Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Fashion & Style Part 1: January 2022 -

[An Ard Ri]

Other than the hairstyle I thought the Princess looked wonderful.
The hairstyle sadly let down the over all look.

 

[PrincessofEurope]

Never was a fan of this gown on Mette-Marit, all the layers of fabric were wrong. So disappointed to see it on Ingrid

 

[kathia_sophia]

I don't mind if Ingrid wears her mother's clothes, its actually a nice gesture. However, what I don't understand is why those clothes aren't tailored made for Ingrid. Why? She is clearly different from her mother, she is more petite, less tall and less busty. A Royal House has seamstresses, right? Why don't they use them? So far, none of the MM clothes fits Ingrid, none of them! At least, make some alterations in order to fit. It puzzles me, or perhaps it is intentional, which I don't understand why...

 

[muriel]

Some how the dress looked better on Mette-Marit than it does on Ingrid Alexandra. Shame

I also think she should have worn her hair up. She is wearing a stunning necklace but it is partially hidden by her wearing her hair down.

I agree, the dress did look better on Mette than it did on Ingrid. But I am quite relaxed about this, it is still very early days for Ingrid. She will find her style and perfect it, she has a lifetime of being in the spotlight ahead of her.

 

[duke of poliganc]

So far she did choose the best pieces in her mother’s wardrobe to borrow but my issue with every dress she has worn from her mother’s closet is the fitting, save for the dress she wore for her birthday gala all the dresses are a bit not fitting so they tend to look a pit sloppy!

 

[Hans-Rickard]

I loved the ice blue dress MM wore in Stockholm 2010, however i have to agree with the chorus who belives it had not been re-fitted properly for Ingrid… It looked just like MM had taken it off and Ingrid had put it on…

I suspect nothing is done regarding a new wardrobe of evening dresses for Ingrid because she is not expected to be a regular attendant for gala dinners yet for many years (if we should take her parents and grandparents on their words)

 

[RabbitRabbit]

I don't think the fit is particularly bad at all. I notice these things and didn't see that. Maybe the dress went straight back to her mothers collection so not tailored to her. I think IA looks great, her hair is just more casual than many people expect but she is the only Royal woman under 50 with the title (no other euro royals or country has this?) so she is trying to reach out to the public and her generation I think and be less formal. If she looked like a very slick rich jet setter at 21 (with the look of being 28-30 at 21-22) not many young girls her age in Norway would relate to it. That is something different, not what she does. Maybe some gifting of dresses from MM could allow permanent alterations to fit to her if IA wanted that. Or, in-house dress making for Court Dress, do the Swedish Princesses do that sometimes?

 

[Halise]

let's not forget part of the PR strategy for rewear rotation is “getting the obsessive press to care somewhat less about whatever they wear by making it much less interesting”.

I think you're bringing an outside perspective here.
But the press (and the public) love this kind of thing even more, especially if there's a mother-daughter bond.

While the Queen spoke about it at Ingrid's 18th birthday, the issue was always about MM (sponsored handbags and dresses, as well as "the friendships she made" among the jetset).

NFR clothing has never been constantly and solely targeted in the press. They may talk about it, but generally (at least for me) it's not the focus. Maybe it's because of the members' style, but still.

And speaking of the dress that IA reused, it was known or strongly hinted at (I don't remember clearly) back then that it was a sponsorship. The royal family never denied it.

 

[Annine]

The Ole Yde dress Ingrid borrowed was never considered a sponsor dress, but there were serious questions about the light blue Valentino dress in Frederiks wedding, never used again.

Ingrid is only getting good press in Norway for her wardrobe, her charm and easy way with young and old… and lots of articles has been written about her the last month, all positive. Her mother gets snarky press for her new 50.000 NOK Dior outfit or her new (again) illfitting Peter Dudas dress. So for the general public that dont scrutinise to much and people who only see a couple of pictures on social media or a few minutts on Tv she and her sentimental reused fashion is a hit.

 

[Prinsara]

I don't mind if Ingrid wears her mother's clothes, its actually a nice gesture. However, what I don't understand is why those clothes aren't tailored made for Ingrid. Why? She is clearly different from her mother, she is more petite, less tall and less busty. A Royal House has seamstresses, right? Why don't they use them? So far, none of the MM clothes fits Ingrid, none of them! At least, make some alterations in order to fit. It puzzles me, or perhaps it is intentional, which I don't understand why...

I loved the ice blue dress MM wore in Stockholm 2010, however i have to agree with the chorus who belives it had not been re-fitted properly for Ingrid… It looked just like MM had taken it off and Ingrid had put it on…

I suspect nothing is done regarding a new wardrobe of evening dresses for Ingrid because she is not expected to be a regular attendant for gala dinners yet for many years (if we should take her parents and grandparents on their words)

She looked really lovely in her tiara debut/portrait dress and her gala one, so it appears at least those two were properly fitted for her?

The question is why the Palace isn’t a little more concerned with how she wears the clothes since then (yes, even with everything else going on, this is a pretty minor thing someone should have attended to. And maybe that it has not been [I really can’t understand Sonja letting it go on and on] is just slightly symptomatic of the NRF cracks…)

 

[CrownPrincessJava]

She looked really lovely in her tiara debut/portrait dress and her gala one, so it appears at least those two were properly fitted for her?

The question is why the Palace isn’t a little more concerned with how she wears the clothes since then (yes, even with everything else going on, this is a pretty minor thing someone should have attended to. And maybe that it has not been [I really can’t understand Sonja letting it go on and on] is just slightly symptomatic of the NRF cracks…)

I don't understand why the palace, or even her grandmother needs to be concerned, imho. She did not embarrass anyone, nor did she say anything that was offensive, political or wrong. At the end of the day, if she is comfortable in the dress, that is all that matters!

 

[Frelinghighness]

The dress neede a good steaming, pressing and her hair fixed

 

[PrincessofEurope]

I think she should be applauded for recycling clothes - its bad for us that the clothes she recycles are her mother's and sometimes of questionable taste.

My point though is that too often royals (even more so celebs) having fancy clothes, gala dresses etc etc and we see them ONCE. I certainly would prefer some of our favourite royals to dig into their closets and bring out their best clothes and rewear them a lot more - take Queen Mary she is master at reusing and revamping her clothes.

Maybe Ingrid needs to invest in a few core pieces that she can recycle for years at gala events etc

 

[kathia_sophia]

I think she should be applauded for recycling clothes - its bad for us that the clothes she recycles are her mother's and sometimes of questionable taste.

My point though is that too often royals (even more so celebs) having fancy clothes, gala dresses etc etc and we see them ONCE. I certainly would prefer some of our favourite royals to dig into their closets and bring out their best clothes and rewear them a lot more - take Queen Mary she is master at reusing and revamping her clothes.

Maybe Ingrid needs to invest in a few core pieces that she can recycle for years at gala events etc

Yes, I think Queen Mary is a great example of reusing her clothes, but in a good way. Ingrid wears her mother's dresses and clothes, and I think that's great (it's a good message for the people), but its "just" a reuse, whereas it should be "changing" to fit her body type. Queen Mary reuses but changes them, and in doing so, she creates something new and sustainable. You can be sustainable and adjustable/flexible at the same time. But Ingrid is young, I bet she will learn how to use her mother's clothes and elevate them to nicer things.