For MARION and AXK Female Founders, ‘Mean Girls’ Is Out of Style. And That’s Great for Business.
Joy O'Renick

updated May 4, 2025 When MARION CEO Joy O’Renick attended the Los Angeles Prego Expo promoting her maternity workwear brand in summer 2023, she thought nothing of offering to lend...

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Pregnant woman wearing beige TENCEL maternity dress empire waist & nursing access. Flattering structured shoulders & cuff details elevate design to a true statement piece. Deep pockets. TENCEL is one of MARION's sustainable fabrics..

Build a Flattering Maternity Work Wardrobe

If you're wondering how to dress beautifully during your pregnancy, here are 7 steps for a flattering wardrobe you'll love throughout maternity, nursing, and recovery.  Quality construction...

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MARION Petite Maternity Clothes - Petite Friendly Black Maternity Leggings.

Let's Reclaim the Word "Petite" for Fashion's Sake

Why I Started Caring About Petite Maternity Clothes  For 16 years, I was a happy educator (teacher, principal, education director) without any aspirations toward a career...

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What Does it Mean to be a Sustainable Fashion Brand?

What Does it Mean to be a Sustainable Fashion Brand?

Like tiny brushstrokes on a painting, it’s the thousand tiny decisions we make everyday that eventually shape a bigger picture of what we value. As...

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Long Maternity Sweater Dress, MARION's designer Luxe Knit Maxi for Maternity & Nursing in black or nutmeg brown.

How to Style Your Maternity Sweater Dress (And Feel Confident Wearing It)

It's no surprise that Google logs tens of thousands of monthly searches for terms like "maternity sweater dress," "knit maternity dress" and "maternity dress with stretch."...

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Best Maternity Clothes for Work, by MARION. White buttondown nursing top and black maternity pants.

How the Fashion Market Can (and Should) Support Working Moms

Want to get 100% of the working moms in any room to agree with you? Just mention how hard it is to find good work...

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MARION black maternity dress pants, essential workwear for pregnant professional women.

Why Wide-Leg Styles Aren’t the Best Choice for Maternity Dress Pants

Though I’ve been a slow convert, I have come to appreciate the wide leg pants styles that have reappeared on the fashion scene after years of unchallenged...

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