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Old 05-12-2007, 07:30 PM
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Oh my god the blue is ok, but the pattern? Do you really like this?

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Old 05-18-2007, 05:05 PM
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From princessalexandradk.info
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/001imay.jpg - A press conference while still Miss Alexandra Manley.
From a press conference June 1st '95:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...20Lorenzen.jpg
Her official engagement photo:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/manley.jpg
I don't know what the occasion is here:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/073.jpg
Another view of a '95 dress that has already been on the thread:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/a4%20done.jpg
The Wedding dress ('95):
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/019done.jpg
In '98, with Prince Joachim and model Renee Toft Simonsen:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/023d.jpg
Maternity Dress from a '99 trip around Denmark:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/sidder%20brugt.jpg
And in 2001, at the RCT centre:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...ra1%202001.jpg
Also in 2001, Roger Moore and PrincessAlexandra:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...More%20bil.jpg
September 2001, for Red Cross:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/sep%202001_p1.jpg
In April 2004, opening a High School
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...%202004%20.jpg
ECCO Walkathon in August 2004:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/F29W3380%202004.jpg
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Old 05-18-2007, 05:06 PM
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Oh my god the blue is ok, but the pattern? Do you really like this?
Didn't you like it - I though that it was really nice!
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Old 05-19-2007, 01:45 AM
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Is this thread also for Alex's daytime fashion? I always thought she looks surprisingly great in just jeans or other day-type wear! Oftentimes her official clothes looked a bit dowdy in my opinion.
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Old 05-19-2007, 04:33 AM
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Oh my god the blue is ok, but the pattern? Do you really like this?

Yes, I think the dress is very becoming on her and if I could get my hands on that dress to wear, I would. It's a gorgeous color and the pattern isn't that busy.
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Old 05-19-2007, 05:39 AM
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Which designers does Alexandra of Denmark like? She always dresses so regal, elegant and chic!
Jørgen Bender - I don't know if she still uses Bender, but he did her wedding dress and the red one that I posted earlier.
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Old 05-20-2007, 12:47 PM
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From princessalexandradk.info:
A close up of her hat, I'm not sure what event she is at.
Pre-wedding:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...s%20billed.jpg
Some casual clothing:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/004j.jpg
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Old 05-20-2007, 09:00 PM
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Yes, I think the dress is very becoming on her and if I could get my hands on that dress to wear, I would. It's a gorgeous color and the pattern isn't that busy.
Sorry, looks like a 90's curtain to me...
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Old 05-21-2007, 12:54 AM
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Jørgen Bender - I don't know if she still uses Bender, but he did her wedding dress and the red one that I posted earlier.
Bender did a terrible job on her (first) wedding dress (the one she wore walking down the isle with Joachim). Especially considering the fact he also designed the gorgeous and fitting wedding dress of Alex's then-mom-in-law Margarethe. Bender gave a heavy frumpy look to a woman who couldn't be more 'petite' if she tried!

Who by the way designed her wedding dress for her 'do with Martin? I don't recall it was Bender..

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Sorry, looks like a 90's curtain to me...
LOL I see what you mean and in fact, this is one of the many gala dresses worn by Alexandra where I think...it's an ok choice but somehow, somehow it could have been a whole lot better.

I.e. with this particular dress, the colors indeed are gorgeous but somehow there's something about the pattern (and the overall design) that makes it, well, not 'just right' but 'just not right'..can't put my finger on the 'why' aspect of it here, just that I know that Alexandra has had a lot of those instances where I have the same reaction.

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Old 05-21-2007, 09:48 PM
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Is she known for making 'good choices' regarding clothing? Sorry I really haven't been following her throughout the years..
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Old 05-21-2007, 11:27 PM
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She's like many women despite her title. Like every woman in the world, we have a fashion misses from time to time and vice versa.
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Old 05-22-2007, 12:37 PM
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Who by the way designed her wedding dress for her 'do with Martin? I don't recall it was Bender..
Henrik Hviid - a danish designer who has designed a lot of her gala dresses... (and some of Mary's too...)



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Jørgen Bender - I don't know if she still uses Bender
No - I don't think so as he is long time dead now...!


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Old 05-22-2007, 01:10 PM
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No - I don't think so as he is long time dead now...!

I searched for him - no wonder I couldn't find anything - it was just princessalexandradk.info which told me about her using him. Thanks for the info!
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Old 06-03-2007, 02:50 PM
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From The Unofficial Her Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark Countess of Frederiksborg Website:
This is one of my favourites: http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...003%202003.jpg
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Old 07-05-2007, 04:42 PM
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From isifa:
Fotobanka isifa image service - an outfit she wore at the christening of Josephine Fleming - I love her dress, but I'm not so sure about the shoes. But then again, while I tend to like her clothes, I normally hate her shoes. What do you think? On average, are her shoes nice or horrible?
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Old 08-12-2007, 11:43 AM
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Her outfit from the 10th August - I'm glad she actually didn't wear a shade of black or grey, as she seems to be doing recently, but I still wish she'd worn something more vibrant - colours like red suit her.
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Old 08-12-2007, 12:03 PM
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Is she known for making 'good choices' regarding clothing? Sorry I really haven't been following her throughout the years..
As a younger Princess, I think she was known for her short skirts and her outfits were characterised by vibrant colours. However, they were (in my opinion), full of horrible huge buttons.

According to The Unofficial Her Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark Countess of Frederiksborg Website, her hair was 'a hit at the hairdressers - they showed it on TV" Apparently, her '...style of clothes became a hit..."

You can see more of her clothes during the first couple of years here - The Princess From Hong Kong.


In my opinion, she's never really worn extravagant hats - she used to wear a lot like these:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/048.jpg

She normally has quite short hair:
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/013aaa.jpg
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/013i.jpg
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...202002%20e.jpg (I hate this one, she looks more like Anna Wintour than a Princess)
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...40%20years.jpg

Her formal dresses were originally stereotypically 'princess' - which I liked, as she didn't look like a hollywood starlet (not that she does now, either).
My favourite are the orange, purple and red ones (although I don't like her hair on the purple one):
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/015a.jpg
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/015g%20done.jpg
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/orangeback1.jpg
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/003agul.jpg
http://www.princessalexandradk.info/...003%202003.jpg

I hope that that sums up her fashion - I can't really say whether she makes good choices, as some people might think they're bad on the basis of short skirts, or bright colours - we'd all have our own opinions on her style.
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I have noticed her hair isn't5 as stylish as usual. I is always pulled back in a clip.
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Old 01-18-2008, 01:26 AM
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