I couldn't agree more. To me, Camilla's choice of jewellry is a little over the top. It's unfortunate for her that very few of the inherited jewels actually enhance her appearance. I will long remember just how almost vulgar I thought that she looked at the last CHOGM - and in such a desperately poor country, too, which I thought a little insensitive. Nor could I understand how her advisers and stylists allowed her to overdo it so spectacularly. As I hoped, some time ago, her husband may well commission some new pieces for her, either by redesigning what already exists or something completely new.
You have hit on a good reason, in my opinion, for my view that Camilla can't carry heavy tiaras at all well - her posture. I often put my prejudices down to the fact that her face-shape just didn't suit, but thinking about your comments, Madame Royale, and on reflection, I believe that her posture detracts, as well. It's sad, true, but she looks weighted down in, say, the Greville. One hopes that she doesn't suffer from osteoporosis as severely as her mother did.
I too thought the CHOGM debut rather ostentacious and vulgar, Polly. Camilla didn't wear the selected items with resounding success, infact, it made her look frumpy and as you said, weighted down.
It was like a diamond bib, and those earrings are just horrible. I think better use could be made of those diamonds
(unless a foreign gift).
Oh, a fashionista, no less! How very impressive, MR!
Would you agree that, in her day wear, Camilla is looking better and better, but that her evening wear and adornment is just that tad infelicitous and a little 'middle-class girl becomes royal'? I don't wish to be unkind to the Duchess for one moment, but I remain puzzled as to why someone who knows better doesn't drop her the hint that she's becoming too ostentatious. For instance, in my circles where people do discuss the royal family, she became a joke! Indeed, one of my children said to me on Christmas Day when disapproving of my glamour, "'you look too 'Camilla in Uganda'."
Absolutely, Polly! Camilla's official day wear seems to have improved in leaps and bounds. Though the only two colours I'd advise her not wear would be brown and grey. She looks like a stale gingerbread biscuit and a block of silver soap when she does.
I quite like her in white, cream, ivory, caramel, light blue, soft pink, peppermint and navvy myself. I'd advise that red be kept at a distance, unless a wine red which is
suitable for evenings. I'd also suggest Camilla wear hand gloves to compliment the ensemble.
The Ugandan
'reveal' was a decorative display of how much is too much. I'll advised I endeavour to pronounce and I do feel that she is being counselled by someone in her team who doesn't have the experience I would have hoped they should, to adequately style an image for the future
Queen/ Princess Consort, and doing so with continuous success and certain restraint
. She should get it right every time she walks out the door
(in an official capacity) and with the
right advice, she would.
I see both
Mary of Denmark and Camilla having a similar dilemma though with Mary it's not normally at night, but during the day where she sometimes steps out in something a little, too realxed...too "
common". For the most part she dresses wonderfully but it's another example of a stylist who is probably better off working with some A list celebrity.