How did Sophie get to this Valentino dress before Princess Madeleine or Crown Princess Mette-Marit did? It's a question for the ages. Would not have pegged this as a Sophie dress; would also not have expected to love it this much, so that's a pleasant surprise all around. I hope she wears it again so we can see more of it.
Letizia loves her trends, we know this to be true, and yet I wouldn't have pegged her as one to dig into the current bell sleeve trend. With a double bell sleeve, no less, and a bow blouse for good measure. I think this jacket might be wearing her, and not the other way around. At the very least, I don't think it looks at its best when standing still, which seems a pretty basic thing to ask of an outfit. Right?
I see you trying to distract me with your magnificent diamond necklace, Máxima, but it will not work: I know you're sporting a formal jumpsuit with an elastic waist. It may have a cape back and it may be Valentino, but still. I see you.
Most of their trip was solid repeats for our Máx, which is why we haven't paid the trip much attention here. ParisMatch has a gallery of every outfit she wore in Germany, should you be so inclined.
Princess Madeleine opened the 'Room for Children' at the Southbank Centre's 'Imagine' Children's Festival in London on Tuesday.
I guess I haven't had the opportunity to yell about SHOOTIES much lately, so...there's that. (SHOOTIES - the caps lock is important - is my generic term for any boot-ish thing of this nature that chops the line of the leg in such a brutal fashion, you see.)
PALATE CLEANSER. (Kind of a familiar palate cleanser, actually. Anybody else remember Queen Rania during her 2015 trip to Spain? I suspected it would be better without Rania's distracting shoe choice,and so it is.)
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary yesterday, and I never miss a chance to revisit their fabulous wedding. We've revisited it a few times and we will continue to for as long as this blog thing lurches along, just because it brings me joy. Allow it to bring some joy to your weekend too:
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Queen Máxima, then Máxima Zorreguieta, chose royal wedding gown veteran Valentino for her gown. The result was a couture creation in luxurious ivory silk Mikado with a high cowl neck, three-quarter length sleeves, and a flared skirt. The skirt had panels of lace on the sides and extended back into a five meter train. Valentino also created the lace veil, which is magnificent enough to compete with some of the heirloom lace veils used by other monarchies.
A "new" tiara was created for the occasion by swapping the pearl elements on the Pearl Button Tiara for some of the family's diamond star brooches. It was a prescient move, forecasting the fun that the bride continues to have with the Dutch jewel collection, and a perfect choice to anchor her intricate veil. (I just realized that our Tiara Thursday for that tiara was done for their 10th wedding anniversary. I told you I never miss my chance to come back to this one.)
I've always loved this dress because it is, to me, a truly royal affair. What I mean is that this ensemble has such a grand scale to it, it belongs in a massive cathedral for a televised wedding ceremony, and I can't imagine it - and don't want to imagine it - in any other situation. As I said when this dress took the number three spot on your list of favorite royal wedding gowns, sometimes that's exactly the charm of a royal wedding gown.
You wanted sparkle? Queen Silvia’s got your sparkle RIGHT HERE. She took on the daunting task of matching the incredible sparkle of the Leuchtenberg Sapphires with a disco ball choir robe, which she carries off with more gravitas than you’d think possible when the words “disco ball choir robe” are involved.
Crown Princess Victoria is here to single-handedly make you fall in love with the Cut Steel Tiara, that polarizing non-gemstone diadem. She realizes that she might have left some of you behind even after her magnificent Nobel 2010 appearance, so she’s giving it another shot with this bespoke H&M gown (yes, H&M). This is just so REGAL.
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She is again pairing the Cut Steel Tiara with the necklace, bracelet, earrings, and brooch from the Cameo Parure (another polarizing set). I love this pairing so much. It’s special for the occasion, because she’s not often allowed to use the Cameo pieces; plus, the styles fit together so well, since they’re approximately of the same time frame. (If I can whine for two seconds in the face of this gloriousness – and oh look, I can – what do I need to do here to get someone to wear the Cameo Tiara again, eh? Nobody’s worn it since Victoria’s wedding. It’s cruel to make me to love something and then take it away, guys. Whining over.)
