The bodice follows the bump, the tulle sleeves puff out at the shoulders, and the skirt falls into a wide sweep of ruffles around your feet.

A mermaid-cut gown for maternity photo shoots, with a fitted, ruched bodice in a sweetheart off-the-shoulder line, sheer tulle puff sleeves and a skirt of layered ruffled tulle that spreads into a train.

The maker lists a synthetic fibre blend, with mesh netting for the ruffles. It comes in four colours, hot pink, ivory white, lavender and lilac purple, in fourteen US sizes from 2 to 26W, and the maker's chart gives a hollow to floor length of 147 to 155 cm.

Key Benefits

• Fitted ruched bodice. The bodice is gathered at the bust and cut close over the bump, with a sweetheart neckline that leaves the shoulders bare.
• Tulle puff sleeves. Sheer, layered tulle puffs out over the upper arms, which frames the face and the shoulders in a portrait.
• Ruffled mermaid skirt. The skirt hugs the body to the knee and opens into layers of ruffled tulle that spread out into a train.
• Four colours. Hot pink, ivory white, lavender and lilac purple, each shown on its own photo.
• Fourteen sizes. Standard sizes US 2 to 16 and plus sizes US 16W to 26W, each with the maker's bust, waist and hip.

Best for: Expectant parents and photographers planning maternity portraits and photo shoots, in a studio, a garden or against a backdrop.

Why It Works

A maternity portrait lives on silhouette. The fitted bodice and skirt show the bump, and the volume of tulle at the sleeves and at the hem turns the whole figure into a shape that reads from a distance.

The gallery shows the gown in several colours on pregnant models, in studio and against painted backdrops, so you can see how the sleeves, the bodice and the train sit before you choose a colour and a size.

Quick Product Facts: Maternity photoshoot gown; synthetic fibre blend with mesh netting; mermaid cut; ruched sweetheart off-the-shoulder bodice; tulle puff sleeves; ruffled tulle skirt with train; colours Hot Pink, Ivory White, Lavender and Lilac Purple; sizes US 2 to 26W; hollow to floor 147 to 155 cm; packing list: one dress.

How It Fits Your Routine

Step into the gown, pull the bodice up over the bump and settle the sleeves on your upper arms, then fan the skirt out around you before the first frame.

Choose the colour for the backdrop: ivory white for a bright studio with white drapes, hot pink or lilac for a painted floral set, lavender for a soft pastel scene.

Between shoots, hang the gown by the bodice and fluff the ruffles with your hands so the layers keep their volume.

FAQ

Does it have sleeves or straps? It has tulle puff sleeves on the upper arms and leaves the shoulders bare. There are no straps.

Which colours can I order? Hot pink, ivory white, lavender and lilac purple. The gallery also shows the same gown in other colours for inspiration, but the four in the selector are the ones you can order.

How do I choose a size? Open the size details next to the size selector. They show the US, EU and UK size with the maker's bust, waist, hip and hollow to floor in centimetres and inches.

Is it a maternity gown? The maker lists it as suitable for pregnancy photo shoots, and the photos show it worn over a bump.