Royal Christening Style/ Fashion

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Your thoughts please.

Was Kate Pippa and Carole all wearing cream?

Kate always wears tights. I thought she looked like she must've been awfully hot.

I think it was a bit too contrived. It was very "staged" looking.

Yes, they were wearing tights, it's a formal occasion. I thought Kate and Pippa's outfits were a bit samey.

Grim - I'm also intrigued about Kate, Pippa and Carole all wearing cream. I've just posted on the other thread about it (getting a bit over-invested here and not avoiding my work no not at all!)

I thought they were dressed appropriately for the occasion. I doubt Royal dress has ever been up to the minute.

I just thought they looked like any christening I have ever been to, including the heirloom christening gown.
We have one in my family and are certainly not royal.

Was I the only one who looked at Pippa's geddup and thought, "friggin hell, she must be cooking in that!"? It looked like really thick material, long sleeves, high neck, long skirt. For the south of England. In July. During a heatwave. Whyyyyyyy?

Kate was frumpy but appropriate. Beautifully tailored McQueen though.

In what way was she frumpy?! I think they looked lovely :)

Honestly what on earth must those that think she's frumpy think of the less well dressed!!

Frumpy?

I wouldn't say frumpy but I would say she dresses in an overly maturely way. The clothes she wears are interchangeable with her mother's. I know her position means more fashion forward items are out but I'd like to see her push the fashion envelope a leeetle bit further. She must have designers banging her door down. Lucky thing.

But I think conservative and middle of the road is the look she genuinely likes.

At the moment I think she looks best when she's in casual wear.

There's no humour or playfulness at all in her outfits. She looks fine though, just very buttoned up.

I reckon she must be under a lot of pressure though. The whole incident with the topless sunbathing and the skirt flying up thing maybe made her a bit 'safe'.

How would an outfit have humour?

I'm a year older than Diana and share her birthday. I think they all, without exception, looked incredible. I was of that era and actually met Diana once or twice and knew one or two of the people she she knew around the time of her wedding. If I were her, I'd be incredibly proud of William and Kate and their children.

Don't see the need for all the bitchiness. Kate's a beautiful young woman from a family of very decent people and she doesn't put a foot wrong.

No fun then. Humour was probably not the right word! her style is a bit mother of the bride but much younger and more expensive! I do think she looks nice though

Was I the only one who thought that Prince George was under dressed bearing in mind that all the adults (apart from the Nanny) were wearing coats and jackets. I assume that either they were all uncomfortably hot or he doesn't feel the cold!

People love using that phrase about Kate, 'she doesn't put a foot wrong'.

I wonder what a wrong foot would look like. Stephanie of Monaco's antics of yore perhaps. Would certainly make the Daily Mail's day.

I thought he looked ridiculous but I just don't like the style they dress him in. Just personal preference.

I think she will look back and cringe that she dressed him in outfits that matched Williams as a child.

I think they all looked a bit overdressed. A nice summer frock and no hat would still have looked good/smart but fresher.

Agree Pippa must have been boiling hot.

It was a bit ironic that they tried to make it an understated informal affair and it ended up looking a bit staged. I thought the Queen looked fab. She has a knack of being dressed just right for the occasion.
I always feel Kate dresses a bit too safely.

The Queen (and I know how ridiculous this sounds!) always looks so Royal. Even in more casual things you could never mistake her for a 'normal' person, there is something very very classy about her maj.
Some of the other Royals look a bit uncomfortable dressed to the nines, but the Queen always gets it just right.

Pippa's Emilia Wickstead dress was a lovely shape but so badly made. The waistband didn't sit properly at the back because the seams weren't properly aligned, and you could see the zip in places.

Amateur dressmaking at £2k a pop, they saw her coming .

£2k for a very plain dress! How many pre-filled party bags do you have to sell to pay for that?!