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Catherine, Princess of Wales out and about...

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royalwatchewr · 28/09/2023 14:26

Just a nice, unproblematic thread to discuss some of the Princess of Wales' fab outfits and some of the many great causes she supports.

I absolutely love this green suit, which she wore on Tuesday in Leeds

https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/503293/kate-middleton-chunky-gold-chain-necklace/

Princess Kate's affordable chunky gold necklace is the ultimate cool-girl accessory

The Princess of Wales rocked a piece by New York-based jewellery label Laura Lombardi that's perfect for for everyday

https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/503293/kate-middleton-chunky-gold-chain-necklace

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FluffyCatBonzo · 09/12/2023 00:21

To save people looking here it is. Here we are debating the merits and there is Louis 😂

Catherine, Princess of Wales out and about...
User14March · 09/12/2023 07:09

I think a reason K manages to look so elegant is down to her model figure.

MM, although slim, is pretty much average height, much harder for proportions to habitually be shown to best advantage in couture etc.

Princesses B & E look to be comparatively stockier & so harder to routinely pull off couture.

VB is average height but pulls off similar style to KM consistently well as tailored for her, apes the height with vertiginous heels, and is size zero or less.

Samcro · 09/12/2023 08:07

@FluffyCatBonzo that is a lovely photo

googlejourney · 09/12/2023 08:10

User14March · 09/12/2023 07:09

I think a reason K manages to look so elegant is down to her model figure.

MM, although slim, is pretty much average height, much harder for proportions to habitually be shown to best advantage in couture etc.

Princesses B & E look to be comparatively stockier & so harder to routinely pull off couture.

VB is average height but pulls off similar style to KM consistently well as tailored for her, apes the height with vertiginous heels, and is size zero or less.

I agree, she has the figure of a model, tall and slim. Her clothes are always perfectly tailored and her presentation is immaculate (hems are the perfect height, everything well ironed etc.) so she present's beautiful couture clothing perfectly.

ThePoshUns · 09/12/2023 08:34

Lovely photos of all of them.
George is getting tall.
I think W&C have got the exposure of their children about right.
I love to see them and it does make me feel connected/ interested in the Royals.

ShirleyPhallus · 09/12/2023 08:36

User14March · 09/12/2023 07:09

I think a reason K manages to look so elegant is down to her model figure.

MM, although slim, is pretty much average height, much harder for proportions to habitually be shown to best advantage in couture etc.

Princesses B & E look to be comparatively stockier & so harder to routinely pull off couture.

VB is average height but pulls off similar style to KM consistently well as tailored for her, apes the height with vertiginous heels, and is size zero or less.

Quite striking isn’t it, when she’s next to a “normal” person how they manage to look stocky and squat next to her!

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royalwatchewr · 09/12/2023 09:02

I love the children at events like this. Princess Charlotte has such a lovely, assured manner. Also fun to spot 'Big Suze' with her two daughters.

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1840461526/photo/the-royal-family-attend-the-together-at-christmas-carol-service.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=EiicVX5rDDr2sm3ME7CCDxiCa7OuQBoiWpdU_4SPi38=

Just a dignified, calm, Christmassy event. Well done to all involved.

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smilesy · 09/12/2023 09:10

User14March · 09/12/2023 07:09

I think a reason K manages to look so elegant is down to her model figure.

MM, although slim, is pretty much average height, much harder for proportions to habitually be shown to best advantage in couture etc.

Princesses B & E look to be comparatively stockier & so harder to routinely pull off couture.

VB is average height but pulls off similar style to KM consistently well as tailored for her, apes the height with vertiginous heels, and is size zero or less.

I think the point here is the good tailoring. It matters much less what shape or height you are if your clothes have been adjusted to fit you perfectly. That can hide a multitude of sins. But yes, I agree that Catherine has a head start in terms of height and figure

DustSalad · 09/12/2023 10:58

I think people who haven't met celebrities/royals would be shocked to see just how thin they are in real life.

I remember being 8 stone in my early 20s but looking like a heifer in my photos next to the dolls at Madame Tussauds.

DustSalad · 09/12/2023 10:58

I was thinking of the comment above where someone was saying normal people look stocky next to Kate!

upinaballoon · 09/12/2023 11:20

smilesy · 09/12/2023 09:10

I think the point here is the good tailoring. It matters much less what shape or height you are if your clothes have been adjusted to fit you perfectly. That can hide a multitude of sins. But yes, I agree that Catherine has a head start in terms of height and figure

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Yes!

I also think that elegance depends on the way someone walks. I marvel at the fact that any of them can walk in those high bunion-makers, and some do it clumsily. I first noticed this years ago when I saw a couple of nicely-dressed TV people hobble horribly on to a chat show.

