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Royal Style - Max is back! Pringles are the new black!

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Maireas · 17/09/2021 17:55

Thanks royal style fans for the thread title!
We need banquets, some diplomatic visits and more weddings. Oh and more of gorgeous Charles (you know the one I mean!)

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Eaumyword · 29/09/2021 14:32

Ooh yes, yes to the purple suit. Kate is looking amazing!
I agree she has a whole heap of help to look like this, but also suspect she's not on the Walkers cheese&onion crisps/Haribo/TV watching diet that I'm on. If she does watch TV, I bet she does it pedalling madly on a cycle machine!

Triffid1 · 29/09/2021 15:18

@KillingMeDeftly

Oh of course, but I suspect it's easier to be disciplined when you've got no engagements for the day and private chef to whip up a delicious healthy meal for you than when you're rushed off your feet between meetings and only have time to grab a packet of crisps!!
True. But I also think that Kate clearly has good genes. She also seems to genuinely enjoy exercise so I can easily imagine that even if she'd lived a very traditional middle class life she'd have prioritised exercise, keeping fit etc.
Triffid1 · 29/09/2021 15:21

Sorry, pressed send too soon.

Unlike me - who exercises under duress and would ALWAYS choose reading a book over pretty much anything active! Grin

JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon · 29/09/2021 15:24

@Serenster

I normally like CPV’s floral midaxi dresses, but that one is just a little bit too aggressively floral and too buttoned up, I think.

I like the bride’s relatively simple dress very much, the tiara and her smile are definitely the stars of the show.

Not so much style, but I was admiring Princess Anne, who spent the weekend staying on a Royal Navy ship while it took place in exercises. She looks really good in all uniforms, never mind just the fancy dress ones!

Princess Anne is such a badass. Doesn't she look great in that uniform, and brilliant for 71
AdaColeman · 29/09/2021 15:38

There's a short clip on BBC News of Kate walking in her Bond frock, it does hang and drape beautifully, and flows deliciously as she walks! Star Star

I like her deep amethyst suit too, it's beautifully tailored, and such a gorgeous jewel colour.

justasking111 · 29/09/2021 15:40

Lovely interpretation of the gold dress.

Royal Style - Max is back! Pringles are the new black!
Maireas · 29/09/2021 16:28

That purple trouser suit is gorgeous! Such a perfect colour and cut. Really chic.

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Maireas · 29/09/2021 16:31

@KillingMeDeftly

I think we would all look pretty good if we had the resources Kate has!
Some women (including mentioned on this thread) have her resources and don't look as good, so it's the extra something, isn't it?
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Maireas · 29/09/2021 16:32

I hope she's going to keep up this standard! Bin the coat dresses, please Kate.

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Eaumyword · 29/09/2021 16:37

I like the coat dresses!
I know they are marmite and sometimes a bit ageing/staid, but I do think she suits a good Trooping of the Colour coat dress/hat combo.

SnottyLottie · 29/09/2021 16:39

I love her purple trouser suit! She looks so chic! I definitely prefer the aesthetic of a well tailored and fitted suit ensemble to the more relaxed oversized fit that seems to be popular at the moment. The colour is really bold and eye catching too.

Maireas · 29/09/2021 16:40

Yes, it's fitted without being too tight or bodycon. I agree about the very baggy styles.

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MotherofPearl · 29/09/2021 16:51

I know she suits those jewel colours but I really hate purple so for me it's thumbs down for that suit, though it's a great fit.

MotherofPearl · 29/09/2021 17:03

Moving away from Kate for a bit.

CPM hosted a dinner last night. This is the only photo on NMR but I like her lace dress, and she seems to have gone for a more dramatic hair and make up look than usual, which looks great.

I love this dress on Leti and the unexpected colour of her bag and shoes works really well imo.

And then Max, looking extremely... colourful!

Royal Style - Max is back! Pringles are the new black!
Royal Style - Max is back! Pringles are the new black!
Royal Style - Max is back! Pringles are the new black!
KillingMeDeftly · 29/09/2021 17:06

I like the Ribena suit, though at first I thought it was by Zara! I think the jumper underneath is navy, which works better than black.

Eaumyword · 29/09/2021 17:08

Leti is my style icon for sure. She always looks so chic.
Love CPM dress. Beautiful against her colouring. House of Colour gives a big tick to her for knowing her seasons Grin
Max. I love her, but that looks like one of those stacking Russian dolls and there are several smaller ones still to open up Confused

bananaboats · 29/09/2021 17:09

Absolutely love the gold from last night! Really like the style of the purple suit but not keen on that colour in general, still a good couple of days style wise for Kate though in my opinion.

Maireas · 29/09/2021 17:10

Max, bless her! Is there a colour she's missed out? Nice and bright and cheerful, anyway Smile. Leti looks very elegant, that fabric drapes well. Again, not bodycon but not too loose.

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justasking111 · 29/09/2021 17:17

I would look like Verruca Salt in that much purple 😁

eggandonion · 29/09/2021 17:18

Maybe Anne will take a binbag of coat dresses and have them made into something else. She seems very thrifty, and they are good fabrics.
I wonder what the Queen thinks of Kate in rhein new outfits!

Maireas · 29/09/2021 17:25

I love the vision of Anne with the bin bags, @eggandonion!
The Queen was glam back in the day.

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Serenster · 29/09/2021 17:51

Max has worn that outfit before, and I seem to remember it was actually toned down from the runway look, can you believe?!

CPM always looks so perfectly groomed. She had a function not long ago where she turned up wearing the dress uniform for female soldiers in the Danish army and it looked amazing on her.

Leti’s shoes are great, but I’m not so fond of the dress.

Tinitiny · 29/09/2021 18:24

I love that dress on Max, bright and cheerful. And so VERY Max!

Also loving the purple suit on Kate. Great fit and colour.

GrouchyKiwi · 29/09/2021 18:38

Kate's purple suit is lovely and I would covet it were I still working in an office.

I love Leti's outfit; she always has interesting shoes. I like how those colours play together.

CPM's dress is totes in Kate's wheelhouse. I bet she'll be on the phone to her later.

Bless Max. She looks like an Easter egg.

KillingMeDeftly · 29/09/2021 19:16

@GrouchyKiwi I'm sure Kate does have a dress like that. She went through a lace dress phase a few years ago.