Charlene Wittstock's Fashion and Style Part 1: May 2007 - March 2010


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Countess Lissa said:
i also disagree! and i completely agree with LadyMacAlphine,. you dont like her at all, she isnt what you picture a (upcoming-maybe) princess should be or would be. so you arent going to like anything she wears, and your always going to have a problem with what she does.
Whether she's a nice person doesnt seem to come into it!
Sadly not all of us are be beautiful 98% of the time, whether we are infront of a camera or just in ordinary day life.

but thats what this site is all about :) difference of opinion.
Thank you. While I wouldn't call her beautiful like Princess Grace, Charlene appears to be pretty in her own way. I think Albert likes athletic woman for a few reasons and one is they are more likely to understand his compassion for sports. Many woman don't and it can destroy a relationship. Part of why I stopped posting here was the constant posts of others telling you your opinion is wrong and belittling of Albert and Charlene. It gets on your nerves besides being negative all the time is a downer and life is for so many more doesn't need to be added.
 
Countess Lissa said:
i also disagree! and i completely agree with LadyMacAlphine,. you dont like her at all, she isnt what you picture a (upcoming-maybe) princess should be or would be. so you arent going to like anything she wears, and your always going to have a problem with what she does.
Whether she's a nice person doesnt seem to come into it!
Sadly not all of us are be beautiful 98% of the time, whether we are infront of a camera or just in ordinary day life.

but thats what this site is all about :) difference of opinion.
We haven't said that she isn't a nice person. She most probably is nice to everyone she meets, polite and pleasing. She most definitely is nice to her boyfriend. However being nice and having a pleasant and strong personality are two different things. And making people feel better around you or not having any effect on other people are also two different things. Also radiating light and energy or sucking energy out of other people are also two different things. We are just saying that she is nice but aloof, pleasant but not giving, self centered and not caring (this is judged by interviews and pictures).

I think we can even all agree on that she is too nice for a boyfriend who cheats on her openly, announces that he is very much SINGLE when she is not standing next to him, scoulds her for being herself, pretends hardly to know her when the attend functions together, never shows her any true affection, only kisses her hand in a fake pretentious way and constantly has this grumpy look when he is around her.

We all loved the coral colour of the dress. I don't recall seeing a single person saying they didn't. Most of us liked the dress but some thought that the bustline didn't suit her.

HOWEVER!!!!!!!
Name me one person that liked the purple dress she wore to the fashion show, please. Or more than 2% if you prefer.
 
LadyMacAlpine said:
Thank you. While I wouldn't call her beautiful like Princess Grace, Charlene appears to be pretty in her own way. I think Albert likes athletic woman for a few reasons and one is they are more likely to understand his compassion for sports. Many woman don't and it can destroy a relationship. Part of why I stopped posting here was the constant posts of others telling you your opinion is wrong and belittling of Albert and Charlene. It gets on your nerves besides being negative all the time is a downer and life is for so many more doesn't need to be added.
I agree that obviously some men prefer women that have a strong, muscular athletic build. Ok, CW has trained for years, so muscles is what she has. I think she looked better in the dress she wore to the ball last year. The color & cut, shoes, her hair, make-up (imo) were not remarkable, but much more complimentary to her, I think.

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I think CW is trying with her clothes (I guess) and ok her taste is certainly not my taste at all.
 
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More Taste than Money

It does not take a lot to be well dressed. There used to be an article in Haper's called More Taste Than Money& it basically said that you need not have a lot to be chic& well turned out.No one has ever been negative to Miss Wittsock and the criticism is part of the occupational hazard of the postion about to be entered into.This will happen no matter what whether us or others unless Miss Wittsock does not marry an eponymous individual who also happens to be a Head of State..[I should be so lucky]But just a point that we have been holding this lovely young lady's hand for quite sometime.And I think there should be indications that it could potentially be the other way around by now.JMO
 
Jaya said:
It does not take a lot to be well dressed. There used to be an article in Haper's called More Taste Than Money& it basically said that you need not have a lot to be chic& well turned out.No one has ever been negative to Miss Wittsock and the criticism is part of the occupatational hazard of the postion about to be entered into.This will happen no matter what whether us or others unless Miss Wittsock does not marry an eponymous individual who also happens to be a Head of State..[I should be so lucky]But just a point that we have been holding this lovely young lady's hand for quite sometime.And I think there should be indications that it could potentially be the other way around by now.JMO

I like that statement! I do totally agree - it looks like CW is trying to scrap together enough cash to buy some good taste -- she's probably nice, but I don't think she's had the kind of long term exposure to be able to buy taste, even if she had the cash, imo. Time will tell.