WinnieTheW0rm · 09/12/2023 11:34

DustSalad · 09/12/2023 10:58

I was thinking of the comment above where someone was saying normal people look stocky next to Kate!

She's tall, is usually in very high heels and has a body frame that means her hips are narrow compared to her shoulders (her mother and in particular her sister have the same frame)

I think it's why I sometimes think she looks too thin, when actually it's not that it's just her build

Samcro · 09/12/2023 12:22

she is very slim. I think most likely because she is sporty. unfair to compare others with well normal(as in not slim) to her. reminds me of the diana days and poor sarah always being compared to her.

LimeCheesecake · 09/12/2023 12:30

Well Kate looks thinner in photos now, in her early 40s and a mother of 3, than she did in her childfree early 20s. She didn’t look chubby or out of proportion then. She lost a lot of weight before her wedding.

the comparison to Victoria Beckham is interesting, given Beckham has talked openly about her problems with food and very restricted diet.

megletthesecond · 09/12/2023 12:30

She's slim but has muscle. Which also helps her stand up tall.

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royalwatchewr · 09/12/2023 13:44

Catherine appears to be very healthy, happy, and athletic. She has a slim but muscular build and is clearly very physically fit. Her face betrays none of the signs of restricted eating.

Although sadly not her height, I have a similar physique - slim and athletic. I swim, run, and do yoga regularly, go for long walks with friends/dogs etc. I'm also very busy but I eat a very healthy diet, I never go hungry. I'm sometimes surprised by how much other people eat. If I go out to lunch with a girlfriend, I might eat one piece of bread, but I notice others will often finish the basket and ask for more. It's just a different habit and attitude to eating.

I've noticed that people who are larger, who don't do as much exercise or who eat more tend to assume that slim women have some sort of eating disorder. It's actually perfectly normal to be slim. 😊

My mum is 87, incredibly fit and active, very happy - and has maintained her weight at an even 8 stone since the 1960's.

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royalwatchewr · 09/12/2023 13:49

LimeCheesecake · 09/12/2023 12:30

Well Kate looks thinner in photos now, in her early 40s and a mother of 3, than she did in her childfree early 20s. She didn’t look chubby or out of proportion then. She lost a lot of weight before her wedding.

the comparison to Victoria Beckham is interesting, given Beckham has talked openly about her problems with food and very restricted diet.

It's incredibly common for people to be slimmer in their 40s than in their 20s! In my 20s I was drinking every weekend and living on takeaways 😁

I can't see any valid comparison with VB- their figures are very different, Catherine has a completely different lifestyle and does loss of exercise.

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NaughtNessy · 09/12/2023 17:31

deleted as wrong thread

Samcro · 09/12/2023 17:33

Think you posted on wrong thread

FluffyCatBonzo · 09/12/2023 18:01

LimeCheesecake · 09/12/2023 12:30

Well Kate looks thinner in photos now, in her early 40s and a mother of 3, than she did in her childfree early 20s. She didn’t look chubby or out of proportion then. She lost a lot of weight before her wedding.

the comparison to Victoria Beckham is interesting, given Beckham has talked openly about her problems with food and very restricted diet.

Are you suggesting then that Kate and others who are slim all have "problems with food" ?

MrsFinkelstein · 09/12/2023 20:10

I don't really think Catherine's really particularly influenced by Meghan style wise.

Catherine's is a much more tailored look and a bit slimmer fitted. Looking back she's actually worn this style a fair amount over the past few years. If anything Meghan wore it less, but has really embraced it and has worn it a lot in a short period of time. I'd say Meghan's styling is more "loose, less fitted, more relaxed California".

IMO it's not the same but similar on the surface. Both are following the trend of recent years, and tbh, if anyone's "look" has been copied it's both of them copying Victoria Beckham.

Catherine, Princess of Wales out and about...
rosyglowcondition · 09/12/2023 20:13

The ice white outfit was just gorgeous. Catherine has a models figure so this lovely flowing outfit looked amazing.

WinnieTheW0rm · 09/12/2023 20:14

MrsFinkelstein · 09/12/2023 20:10

I don't really think Catherine's really particularly influenced by Meghan style wise.

Catherine's is a much more tailored look and a bit slimmer fitted. Looking back she's actually worn this style a fair amount over the past few years. If anything Meghan wore it less, but has really embraced it and has worn it a lot in a short period of time. I'd say Meghan's styling is more "loose, less fitted, more relaxed California".

IMO it's not the same but similar on the surface. Both are following the trend of recent years, and tbh, if anyone's "look" has been copied it's both of them copying Victoria Beckham.

Exactly - both are influenced by the zeitgeist

BritneyBookClubPresident · 09/12/2023 22:32

Mumsnut · 08/12/2023 23:26

Michelle looked amazing here

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