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Designer Profile

Designer Profile


 

Mishka'n'Milka

Mishka'n'Milka was conceived in 2005 by designer Belinda Lee with a vision of bringing fashion forward maternity wear to women striving to maintain their personal style whilst expecting.

Mishka'n'Milka prides itself on offering you fashion forward maternity collections that are beautiful to look at and easy to wear.
With sophisticated design, unique detailing and a dedication to luxury fabrications, the skillfully crafted garments will remain wardrobe favourites long after your baby is born.

Inspired by the unique and amazing metamorphosis the pregnant body undergoes, each garment is designed to adjust and transform with your changing shape, making them perfect for all stages of pregnancy.

"We are proud to bring you signature maternity wear pieces that allow you to maintain a sense of beauty and comfort, without sacrificing your individual style".  Belinda Lee

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YIM

YIM Maternity was the brainchild of Alex Levy and girlfriend Tully Cole, who felt there was a real niche in the maternity market for Quality made Jeans, in fabrics used by top Jean manufacturers in Australia and abroad.

Precision, design and research ensures ultimate comfort on the pregnant belly, without sacrificing style.  These pull on low cut stretch jeans literally grow and shrink with your body.  YIM Jeans are PATENTED as they are the ONLY Jeans in Maternity that allow you to fully conceal the adjustable elastic band inside the waistband. Therefore the Jeans not only look like a normal pair of Jeans on the outside, but nothing protrudes to irritate the belly on the inside.

YIM maternity, premium denim has helped thousands of women with their "maternity jean dilemma" because they offer a range of jeans that look, feel & fit like your regular favorites. Finally, a maternity jean that's both hip and functional.

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Blossom Mother & Child

Founded in 2003 by Basma and Yasmin Alireza and Tania Khrenino, Blossom Mother and Child brings high fashion to maternity, creating a new lifestyle brand for the expectant woman.

"More and more women want to preserve their sense of style during their pregnancies.  We created Blossom to cater to the fashion-conscious expectant mother and all her lifestyle needs".

In response to customer demand for a more versatile wardrobe, Blossom launched its own in-house collection in 2004. Inspired by the latest runway fashions and custom-suited to the pregnant body, the Collection marries comfort with cutting-edge designs. The Collection has grown to include basics, evening and day-wear. The Blossom woman revels in her femininity and celebrates her pregnancy with confidence and style!

EXCLUSIVE TO CEDAR LEAF IN AUSTRALIA

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  Clements Ribeiro

The designs of husband and wife team Suzanne Clements and Inacio Ribeiro of Clements Ribeiro are everything you would expect from their history of being the Art Directors of French Fashion House Cacharel.

Their collections are usually an eclectic mixture of texture, color and print, but under their expert hands, they put all these elements together to produce a collection that blends well together.

Renaissance designers - their creations are more than the sum of its parts. Under inexperienced hands, their choice of materials would fall apart and unorganized.
 
Their talent lies in their ability to mix color palettes and different textures into strong and distinctive designs and now to create a beautiful and interesting maternity range for Blossom Mother & Child.

EXLUSIVE TO CEDAR LEAF IN AUSTRALIA
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French Sole

Widely regarded as the original and best ballet flat, French Sole is internationally renowned for creating exquisite and stylish footwear.  Blending old world sophistication with cutting edge design, French Sole offers a unique range of ballet flats appealing to fashion from all corners of the globe.

Dedicated to crafting flat footwear for all occasions Jane Winkworth sources only the best quality skins, fabrics and materials from suppliers and tanneries worldwide.  Winkworth also chooses highly regarded manufacturers from France, Italy and Spain to craft her designs.
 
Devotees suggest this is because French Sole uniquely combines edgy and diverse designs with absolute comfort, making it a must have for all fashion forward women on the move.

Claim to fame:  The endless list of famous devotees photographed wearing French Sole include: Mischa Barton, Sophie Dahl, Sienna Miller, Kate Moss, Sarah Jessica Parker, Scarlett Johansson, Paris and Nicky Hilton, Elle Macpherson, Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie.

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Not Rational

Fabiana Trosman from California designs 'Not Rational' bags are simple and practical, a truth that is an intimate part of their beauty. The bags are favored by celebrities from Jennifer Aniston to Lindsay Lohan, Christy Turlington, Jessica Simpson, Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek. Editors in the know, such as Sarah Bailey of Harper's Bazaar, count themselves as fans of the line.

Not Rational bags are designed for the modern woman in all her incarnations.  Fabiana's talent is her unique ability to observe others and cast herself in many roles. This enables her to design elegant solutions to life's daily challenges. Her designs travel from work to playground to hip and trendy restaurants. They're utterly versatile, classy without pretention, and a pleasure to carry.

