Best and worst attire from royal wedding

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chronstyle/detail?entry_id=87999

[Buzz Clik]

1. Some people can't attend a wedding without getting their noses bent out of shape.

Especially rugby players.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. lol. I hadn't noticed the nose before

[cliffordu]

13. Now THERE'S a nose that has smelled the scrum!!!

[calimary]

42. Ah! A wedding for some interesting noses!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x984800#984933

[defendandprotect]

73. Princess Anne was a disaster -- that's been scrubbed -- !! She looked so old ...

I thought it was Princess Margaret -- until I remembered that Margaret died

in 2002!!!

The Queen was ghastly in YELLOW --- Yikes!!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

89. Princess Anne arriving

[hlthe2b]

94. That was a bad pic.. But she looked much better the night before

at the Pre-Wedding Dinner

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/pc/Princess+Anne+Queen+Elizabeth+Royal+Wedding+_OfJS2oGSUvl.jpg

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/pc/Princess+Anne+Queen+Elizabeth+Royal+Wedding+Fx3K_OPNBQ2l.jpg

[Fleshdancer]

84. OUCH!

My nose hurts looking at him. :(

[hlthe2b]

93. Lordy... I'm guessing there will be lots of snoring...

in her future... Talk about deviated septums.

[malaise]

3. This was the best dress

http://www2.pictures.stylebistro.com/pc/Philippa+Middleton+bridesmaids+arriving+Westminster+e8QGVtSruBWl.jpg

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. that is nice. Like the little boy military style uniforms. Must have cost a fortune

[pnwmom]

10. It was beautiful for maid of honor, but Kate's was better by far for a bridal gown. n/t

[malaise]

16. Yep

I wasn't including the bride...lovely dress indeed.

[Raine]

21. I lOVED Kate's dress, it was so classy and elegant.

I really didn't like Diana's, too over the top.

[pnwmom]

29. I'm hoping it influences many designers to go beyond the strapless look.

Which has been going on for much too long now.

[Raine]

34. Me too. Not everyone looks good in those things, if your arms are to thin or

too fat doesn't do you any justice. Also if you're big busted you end up with too much hanging out. I hate those prom dress wedding gowns.

[malaise]

37. The most noticeable thing about the photos is that bling

was killed - there was very little jewelry on display and simplicity was the order of the day.

[pnwmom]

61. Right. Only her earrings, as far as I could see.

And I think she was right -- a necklace would have detracted from the effect of the lace.

[pnwmom]

59. And they're awful for moving around in. It doesn't add to

a woman's attractiveness to have to constantly readjust the bodice.

[blondeatlast]

44. agreed, I like a bit of flourish and even whimsy. nt

[Horse with no Name]

38. To quote a favorite movie of mine

"It looked like a meringue!"

[Raine]

12. Lovely! nt

:applause:

[pacalo]

28. That dress was BEAUTIFUL!

[roguevalley]

53. a long shot showed her following her sister with a child

in each hand. she looked like a goddess following a goddess. awesome

[pnwmom]

63. Yes, the two together were a picture. They were right

to have both dresses the same color, for that unified effect.

[applegrove]

58. I liked Pippa's dress more than Kate's.

[pnwmom]

62. Pippa's was very nice but much more appropriate for maid of honor.

In that setting, Kate needed a more structured dress. Understated, but not something that looked like a beautiful slip.

[wickerwoman]

90. Yeah,

I'm no fashion expert, and the dress was generally pretty, but it's doing nothing for her in the bust department and it makes her shoulders look too sloped, like everything is about to slide onto the floor.

[ohheckyeah]

68. Agree.

The 1940s wants that wedding dress back.

[defendandprotect]

69. Agree -- beautiful ....

I'm not immune, either, to wanting to see the fashions -- !!

Evidently Fergie -- Sarah Ferguson wasn't invited!! How petty!

[Arugula Latte]

78. She looks a bit "Marcia Brady" except with darker hair.

Refreshingly simple dress ... :thumbsup:

[roguevalley]

97. their name and the date was stitched into their garb to help

them keep them as keepsakes. :) Nice touch.

[LynneSin]

5. I see the girls inherited their mom's bad fashion taste

Fergie was never a very good dresser.

