Coronation Fashion

Penny Mordaunt (sword-carrying lady) looked fantastic. Beautiful tailoring and lovely, unusual colour.

Beatrice, who copied Penny's headdress, also looked great: a simple, beautifully cut and coloured dress and the right accessories. Putting Eugenie in the same list with her is ridiculous.

India Hicks (who joined the commentary team but I'm not sure whether she went to the service), was also supremely stylish.

Princess Mary, like Kate, knows her own style well and therefore almost always manages to look effortlessly elegant. Olena Zelenska is similar: both pretty women who know how to enhance their looks without clutter.

We really didn't get to see Kate's dress until the offical photos were released, when it was apparent it didn't disguise that she is too thin, but it's nice that she and Charlotte team. It's cute, but moreso it's a way of including the spare in the main game. They both had great hair. In fact, it was heartening to note that dangling tendrils and the never-seen-a-hairdresser look seemed to have died the death among the entire congregation. That's not a stab at Meghan: it was a fashion, which happily seems to have run its course.

Despite not being a fan, I've got to give Harry points for making an effort with his clothes, and to good effect.

I agree ^^. I thought Penny Mordaunt looked wonderful. I also think Harry looked very good,too.

Penny stole the show. Her outfit was striking and I loved the embroidered touches.

Beatrice looked the best she has ever looked. The magenta color was fabulous on her and she looked fit and slender. Gotta keep in shape for the Italian, but really, bravo to a woman who is so often ridiculed for her looks.

I liked Finnegan Biden, Queen Letizia and Queen Maxima’s outfits. But the one who I loved? Queen Suthida of Thailand. She brought it both days in these gorgeous ethnic Thai outfits made of the most sumptuous silks. The quality of that fabric was something else. Plus she blinged it out both days. I suppose it’s compensation for being married to one of the weirdest men on the planet.

Honorable mention to the Sheikha of Qatar. For a chubby chick, she did good in Dior. It was a grand look but not over the top. But she better watch it, her hubby is pretty fit, best she loose the chub.

Worst: Katy Perry, Queen Rania and Princess Charlene.

Beatrice's dress was beautiful, even if from some angles the gathers from the waist to her bust gave her the appearance of having super-nipples.

The headwear was atrocious, though.

💃 Remember when Kate was once the budget friendly queen who had no problem recycling her royal wardrobe. This Fearless Bitch was not above wearing the same outfit twice?

Her daughter was also wearing Alexander McQueen at the Royal Coronation!

Agree with r1 on all of it. I also really loved Charlotte’s headpiece. Didn’t quite go with the dress, but it was perfection.

And Princess Anne in her military dress always thrills me.

Little Louis ...immaculate tailoring.

Click on the photo to see the full outfits of the Bhutanese king and queen.

Totally badass. Fucking *chef's kiss*.

Who did Emma Thompson piss off?

That's one of the things I love about these royal events: seeing the lesser known royals, all decked out in their ceremonial outfits. Bea did look lovely (though the headpiece was not great). Aside from his weird smile, Haz looked well put together.

I was actually kind of shocked by the sight of Emma Thompson; she's been matronly, but now she's approaching Hyacinth Bucket territory.

Fergie didn't wear any nice fashions...

but she did wear a tampon soaked in vodka

Why do Beatrice and Eugenie always look so bad and make such bad clothing choices?

I just don't understand. It's almost as if they do it on purpose as big FU to the media or something because no one could have that poor fashion sense when they have access to people who'd style them for free.

This is one topic best left to LSA. At least they can come with multiple photos.

They inherited tbeir fashion sensibiliity from Mother Fergie.

I actually think Bea's improved significantly since her marriage; maybe it's because she's pregnant or maybe she's mad over the treatment of her father, but Eug seems to have a perma-scowl in her face these days. Not to say that a woman has to constantly smile, but with the extra weight & a sour expression, she looks just like the (dirty) old man.

Queen Letizia of Spain was a knockout, elegant and chic.

The queen of Bhutan is gorgeous.

Princess Beatrice looked beautiful.

The queen of Thailand is pure class.

Princess Charlene of Monaco is usually so stylish, but not this time.

Lady Louis Windsor looked lovely.

Beautiful fabric and outfit on Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al-Thani.

Pippa Middleton looks like a man, and not a handsome man. Her outfit was underwhelming and blah.

Katy Perry was a mess.

Princess Anne slayed.

R9 I follow the news on these two and while they are the most attractive royal couple alive, these was not their best outfits, not by a long shot. They looked good but they usually dress way better.

R25 - She always does!

