have dressed celebrity mommas and babes and graced the pages of major magazines. Wife to Mark Hoppus of blink-182 and +44 fame, Skye knows what it means to be a rock star momma. Prior to launching Childish, Skye graduated from Pepperdine University and headed the MTV West Coast music office for nearly a decade. This excerpt is from her new book,Rock Star Momma: The Hip Guide to Looking Gorgeous through all Nine Months and Beyond (Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.). Skye lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their four-year-old son. Learn more about Skye – and her new book – by visiting RockStarMomma.com.

STAR STYLE

Gwyneth Paltrow

“I preferred simple clothing myself, on a daily basis, and I found it
relatively easy to find things to wear.  Stretchy jeans and tee-shirt dresses, lots of layering and cardigans.  I think the thing to remember when you are pregnant is comfort and ease.  Sometimes just your hair scraped back with some nice earrings are enough to spruce up the jeans and shirt that you wear everyday.  And accessories are a great way to feel a bit stylish.”