Great Guess Who. Thanks a lot for the pictures.
That's what I said, the suit and the orange coat look as they are made from similar material and have similar motif ... so they are from the same designer!
The way how the models wore the coat and the suit ... let me feel as they are made more for dinner/evening events than for official inauguration.
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Look how beautiful is the palace and how magnificient is the artisanal work.
Moon, definitely it's wonderful, really. But do you know how much costed and still costs to maintain it?
Talking about the 2 dresses Salma wore on the first day visit of their Majesties of Spain, Rosa and Abir did not find them suitable (no surprise here) for the occasion and thought they are for evening or something of the sort, let me tell you that in Morocco, the 2 dresses are suitable for the events Salma wore them (especially that there were few changes in Salma's dresses in comparison with the ones the 2 valentino models were wearing) and for evening or for other more formal events as you mentioned, Moroccans (including Salma) would wear Tak****as..And as such,
It would have been ridiculous if Salma went to the airport with a Takchita...
Dressing is cultural and of course is a matter of taste...
As for Salma and her relationship with her sisters in law, Rosa meant to say (IMO)that they are happy because Salma is of no strong personality, that she is not competing with them, blah, blah.....blah...
I personally can't be so sure of the kind of relationship they are holding..Even pictures can be misleading.....And therefore, i choose to think positively about this relationship and give it the benefit of the doubt...
Talking about the 2 dresses Salma wore on the first day visit of their Majesties of Spain, Rosa and Abir did not find them suitable (no surprise here) for the occasion and thought they are for evening or something of the sort, let me tell you that in Morocco, the 2 dresses are suitable for the events Salma wore them (especially that there were few changes in Salma's dresses in comparison with the ones the 2 valentino models were wearing) and for evening or for other more formal events as you mentioned, Moroccans (including Salma) would wear Tak****as..And as such,
It would have been ridiculous if Salma went to the airport with a Takchita...
Humble, I see your point, but sorry if I say that it looks strange to wear inappropriate dress for a special event. If I took your example of not wearing a traditional dress to welcome the queen in the airport and if I follow the same reasoning you did, I will say also: the 2 dresses were redicoulous for inappropriate events ...
Valentino opt this year for orange ... evening dresses were a fully orange color, and it's indian models who made the show for that.
Orange coat with a fur in a hot country and shinning day, I think it's too much :)
About learning manners, I agree that salma is new to the moroccan royal house and it takes time to learn and apply them perfectly.
But What about simple manners which they are not related to any protocols or royalties? I saw other first ladies very warm with their guests. For example asma assad is not royal, and she was always walking near to queen sofia (not behind her), smiling and warm. Rania does the same. This has nothing to do with manners.
Valentino opt this year for orange ... evening dresses were a fully orange color, and it's indian models who made the show for that.
Orange coat with a fur in a hot country and shinning day, I think it's too much :)
Abir, like most people who live in North America, you are assuming that Morocco is a hot country but that is not the case. The Sahara region might be warm but the atlantic coast and the inner parts of the country can be quite cold during winter and automn. Temperature these days range between 40° and 73° (early morning-middle of the day).
If you go on a visit to Morocco now, you will see most people wearing coats.
Of course the feeling of Cold in Morocco has nothing to do with feeling Cold in Canada :).
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TANGIERS, MOROCCO: King Juan Carlos of Spain and his wife Queen Sofia arrive at Tangiers' airport, northern Morocco, 19 January 2005. The Spanish King is on the third and last day of his state visit to Morocco hailed on both sides of the Mediterranean as a major step in renewing links that had tarnished over recent years
Humble, I see your point, but sorry if I say that it looks strange to wear inappropriate dress for a special event. If I took your example of not wearing a traditional dress to welcome the queen in the airport and if I follow the same reasoning you did, I will say also: the 2 dresses were redicoulous for inappropriate events ...
Valentino opt this year for orange ... evening dresses were a fully orange color, and it's indian models who made the show for that.
