 |
|
11-04-2016, 06:55 AM
|
 |
Imperial Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Posts: 10,032
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade
|
I would have to agree with the general feeling that the top and bottom don't match. The bodice is ill-styled and ill-fitted and just looks plain odd, and then we have Catherine's preferred high-waisted skirt.
The pleats on this gown are warring with the ultra-fussy top and just as you shake your head and wonder what sort of evening gown this is . . . out pops her leg from an extremely inelegant height and the effect is even odder still. Hello Catherine, for a minute I thought it wasn't you! Glad we cleared that up. 
DoM, I think the points you mention are mannerisms rather than any sense of insecurity or nerves. Women that wear such slits in their evening gowns, showing as much leg as Catherine wont to do in almost all her evening gowns, do not suffer from lack of confidence.
__________________
__________________
MARG
"Words ought to be a little wild, for they are assaults of thoughts on the unthinking." - JM Keynes
|
11-04-2016, 07:50 AM
|
 |
Royal Highness
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Posts: 1,746
|
|
|
I rather like the top and skirt combination. I would have closed the slit in the skirt and have the neckline altered a bit. But I like it.
__________________
|
11-04-2016, 08:51 AM
|
 |
Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: , United States
Posts: 8,303
|
|
|
i think the posture issue may come from the fact that she is quite tall, specially in heels, so kind of has to duck down to be able to talk to people...
regarding the skirt and the wind, i guess that will always be the problem of flowy skirts. they look lovely and is a younger look than a 'stiff' skirt, but the wind will always be an issue - specially in the UK!
the hair, on the other hand, is rather irritating as she is always touching it to put it out of the way - and a problem easily solved with a good hairdo. she doesn't do it as much these days as in the past, but it is disturbing when watching her.
__________________
The Humane Society of the United States is the nation’s largest and most effective animal protection organization.
https://www.humanesociety.org
|
11-04-2016, 09:28 AM
|
 |
Imperial Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Midwest, United States
Posts: 15,826
|
|
|
Loved those legs in that dress.
__________________
"WE CANNOT PRAY IN LOVE AND LIVE IN HATE AND STILL THINK WE ARE WORSHIPING GOD."
A.W. TOZER
|
11-04-2016, 10:11 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Middlewich, United Kingdom
Posts: 21,388
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade
|
I adore this dress! It's understated but elegant as well.
__________________
We Will Remember Them.
|
11-04-2016, 11:33 AM
|
 |
Serene Highness
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: San Diego, United States
Posts: 1,448
|
|
She looks like she's not sure whether to hold down her skirt or her hair. 
|
11-04-2016, 12:44 PM
|
 |
Heir Presumptive
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Columbia, United States
Posts: 2,857
|
|
|
Love the dress. Unique but appropriate for the occasion. I might have closed the slit on the skirt up a little (couple fo inches), but other than that, very pretty. I would have loved to have seen her hair in a half up/half down type of style.
|
11-04-2016, 01:48 PM
|
|
Heir Presumptive
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Somewhere, United States
Posts: 2,281
|
|
|
This isn't a fave of mine. I like skirt; the slit adds a little something. I don't think the top works on her though.
|
11-04-2016, 02:08 PM
|
|
Heir Apparent
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Waterford, United States
Posts: 3,083
|
|
|
Tom and Lorenzo...
__________________
"If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will.”
Abraham Lincoln
|
11-04-2016, 02:35 PM
|
 |
Super Moderator
Picture of the Week Coordinator
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Hermosa Beach, United States
Posts: 5,984
|
|
|
I actually think it's a pretty dress (I love the slit in the skirt), but it feels a little boring. I think it would have looked better with an updo and different earrings/jewelry.
That Tom and Lorenzo article made some good points. The dress is a little basic, so it needed something to make it pop. Different accessories/styling would have helped.
|
11-13-2016, 12:23 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: -, France
Posts: 22,972
|
|
November 12, 2016 - The Duchess in a black Temperley coat attending the Royal Festival of Remembrance.
It's a lovely coat which flatters her but I don't think this event required a coat especially since it was indoors. A simple black dress would've looked right.
Full view ** Close up
|
11-13-2016, 12:53 AM
|
 |
Imperial Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: alberta, Canada
Posts: 12,817
|
|
|
Agreed. Lovely coat, but a nice black dress would have suited the indoor event more.
|
11-13-2016, 02:44 AM
|
 |
Heir Apparent
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Worcester, United Kingdom
Posts: 3,347
|
|
|
I agree, much as I like the coat, it did look a little odd by to continue to wear it as if this is an outdoor event. In previous years Kate has arrived coat-less in a formal black evening dress and other royals are clearly continuing with this pattern this year. Perhaps she was feeling cold and she slipped it off later in the evening.
Sent from my iPad using The Royals Community mobile app
|
11-13-2016, 06:33 AM
|
 |
Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London, United Kingdom
Posts: 6,333
|
|
Maybe she turned up and realised someone was wearing the same dress
__________________
This precious stone set in the silver sea,......
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England,
|
11-13-2016, 09:33 AM
|
 |
Majesty
|
|
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Midwest, United States
Posts: 6,034
|
|
|
Maybe she just sees the event as somber and fit for remembering others rather than a fashionable opportunity.
__________________
"And the tabloid press will be a pain in the ass, as usual." - Royal Norway
|
11-13-2016, 10:08 AM
|
|
Heir Apparent
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Worcester, United Kingdom
Posts: 3,347
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by AdmirerUS
Maybe she just sees the event as somber and fit for remembering others rather than a fashionable opportunity.
|
Yes appreciate your point but as this is a fashion thread we are going to discuss such trivial matters.
Sent from my iPad using The Royals Community mobile app
|
11-13-2016, 02:10 PM
|
 |
Imperial Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: -, United States
Posts: 11,334
|
|
|
Catherine looks wonderful and elegant. It's a great coat.
|
11-13-2016, 04:25 PM
|
 |
Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Near Verona and Venice, Italy
Posts: 6,066
|
|
|
Yesterday evening's look was very disappointing. The coat was too blad for such a somber occasion and that hair loose like that was a big "no", imo.
__________________
"Yet, walking free upon her own estate
Still,in her solitude, she is the Queen".
|
11-13-2016, 05:08 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: London, United Kingdom
Posts: 13,873
|
|
|
I have a similar opinion to the previous posters - beautiful coat, but a little strange that Catherine is wearing it for an indoor occasion. Having said that, it's getting colder in London though (I'm just on the outside of the city) so perhaps she wore it because she was genuinely cold, even if she's inside.
__________________
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone". Audrey Hepburn
*
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy". Anne Frank
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
