KEEPING the YUMMY // IN Mummy
Why should having a baby be synonymous with having a style lobotomy?
Fashion Designer and mother of three shares why it’s important for Mummies to stay stylish.
It was a question that Lucie Trinco kept asking herself every time she’d see one of her stylish friends having to suffer the indignity of a hideous baby bag as soon as they became a mother. Seeing many of them also struggle with a general loss of self-identity and confidence as a result of being a new mother, she felt that something as simple as having a stylish nappy bag would make a big difference to how they felt. So, as a fashion designer and a woman planning to have a family, she decided to create Il Tutto. Meaning ‘everything' in Italian, Il Tutto is an exciting brand of designer nappy bags for the style conscious mother and can be found in over 250 stores across 15 countries including David Jones and Harrods. It’s also the baby bag of choice for celebrities such as Cate Blanchett, Dannii Minogue and Sarah Murdoch. Now, as the mother of three beautiful girls under five and a successful designer and business owner, Lucie is well placed to share her insights on how important it is for mothers to keep their sense of style, along with their sense of self: How important is it for mothers to retain a sense of style? When we become new mummies – particularly in the early days – we tend to get swamped by everything that is going on, and we lose sense of ourselves. Everything becomes about baby! And when you are feeling heavier than usual, and tired, and achey – it’s hard to think about looking fabulous. But I feel very strongly that if you let things slide, then a very important part of yourself gets lost, and it becomes very hard to get it back. I think if you succumb to the lure of the velour – those dreaded track pants – then you are doing yourself a massive disservice. It can be easy to think 'it doesn't matter' when it comes to what you are wearing. But if you make an effort to stay stylish, then it really does help you to also stay 'you' - and not just 'Mummy'. And it helps
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