Orange coat with a fur in a hot country and shinning day, I think it's too much :)
About learning manners, I agree that salma is new to the moroccan royal house and it takes time to learn and apply them perfectly.
But What about simple manners which they are not related to any protocols or royalties? I saw other first ladies very warm with their guests. For example asma assad is not royal, and she was always walking near to queen sofia (not behind her), smiling and warm. Rania does the same. This has nothing to do with manners.
Morocco has 4 seasons and it is winter time now over there. So, it is a bit cold although it should have been colder during the time their Majesties are visiting Morocco...
I see Humble point's view..S/he is especially right when she said dressing is cultural. for example: What you may wear during the day, i may wear it during the evening.
the 2 dresses Salma wore during certain times of the day look ridiculous only to you, rosa and maybe some others but not to everyone...
As for Salma walking besides her guests, i agree she has to work more on that.
Salma spent all her life in Morocco. She was not exposed to different cultures abroad before her marriage (i am not talking exposure through programs over satellites). her style and maybe her way of dressing would have been more sharpened had she had more experience and exposure in different settings local and international..(see, if she did her under/grad studies abroad and met different people, this would have affected her taste in some way)
but i am positive, she will improve over time.. I think this is quite normal and is part of her learning curve....
Morocco has 4 seasons and it is winter time now over there. So, it is a bit cold although it should have been colder during the time their Majesties are visiting Morocco...
I see Humble point's view..S/he is especially right when she said dressing is cultural. for example: What you may wear during the day, i may wear it during the evening.
the 2 dresses Salma wore during certain times of the day look ridiculous only to you, rosa and maybe some others but not to everyone...
As for Salma walking besides her guests, i agree she has to work more on that.
Salma spent all her life in Morocco. She was not exposed to different cultures abroad before her marriage (i am not talking exposure through programs over satellites). her style and maybe her way of dressing would have been more sharpened had she had more experience and exposure in different settings local and international..(see, if she did her under/grad studies abroad and met different people, this would have affected her taste in some way)
but i am positive, she will improve over time.. I think this is quite normal and is part of her learning curve....
Right Moon, I used the word "rediculous" on reply to Humble' message as she used the same word. To me it's "inappropriate". Thanks for pointing as well the 4 seasons in Morocco, I was thinking they are only 2, since winter and spring are very short :)
TAHADART, MOROCCO: Spanish King Juan Carlos, his Moroccan counterpart Mohammed VI (C) and his brother Moulay Rachid arrive to attend the inauguration of a power station in Tahadart near Tangiers, northern Morocco, 19 January 2004. The king is on the third and last day of his state visit to Morocco hailed on both sides of the Mediterranean as a major step in renewing links that had tarnished over recent years. AFP PHOTO/ABDELHAK SENNA
Queen Sofia and Lalla Salma at a children's social centre.
The two women seem to have become good friends in a short time!
Thanks Humera for the pictures. They look as they are very old friends ... and my remark of being warm ... here it's too much :)
I am confused about social projects inaugurations and visits of salma only with foreign first ladies.
Thanks Humera for the pictures. They look as they are very old friends ... and my remark of being warm ... here it's too much :)
I am confused about social projects inaugurations and visits of salma only with foreign first ladies.
yes we've all noticed that too.
Except for a few occassions in the past, she doesnt seem to carry out daily official duties like many other royals do, including her sisters-in-law.
I also noticed that she wasnt at the parliament with the Spanish King and Queen yesterday. Maybe it'll take her a while to get more involved. The Moroccan kings' wives havent traditionally had very prominent roles.
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I don´t see the pics of the private dinner of yesterday. I see this in spanish TV, lalla Salma wear a orange caftan and King Juan Carlos play with Moulay Hassan.
Oh, these pictures are so nice, thank you Humera :) - both ladies look very lovely and seem to get along very well. Queen Sofia is such a admirable lady, indeed.
Caption: Lalla Salma of Morocco and Queen Sofia of Spain visit a rehabilitation center for young people in Tanger-Morocco on January 19 , 2005 on the last day of a three-day state visit to Morocco of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain.
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