Good taste, I think, can be cultivated and refined, but for sure not purchased off the store rack (I don't care if she is in Monaco hanging out with the rich famous jet set) and I think CW has little of either one, but she can develop those things over time.

But in time, who knows (yeah right).:flowers: :) :flowers: :)
 
Lillia said:
I like that statement! I do totally agree - it looks like CW is trying to scrap together enough cash to buy some good taste -- she's probably nice, but I don't think she's had the kind of long term exposure to be able to buy taste, even if she had the cash, imo.

Good taste, I think, can be cultivated and refined, but for sure not purchased off the store rack (I don't care if she is in Monaco hanging out with the rich famous jet set) and I think CW has little of either one.

But in time, who knows (yeah right).

Yes sure, let's give her another ten years. I am sure by that time she will be ready. As for PA he will be half dead by then.:ROFLMAO:
 
I don't compare her to Princess Grace.

Unlike others here I thought Charlene's presentation throughout the Grand Prix was dreadful. Someone needs to help her - and frankly I blame Albert that she's still awkward and, well... I don't know what. By now someone should have helped her develop her own style and presence - if for no other reason so that she doesn't embarrass herself in public. I'll grant this years photos are yards better than last years, but she's still got miles to go. If she really mattered to him, he'd help her. And it annoys me that he doesn't - at least it looks that way to me.
 
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I see your points Laura Elizabeth especially on the suggestions to have already turned up at pools etc &assisted the elderly. Thse would have been excellent opportunities to give back something.You have echoed my sentiments more articultely than I.But I cannot agree that at at thirty[30] a woman needs to polish her style if she has not developed one yet.CW comes from an affluent backround& they want for nothing so why the awkwardness?I do not blame PA on this.I put the responsibility of CW's presentation fiascos& lack of potential consideration for others on the identical individuals who race to Bunte & other tabloids to give interviews.Strange they know the whereabouts of these periodicals yet seemingly perhaps care solely about the objective, the aim. Perhaps there is one focus;one aim here to attain, to achieve the goal: Princess.It appears blatant and somewhat embarrassing by how overt it is[if that is indeed the case].And that is the negativity here and not the criticism regardless of who is to blame.
 
Laura Elizabeth said:
I don't compare her to Princess Grace.

Unlike others here I thought Charlene's presentation throughout the Grand Prix was dreadful. Someone needs to help her - and frankly I blame Albert that she's still awkward and, well... I don't know what. By now someone should have helped her develop her own style and presence - if for no other reason so that she doesn't embarrass herself in public. I'll grant this years photos are yards better than last years, but she's still got miles to go. If she really mattered to him, he'd help her. And it annoys me that he doesn't - at least it looks that way to me.


I'm not defending Charlene - I know nothing about her, she's not the type of beauty I like (though she is pretty, imo), most of the times I don't find her dress sence attractive either.
 
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LadyMacAlpine said:
Most people are knocking the clothes she wears and it appears she is trying.
She may or she may not, I don't know. But no matter what, decency and protocol still are valid. Like being or having been a lingerie model or a porn model, is generally enough to disqualify you from ever becoming a princess. I won't mention the sickening Maldives photos as they were supposed to be "private", but for someone dating a prince, I stil think she has a poor and unappropriate, at best an unfortunate, choice of clothes. Having said that, I do have to admit that she fits right in with her future inlaws and allegedly with most of monegasque high society. :ermm:
 
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I think Charlene is making an effort to dress better, but she is hung up on halter tops. She is being advertized now as a model, she needs to start acting like one.
 
The long forgotten "waist"

LadyMacAlpine said:
I stand by my opinion that she can wear about anything she wants due to her shape. She has an athletic body as Stephanie.
Miss Wittsock cannot wear anything that emphasizes "the waist" with her "androgynous" body type.Her body is not athletic but "androgynous."Athletic is a word that covers anyone and everyone with any definition in their muscles nowadays.So I ask you how can CW wear a dress with an accentuated waist?From the waist we figure out the BMI[body mass index] which great athletes work on strenuously to emphasize.The waist is integral to the athletic body & any other healthy body for that matter.
 
the concept of "nicety"

LadyMacAlpine said:
I have to disagree with you. I'm picky and known for being very well dressed. I've liked several of Charlene's choices including this dress. How the tops fits is beside the point very few of you would like anything she wears because you don't like Charlene. I haven't seen or heard anything yet to say she isn't a nice person.
And I have to disagree with you because no well dressed woman [like Brooke Astor & the late Kitty Carlisle]would ever identify with these juvenile choices Miss Wittsock has made to date.How the top fits and the attention she paid to it is being interpreted whether we like it or not as the attention that may possibly be paid to Monaco potentially and assurances to the investors [maybe] about the stability of the neighbourhood as personified through the role of the Prince's wife.That lady might possibly be above reproach and not in need of fashion tips and assurances.
And I am not certain why conceptually "nicety " has come into play all of a sudden.It is like that other word used nowadays for everything "interesting" Because you can be the "nicest" individual in the world but you may or may not not assist by your super intendance of appearance to inspire or at least reassure the confidence of the investors.It all depends and we have yet to see.
 