Beatrice and Eugene, I just can’t. It’s their faces. Even if they were dressed by the most gifted stylist…I can’t unsee them.

😱

Klang Grannies are so enchanted and can't seem to let go of this anachronistic show which occurred days ago.

Even royal family members are going about their lives and have moved on from the day, yet Klan Grannies are steadfastly holding on.

R29, haunting brf threads.

Anne still has a great figure for her age, but she has to look silly in the hardware-store faux-military getup. Her father was a real sailor, as were two brothers, as is her current husband. But she never served in the armed forces. Her entire costume is honorary, and looks absurd on her.

[quote]I actually think Bea's improved significantly since her marriage;

She's finally getting laid.

Wow R26 I thought we were making a cool connection regarding our mutual appreciation of the king and queen of Bhutan. I don't know anyone else who is into them like I am, until you. It was such a nice feeling. And then I scrolled down to the cunty comment you ended with, about my very silly and not-serious use of "chef's kiss" and it ruined the moment. Not sure why you felt the need to be a huge bummer on this rather charming thread. Could you explain? It hurt my feelings.

All well dressed, excluding this guest in an unflattering old lady color

Regal Bed Linen

Rather surreal to see Charlene out and about in the world! I'm glad about it! Really happy to see her looking so healthy. But I keep having to do a double-take.

The Asian royals were the best dressed

Has Charlene gained weight?

R36, why wouldn't she be out in public?

Beatrice looks anoerxic

R36 It’s stressful being married to that garbage-dick bisexual. He’s rich and has few duties, but he’s got a string of bastards, too.

Zara and Mike Tyndall looked great as usual with his tie matching her dress. Lady Louise looked beautiful. And so did Camilla and her ladies.

R33 Bruh! It was so gucci you knew about this fire couple but your ratchet slang at the end was way extra. Straight facts.

In other words, it’s not you, it’s me, sweetheart. I’m a self-admitted crusty cunt who finds the term “chef’s kiss” insipid and puerile. But don’t let me bring you down. I love that you know about Bhutan. You’re curious and smart.

R9

Forget it, Jake - it’s DataLounge.

R9 R33

The Bhutanese royals looked fashionable in traditional purple outfits as they arrived at Westminster Abbey. King Jigme Khesar wore a traditional Bhutanese Gho, and Queen Jetsun Pema wore a traditional kira.

It’s amazing how much better Bea looks since her marriage, no more wacky looks.

R45 um, her face is a wacky look. She and Eugene look like Tolkien characters or something from the mind of Tim Burton.

Grade A grifters and wastrels. The BRF, lol.

R42 Awww. I can't stay mad at you!!! Under that layer crusty cuntiness you're just a big sweetheart xo

To Bhutan! *clink*

It's my dream to visit and spend a good chunk of time there. What's not to love about a country in which the primary directive is "happiness?" Cutest royal family ever, too.

The Bhutan royal family looks absolutely adorable. And what a stunning Queen. The Thai queen is also gorgeous and classy, but she’s married to an absolute idiot, not to mention completely corrupt (the richest king in the world, his net worth is estimated at $60bn. Where the fuck does this money come from??).

Fugs on parade.

[quote]Princess Beatrice looked beautiful.

Eye exam, stat, frau. None of the british royals looked "beautiful".

Was Katy Perry intentionally trashy?

Camilla's dress seems to have a lot of details, but from distance it was like a granny nightgown. Not flattering and she needs all the help she can get.

Bea looked great. All frumpy girls should marry an Italian.

Jeez, the state of those shoes that Joanna Lumley wore in OP’s link. They look a bit like trainers and are filthy.

"yet Klan Grannies are steadfastly holding on."

R29 - The have nothing else to hate on at the moment.

Ms. Mordaunt was...undaunted! How she stood and walked all that time, steady, no slight "Oh, my back!" shuffles or hip adjustments, no shadow of a grimace, no hint of an arm droop---

HTH DID SHE DO IT?! AND while looking fabulous!

Why does Jill BIden not have a hat consultant on the proper headwear for formal functions?

R54 Everyone is acting very civil with the crowning. Harry went and avoided overexposure and being booed. Charles invited them, made his grandchildren Princess and Prince. Meghan seems to be better advised or maybe she finally realized she is part on the 1% of more luckiest women on earth and not a professional victim.

Anyway, everything is really boring.

Penny Mordaunt - Perfection, especially for her role.

Likewise Kate and Charlotte's headdresses. You can tell Kate really understands the assignment.

Anne - fierce.

Beatrice - Beautiful color. Edo looked sharp as always.

Charlene - Does she have a stylist? Did she ask them to make her look like a linebacker?