The dresses have potential although the one on the left just is horrible for her body style. But the hats - ugh, I know hats are the thing in England but come on!

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. the hem on the blue dress is totally jacked up. Better view here:

http://blogs.babble.com/famecrawler/2011/04/29/princesses-beatrice-and-eugenie-the-worst-dressed-at-the-royal-wedding-photos/

[Raine]

17. That dress is weird looks like she's wearing an apron. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

33. It's designed weird to begin with, then tucked in halfway. I guess the princesses

don't have ladies in waiting to help with that sort of thing... or their mom. ???

[pacalo]

30. I noticed that right away. Really horrible hem line.

[aquart]

19. If I were costuming Cinderella's stepsisters, those outfits would work.

Beatrice and Eugenie need a makeover.

[LynneSin]

35. That one in pink has potential but the hat ruined it

And I realize hats are the norm for these things but a nice pillbox and the outfit would have looked perfect.

[rug]

6. They should never have invited anyone from Wessex.

[Canuckistanian]

7. Hey, I recognize that hat in the first pic

It's the same thing that's on the end of the arm on my sofa.

I hope she removed the tacks first, those things are sharp.

[KT2000]

8. Since Fergie was not invited

my guess is she picked out their hats.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. not invited??

[Raine]

14. Nope, William & Kate wanted her but the Queen

and Phillip did not is what I heard.

[Liberal_in_LA]

22. Glad William and Kate arent snobs

[defendandprotect]

70. Shameful -- she was one of my favorite royals -- for her honesty ...

[Raine]

75. I liked her too, she was so outgoing and natural

not so uptight like so many of the royals. It's too bad that marriage didn't work out.

[defendandprotect]

83. She and Andrew -- and whomever she was seeing while he was away!!!! ---

seemed to be working out OK for she and Andrew -- just not for

the Royals -- especially when the press got wind of it!!!

:evilgrin:

The whole military thing -- except as Wills is doing now when really needed --

is nonsense. Obviously will cause marriages to fail with these long absences.

Andrew and Fergie seemed to be seeing one another for a long time after the divorce.

But Diana and Fergie brought dangerous times for Queenie!!

[msanthrope]

85. She was caught selling access to the Duke of York--big scandal, disgraceful

and mercenary.

[KT2000]

15. No - she is not liked

by the "family."

[Arugula Latte]

79. The Queen calls the family "the firm" so that gives you an idea of how she views relationships

[jbnow]

82. To be fair ahe is divorced from family member and did get busted

selling access to him

I wouldn't expect to be invited to events of my ex-husband's family

[undeterred]

18. The last two women who married into this family

were Diana and Sarah Ferguson, now ostracized... neither marriage was a success... no wonder it took Will years to talk Kate into marrying him.

[Liberal_in_LA]

23. I hope there is a better outcome for kate. Papers say she's got a brother they try

to keep quiet about though.

[shanti]

57. is this brother

the same one who spoke during the wedding, james? or is there another?

[cali]

25. they weren't the last two women to marry into the family.

[LiberalEsto]

41. Prince Edward's wife

although I can't remember anything about her

[WillowTree]

67. Actually, Sophie was the last to marry into this family.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

86. Edward's and Sophie's daughter, Lady Louise (age 8?) was a flower girl

Here she is with Kate's sister, Pippa

[roguevalley]

96. good to see her. she was born early and not show forever

sort of sparked spec that she was ill or something was wrong.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

98. Yes, I was reading about that

It was a difficult birth and Louise was born with aexotropia, which causes the eyes to turn. Her parents have tried to shield her from public view but would not let her miss this event. Sweet little girl. So glad she was part of this.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

88. Sophie arriving with Prince Edward

[blondeatlast]

45. Heh, when i found out Fergie wasn't there, I kinda had the same thought. nt

[GoCubsGo]

20. Nice outfit in the second photo, except for...

The shoes. How the hell does anyone walk in shoe like that? Not to mention that they remind me of horse's hooves.

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. ..and she's walking in those shoes pregnant!

[defendandprotect]

71. The shoes are insanely dangerous -- platforms!! Any number of them were wearing them!!

[malaise]

26. Victoria Beckham can do it

I'd fall flat on my ass

[mithnanthy]

32. Those shoes are deceptive....

I've worn them in the 60's and they're back in style, somewhat. They are actually platform shoes. Notice the large 'lift' under the toe part of the shoe. It compensates for the high heel. It balances out to be like a normal 4' heel. Quite comfortable once you get used to them.

