Top 10 Worst Dressed Royal Wedding Guests: #2. Oh, Mabel.

2.  Princess Mabel at the Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling

I know, I know. You've only just now recovered from the sight of this "dress" a mere two months ago.  It's quite possibly the most obvious entry for the countdown.  But it's such an aggregious error in judgement, there's no way it wasn't making this list. 

I think it's gotten worse since June, what do you think?  Two months ago I was mainly preoccupied with the trouser situation, but now I find myself especially appalled by the top - it's awfully low cut and tight in addition to the strapless action, no?

I want to know who's behind this infamous creation.  I mean, I know Viktor & Rolf designed it.  But something about the smile on Mabel's face makes me think the ballerina-by-night/executive-by-day idea was hers.  She's just such a smug kitten, isn't she?

Top 10 Worst Dressed Royal Wedding Guests: #3. Princess Anne's Repeat Offense

3.  Princess Anne at the Wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman

When the Princess Royal turned up in this yellow printed floral frock to Lady Rose Windsor's 2008 wedding, it didn't take long to pinpoint the fact that it was repeated:

The entire outfit, hat and all, was first worn in 1981 for Charles and Diana's wedding.  Twenty seven years earlier.  Anne's thrifty, and she's hardworking, and that's her schtick.  But this?

Not only has this dress not aged well, it hasn't aged alongside its wearer.  Perhaps, at the age of 31, Anne could pull off a dress with ruffles and flowers and netting.  But in the years since, her public persona has become more honed, and putting herself in a dress that's downright girly these days looks silly.

Between this dress and Kate Middleton's solo presence at this wedding, the bride was hardly noticed.  For shame.

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Top 10 Worst Dressed Royal Wedding Guests: #4. Eva Sannum's Mistake

4. Eva Sannum at the Wedding of Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby

A girlfriend invited to a royal wedding with her prince has an opportunity on her hands. She can prove herself (see: Charlene Wittstock at Victoria's wedding) or she can....do this.

Many, many eyes were on Eva here at the Norwegian crown princely wedding; she was, at the time, the much-maligned long term girlfriend of Prince Felipe. She'd been seen sunbathing topless, she was a lingerie model, and reports that Queen Sofia couldn't stand her were rampant. She had a long way to go to become regal enough for Spain. So what did she do, when invited to a royal wedding that her prince would be attending?

She dressed like a nude bathing lingerie model. The make up is trashy. The dress is not only too revealing, it's super cheap looking. Talk about putting the final nail in your own coffin. Maybe she and Felipe were never meant to be in the first place, but I can't help but think that a classy turn at this major occasion might have turned the tides for her instead of further against her.

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Flashback Friday: Tatiana's Almost Royal Years

Miss Tatiana Blatnik officially becomes a member of the Greek royal family (and the Danish one too, come to think of it) this coming Wednesday.  But her longstanding relationship with Prince Nikolaos has made her a pseudo royal for a few years now, so we have plenty of fashion choices to review in advance of the big day.  Let's get started!

First off, of course, are the outfits from the two months that this blog has already covered: June and July.  Venturing earlier....

A few events on Nikolaos' arm:

Lessons learned: our girl likes a good sequin.  Also a funky sleeve.

Some without her royal man:

Again with the sparkles.  I need that striped cardigan in my closet.  Not the zebra-esque one, the other one.

Engagement photos:

Very conservative, very neutral.  The suits are a little too stiff, no? 

And a few big ol' royal events:

Again, I'm finding the suited up daywear a little too blah.  I probably shouldn't like the top right or bottom left printed affairs, but I do.  I can't help it.  That green and black number could double as maternity wear and I don't even care.  Also loving? The purple gala gown (at Joachim and Marie's wedding).  Please.  Another perfect selection for a royal wedding.

In conclusion: I love her style.  Redundant statement, I know.  She's managed to come up with the right cross between fashionable and royal.   The suit choices are the only things I'd change.

Which outfits are your favorites?  And which are you crossing your fingers she'll never repeat?


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Top 10 Worst Dressed Royal Wedding Guests: #6 and 5. The Ladies in Costume

6. Princess Elena at the Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling
 5. Princess Märtha Louise at the Wedding of Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz 

These two we will group together because they suffer the same ailment: they are costumes.  It's a wedding, not a fancy dress party, ladies.

The more I look at Elena's gown from earlier this summer, the less I like it.  At first I was turned off by the overly ornamental bolero jacket and hairstyle, but now the rest of the dress is bugging me.  The exaggerated flare of the skirt is giving the rest of her body an oddly small and long shape.

As for Märtha Louise, this sort of thing is par for the course for her, but this one just looks like a child's craft project.  I know what she was going for: a tribute to the colors of Spain and the prize for more originally-dressed guest, but she didn't even succeed on that level.

 What sort of wedding brings out two of this kind of monstrosity is beyond me.

Photos: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images/Belga

Week in Review: Princess Mathilde, 8-14 August

Here's what Princess Mathilde wore the week of 8-14 August:

1. and 2. Family vacation in France.  This crochet affair isn't exactly flattering, but that blue printed cover up looks like it has some cute potential.  She's on vacation, she's in mum-mode rather than princess-mode, she gets a pass from me.

Top 10 Worst Dressed Royal Wedding Guests: #7. Mette-Marit Doesn't Go Far Enough

7. Crown Princess Mette-Marit at the Wedding of Prince Willem-Alexander and Maxima Zorrieguieta

If too much is a sartorial sin, then so is too little (hello, Letizia, am I right?).  This event dates from the early stage of Mette-Marit's royal life, when things were dire indeed.  No hairdressers, make up artists or stylists were in sight back in the day, and M-M had a tendency to dress starkly and perpetually under the occasion.  This wedding ensemble was the lowest of the low; she's dressed like she's attending a memorial service, not a joyous nuptual celebration.  Tremedously boring.

Improvement, thankfully, was on the way:

Here she is nearly early four months later at Märtha Louise's wedding.  Fairy tale: found!

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