MATERNAL INSTINCT

STYLISH ISN’T A WORD we readily associate with maternity wear. Sure, practical options are aplenty — elastic waistbands that promise to expand in harmony with swelling bellies and stretchy jersey dresses that accommodate the ballooning of one’s midsection — but finding an outfit that makes you feel glamorous or, dare we say, sexy? Unlikely. It’s a gaping hole that supermodel Bianca Balti is looking to plug with her eponymous new fashion line, which debuted at Milan fashion week this past September. When I phone Balti at her family home in California, she is taking a rare pause from her busy schedule (alongside the brand