I’ve been waiting for Princess Sofia to wear a dress truly geared towards showcasing the emerald part of her Emerald and Diamond Tiara. I’ve also been waiting for her to wear something other than that Emerald and Diamond Tiara. So, hilariously, she did both at the same time. Her bespoke House of Dagmar emerald green dress was paired with the Cut Steel Bandeau, a piece which we’ve previously seen exclusively on Crown Princess Victoria. It does suit Sofia’s head better than Victoria’s, even though it will never be a tiara highlight for me. She also wore the emerald and diamond earrings from Queen Silvia that she wore last year.
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(That green dress is such a great color for her, by the way, and yet: nope. I blame the sleeves.)
Princess Madeleine went full princess in the most Disney fashion, with an assist from a soft pink Fadi El Khoury ensemble with a big flowered skirt and a blouse top. Expressen reported that she was unhappy with the outfit and the tailors were fixing it into the early hours of this morning. If that’s true: WORTH IT. It’s my favorite Swedish designer in my favorite color for Madeleine, and it’s fantastic.
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She wore the Connaught Tiara. This is another example of something special for the event – she was first allowed to wear the tiara for Victoria’s wedding, though she has used the drops on several occasions – and I think she wears it best of all the current Swedish ladies.
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Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg
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There were a few interesting head ornaments in the crowd. Here’s Bettina Bernadotte wearing one of her tiaras, topped by stones in multiple colors (here’s a closer look), for a little modern contrast to the older gems on display.
And finally, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded earlier in the day in Oslo, with the Norwegian royal family in attendance in coordinated blacks. From Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Norwegian designer Mariette comes...an eyelet hoodie dress? Sure, why not.
This is not a gala event - obviously - but that doesn't mean Mette-Marit didn't bring us some interesting jewels. Her earrings are what catch my eye, pricey new numbers in a friendly crescent moon crafted in gold and set with moonstone, black agate, purple chalcedony, and diamonds, from Venyx designer Eugenie Niarchos. They're a fun detail, and she's pulling them off.
While the Swedes get their gala on, the Norwegians go black tie. Crown Princess Mette-Marit stuck to Norwegian design with a dress from the brand Fall Winter Spring Summer (FWSS). It's a very M-M choice, what else can you say? I do like the added touch of her pearl headband.
Sweden: King's Dinner, Sunday evening
The Royal Family with Yoshinori Ohsumi and Mariko Ohsumi Photo: Kungahuset.se
The King hosts a palace dinner for the Nobel laureates in Sweden, and it's a second tiara event for the royal ladies. (Check out pictures here.) While Queen Silvia wore red and her other go-to Nobel tiara, the Nine Prong Tiara, we had more tiara interest from the princesses:
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Many (including myself) thought the Four Button Tiara would be Princess Sofia's first tiara from the family collection, and it turns out we weren't far off. This is way better than her look on night #1, I must say - both dress (from Swedish brand Stylein) and hairdo.
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Crown Princess Victoria used Princess Lilian's Laurel Wreath Tiara, along with a repeated Jenny Packham gold gown. I want to like this one more than I do; it's very tall with most of her hairstyles.
Princess Madeleine really brought the tiara interest. She wore the Modern Fringe Tiara, her most predictable choice, but proved she wasn't ready to let the Connaught Tiara go: she's wearing it in necklace format! You can't really see it on top of her Valentino gown, but I don't mind. I'm just glad she piled it on.
The tail end of this week's Belgian/Dutch state visit brought much to admire: Designer switcheroos! Jaunty hats! Sneaky tiaras!
Day 2: The sovereign couples with the Dutch Prime Minister Belgian Royal Palace
Queen Mathilde's hat feels like it's not asymmetrical enough to be purposefully asymmetrical, if you know what I mean. Sort of just looks lopsided as is. Still, the Armani Privé coat is aces and an easy scene-stealer. (Queen Máxima wore her own fire engine red outfit with a big red hat yesterday, and I'm wondering how they missed that opportunity to twin it up.)