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am i the only one who thinks its a misnomer to have charlene and style in the same sentence.

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i also wonder about Albert, he's certainly not helping her letting her go out in some of her outfits, he knows the press better than anybody, he knows how everything they do is looked at and talked about. all i know is if i love somebody i would do all i could to protect them from ridicule and malice. it's not like he can't afford to get her a stylists and buy her becoming clothes. i know people who can only afford Goodwill(a resale shop in the states) and they always are dressed classy and properly. you can't buy taste or style, it can be aquired with observation of what looks best on you and keeping with classic not "look at me" styles, but you have to be open to change and suggestions.
 
Charlene's style is okay its not that good.
 
charlene could get help just by reading some books on the matter of dress and grooming. and it doesnt take a lot of money to look classy.
so the next time she wears something classy i'll give her props but as of now, that hasnt happen. oh yeah.. the color coral seem to fit her but that dress is not for her because of her body type
 
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am i the only one who thinks its a misnomer to have charlene and style in the same sentence.

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i also wonder about Albert, he's certainly not helping her letting her go out in some of her outfits, he knows the press better than anybody, he knows how everything they do is looked at and talked about. all i know is if i love somebody i would do all i could to protect them from ridicule and malice. it's not like he can't afford to get her a stylists and buy her becoming clothes. i know people who can only afford Goodwill(a resale shop in the states) and they always are dressed classy and properly. you can't buy taste or style, it can be aquired with observation of what looks best on you and keeping with classic not "look at me" styles, but you have to be open to change and suggestions.
I think you may have several integral points there bbb.
When I think of style I immediately think of Cary Grant & there is fanatstic book out on him and his appearance entitled: Cary Grant A Celebration of Style by Richard Torregrossa foreward by no less than Giorgio Armani and afterward by Michael Kors.It takes pains to look that effortlessly elegant as Cary did and others of his time but it is not impossible.
I think Miss Wittsock possibly has yet to find the rudiments of "style" & by that I mean in the Cary Grant comparison & sense.
 
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You would think she can't misstep with Caroline being such a connoisseur of style. If you have the duty expert as your significant other's sister then get some advice, pay attention, etc.
 
I'm bored today...Surfing the web I have founded a lot of nice dress..

IMO Charlene is a very nice gril (she is tall, blond , with blue eyes..) What I think is wrong, is her way to appear.
If you are the wife or official companion of a head of state, you must be elegant and formal.

I don't belive that elegance is due to how many money you have.
You can be elegant also with dresses that are under 500$.

Elegance is when you choose the good dress for the event you will attend. If you are the official companion of a head of state, you cannot wear a dress that make you similar to a las vegas stripper!!

So, I chosed some dresses that can fit good to Charlene.
This is the style that I would like to see on the future princess of Monaco...

(!!!! all dresses are btw 99$ and 400 $;) and please note that I'm discussing only the style and the cut... not the color that can change as per personal taste)

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lovely choices ladymichelle they would look good on any princess or wannabe princess. no matter what she wears if she doesn't do something with that hair :eek: she'll still be a mess
 
ladymichelle your choice of dresses shows great taste and i would venture a little further to say that with a little bit of leg work anyone could fine something very close to your choices at the 2nd hand store(aka thrift store) esp if u r small.
i love how the white blouse with the black a-line skirt would hide her enormous shoulders and would give her a nice shape but maybe she likes dress in her own way.
 
Thanks Lady Michele great choices and it shows how Charlene with a little help could have looked lovely. You know it seemed this time that she has trying to hard to be glamorous and just failed at it and ended up looking like a vegas girl instead. And there are so many people who would have loved to give her free advice!
 
yeah...free advice because my butt is truely tired of her vegas show girl look. not that i have given her any real advice except run when u see a tanktop because u look like a linebacker please dont wear that style of top ever again.
who really should be helping her is her special friend cause he looks bad bring a girl out who dresses tacky-yeah folks i said tacky...hmmm i like the sound of that... tacky...tacky...tacky..tacky.....
anyway it doesnt matter what we say because if it does get to her ears i cant picture her putting that advice into practice.
imo the way she carries herself in the pics i have seen-tells me she is very please with her look and doesnt need to change. again imo
 
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And why shouldn't she be pleased with her look? Too many (I am actually very ambivalent about Charlene) people she looks fine. and too others not so good.

