camelot23ca
Heir Presumptive
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As for Mary and fashion. Well, she had to start somewhere I guess and Danish fashion industy was and still is on the rise. According to a report I read some years ago, fashion is now an important export sector.
Now, I don't pretend to know a lot about fashion but I know what I like and Mary strikes me as being pretty stylish. In my eyes Mary's dresses, robes and what not are her "work clothes" as it is her job to represent her country and preferably looking good doing it. - I'd say she has accomplished that pretty well.
There may be many who critisize Mary, so be it, but I doubt you'll find many Danes among them.
I'm sure I remember reading an interview in which Mary touched on the reasoning behind the Danish fashion industry becoming one of her first patronages. From what I remember it interested her because it was a major and fast growing industry in Denmark and because it was something that was relatively easy to delve into, (I imagine in contrast to something like her foundation which is a major project she's building over time).
Her thoughts seemed reasonable to me. I can see how it would be daunting as a new Crown Princess to figure out what your role is going to be and you have to start somewhere. I would be critical of Mary if, seven years on, she was still just focusing on fashion but that's certainly not the case.