The Norwegian royal family welcomed the President and First Lady of Iceland for a state visit yesterday. Crown Princess Mette-Marit made some interesting sartorial departures, I guess you could say.
Firstly, she tossed her favored navy/black/white scheme to the wind in favor of a spring-friendly palette. She's got a whole muted Easter egg thing going on. And I'd talk more about that, but I'm too busy trying to figure out if Princess Astrid has a palm tree print on, or what. (Doesn't matter. I have decided that it is the suit version of a Hawaiian shirt. I will not accept any other explanation. This is the best thing happening in this post, and this post includes tiaras.)
The tiaras on parade at the evening's state banquet were
Queen Maud's Pearl and Diamond Tiara (Queen Sonja), the
Diamond Daisy Tiara (Crown Princess Mette-Marit), and
an aigrette (Princess Astrid). I really didn't need to tell you which one goes with which lady, did I? Nope. Standard picks all around.
For her next sartorial departure of the day, M-M's beloved ruffly prairie dresses gave way to...
...THIS. This is a most perplexing frock. I actually love the shape for her. There's a little train on the skirt to take it into definite gala gown territory, perfect for tiaras and orders. So, why select colors that have so much color clashing potential? I mean, they're soft colors, but they don't go with a whole lot. Even the basic dark blue of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon feels jarring. The red of Norway's sash would have been worse. MOST PERPLEXING.
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It's almost as though Queen Sonja - who knows a few things about unexpected color combinations, given her love of pairing
an emerald tiara with
whatever - knew what was up and picked something extra gentle for our eyes. I have also decided that this is the truth. (Other things I really don't need to tell you: Sonja's Erik Mortensen dress
is 25 years old, and is itself a veteran of Icelandic state visits.)
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