Samstag, 17. August 2013

Dress style

Queen Elizabeth II entrusts her clothing style to several designers, such as Stewart Parvin and Angela Kelly.
Her style is simple but distinctive, colourful yet elegant. In the 1950's, Elizabeth was wearing full skirts and fitted bodices during the day and dresses made of tulle and duchesse satin combined with fur and a tiara at official or special occasions. The older the Queen got, the more her look changed to as it is now. She began to favour straight, drop-waisted coats and dresses in bright colours and after a while added handbags, simple shoes and a pearl necklace. Since a few decades she also wears white gloves and hats, of which she owns about 5000 pieces. During the nights, the Queen still likes to wear tiaras, fur stoles and embroidered dresses in light colours, made of satin and lace.


Regarding her fashion, Camilla Parker Bowles ties in with the Queens dress style. Her ensembles, for example, are also colourful and her coats are mainly drop-waisted. However, her style also differs from the Queen's. Her combinations are not always uni-coloured and the Duchess prefers pencil skirts or knee-lenght skirts, which expand at the brink and instead of carrying a handbag she likes to carry clutches. Just like all the British royal women do, she loves hats but compared to the Queen's, hers are cantilevered and broad-brimmed. Also, Camilla often wears simple dresses, with a coat, that has the same length and colour as the dress.




Princess Diana was well known for her eye-catching and fashionable clothing. Before she got married to Prince Charles, her style was some sort of understated chic and somtimes even tomboyish. After the marriage her style had changed, but her clothing did not get boring at all and it was totally different from the Queen's style. Even though Diana was wearing hats and coats she still stood out. Either her coat was especially colourfull or made of an, among Royals, unusual material, such as shag. The Princess' style was adventurous and simply ultra-chic. It is impossible to define her dress style, since it was always different and special. Sometimes she would even wear a simple Pullover and trousers yet she looked fabulous at all times. Diana Spencer truly was a fashionista.



Kate Middleton's fashion can be seen as a combination of the Queen's, Camilla's and Diana's style. Just like Elizabeth II, she wears simple uni-coloured coats and rather small hats, but she also likes to wear dresses with a coat and clutches, which reminds of Camilla. Moreover, Kate is fashionable as Diana. Her clothes are elegant, fresh and flowing and always eye-catching. However, she prefers tight dresses with a high waist, which emphasize her slender figure. Kate's style is appropiate for her age, not too outstanding but still not boring.


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