A beautiful young friend of mine is expecting her first baby, so when I saw this, I immediately thought of her. (This one’s for you, T!)

Family photographer Victoria Savostianova was quite successful at taking traditional maternity and baby photos. A close friend who was expecting, model Natasha Davidenko Mokrousova, suggested something different. For her shoot, she said she wanted to be portrayed as a 1940s pinup. And the results were nothing short of spectacular. So spectacular, in fact, that if you search for “Victoria Savostianova” and “pinup,” you’ll get a whole lot of photos taken by other photographers in Savostianova’s style.

I remember how insecure I felt about my body when I was expecting my daughters. Pregnancy brings such enormous physical changes, and it’s easy to lose your confidence. I love that Savostianova brought pregnant sexy back!

All images property of Victoria Savostianova.