Crown Princess Mary as Patron of the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF)

[cute_girl]

Originally Posted by Linda Hsu

Hi cute_girl

Attending fashion shows are part of Mary's duties, please look at Mary's official site and as advised by gattica28, please check out page 2 of this thread.

Then, you could understand why Mary attended these Danish fashion shows last week.

Cheers

thank you for the information Linda.unless such duties dont need any training or education and only needs a signiture to marry some prince,I wish all poor people could have jobs like her,making so much money from attending fashin shows!this is not just her,but all royals.what a cruel world we live in

[Lillia]

Originally Posted by cute_girl

thank you for the information Linda.unless such duties dont need any training or education and only needs a signiture to marry some prince,I wish all poor people could have jobs like her,making so much money from attending fashin shows!this is not just her,but all royals.what a cruel world we live in

well ok, if you want to spend time mad over that (something that you have no control over) then I can think of maybe a billion other things that you might be interested in being upset about too...

just let me know...:p

[Jasl]

I want to be stick thin like those models and earn millions for walking up and down the catwalk! And I want to be as pretty as Charlotte Casiraghi and have access to money and be extra chic too!

But in regards to all those commoners marrying princes... there's no argument about that... they do get benefits (as well as added responsibilities) once they marry into royalty. And of course I agree that we live in an unequal world. I mean I'm here wasting time and looking at pictures while a poor child in another part of the world is dying of hunger. I don't need to look at royals and the very rich to see the inequality in the world - the fact that I can do all these things that I can do, whilst another can't, is already a manifestation of inequality.

I think people though find it hard to accept that Mary is a protector of CIFF, and instead criticise her attendance at these fashion fairs. Seriously - what's the difference between supporting the Danish fashion industry and supporting a Danish choir group?? Is it because the former is more enviable (all those clothes and its oh so glamourous!!) whilst the latter is not (relatively speaking of course)??

[Harmony]

Originally Posted by cute_girl

thank you for the information Linda.unless such duties dont need any training or education and only needs a signiture to marry some prince,I wish all poor people could have jobs like her,making so much money from attending fashin shows!this is not just her,but all royals.what a cruel world we live in

Mary is not making money by attending these shows.She is the patron of CIFF and Designer's Nest and taking part in these major events are part of her duties.From a recent Danish TV news report, hundreds from all over the world came to participate in this event which 5 years back, no one seem to be interested in. ? Mary effect.

[cute_girl]

Originally Posted by Jasl

I want to be stick thin like those models and earn millions for walking up and down the catwalk! And I want to be as pretty as Charlotte Casiraghi and have access to money and be extra chic too!

But in regards to all those commoners marrying princes... there's no argument about that... they do get benefits (as well as added responsibilities) once they marry into royalty. And of course I agree that we live in an unequal world. I mean I'm here wasting time and looking at pictures while a poor child in another part of the world is dying of hunger. I don't need to look at royals and the very rich to see the inequality in the world - the fact that I can do all these things that I can do, whilst another can't, is already a manifestation of inequality.

I think people though find it hard to accept that Mary is a protector of CIFF, and instead criticise her attendance at these fashion fairs. Seriously - what's the difference between supporting the Danish fashion industry and supporting a Danish choir group?? Is it because the former is more enviable (all those clothes and its oh so glamourous!!) whilst the latter is not (relatively speaking of course)??

Thank you Jasl for your good point,I didnt mean t be against her,when all her peers are living that way why shouldnt she?this discrimination has been going on for thousands of years.you seemed to be the only one who got what I said.

[carlota]

jasl, it doesn't have to do with that. i think that if mary is protector to a danish fashion fundation, she should practise what she preaches. another poster previously said that it's incoherent to support the danish fashion industry and then use international designers such as hugo boss or prada.

[Marengo]

Isn't the crownprincess a bit mocked in her country for being the promoter of danish fashion? If it would be one of the official causes of a belgian or dutch princess she would be mocked by the serious press (& serious people), such an empty task, isnt it?
Is she actively involved in other serious causes (like Mathilde & Maxima for the UN for example)?

[Fashionista100]

Once again, please go to Mary's website and view her patronages. One of her other key partonages is Mental Health. I for one am very glad she has chosen to take this often controversial topic on and help erase some of the stigma. And no she can wear other labels and still promote danish fashion.

[rchainho]

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/royal_family/84452004.htm

Royal News Princess Mary Attends Fashion Fair

August 15, 2005, 3:16:25 Royal News: Denmark's pregnant Crown Princess Mary looked radiant in a flowing blue blouse as she attended the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair.

The mother-to-be traded in her usual tight-fitting maternity wear for a floaty, floral dress and a pale blue wrap-around top, which disguised her blossoming baby bump.

Earlier this month, Princess Mary vowed to raise her child without help from nannies.

