Been a while since I was around her. Not that there is that much going on lately. Everybody are summer casual or Olympic-casual.
Here we have King Frederik on the job.
Yeah, nice tie, but a little deep red wouldn't go amiss. To break the blue on white and blue.
Here we have King Frederik again, in one of his school-teacher pants. Faded mustard colored. Sigh! An interesting belt you occasionally see middle-aged dads wear in public, presumably spurred on by their vengeful children. I notice there is a flooding in the basement home at Amalienborg these days, hence why his trouser legs are too short.
Here we have one of my favorites. The indomitable Daniel. He never disappoints. Nor on this occasion.
He and his wife are here wearing the archetypical summer-cottage outfit for evening walks.
You'll see hordes of such couples walking up and down beaches, strolling along every possible track and path through forest and heaths. They are all, without exception, dressed like this. The colors may vary, but otherwise all Scandinavian couple from 28 and up are dressed like that between 19.15-22.15.
Some sort of cap. A raincoat. Long trousers, because ticks and mosquitos are out in force at that time of day. A vest of some sort is mandatory for all men past 40. And everybody wear white sneakers, because your wife bought a matching pair for her and him. And fair enough, they
are comfortable.
As certain as we hear amen said in church at around 19.00, regardless of the weather, every single wife will say: "Let's go for a walk." Every single husband will sigh: "Sure." Because we would so much more like to just put our feet up and enjoy a beer and just let time pass by.
Okay, apart from having to lift your feet when you'd much rather not, it's really not that big an ordeal, because your wife does
all the talking. All you have to do is grunt every few seconds.
And you can tell that's exactly what's happening here. Victoria is happily letting her mouth go on auto, even while posing. While the grunting Daniel has obviously just realized that there is a photographer.
This ritual walkabout takes 1-2 hours and then you can finally sit down and just relax - enjoy the pastry you were prudent enough to buy earlier when you walked the dog to the kiosk... and enjoy a cup of coffee or cocoa in front of the stove or fireplace.
Another one of Daniel wearing a summer-evening-casual-going-out attire.
Daniel, being a man is of course dressed practical. Long pants, mosquitos remember. A warm slip over, that his wife may eventually commandeer and sensible shoes. When the evening dew fall, it can suddenly be quite chilly. And of course a raincoat. - Being Swedish Daniel naturally opts for the discreet, some would say boring, look. Victoria however is dressed like all the other wives. There is no way she would opt for closed shoes, despite wet grass, the cool weather and rain, let alone mosquitos. Instead she carry a blanket, which Daniel will soon be "asked" to carry...
Daniel is still wearing the white sneakers Victoria bought for him. After putting them on, he discovered they were quite comfortable and Victoria can now just about convince him to take them off in bed.
To sum: At every outdoor evening event in Scandinavia you will notice that all married couple, without exception, are dressed like that.
Finally we have King Frederik again.
Nice pants, eh? And notice how they match his shoes. This ladies is what happens when your husband by accident buys his own shoes and pants. He does not buy white sneakers.
Notice is his belt. It's... patterned...
However, he is now wearing the belt, not to keep his pants up. No, he has long since reached the age where belts are worn loose and
under the belly. Comfort taking priority over minor details like looking good wearing pants. But at least we can still see the belt, that is not always the case for gentlemen past 50...
As a result his trouserlegs are dropping into his shoes, not over the shoes. But don't worry, we love it that way. The idea that you could somehow fold the legs so they are not buried in the shoes, will not occur to the average man. - That is those who can actually reach their feet...
Happy Posting! 
