Year in Review: Crown Princess Mary and Crown Princess Victoria's Bests of 2017

Welcome one and all to the monochrome section of our 2017 yearly bests!

Crown Princess Mary at a New Year's Reception

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Mary is usually one of the first to rack up a contender for her best list each year, thanks to one of the most formal occasions on the Danish calendar falling on January 1, the New Year's Banquet. Except in 2017, she baffled me by tossing a seemingly unrelated plum cape over her sublime gold gown. Fast forward a couple days, and the pieces all fell into place: the cape belongs to this, a splendid new Lasse Spangenberg outfit perfectly suited to these court dress occasions, requiring a long dress and no tiara (because it's in the daytime). Love.

Runners up:

• That Jesper Høvring gold gown was sublime, so it does earn a spot here as repeated with the Danish Rubies for the Belgian state banquet.
• A Sabrina turn in black and white floral can't be forgotten, either.

Crown Princess Victoria at Prince Gabriel's Christening

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Victoria's best is often drawn from December - usually from the Nobel Prize ceremony, but for this year, I have to give it to the sharp red skirt and jacket she wore to Prince Gabriel's christening. Excellent color, excellent proportions, excellent all around.

Runner up:

• I'm still partial to that floral ball gown from Nobel Night #2, and if the fabric wasn't quite so shiny, it would have taken my top prize.

What were your favorite Mary and Victoria outfits in 2017?