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I don't think its the best choice, its too dark and I don't get the silvery shade around the waist. Morticia Addams comes to my mind. I am really sick of lace, in general. Sofia has great hair for great hairstyles but I find the middle parting very unflattering on her.
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02-13-2015, 08:09 AM
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I don't think its the best choice, its too dark and I don't get the silvery shade around the waist. Morticia Addams comes to my mind. I am really sick of lace, in general. Sofia has great hair for great hairstyles but I find the middle parting very unflattering on her.
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Yep, Morticia Adams is exactly what I was thinking. The hair was too severe, the dress too dark.
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02-13-2015, 10:49 AM
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In a different colour I think it would have been very pretty on her. She seems to be a little frightened of stepping away from the "Princessey look" and the style of this gown is very much that IMO .. that will come I imagine with time. I like her hair ..up .. no Kate here hair all over face ... Not great but not that bad IMO
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02-13-2015, 03:06 PM
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I don't think its the best choice, its too dark and I don't get the silvery shade around the waist. Morticia Addams comes to my mind. I am really sick of lace, in general. Sofia has great hair for great hairstyles but I find the middle parting very unflattering on her.
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Same here.  What is that about? Also, why not flaunt one's (quite enviable) slim waist. I don't get it. I'd like to see more views of the dress. From that single view it looks odd.
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02-13-2015, 07:43 PM
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I've just gone back to the photo looking for this silvery colour around the waist. I think it's just shiny reflection from the camera flash; I don't think the fabric is silver.
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02-14-2015, 01:52 AM
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I've just gone back to the photo looking for this silvery colour around the waist. I think it's just shiny reflection from the camera flash; I don't think the fabric is silver.
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Please look at the dress on the model.  The dress is called Mystique in this series of pictures. The silvery sheen is there emphasizing the belly region. A curious design for a non-pregnant woman to choose imo.
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Please note how slim she really is in the following picture as compared to the gown contouring to a belly.
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02-14-2015, 03:35 AM
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Please look at the dress on the model. The dress is called Mystique in this series of pictures. The silvery sheen is there emphasizing the belly region. A curious design for a non-pregnant woman to choose imo. |
Thanks for drawing my attention to the model shot. I still think it's just flash. It seems to be very shiny material; you can see some more reflection further down the skirt. I could quite easily be wrong though.
As for the design, I see it as just an empire line dress, and an attractive one, too. The trend lately has been for form-fitting dresses, and this is different. I like it.
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Thanks for drawing my attention to the model shot. I still think it's just flash. It seems to be very shiny material; you can see some more reflection further down the skirt. I could quite easily be wrong though.
As for the design, I see it as just an empire line dress, and an attractive one, too. The trend lately has been for form-fitting dresses, and this is different. I like it.
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I agree on the flash. But I love the Empire Line . . . I was looking for that word for a while and bingo, here it is.
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I think Sofia's black lace dress she wore to the diplomatic reception was wonderful, and it suits her well. I don't mind that the colours are too dark, as those sorts of colours seem to suit her best IMO.
Her latest outfit is just a normal, casual winter outfit so there's not much I can say about it, but she looks nice. I think ever since her engagement to Carl Philip, she's been looking great (wonder if she has a stylist or fashion advisor already), it will be interesting to see if her style develops at all after her wedding.
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There is nothing special here. A winter skiing outfit can hardly show ones style.
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