Usually the state banquet takes the top prize as my favorite event in any given state visit, but I don't know...the ladies might have saved their bests for night two. Máxima's tutti frutti-style necklace and bracelet should be worn All.The.Time. and they look sooooo good with this repeated Valentino green dress. Mathilde both snuck in an extra tiara appearance (that's her Laurel Wreath Tiara, worn as a necklace) annnnnnnd snuck in new designer: Jan Taminiau! This is an excellent move. It's both a nice nod to her hosts (Taminiau is Dutch, and a favorite of Máxima's), and just a great dress overall. Worth alllllll those extra letters.
Máxima finished the visit with a feather in her cap, as she is prone to do. And Mathilde finished the visit in an Esmeralda Ammoun outfit I feel like I've seen a million times, because we've seen so many interpretations of this basic type of lace placement (see also: Kate, Letizia). I guess that qualifies it as a classic, and this might be my favorite version. This has been an A+ trip from Mathilde, hasn't it?
The ladies of the Swedish royal family joined forces yesterday (minus Princess Madeleine, who had two sick kids) to open the Royal Palace's new exhibition, Royal Wedding Dresses 1976-2015. It includes the wedding gowns of Queen Silvia, the late Princess Lilian, Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Madeleine, and Princess Sofia.
Photo: Kungahuset.se
Queen Silvia's speech opening the exhibit was really sweet. She remembered her husband's aunt, Queen Ingrid of Denmark, calling her after her engagement and inviting her to Copenhagen, where she gave her the traditional sprig of myrtle used by all family brides. And to her daughter and daughter-in-law, she said, "I had the great fortune to have three children who have been wise enough to follow their hearts. Just as I did myself." See? Sweet. (You can read the speech - text in Swedish - here.)
Photo: Kungahuset.se
A group of royal wedding gowns is always going to be worth your time, but this one includes even more treats: veils, accessories, pre-wedding event dresses, the dresses that Sofia and Madeleine changed into for the party portion of their receptions, young bridal attendant outfits, and more. Excuse me while I investigate flights to Stockholm...
Update: Readers who visited the exhibition were kind enough to share their pictures, and we have been exploring the gowns in depth, one installment at a time. See the links below for the installments to date:
The exhibition also yielded some fabulous HQ shots of these
dresses, and they reveal details unseen when the gowns were in action.
(Click the photos below to enlarge.)
The Swedes decided to get in on the family photocall trend this summer, gathering at Solliden for the press after celebrating Crown Princess Victoria's birthday. This is like a royal version of Keeping up with the Joneses, and I love it.
Video: The photocall in action
And...yup, they've hit all the usual royal family photocall requirements: kids who have no idea they shouldn't be going about their normal business, adults crossing their fingers the kids don't have a meltdown, and general awkwardness. That's pretty much it, those are the only requirements. Oh, and a dog. Gotta have the dog in there.
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On the sartorial side of things, it's possible that Princess Madeleine has come up with the absolute perfect summer photocall outfit. The top - which The Royals and I informs us is Valentino - is not too casual, and perfect with a cropped pant. A doubly perfect selection when you know you have a runner on your hands. Summer style done right, I say.
Let's ease our way into the week with some pretty, courtesy of the Fall 2016 Couture shows. As always, we're previewing just a few designers that happen to be royal faves. Click the names to go to the full collection:
Valentino flashed back a cool four centuries or so with a collection filled with ruffs and puffed sleeves and everything else that would have been at home in the time of Shakespeare. Will Crown Princess Mette-Marit's love of high collars and ruffles see her turn into a player at the Globe Theatre? We shall see.
Elie Saab's New York-inspired collection included some of his signature embellished gowns, along with some lush fall colors and rich fabrics. There were even a few matching gowns for the littlest fashionistas, because scoring points in adorableness never hurts. I would love to see some of these velvets interpreted on the Nobel stage by our Swedish ladies, or gracing the steps of the Luxembourg palace.
Armani's collection is the one most easily transferred to the royal runway, with lots of jacket and trouser combinations. I fully expect to see Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Queen Mathilde scoop up some of these looks, and I think they'll suit MT particularly well.
Chanel was maybe more for Princess Caroline and less for her kids this season.
Ralph & Russo's show made me pine for their line to be better represented on the royal stage (same thing I wish most seasons, really). Until then, Sheikha Mozah can rock their capes by herself.
On Monday, the King and Queen of the Netherlands welcomed the President and First Lady of Greece at the start of their official visit to the Netherlands.
