Random thoughts, observations and opinions:
Lovely as she is, Madeline did herself no favors with the dress she wore:
1. I'm not saying she should've shown up in a nun's habit, but it couldn't've hurt to've had more of her shoulders and neckline and collarbones covered, either.
I'm no prude, but that IS a church they were in, and I would've erred on the side of a bit more modesty, out of respect. If that were me and I just HAD to go there, I'd've probably had the top of the dress cut higher, so much less of my shoulders and whatnot wound up being exposed.
OK. So I'm an old fogey.
2. That shiny, WRINKLY fabric.
'Nuff said.
3. That peplum that'd been on a diet and was missing a chunk out of its center.
Wow.
4. And what was up with that flat bow towards the back of her head? That was about the size of her whole head? To just see that, it kind of struck me as though Maddie went out the door to her bedroom, made it partway down the stairs, then remembered she hadn't put anything at all in/on her hair. So she turned around, dashed back up the stairs and into her bedroom, grabbed the bow, swept her hair back on the one side, and jammed the bow into it.
What she DID get right was the color of the dress, I think.
Bravo for that!
QS: Liked it, generally. Wasn't doing cartwheels about the open top on her hat (didn't MT do something similar, recently?), but it could've been a WHOLE lot worse, I suppose. Overall, with a half-point off for the open top on the hat, I liked her outfit a lot, and, to me, she looked very queenly, and pretty.
OTOH . . .
Chris' mom?
Oh, boy.
I agree with a few of the board opinions that her hat looked like an upside-down, be-flowered flower pot. Her dress was too short, and I didn't really go nuts for the print on it. It was OK, but I'd not choose it to wear. Also, to me, her legs looked overly-tanned, and her knees looked kind of knobby. It couldn't've hurt to have lowered that hem at least a couple of inches, I think.
I DID like the coat over the outfit before she entered the church, though.
Chris' sister . . .
Well, the apple didn't fall too far from the tree with the upside-down, be-flowered flowerpot hat (and THOSE flowers had CLEARLY taken a hit or two of steroids!), the overly-tanned legs and the just-a-wee-tad-bit too short skirt.
Also, the first thing I thought when I saw the print on her dress was that it made me think of a green giraffe.
And, actually, if it came down to having to choose between the two, I'd take the print on her mom's dress, over hers.
Sofia.
OK.
Victoria?
THE WINNAH!!! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL from head to toe.
Chris?
Gotta give it to Maddie. He's a looker. But, then again, he's even MORE of a looker when he cuts loose with a big SMILE.
Sure do hope we see more of that from him at the wedding!
Just some random thoughts, observations, and MHO.
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