Fabiana's uncanny ability to design for us all proves that sometimes being not rational can lead to great triumph.

EXCLUSIVE TO CEDAR LEAF IN AUSTRALIA

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Rachael Ruddick

RACHAEL RUDDICK, the maker of glamorous high quality fashion handbags, celebrates Australian style and takes its essence of freedom, flamboyance and colour to the rest of the world.

The pursuit to create a range of elegant leathergoods, embracing the use of luxurious skins from Australia, has resulted in the formation of Rachael Ruddick.

Based in Sydney, the Rachael Ruddick team travels to many distant corners of the region in order to meet with partners and individually select the best available skins, including Salt Water Crocodile, Ostrich, Sting Ray, Snake, Lambskin and Cowhide.

The Rachael Ruddick collection blends the richness of the textured skins with modern and sophisticated colours to create utterly elegant products. Each product is handmade by specialist leather craftsmen.
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SOON Melbourne 

Soon Melbourne maternity was launched at Mercedes Fashion week in Sydney 2005 to an amazingly responsive audience and has grown from strength to strength every year since.

Soon Melbourne epitomizes style and prides itself on exceptional quality, absolute comfort and attention to detail.

With 3 seasons a year and a constantly re-invigorated design range, Soon Melbourne is a true fashion label for the pregnant woman.

Alongside the seasonal collections runs the essential designs. Must have pieces to make women look as good as they feel during their pregnancy and beyond.

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Top Secret

We are all familiar with maternity bras where the cups drop down for breastfeeding, however it has come to most of our attention that these aren't the most practical garments to wear when breastfeeding in public. It's fantastic to see so many new garments designed to help us feel more confident during breastfeeding, but at Top Secret Maternity we didn't want to change something that has worked for so long; so we just made it better.

Top Secret Maternity garments combine the features that you are familiar with in a traditional maternity bra with the comfort and discretion that many women are now looking for. 

At Top Secret Maternity we are committed to looking after the environment. As such we have sourced environmentally friendly fabrics and processes to make our garments.
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  Ilant

This is a wonderful time in your life with many changes that you will already be noticing.

Ilant has an extensive range of one and two-piece swimsuits, some especially for lap swimmers in chlorine pools, others for just looking and feeling great in the heat.

The benefits of this labels swimwear collections are that all pants are adjustable to allow for growth and to wear after baby is born, special attention is paid to bust support, sizes range from 8-20.

Cedar Leaf can arrange special orders on request for additional pieces from Ilant or larger sizes.  Please see our Contact Us page for details.

"Good luck with your future and remember to enjoy the present". Margaret Lawson, founder of Ilant Maternity Swimwear.
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  Stephanie Schell

Founder & designer Stephanie Schell was inspired to create her own maternity & breastfeeding label by drawing from her own experiences.  Frustrated at not being able to purchase fresh, luxurious, fashion forward maternity wear that could easily translate into breastfeeding pieces post pregnancy, she further developed her maternity concept to incorporate very discreet breastfeeding access.

Versatility is a big factor to consider in this niche market and additional to coupling fashion forward and flexible designs, Stephanie Schell's designs place incredible importance on using a variety of gorgeous yet comfortable fabrics including luxurious silk jerseys, chiffons, stretch silk satins and the more relaxed cotton jerseys. Stephanie wants to offer the option of wearing her pieces casually or more formally.

Integral to Stephanie's business is placing a significant emphasis and awareness on social responsibility. As such, Stephanie is commited to supporting the Alola Foundation's Maternal & Child Health Programs of East Timor and a percentage of every item sold will be donated to this very worthwhile foundation.
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  Andrea & Joen

Andrea & Joen shoes reflect a combination of sophistication and rock n roll attitude revealing freedom and confidence that makes the sexy Andrea & Joen a must for the contemporary woman.

Andrea & Joen shoes are very much the cutting edge flavour of the girls themselves. The design combines sleek shapes, sexy silhouettes, play of bold colours and materials, essential mixes for the Andrea & Joen signature style.

The style and passion of Andrea & Joen designs have attracted rock and pop stars including Gwen Stefani, Delta Goodrem, Fergie, Pink, Katy Steele from Little Birdy and local radio personalities Bianca Dye and Jackie O.

The girls at Andrea & Joen have created an irreverent, witty yet modern style in their unique SUNDAY Andrea & Joen range.  SUNDAY Andrea & Joen is refined, casual yet youthful, modern in design and audacious in spirit.
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