Royal brides who didn't look good on their special day!

[ladybelline]

According to Point de Vue, Laura Ponte had chosen a wedding gown which looked like the 1920's fashion. That's also why she worn her tiara upside down( yes, look carefully at the pictures!), to stay in these years' theme.

[mgrant]

Originally Posted by ladybelline

According to Point de Vue, Laura Ponte had chosen a wedding gown which looked like the 1920's fashion. That's also why she worn her tiara upside down( yes, look carefully at the pictures!), to stay in these years' theme.

Yes, you're right. The tiara is upside down (I wonder if that scandalized the royals:) ). While there is something to be said for her huzpah and originality, it's still an ugly gown, at least to me, anyway. I have to admit, that's one look that I would dare anyone to duplicate!

[hania]

here are some brides that looked terrible,did anyone notice that marie chantal dress was so frilly,the handwork and expensiveness of it didnt hide the fact that looked like a large white wedding cake and what about alexander manley,her hair was terrible !http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php
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and did any one notice that elena had a plait /braid on her wedding day!I dont know why they seem to make such huge faux pas on their special day

[semisquare]

personnaly i love the look of Matlide's hair. there is nothing like that weave non-weave look-i'm kiddin.

[semisquare]

can we say there is a winner for the worst dress bride.
1st place is laura ponte's dress with the upside down tiara .

[ladybelline]

I agree both for Laura Ponte and Mabel Wisse Smit.

I would add Marie Chantal Miller: her dres was a copy of Princess Grace, but I don-t really think it fits her...and I don't like the veil and tiara either.

[tamar]

Originally Posted by ladybelline

I agree both for Laura Ponte and Mabel Wisse Smit.

I would add Marie Chantal Miller: her dres was a copy of Princess Grace, but I don-t really think it fits her...and I don't like the veil and tiara either.

I agree to every word you said;
about thouse terrible bows
and about Maire Chantal's dress that was a copy of P. Grace, but it did'nt flatter her at all

[Jo]

I didn't like Letizia's dress. It's looked too big for her and the neck style didn't do anything for her either. :(

[Nichola]

It must be so difficult for a Royal bride-to-be to choose the 'perfect' dress.

One which particularly stands out for me as being the worst was that of Princess Mabel, what was she thinking with all of those bows!

[semisquare]

i fine it hard to believe that a princess cannot find the perfect wedding dress, they have so many people to help then chose a dress and money(i'm guessing) is not a problem. but as this thread shows a lot of them have made the worng choice of gown. nice case of poetic justice-any of us have look great in our wedding gowns and have spent a fourth of what theirs gown cost. sweet

[Fashionista100]

I agree, royal bridal gowns have gone downhill. They often are ill fitting, and ugly. I think the court has a lot to do with it. They dictate the the woman marrying the prince not outshine him, and the gowns must be old fashioned and bland. Look at Mary. I have no doubt that the court and Queen Margarethe, and an old man for a designer did that to her. I doubt she spoke up b/c she did not fell it was her place. She probally said "oh this is fine" but deep down I am sure it is not the dress she wanted.

[cute_girl]

I really dont think they're forced to wear a certain kinda dress,it's their taste of fashion and style which is not always good for every1

[mgrant]

Originally Posted by cute_girl

I really dont think they're forced to wear a certain kinda dress,it's their taste of fashion and style which is not always good for every1

Yeah, but I wonder if they're not forced to a certain, gentle degree. The wedding gowns are always very demure without too much ornamentation and not too much exposure of the flesh at the arms, neck or legs.

The only thing the brides seem to be allowed free rein is their hairdos and even at that, the hair can't too outlandish because those tiaras have to go somewhere

I seriously doubt that we would ever see a royal bride in a gown that is strapless, off the shoulder, shortsleeved, with a sweetheart or scoop neckline. But, I always look for it I figure that one day one roayl bride will be daring enough to marry in gowns like one of those.

Laura Ponte is not one of those brides...not by a long shot

[Alexandria]

Originally Posted by mgrant

I seriously doubt that we would ever see a royal bride in a gown that is strapless, off the shoulder, shortsleeved, with a sweetheart or scoop neckline. But, I always look for it I figure that one day one roayl bride will be daring enough to marry in gowns like one of those.

For her 1997 wedding, Cristina of Spain wore a strapless, off the shoulder gown and got a lot of flack for going bare-shouldered, especially for a Catholic ceremony. Personally, her dress is one of my all time favourite royal wedding dresses, and if you compare her strapless, bare-shouldered number to other similarl styled dresses in bridal shops or magazines, her dress was pretty demure. Nothing about it revealed very much flesh. It came well above her chest and had long sleeves. The only visible skin were (barely) the tops of her shoulders and her collar bone. Most modern day brides show a lot more skin than that!

Claire of Belgium's dress was also strapless and bare-shouldered. (I think Claire's dress actually showed more than Cristina's.) Probably two of the most "revealing" royal bridal gowns in recent history!

[Louise]

Originally Posted by Fashionista100

I agree, royal bridal gowns have gone downhill. They often are ill fitting, and ugly. I think the court has a lot to do with it. They dictate the the woman marrying the prince not outshine him, and the gowns must be old fashioned and bland. Look at Mary. I have no doubt that the court and Queen Margarethe, and an old man for a designer did that to her. I doubt she spoke up b/c she did not fell it was her place. She probally said "oh this is fine" but deep down I am sure it is not the dress she wanted.

I would just like to point out, that the designer of Marys dress (Uffe Frank), is quite young, he's 41, he works in Milano, and is quite a wellknown designer. And as far as I've heard the only thing Queen Margrethe had any influence on was the dresses and colours of the bridemaids dresses.

[hania]

as i was sayin early,even maxima didnt have a fabolous dress(the high neck was too plain)but the fact that she looked so bubbly and happy and exudes such happiness and the way she cried in the church made her beautiful and lokk like a really blushing bride,even mary looked the same way,they gave off this warmt5h

[james]

I think the simplicity of Maxima's dress was breathtakingly beautiful. I am not one for frills and flounces and thought she looked georgous.

[Nathalian]

I didn´t like Rania´s dress.....no no no...Also, deslike Mabel´s, Caroline´s and Stephanie´s...

[semisquare]

hania
pls there is nothing wrong with big frizzie hair, over size should pads and i might add leg warmers. infact,i still wear all of that today

[mgrant]

Originally Posted by semisquare

hania
pls there is nothing wrong with big frizzie hair, over size should pads and i might add leg warmers. infact,i still wear all of that today

Leg warmers, OK. Shoulder pads, maybe. Frizzy hair??