This dress surely makes a statement, and that statement is: WHEN DOES MY SUMMER HOLIDAY START? Listen, W-A, when she starts fashioning the beach towels into dresses, it's probably time to get the lady to a beach already.
Really, I'm not opposed to a mural print on a dress. (You remember the Van Gogh dress, don't you?) And I'm not necessarily opposed to some palm trees during an official visit, either. It's just that this dress both needs that belt, being that it is the tricky combo of straight + below the knee, and actively rejects that belt at the same time. It's a dilemma.
Dress by Valentino, crepe de chine with dégradé Hawaiian Sunset print
Everyone looks out for Michelle Obama's fashion - and rightly so, I love her take on First Lady style - but it was Princess Lalla Salma that stopped me in my tracks when the two met in Morocco.
The FLOTUS and her daughters visited Morocco this week with her Let Girls
Learn initiative. Lalla Salma, wife of King Mohammed VI,
greeted them on arrival.
An orange shirt dress and Valentino Rockstud shoes! She's on a one princess mission to disprove every single ridiculous "redheads shouldn't wear..." myth out there, and MORE POWER TO HER. This look is a fiery sunset, and she's pulling it off. (And to her credit, Mrs. Obama also looks incredible in that Proenza Schouler wrap dress. I do so love a modern floral.) Lalla Salma later returned to her traditional look for the dinner she hosted for the Obamas.
Also taking on the shirt dress look, in recent princess news:
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene watched St. John's Eve festivities in Monaco last week.
Once again, Charlene surprises me, going a little more retro than I would have expected. This look isn't going to move mountains or anything, but when it comes to wandering around your palace and popping out for a little fresh air, it's pretty perfectly low key.
One of the most interesting things about the annual Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - fashion's prom night, basically, with celebs galore - is seeing how the evening's theme is interpreted. And, in many cases, how it was just not interpreted whatsoever. Last night's ball celebrated the Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology exhibition, predictably resulting in a whole lot of gowns clinging to the theme in metallics and not much else. (Here are all the looks. Give me Claire Danes in an actual light-up dress in "fiber optic woven organza" by Zac Posen any day. Where else could you wear that?!)
Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece attended the gala in 2001, when the exhibit was Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years, and she stuck to the theme in the most indisputable way: she wore a Jackie dress.
She attended with her friend (and wedding gown designer) Valentino. This minty green one-shoulder satin gown with embellished hems appeared in a 1967/68 Valentino couture collection, and was worn by Jackie Kennedy during a visit to Cambodia in 1967; the gown was later worn by Marie-Chantal to this event. Another version was worn after that by Jennifer Lopez to the Oscars in 2003.
It was a dress on point for the evening, but also a dress just on point forever and always. The draping seems so easy, but it's really excellent craftsmanship and top-notch fabric at work, and the beading is a wonder. These days I often prefer those who go big or go home as my Met Gala bests (hello, glow-in-the-dark Cinderella gown), but there's always a gold star for those who handle the theme in the loveliest of fashions.
Princess Beatrice attended the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, April 29, 2011, wearing a coat by Valentino Couture. Princess Eugenie wore Vivienne Westwood
Pro: There's a part of me that really admires Princess Beatrice for wearing that hat. Somebody had to fly the flag for the nuttiest and most sculptural creations that British millinery had to offer, and bless her heart, she flew it high enough to cover everyone in the family and then some. (I'm not even sure if she knew what was coming; in this ABC video on Philip Treacy ahead of the royal wedding, Beatrice herself says she had no idea what he was making for her. The designer has steadfastly named it as one of his favorites ever since.)
On the Valentino runway
Pro: This coat ranks among the best things Princess Beatrice has ever worn. It is loveliness personified (not that anyone was paying attention, thanks to what was going on north of it) (oops, forgot we were still on the pros, SORRY).
Pro: You can't say she didn't make the best of it. No royal outfit has ever been quite so widely piled upon, which can't have been easy to take. But she chose to have a sense of humor about it, auctioning the hat for $130,000 for charity. Good on you, Bea.
{Sidebar: Is that a giant flying bug on Eugenie's hat?? Did we know this?? I am freshly traumatized.}
And a note to finish: If you're in the mood for even more royal wedding nostalgia, head over to the Vault, where we're flashing back to QEII and Camilla - plus, an opportunity to watch the whole wedding again. You know you want to...
