Royal Style: Spring Forward! Bling Forward, too..

[Maireas]

Welcome to style mavens old and new to continue our chats.
Hopefully more bling if there's another banquet on the horizon?

I love this navy look, buttons and all, and the shoes are just what Catherine would wear. I think she looks stunning.

The navy dress fits well but I hate those gold buttons.

Not sure about this brown outfit. But I hate brown clothes!

Navy outfit is elegant. Brown outfit …how can that possibly be worn by the same person?!

The brown one also makes her look at least a decade older, IMO.

I don't like brown clothes either, and they do nothing for Meghan. I think the pencil skirt would be ok with perhaps a burgundy blouse, something more striking.

Maybe it's the heavy jumper?

Despite being a hater of brass buttons I like the navy, it fits well, colour suits her, it hangs well etc. Not keen on the brown, it might be the poor lighting but I don't think it suits her colouring, more like something Sophie could wear colour-wise.

Speaking of which here is Sophie in blue, I like the colour but think it's a little too dark for her and drains her colour a bit, hard to see fit and hanging because of the wind. Brown shoes don't go very well either. Her hair looks nice.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g5ey405xxo

I like Sophie's dress, it's a strong colour, but the pattern is muted. I think it would suit Meghan, actually.

I hate when monochrome clashes so violently. It's difficult to get matching shades.

I'd like to see a better photo of Sophie in that dress (couldn't find one), I really like the colour and it does look as though it will drape nicely.

I like Sophie’s dress. Colour is lovely.But is that brown shoes and black handbag?

It's a lovely dress and fits perfectly. Australian designer too

Meghan wore the dress differently from the designer's image where the long belt is a feature at the front. She has it at the back .

I actually really like all pieces of Meghan's brown outfit...just none of them worn together as they are!😆
Quite like the navy dress.
Sophie looks frumpy there, sorry to say as I think she's great. She has a fab figure and is a pretty woman, but is dressing older than her years here.
The Euro royals (bar a few mad outfits!) do royal engagement dressing better.

How is that dress "frumpy" or "older than her years", @Eaumyword ?

Forgot to add Meghan's chartreuse dress was awful. Crumpled, too much detail going on, gaping, too shiny and cheap looking - I think her most flattering looks are more form fitting and a brighter block colour (the red, the yellow, the turquoise dresses from the past.)
The chartreuse was a good colour on her, think everything else going on with the dress was the problem.

The suede jacket is bad, but in the sleeveless polo and column skirt she looks good.

Just my opinion of course, but Sophie's dress has a high bow, long puff sleeves, shoes and bag not quite right with the outfit. Felt a bit 1970's to me.
I think she looks stunning in simpler silhouettes - she can really rock a long skirt with smart boots!
Maybe it's because it was windy, I just think she usually looks better.

I love that navy dress, classy, well made and fits her.

edited to add, having seen that ‘tail’ she made out of the belt, I have to rethink the ‘classy’.

Yes. "Frumpy" is a funny word.

I think she looks good in column skirts and high necks. For me, it's mainly the shades of brown that I don't like.

I think if Meghan had a pussybow blouse with full sleeves made in that chartreuse colour it would look stunning ( just a suggestion Megs if you are reading this!)

Same here!

Showing my age @Maireas 😆
Was a common word round my way many years ago! Ooh, bit frumpy that blouse!
Same as 'county' (in hushed tones) was a good thing!😆

Apparently it's khaki, which I loathe and look an absolute bugger in