A Moment For Hailey Bieber’s Maternity Heels

glamour.com:

, to stride into the third trimester in a pair of Jacquemus Cubisto sling-backs and not have to pray to the Band-Aid gods afterwards.

Why kneel at the altar of Crocs when Phoebe Philo’s square-toe pumps are, arguably, just as supple?Bieber—who she was expecting her first child with Justin Bieber when six months pregnant, but said she could have kept her bump entirely a secret owing to that impressive LA muscle tone and a penchant for outsized leather jackets—has flouted every stretchy maternity dressing notion via sheer lace Alessandra Rich jumpsuits and Saint Laurent Zoe sling-backs, custom nude LaQuan Smith dresses and Femme G63 court shoes, and Apres Studio and The Row loafers.

Not a single Birkenstock has been witnessed in her edit of Bottega Veneta Astaire Mary-Janes, Sandy Liang ballerinas, Jil Sander ruched slip-ons and chunky Proenza Schouler loafers.

Scarcely a sneaker has made it onto her grid—which looks more like a YSL-fueled fashion editorial than a curation of mat-leave mirror selfies—and why should those functional flats get air time?Femme G63 sling-backs in “exotic biscuit” were a tonal match for Hailey’s custom LaQuan Smith and Magda Butrym look.Sheer Alessandra Rich and Saint Laurent Zoe sling-backs had a touch of Rihanna about them.Hailey Bieber has spoken openly about her cyberchondria——so it’s unsurprising that she is safeguarding her personal brand and maintaining a business-as-usual front.