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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Lucianne Tonti

‘A sisterhood of the travelling pants, but with belly-support shorts’: how to ethically shop and share maternity clothes

Two-way composite featuring maternity wear: Maternity dress from Australian maternity rental wear platform Mama Rentals (l), Zimmermann laurel dress (r)
Australian rental service Mama Rentals carries a selection of maternity-specific occasion wear for expectant mothers. Composite: Leah Williams/Brooke Ford Photography

When Taylor Brydges, a circular economy researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, fell pregnant for the first time, she had clear priorities when it came to her clothes: nothing “obviously maternity” and she wanted her purchases to be thrifted or ethically manufactured.

Above all, she says, “I knew I wanted to be out and about”. Her clothes had to look good while also being suitable for pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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