[GoCubsGo]

36. Sorry, but...

...I don't find a 4" heel to be anything near "comfortable". My feet hurt just thinking about them. And, yes, I understand that they are platform shoes. I just don't understand how anyone can walk around in shoes like that without falling on one's face. It's hard enough to remain upright in a pair of sneakers, let alone 3" platforms and 4+3" spike heels.

[roguevalley]

54. a lot of women have novacain shot into their feet so they

can wear them all night. They do that for the Oscars

[Arugula Latte]

81. Are you serious?!

x( Never heard of that torture! Jeez, what's next, back to foot binding?

[roguevalley]

95. yes, its true. its the only way many can wear those tall heels

[wickerwoman]

91. Getting used to it is one thing

but she's seven months pregnant! Swollen ankles, complete shift of centre of gravity...

I absolutely can't imagine.

[blondeatlast]

47. She probably took lessons--and I'm NOT joking. nt

[flamingdem]

27. I love the wacky beige hat

thought the dress was pretty but the seam on the breasts was a bit confusing/revealing, as in what is that a design flaw or the her private bits, and taken the wrong way according to adolescent internet chatter.

[Raine]

31. Myself I don't care for it but it kind of reminds me

of Aretha Franklin's inaugral bow hat which I actually liked.

[flamingdem]

39. Aretha's hat was truly superior

I'll never forget it, and I bet she chose it herself

[LiberalEsto]

40. Princess Eugenie's hat thing

looks like a giant IUD birth control device. (top picture, right)

[flamingdem]

43. It's full of Bangers 'n Mash!

bludy 'ell

[LiberalEsto]

48. not Bubble and Squeak?

or Spotted Dick?

[flamingdem]

49. That's past English Food 101, Spotted Dick, is that some kind of fish? ew! nt

[LiberalEsto]

76. It's a cake dotted with currants

I've eaten it. So-so.

[flamingdem]

50. Blimely, I just looked them up!

:puke:

Luckily the Brits in my family like health food.

[provis99]

60. you sure it's not Scotch Woodcock?

[rocktivity]

46. Which is which?

:shrug:
rocktivity

[Maraya1969]

51. Princess Eugenie looks like she is wearing a squid on her head.

[Arugula Latte]

80. I keep thinking of a potential Monty Python sketch -- "And now, let us all don our squid hats"

[malaise]

52. Feast on this - the Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html

[blondeatlast]

65. Gotta admit I though Posh looked stunning.

GORGEOUS dress.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

87. Very well put together

but her constant posing was so haughty looking, I thought

[Zanzoobar]

55. Which is which? Goddamned peacocks, all.

[provis99]

56. fascinating.

The two best dressed ones are the Beckham peasants; the royals look like clowns.

[Pryderi]

64. Wow, for all the wedding bashing, this thread has a ton of views. Are DUers hypocrites? :P

[Liberal_in_LA]

77. yeah, we are, kinda. I bash royalty, yet watched a short clip of the wedding

. Still glad we don't have that nonsense in USA

[blondeatlast]

66. Does anyone else think Beatrice and Eugenie looked, well, um, ICKY,

on purpose because their mom was pointedly not invited?

The fascinators and clothes are bad enough, but the makeup--blecchhh!

[defendandprotect]

72. Andrew doesn't look happy, at all -- !! Fergie not invited -- how could they?

But it's amazing that such wealth doesn't buy good fashion --

Beatrice and Eugenie look like hell --

Their parents were a beautiful couple -- they were beautiful children --

the photos must hurt!!

[defendandprotect]

74. How is this military look so popular -- I think it's caveman stuff that's killing us -- !!!

[girl gone mad]

92. Thank you for being the only one to say it.

There was no hat so absurd as the gaudy uniforms many of the men saw fit to wear.

It's interesting that bold, bordering on ridiculous militaristic attire is perfectly socially acceptable, while purely artistic fashion is openly mocked. This says something very unpleasant about our culture.

[BuelahWitch]

99. Kate's dress by Sarah Burton, Eugenie and Beatrice's outfits by Tim Burton n/t