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Royal style & gossip: the baby's here, now back to the frocks!

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QueenOfTheAndals · 06/05/2019 16:02

Previous thread

Any guesses on what Meghan will wear to introduce baby Sussex? I'm guessing Givenchy as it's her go-to designer for big events.

Then again she could surprise us all and come out in a JoJo Maman Bébé breastfeeding tunic!

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MotherofPearl · 09/05/2019 14:50

Yet another look that only Max could pull off - a full-on bright yellow trouser suit! It shouldn't work, but it does.

Elllllle · 09/05/2019 14:54

It's interesting, Kate has the colouring and figure to pull that off too but this thread would destroy her if she dared to try. Just saying

MotherofPearl · 09/05/2019 14:54

CPM in pink and white. She clearly didn't get the 'no bright colours' nail varnish edict allegedly issued to British royals eh? Wink

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Elllllle · 09/05/2019 14:56

Actually having a good look at that yellow suit, it is a monstrosity that no-one should wear Shock

MotherofPearl · 09/05/2019 14:57

I don't think so @Elllllle. From what I've seen on here - and I've been on these threads since they started - most posters are delighted when DoC opts for trousers, and many want her to break out of her uniform and be more adventurous.

QueenOfTheAndals · 09/05/2019 14:58

@MotherofPearl Queen Margarethe is such a flamboyant dresser that I imagine she has a 'bright colours only' nail polish decree!

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Elllllle · 09/05/2019 15:04

@MotherofPearl hmm not sure. I'm fairly neutral in that I like both Duchesses' style, ethos, whatever. But this thread seems to think that though they like the idea of Kate being adventurous and more stylish, as soon as she wears, say, wide leg trousers for example, instead of skinnies (which she "lives in" and as much "a part of her" as Meghan's heels are a part of her, apparently) they are too long, too wide or too short. Whereas Max whatshername wears them and NO ONE DARES ARGUE AS SHE LOOKS FABULOUS etc etc. Just my observation Grin

CurlyWurlyTwirly · 09/05/2019 15:04

Don’t like the yellow on Max. At first I thought she was wearing Invictus colours and meeting Harry, but it is just a random cheery yellow suit.

pinkladyapples · 09/05/2019 15:10

Couple of Camilla and Charles

Royal style & gossip: the baby's here, now back to the frocks!
Royal style & gossip: the baby's here, now back to the frocks!
BertrandRussell · 09/05/2019 15:12

Blimey- that yellow suit is horrible. She looks like the warm up woman at a Juice Plus convention..

MotherofPearl · 09/05/2019 15:16

I guess so @Elllllle - at least, I know what you mean. :)

Well @QueenOfTheAndals, I'm obediently following the edict with Essie 'ballet slippers' nail varnish myself today, which we are led to believe is HMQ's go-to shade!

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frugalkitty · 09/05/2019 15:31

I think Max gets away with bright colours and flamboyant outfits because she has the personality to match, which means she wears the clothes and they don't wear her (if that makes sense). If Kate wore something like the awful yellow suit it wouldn't look right because she hasn't got the presence or personality to carry it off. Just because someone has the figure to wear something doesn't mean they should!

AdaColeman · 09/05/2019 15:38

I'm not keen on the bright yellow suit, it's a bit too Superlambanana for me!

I don't think Camilla's pale blue kaftan works either, and I love most of her outfits, especially the cream coat she wore for her arrival.

She's got her stoical tour look in that photo too and a sore foot, so she can be forgiven the kaftan! Smile

UrsulaPandress · 09/05/2019 15:41

Harry is just so bloody thrilled to be a Dad isn't he. So lovely to witness.

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 09/05/2019 15:58

I like to think that Max would chase a critic of her clothes around a room to grab them, give them a bear hug then tickle them non-stop, until the person almost breathless & giggling non-stop says "you win."
That's probably why no one says a bad word, as I can just imagine Max being a champion tickler! Grin

Thedarklady · 09/05/2019 16:05

But this thread seems to think that though they like the idea of Kate being adventurous and more stylish, as soon as she wears, say, wide leg trousers for example, instead of skinnies
Kate, like practically every other woman, looks best in in-between width. Does anyone look best or fantastic in wide leg or super skinnies?

DotOnTheHorizon · 09/05/2019 16:19

@QueenOfTheAndals Princess of Marina was a very glamorous lady. Princess Alexandra is the epitome of elegance. If I have a smidgeon of her style at that age I'll be a happy woman

QueenOfTheAndals · 09/05/2019 16:33

Being a princess, Marina apparently looked down on the QM (a mere earl's daughter) and called HM and PM "those common little Scottish girls"! I saw a recent photo of her granddaughter Marina Ogilvy and she's the spitting image of her.

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Myimaginarycathasfleas · 09/05/2019 16:41

Kate knows she has great legs, so we can't blame her for showing them off. I would!

queenofarles · 09/05/2019 16:49

Max wearing bright yellow black Shock

What would Trinny and Susannah say Wink

QueenOfTheAndals · 09/05/2019 16:50

I think she looks good in both wide-legged trousers and skinnies but the skinnies sometimes look more like leggings!

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QueenOfTheAndals · 09/05/2019 16:51

@queenofarles Do you follow Trinny on Instagram? She's hilarious and always wears the brightest of colours. But never with black of course!

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Myimaginarycathasfleas · 09/05/2019 17:02

They can look like leggings, it's true. She goes from one extreme to another, Edwardian nightie one day, spray on trousers the nest.

Myimaginarycathasfleas · 09/05/2019 17:03

Perhaps she's channelling Sandy from Grease 😂

RhubarbIsEvil · 09/05/2019 17:08

I love the bright yellow suit. It has tone accessorised with the most enormous smile though Grin

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