The Australian-born beauty says she wants to break royal tradition and be a hands-on parent when her child is born.

[Jasl]

Originally Posted by carlota

jasl, it doesn't have to do with that. i think that if mary is protector to a danish fashion fundation, she should practise what she preaches. another poster previously said that it's incoherent to support the danish fashion industry and then use international designers such as hugo boss or prada.

If you look at what Mary wears, the majority of what she wears is not by international designers. Unless one can show that Mary does not wear Danish designs then I don't think one can continue arguing that Mary does not practise what she preaches.

I also strongly believe that being a protector of something does not mean that you are bound to enjoy things produced by them only. For example, would it be reasonable for Alex to only enjoy music produced by the DR Girls choir (not sure what it's called)? Of course not! But back to Mary - look at what she wears and you will see that a majority of it will be unrecognisable to us (for now) and you know why? Probably because we can't find it in the websites by international designers... they are probably by unknown Danish designers, which brings us full circle to Mary and her connection with CIFF: to help make Danish fashion known to the rest of the world.

[Jasl]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Isn't the crownprincess a bit mocked in her country for being the promoter of danish fashion? If it would be one of the official causes of a belgian or dutch princess she would be mocked by the serious press (& serious people), such an empty task, isnt it?
Is she actively involved in other serious causes (like Mathilde & Maxima for the UN for example)?

The Danish fashion industry, I believe, is the fourth largest industry in Denmark. Many Danes therefore rely on it for their livelihood. Of course fashion is quite superficial - but when you remember that people depend on it, that they feed their family from the money they make from clothing people, that a substantial part of the Danish welfare system is being supported from the tax which comes from their fourth largest industry, then you can see that there is a very "human" (as opposed to superficial) justification for Mary's involvement with CIFF.

Mock that and you mock the livelihood of many Danes and the loved ones they support.

[IamLaura]

Hello everybody I am new here on the forums.I enjoy the princess Mary threads very much.I thinks she looks radiant and very stylish in her pregnancy, she is in her 7th month now and still looking fabulous(much prettier than before the pregnancy) and not really looking HUGE .Sometimes you don't even see her belly.I think she is doing a great job but I would like to see her more in humanitarian/social causes,I accept(cause who am I to judge ?!) that Mary is a protector of CIFF, she is perfect for the job.

Bye !

[Mandy]

Welcome to the forum IamLaura!

[Harmony]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Is she actively involved in other serious causes (like Mathilde & Maxima for the UN for example)?

This is the list of patronages Mary is involved since last year. The organisations she is involved ranges from culture, humanitarian aid, fashion, research and science, social and health and sports.

http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/a1000c

Mathilde and Maxima have been in the royal scene few years more than Mary. So it is not justified to compare when Mary is only one year of performing her Royal duties. She is at the moment Patron of World Health Organisation , Regional office for Europe and does attend meeting unofficially. In time to come , I am sure she will also work for the UN.

WHO Regional Office for Europe

The World Health Organization is the UN agency with a specific mandate for health. It has more than 50 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards in the world. The 192 WHO Member States are grouped into six regions. The WHO Regional Office for Europe works with 52 countries in western and eastern Europe and central Asia and is based in Copenhagen. Its essential mission is to strengthen national and local health systems and improve the health of the people in the Region, in collaboration with governments, NGOs and other partners.

www.euro.who.int

[ysbel]

Originally Posted by Jasl

The Danish fashion industry, I believe, is the fourth largest industry in Denmark.

The CIA online factbook on Denmark has a good overview of the government and the economy.

The largest industries in order of income to the state are:

iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, food processing, machinery and transportation equipment, textiles and clothing, electronics, construction, furniture and other wood products, shipbuilding and refurbishment, windmills

Electronics is about ready to bypass textiles. I agree that the fashion industry is superficial. I would be far more impressed if she got interested in electronics - its got a lot more growth potential and is healthier for the economy than clothing and fashion which needs to be protected by the government to survive. The US is paying out enormous sums to the textile industry to keep it alive and the industry is still struggling.

Plus I think it would be fun to see a gadget-crazy princess checking out the latest iPod.

[Larzen]

From the opening of Copenhagen International Fashion Fair
Face to face

[fanletizia]

Images from seeger

[purple_platinum]

more from polfoto

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more from DPA

Danish crown princess Mary at C.I.F.F Copenhagen International Fashion Fair and kidd show and kids cloths stands in Bella Center Copenhagen on February 9 , 2006.

[purple_platinum]

The Copenhagen International Fashion Fair is being opened on 9 February by HRH Crown Princess Mary who is attending both the CIFF TrendShow and the CIFFKIDS Trendshow Crown Princess of Denmark at Europe’s first trend show for children’s fashion

from bella center's website