Black + white bouclé tweed = close enough to throw in with the grays, and this is a good dress for our friend M-M. (As with many garments, it's probably done a bit of a disservice here in an action shot, but I like that she looks like she's in a still from a shampoo commercial.) AND, she put a brooch on it! This is an interesting piece, maybe with baroque pearls or something of that nature. She's worn it in the past, and you can see here for a better look.
Queen Mathilde commemorated the 100th anniversary of the execution of Gabrielle Petit in Brussels on Sunday.
Photos: Royal Palace, @MonarchieBe
I love a stripe. This one is playful, yet still 100% solemn and appropriate for this event. A stripe that does double duty, I love even more.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended the investiture of honorary doctors at the University of Salamanca yesterday.
Photo: House of HM the King
I always have time for Letizia in Carolina Herrera. I also always have time for an ensemble that could have walked off the set of The Good Wife. This is a very simple gray suit, but it is a very good one. (We've seen it before here; see here for a full gallery from this current event.)
When I dished out a healthy serving of praise to Queen Máxima earlier this month for elevating a simple gray pillbox hat with a trio of diamond pins, I knew it wasn't the first time she'd tried that trick. Another instance of this sneaky sparkle strategy brings us to one of my all-time favorite Máxima outfits, so, yay:
The (then-) Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima attended the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on April 29, 2011.
A lot of guests brought their sartorial A-game to William and Kate's wedding. Máxima is known for doing just that at all big occasions, as luck would have it, and she was at her best in this lovely lace Valentino top and skirt in a soft beige pink shade. She accessorized this outfit with a whole lot of diamonds.
That whole lot included a simple diamond rivière necklace, big diamond earrings, and five - FIVE - diamond star
brooches riding along on the side of her Fabienne Delvigne hat. Those lucky Dutch royals have more than one set of diamond star brooches in their family collection; these are from the set that adorned the tiara Máxima wore on her own wedding day.
I'm not going to argue with more diamonds at any time of the day, obviously, but am I wrong that it doesn't seem overpowering here? The clothes are subtle enough to give the diamonds some space, and the diamonds add interest without taking over like some of her fashion jewelry might. It's a perfect outfit marriage.
Is this my All-Time Favorite Máxima Outfit: Non-Tiara Division? It's one of them, at least. Photos: via Getty Images
Will we see any of the ensembles from the recent Paris Spring/Summer 2016 Couture shows appear on the royal rounds? No harm in playing a luxurious game of style speculation while we wait for that answer. Click the designer name to take you to the whole collections...
Valentino's looking to move Crown Princess Mette-Marit away from the prairie and into a more bohemian mode, which seems like something she'll eat up. Given Queen Maxima's recent jumpsuit print excursion, she might be on board too, and with the richness of these materials, I'd love to see some custom designs.
I found several things to love on the Chanel runway, and I'm bringing you the video because these gossamer capes deserve to be seen in action. Capes for all the Monacos!
Elie Saab's Indian inspiration in this collection produced several gowns that would be lovely on the royal stage, on the Luxembourg or Swedish ladies.
A few more, and by no means the whole field:
Giambattista Vallihas a few things to cover Mette-Marit's floral needs, if Valentino doesn't get the job done for her this season.
A piece here and a piece there atArmani Privécould be possibilities for Beatrice Borromeo, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, or Queen Mathilde.
Zuhair Murad, a designer who doesn't have a big following among the royal ladies we feature here, turned out another collection that will remind you of Elie Saab, and those cage silhouettes are tricky business.
Yeah...this was not a banner Christian Diorcollection. But royally speaking, we see more bespoke stuff than runway repeats, and I wonder if at least Queen Mathilde's royal patronage has come to an end with the departure of Raf Simons. (Interesting speculation that Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen could be named Dior's new creative director. Then again, she was also on the rumor list last time around, and nothing came of that.)
For the Silver Jubilee, the Norwegian royal court released a slew of new official pictures of the royal family, and the jewels are abundant. (To see them all in HQ, click here. All portraits: Jørgen Gomnæs / Det kongelige hoff.)
