Things That Make You Go Hmm...: The Hollywood Royals

Is it fair to judge someone fairly on the outskirts of royal life by royal standards? Maybe not, but life's rough. And sometimes things just look ridiculous, royal or not.

Sophie Winkleman, also known as Lady Frederik Windsor, is the daughter-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.  She and Freddles live in L.A. She's an actress. And this is her Armani-clad sideboob:

Enough with the boobage and the harem pants. One is not Beyonce.

If you're going to go the ironic tuxedo route, at least cover it up like Charlotte Casiraghi did.

Though it's worth mentioning that one is not the Clark Kent of Monaco, I think.

Sometimes the fashion has nothing to do with it. I was delighted to see one of my favorite stylish royals, Princess Tatiana of Greece, out and about; I think she looks absolutely gorgeous. But then she had to go and do that thing she does with the starlet posing.

Knock it off. One is no longer in the running to become Greece's Next Top Model.

Likewise, I'm always happy to see Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and her socialite couture-heavy style. When I first saw her red dress, I was in love - she's actually wearing color!

And then I got the full length view.

It's like my two least favorite sorts of shoes - brogues and SHOOTIES - mated and gave birth to this mixed species animal baby. One should really stop competing with one's self for the title of oddest pair of leopard print shoes. Hmm indeed.

Photos: Getty Images for Giorgio Armani/Daily Mail/Life/Newscom/Billy Farrell Agency/Style.com/Vogue

Week in Review: Princess Nikolaos, 22-28 May

 Here's what Tatiana wore from 22-28 May:

1. Attending the concert for Máxima's 40th birthday, 27 May, in a dress from Andrew Gn's Spring 2010 RTW collection - the same collection that produced one of the gowns she wore during Crown Princess Victoria's wedding festivities.

Photo: PPE/v.d.Werf/Style.com/Marcio Madeira

Month in Review: Crown Princess Pavlos and Tatiana Blatnik, June

Here's what 2 of the most stylish members of the Greek royal family wore in June:

Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess Pavlos

1. King Constantine's 70th Birthday Party, 2 June.  The party was held at M-C and Pavlos's house, so there weren't any good pictures of her.  Can't see much here, but I like the hairdo.
2. Diane von Furstenberg and Claridge's Launch Party in London, 23 June.

Tatiana Blatnik 

1.  King Constantine's 70th Birthday Party, 2 June.  This dress is Amanda Wakeley, see here.
2. Arriving in Stockholm, 17 June.
3. Private dinner at Drottninghom, 17 June, a) on the Andrew Gn runway and b) in Stockholm.
4. Pre-wedding dinner and concert, 18 June.
5. Crown Princess Victoria's Wedding, 19 June.  Obviously a custom design here, but you can see the similarities in the tone of the tulle and the floral embellishment with this dress, from Herrera's Fall 2010 RTW collection.
6. Diane von Furstenberg and Claridge's Launch Party in London, 23 June.  I'm guessing this is DVF, on account of the function and the fact that Tatiana works for her.  We need more royals that work in the fashion industry.

Best and Worst of the Month

I read that Carolina Herrera is on the shortlist for making Tatiana's wedding gown, and I hope it's true!  Tatiana didn't put a foot wrong this month.  I love her already.  This frothy dress was just perfect for the Swedish wedding - not too much, not too little.  Marie-Chantal, on the other hand, wasn't enough at the DVF party.  The dress is plain, and I don't get the combo with the tan/brown shoes.  I'm disappointed we didn't see her at the wedding festivities; surely that would have been the sartorial high point of her month.


UPDATE:  Found another one for Tatiana - from Princess Madeleine's World Childhood gala on 30 June...

...and we have a miss.  I think this is Diane von Furstenberg.

Photos: Getty Images/Svenskdam/CTK/Marcio Madeira/Pascal Le Segretain/FirstView.com/Dave M. Benett/Newspix/Belga