Harry - His jacket was ill-fitting. Whomever did the tailoring should be fired because it looked off the rack. Tight in the neck and shoulders, loose in the torso. You can see from pictures from him entering WA the stitching on the backside of the morning coat was wonky (and wrinkled from being folded in a suitcase). Plus, he wore his lifts which was made even more evident as his hems fell ridiculously high. I would guess the palace did not offer assistance in dressing him.

R58 Harold’s suit was bespoke Dior. Obviously his wife made that choice. This fool has access to the finest Savile Row tailors and he goes for what she thinks is oh-so-high fashion. He looked like he had slept in it on his flight.

R59 He's a Dior ambassador now! As in merching. Dior tweeted about Harry, the suit, the coronation. Tragic. Hope their contract is short and sweet cuz he really bungled the pass.

R47 I really hope your travels take you there and you get to fulfill your dream. They’ve recently relaxed their visa requirements. Years ago, the grandparents of a friend of mine went and I would love when he worn his Bhutan tourist t-shirt. That is where my interest began.

Their royal family is so incredibly good looking to me, even their little crown prince is a handsome wee little fella. You can’t help but admire their physical beauty. Unfortunately, they don’t get any coverage in the US media.

R34 Ahh, Akshata Murthy, daughter of one of the richest men in the world and wife to the PM. Her fashion choices are always terrible, proving yet again that money doesn’t buy you taste.

Dior, a French designer, for a British Coronation. How apropos for Harry. Although, I suppose, no British designer would dare touch him now. Still, you would think he had plenty of suitable morning dress in storage at his disposal.

Have you looked into it? Apparently you have to book through a travel agency and do a guided travel package. They don't seem to allow visitors to roam free. I am very much a "roam free" kind of traveler. I like to get lost sometimes, or change plans on a dime. So that's a bit frustrating.

Another pretty far-out thing is the "sustainable development fee" of $200 PER DAY just to be there. It goes towards funding initiatives to "offset the carbon footprint of tourism, improve carbon-neutral infrastructure and upskill workers in Bhutan’s tourism sector, supporting Bhutan’s recovery from the pandemic." That's an extra $200 per day on top of accommodations, food, guided tours and attractions.

With all of that and the visa and flights, It's a big production. Having said all that, I think I could make it happen, hopefully even as soon as 2024.

What is your tee shirt size?!

r59 how would he have access to English tailors while in CA? He did have a British designer from Dior design the suit so he at least kept to the pro-British dress code.

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r63 the person that designed the Dior suit is British. Get your head out of your ass.

And, R67? It's still a French design house. Come to think of it, Meghan pulled the same trick with her wedding dress - which was also ill fitting. Just noticing from the pics that Harry also did not get a trim. Ugh, I bet he smells.

Apparently Penny Mordaunt is right wing and intolerant (I’d never heard her name before) so, not a good person but she certainly nailed the part. She looked like a Valkyrie.

[quote]Unfortunately, they don’t get any coverage in the US media

Most Americans are not enthralled with "royals" therefore no media coverage. Unless you read gossip mags and watch terrible daytime talk/news shows most of us are unaware of them.

Zara looked really good, except that her hat looked like a deflated football.

I was disappointed in Joanna Lumley's outfit. She's an attractive woman and she looked like she was dressed for comfort, mostly. Yeah, the shoes looked like something you'd walk in the park with.

Princess Charlene was a swimmer, I think, and always had broad shoulders. However, she has put on some weight and was wearing a light color (which does make you look like you gained weight). I think she could have worn something that would have been more flattering. I would guess she's on medication. I think she had a mental breakdown within the last year.

R64 I haven’t seriously looked into it but had heard it was expensive and restrictive. I’m like you, I want to explore on my own and not be tied down with a group of strangers. Maybe one day, if I ever get to India, it would be a nice side trip.

Lol, this is DL, my t-shirt size is XXXL by default. Make it easy on yourself and get me a caftan.

R71 Charlene was one of those who was a real life Eliza Doolittle. Dressed pretty trashy before she met the prince. Got a head to toe makeover on his dime. I suspect she’s been incorrigible since her breakdown. She’s gone from wearing Akris and Dior to favoring a South African designer of late.

R48 The Thai Royals have extensive real estate holdings worth close to 45 billion dollars in addition to billions worth of shares in Thailand's 2 biggest companies.

The Thai King is a puppet of the military junta, as was his father. The Royals were kicked out in the 1932 revolution and fled to Europe, becoming instant Eurotrash. A few years later there was a military coup and the family was dragged back to the Land of Smiles, unsmilingly, and reinstalled to give the regime some legitimacy. To help this along Thailand drafted the most draconian lèse-majéste laws in the world.

