Today’s maternity fashion is now better than ever. No need to be frumpy or live in sweatpants or that dreaded sweater dress for nine months. With today’s maternity styles you have as much versatility and cool designs your non maternity selections. Better yet, many of today’s maternity dresses are designed to take you through pregnancy as well as your nursing and postpartum months with style and ease. Among designers, Maternal America, Japanese Weekend and Olian Maternity stand out as the “go to” designers for great fit, terrific fashion and a wonderful color palette for the fall and winter months.

Japanese Weekend’s styles are great for the office, out on the town, to lunch with friends or just running daily errands. Their Maternity and Nursing sleeveless Maxi Dress in a pretty geometric circle print can take you anywhere anytime of the year both while pregnant and afterwards. The double neck design works great for nursing and the empire waist flatters your shape by hugging the smallest part of your body. The sleeveless V neck style works fabulously with this Maxi Dress as you are not enveloped in too much fabric and attention is drawn to your neckline. This dress is perfect for accessorizing and pairing with a strappy sandal or heel.

If you are looking for a more formal or sleek look then check out Japanese Weekend’s Convertible 2 in 1 Dress and Skirt in Black. This one piece number can double as either a little black dress or mid calf pencil skirt (with plenty of stretch in the belly). It can be worn during and after pregnancy. Worn as a skirt this is a great office pick as it goes with nearly any blouse or top and gives a seamless fitted elongated look. As a fitted black dress it has a sexy neckline with a halter strap and could even be worn to a formal evening out or date night with your hubby to spice up the evening!

Maternal America, always trendy and in tune with the fashion pulse, has some super cool styles out this season which would make you want to be pregnant just to wear them! Their Embellish Bell Sleeve Tunic in Black is a gorgeous dress for any special occasion. It is an effortless chic design with a stunning embellished neckline and blousy bell sleeves. The tunic hits mid thigh which is a great way to show off sexy legs. For a more casual chic look you can pair it with leggings, pants or even jeans. You will blow away everyone in this effortless elegant design!

Another sexy maternity dress is Maternal America’s Scoop Neck Front Tie Dress. This empire waist dress is a fitted black scoop neck