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What Mary was wearing is a Vietnamese traditional dress called áo dài (long dress). It has been modernised over the years so it has the boat collar and fitted to the body. To a Vietnamese like myself, Mary wore it quite well, because it is not easy to wear and looks graceful at the same time. We used to walk slower in smaller steps.
QM is wearing a court overcoat. In the olden days, the court ladies wore these to court. The colours and embroidery reflected their ranks.
Henrik was obviously wore a Chinese shirt for men.
If you happen to go to Vietnam, ladies, you will be addicted to these áo dài and I think Mary is one of those who are. And BTW, the trend today is slightly shorter than Mary's but it can never be as short as a tunic. The width of the legs of the pants can be different too.
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Wow, I didn't understand that they were honoring another culture in their choice of outfits. Thanks for clarifying. 
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06-03-2012, 03:26 AM
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Crown Princess Mary at a birthday party yesterday, June 2, wearing a nice recycled dress:
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06-03-2012, 04:54 PM
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The dress is nice enough. I do love her hairstyle. Very chic.
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06-03-2012, 05:07 PM
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Not too crazy about the dress, but her hair is lovely.
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06-03-2012, 05:47 PM
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Crown Princess Mary at a birthday party yesterday, June 2, wearing a nice recycled dress:
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One of my favorite dresses, and it fits her beautifully. I love the 50s look of it.
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06-03-2012, 05:56 PM
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I Think she Looks Beautiful , But I Don’t Like her Dress Much , Looks Nice on her , her hairstyle Nice .
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06-03-2012, 06:13 PM
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I like the collar but not the beadwork in front.
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06-03-2012, 06:36 PM
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Not a fan of this dress, I think it's odd.
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06-03-2012, 07:09 PM
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It is not one of my favorites.. I think it looks a bit dated.
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06-03-2012, 09:46 PM
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One of my favorite dresses of hers.
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She wore the dress as far back as June 2004 for birthday celebrations for Prince Henriks birthday think it was his 70th
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I think its one of the quality dresses Mary owns, always worth to be recycled.
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06-04-2012, 09:25 AM
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It is not one of my favorites.. I think it looks a bit dated.
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I agree. Not a favorite of mine either.
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I think its one of the quality dresses Mary owns, always worth to be recycled.
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Agree and she has recycled it lots - good to see her getting the value out of a Prada dress
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I never really liked this dress to be honest but I do like the colour.
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06-08-2012, 07:53 PM
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Dinner with the Mayor, June 6, 2012
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/f...2/img_7774.jpg
Only one photo it seems.
More of the dress and new brooch can be seen at the beginning of this video:
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06-08-2012, 08:00 PM
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That's a very beautiful and simple dress!
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06-08-2012, 08:11 PM
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I like the neckline as well; pretty color on her.
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