Even Princess Ingrid Alexandra got in on the family sparkle. For this
charming shot of the line of succession, she wears a ruby and diamond
heart pendant that was a christening gift from her grandmother, Queen
Sonja. Sonja wore it herself, and may have received it as a gift from Harald when Haakon was born. Mette-Marit has also worn the pendant. (Kjell Arne Totland's blog explains that Sonja decoupaged the jewelry case herself - a technique she apparently learned from Queen Margrethe. Queenly craft night, anyone?!) Ingrid Alexandra has worn it on several occasions, and I love that she already has a little piece of family jewelry to wear.
One set of portraits captures Queen Sonja in a flattering dress (coordinated with King Harald's tie, natch) and one of her favorite suites of jewelry, a set of oxidized silver pieces by Norwegian artist Gine Sommerfelt.
Only the family emeralds would do for the formal portraits, obviously. I appreciate how often she uses the entire parure, and the softer shade of her repeated dress is a nice bridge between the red of her decorations and the intense green of her emeralds.
The official photos came with a special treat in the tiara department: Crown Princess Mette-Marit sporting both of her tiaras. She added some purple to her repeated Pucci white gown (love, and love) and shook up the placement of the Amethyst Necklace Tiara Parure by using the center of the necklace as a brooch and wearing only the studs of the earrings. This just means she needs an even bigger amethyst brooch to play with.
The Diamond Daisy Tiara came
out for another shot, paired with the chandelier earrings she received
as a wedding gift (they were originally a gift from the future King Olav
V to his wife, Märtha, for their silver wedding anniversary, but she
sadly she died of cancer before she got to wear them). Her beautiful
aquamarine and diamond brooch has been worn several times and has the look of an antique,
though I don't believe its provenance has been identified. This is also another look at the Nina Skarra dress she remodeled in 2014, with a new top to remove the original one-shoulder look.
And a little bit of Valentino for the road, in the crown princely couple's more casual portraits. This hot pink number is interesting, and I'll be looking for it in action in the future.
Photos: Jørgen Gomnæs / Det kongelige hoff (portraits), Vogue.com (runway)
We've covered our major players and their best outfits of the year, but there's a world of sartorial splendor beyond that bunch. My favorites from other royal ladies in 2015:
Princess Madeleine: Multiple Events
Princess Madeleine absolutely killed it this year, in beautifully soft Elie Saab perfectly customized for her about-to-burst status at her brother's wedding, sophisticated Valentino for her son's christening, and detailed gray Fadi El Khoury at the Nobel Prize ceremony. A serious run of gold star-worthy moments.
Royal weddings continue to be the gift that keeps on giving. In stunning couture by Celia Kritharioti, Princess Tatiana continued her run of A+ royal wedding appearances at the summer Swedish wedding to earn a well-deserved spot on my year-end best list.
The Countess of Wessex: Prince Carl Philip's Wedding
Her ever-increasing fashion game earns Sophie a spot on the best list, and go figure, I'm picking once again from that Swedish wedding. This dove gray gown by Taťána Kovaříková is not only flattering, it's the best platform yet for her aquamarine necklace tiara to shine.
I couldn't tell you what it was about this Dior Couture gown that I loved so much on Princess Charlene when she wore it and I still can't, but I can tell you that I'm still in love. There several high points from the Monaco bunch this year, particularly Beatrice Borromeo (just all around, but especially her magnificent evening ensemble during her wedding festivities) and Charlotte Casiraghi in Gucci at Cannes.
For abandoning the sea of fascinators and perchers and whatever you want to call 'ems for a hat with an actual top on it and a delicious color contrast, Princess Beatrice at Ascot in Beulah London and Laura Apsit Livens must make my best list. I'll throw in a nod here too for her sister, Princess Eugenie, whose Ascot moments included the best royal appearance in patterned Peter Pilotto I've seen yet.
I could go on, but I'm calling it here. That's it! That's our Year in Review, done and dusted. Any looks you're still lusting after that didn't make my cut?
P.S.: Over at the Vault, there's a long look at the Duchess of Cornwall's most sparkling moments of the year, and still to come is my annual wrap up of the Queen's year in jewels, including her favorite brooches by the numbers.
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