Sometimes she is okay and sometimes not okay. I actually think that Charlene dresses like her age group (not that everyone her age dresses like that but you get the point) but she dresses trendy. And she might be okay with that.

Charlene's so called style problem IMO is the following:
1) Some people don't like her and will find fault with everything she wears.
2) Although she is not a Princess...she is following in some very hard footsteps (Grace and Caroline are EXCELLENT Fashion ICONs). I can't imagine anyone these days who could stand up to the pressure. Even the so called fashion icons---Jackie O...Audrey Hepburn...Princess Diana...Caroline of Hanover....had one particular designer that they "stuck" with. But they too had a couple of missteps.
3) Charlene in some occassions dresses trendy..and somestimes trendy is not a good thing for some of the events she attends. The events are more conservative in nature...that's why some of the pics that Lady Michelle provided went over so well :)
4) She might not have found her "grove" yet. Unless you have a professional stylist (and then we would hear more cries of her being a kept woman...but thats a topic for another thread)....sometimes people don't find their style until later on life. I am 38...and it hasn't been until recently that I found a style (less trendy...conservative yet somewhat classic) that I think shows me in a good light. That means for the last 20 plus years...I thought I looked great and well...I didn't!
5) Charlene's body type. She does have a swimmer's body. Broad shoulders(not to criticize just an observation)...nice legs....good abs...is she also long waisted? She is not going to find anything off the rack..and might have more of challenge to find things that look great.
6) Maybe fashion is not that big of thing to Charlene. Some ladies like to dress up and spend a lot of time shopping and putting together a wardrobe...maybe she isn't one of them.

Again..these are just my opinions.
 
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Zonk said:
. I actually think that Charlene dresses like her age group (not that everyone her age dresses like that but you get the point) but she dresses trendy. And she might be okay with that.

Hi Zonk,

I'm 26 years old, so, I'm on her age group... I do not think that Charlene is trendy.... As I already say, she is a very nice girl (except for wrinkles!!).

I'm very young but due to some personal reasons (I'm the "official companion" of a soccer player, and I'm working as event manager and assistant of a politician) I changed my style.

I do not have the body of Charlene (I'm only 1.64 mt), but in the past I had some weight problems (I was a little bit chubby!!) and I learned to choose my dresses...in order to look better!

I feel good with my self when I wear my jeans and my t shirt... But I cannot do it everyday...
You can be trendy also on jeans and T shirt... ( 3 years ago I met on Miami J-LO, and she was wearing a pair of jeans, and a withe oriental embroidered t shirt..a fendi big bag and a pair of withe flip flop... she was very very trendy)

There are some moments when you Know people will pay attention to you, and expecially if you take part to officials events...
When you became the wife, or the companion of a person that is always in the eye of the camera, and you chose to appear next to him, you must know that the first thing people will do is look to your style ( from head to shoes...).

I chosed these pics because I would like to show, that is not too difficult be elegant and classy, the keyword should be semplicity....

I agree with you when you say that nobody can survive to the pressure to be compared to jacki'o , caroline, and Grace... The secrets is study these women and take examples....

Sometimes Charlene remember me a scene from Bridget Jones film.. the one when she goes to family formal event...dressed as a Bunny...:wub: (Palyboy Bunny) ( the problem is that Bridget didn't know that was a formal event...but Charlene knows it!!!):ROFLMAO:

What people will think if one day I will take part to a show seated next to the major of My city...with the same dress Charlene wears at Amber Fashion Show? :ohmy:

You are right, probably she is working on her style.. but no, for me she is not trendy. She is cheap. ( the dress of amber show, the green dress on the balcony GP last year, the dress on the beach of some days ago...:ohmy: )

My grandmother always says that your dress must show respect to the people you will meet.

M.
 
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Charlene Wittstock has neither style nor fashion and she is not royal so I don't see the point of discussing her looks here.
 
i like reading postings and sometimes taken part in posting since she is prince albert's "something or other". so, she is in the public eye and should be criticize for her looks and dress. and if they do get married,she better get use to it.
its not hard to dress nice just kept the kis method in mind. which is keep is simple.
it would be nice to have a challange of who could dress the nicest with play money,play event and then vote. i think everyone out here would do a good job because we would take the time to find out what the event is for.
imo charlene dresses more to be notice.and all attention is not good attention which is someting i dont think she can tell the difference, well people i would write more but i have to do house work..
 
that's a good idea semi, I like it too:flowers:

For a summer lunch date with Albert at a nice restaurant what would be the best to wear?

(especially with somebody's camera never far...)
 
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