Date: 4 June 2011
Place: Epsom, England
Event: Epsom Derby
First up, the ever blossoming Princess Beatrice. She took the blossoming bit rather literally with this floral ensemble and fascinator with white leaves and ivory rose.
The fascinator is interesting and beautiful in its own right, but the unflattering hues and potato-sack nature of the dress clash with it. Meanwhile, her sister Princess Eugenie wore a white cap-sleeve dress with black polka dots and a matching wide-brimmed white and black straw hat. The structure of the hat is stunning on her, but the dress is a bit plain.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who is purportedly undergoing intense physical training sessions to slim down (though she's thin already, we would like to point out!), chose a champagne colored Bruce Oldfield concoction. Sophie seems to be less than amused by Philip's humor.
The hat she chose is one of those hats that looks better from certain angles that from others--this angle being less than stellar. (I could not locate a suitable photo from the other side, but you can see a hint of the feathers and flowers on the underside in the above photo.)
Her Majesty popped in a bright, crayon pink outfit and hat, which she wore before to Ascot in 2009. Looks like Liz is pulling a Kate. The hat is by milliner Rachel Trevor-Morgan.
We here love the geometric pattern of the dress fabric and the fact that Prince Philip almost seems to have coordinated his look with his wife's.
Should I? Or shouldn't I? Okay, I'll do it. "We are not amused." Sorry.
Finally, we have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge--Will and Kate. William's suit looks ever so slightly like he may have borrowed it from his father-in-law's wardrobe.
Catherine continued her affordable chic trend by wearing a Reiss "Peacock" dress (£195), a JOSEPH "Nessie" tweed jacket, L. K. Bennett "Sledge" leather court shoes in light taupe (£175--she's been getting a lot of mileage out of these shoes), L. K. Bennett "Natalie" handclutch (£140--she's been seen with this several times), a pale brown straw beret by Whiteley, and Kiki Mcdonough citrine drop earrings (£495).
The Reiss dress is, sadly, hidden by the slightly straight-jacket-esque look that Kate had going on. Here is what it looks like underneath.
Another small quibble we have, though it is indeed minor, is Kate's poor posture. She naturally looks amazing in practically anything, but she would indeed take it to 11 if she stood up straight with less rounded shoulders. Don't be shy, girlfriend!
So, that was it for the Epsom Derby this year! Stay tuned for lots lots more. Thanks for reading Fashionably Royal.
No comments:
Post a Comment