Our Story

On the playground one day,

Sabina Melarti and Valerie Darragh, in their late-20's and new moms, realized that they were both combining and altering existing garments, creating a brand new product of their own that fulfilled their need for both fashion and function. The result was a new concept: feminine, alluring, audacious, and stylish shaping pregnancy support garments. Neither Valerie or Sabina had any kind of formal business backgrounds -- but they had what it took to be successful: passion, insight, persistence, creativity, and most of all, drive. They built the company from the ground up, researching day and night, educating themselves on everything from seamless manufacturing to how to write a patent. With the support from their advisory board, and the loving patience of their family, they set out to help the BLANQI girl remain as glamorous and fashionable as ever throughout pregnancy and beyond.