In order to keep their position and their munificent budget they do what the Generals order which always involves crushing any pro democracy rumblings.

Mizz Thang Charlene was pretty hot stuff back in the day. Do we think she had cancer the last few years? Or just a complete mental breakdown? A bit of both?

I know everyone blames her husbear for her morbid sadness, but she tends to stand by him and stick up for him, relentlessly. So I don't know.

R48, Easy-peasy. Just loot the national treasury.

[quote]Charlene - Does she have a stylist? Did she ask them to make her look like a linebacker?

She should take a note from Zara, a rather "built" woman ( a sturdy lass, you might say), but she always looks very stylish at formal events & sporty at casual ones. On the other hand, Zara & Mike always seem very happy together while Charlene & Fat Albert scream "Murder/Suicide". At least she's lost that crazy, chopped up hair.

I saw this side-by-side of Zara and King George VI yesterday. Suddenly it all clicked. They're face twins!

R74, as you seem well informed, you know of course the long awaited (and delayed) free elections promised by the military are finally upon us, with another member of the Taksin family expected to win by a landslide this coming weekend. Will be really interested to see how this turns out and whether the military hand over power easily, or whether they pull a “Myanmar”.

As for the Bhutan tourism situation. Holidaying there is expensive by design. The local government wants only quality tourists, hence the various steep daily fees imposed to discourage the backpacking kind of tourism you see in most of the rest of Asia.

R79 There is NO CHANCE the military will 'hand over power' easily. Popular votes don't count in Thai elections. In the last General Election, the anti-military parties won more popular votes than the pro-military parties, but that had little effect on Prayut’s “victory”. During and after that election, two opposition parties were dissolved by the military appointed judges on weak pretexts. The same could happen this time round.

In the coming election, none of the main political parties are proposing the basic democratic step of abolishing the draconian lèse-majesté law. This law is used by the military to defend its authoritarian policies, with the excuse that the military junta defends the monarchy and enjoys the support of the monarchy. So, to criticise the military or the monarchy is against the law. Many pro-democracy activists face numerous court cases and have been locked up using this law. Yet, it is not a symptom of the so-called “power” of the idiot King Wachiralongkorn. He enjoys the wealth and status of being King, but has absolutely no interest or understanding of politics and social issues, preferring to spend much time with his harem in Germany.

Poor Myanmar- I was there right before the world closed down and the military took over. The people, food, culture, and temples are really stunning.

Major Johnny was the best dressed male (probably best undressed male, as well).

R59: Henry, not Harold.

Royal clothes always look like they were sewn by nuns.

R79, yes Bhutan is able to control tourism, a pity as I would like to visit but the per diem is too much. It seems to be a very stable country. But those “quality tourists” that other, more precarious Asian countries seek? they vanish at the first sign of trouble. The low budget backpackers whose money goes to locally owned businesses ride it out.

Joanna Lumley has reached The Age of Comfortable Shoes (77 officially), and doesn't have a pretext to wear riding boots like Anne did. So I WON'T HEAR A WORD AGAINST HER, or her comfortable shoes!

Emma Thompson has also reached The Age of Comfortable Shoes, and I liked her overall look even if some of you bitches don't. Her low-heeled shoes had some nice details, her outfit was cheerfully colorful, and the husband on her arm looked very handsome. Nothing completes a look like a bit of eye candy.

Why did Katy Perry look so damn terrible? Dreadful outfit, so ill-fitting it looked uncomfortable, and with puffy bits all over that made her look far heavier than she really is.

Did she ask her neighbor Meghan for fashion advice or something?

Perry did a bit better at the coronation concert, at least for that she understood the assignment.

Princess of Wales always looks fabulous. Camila looked great for a matronly woman. Bea and eugenie alway look like they purchased fad type clothing, really bad fad clothing. But bea does look much better since her marriage.

I didn't watch this shit but from the pics here I don't think Perry looked any worse than any of the other atrocious and/or boring outfits that showed up.

I loved Anne's Order of the Thistle robes.

You can't tell in this photo but she wore spurs, too.

Joanna Lumley would’ve been flawless as Camilla in the final two seasons of The Crown. She would’ve flipped her career in its head by playing dramatic.

But the cow is a vocal monarchist, and especially chummy with Charles. She’d never have done it.

R69, Penny Mordaunt is a huge trans ideology supporter and dictated to parliament and the country that it is not permissible to say anything other than "transwomen are women". She tried to force through self-id and would may even have succeeded if it wasn't for the Keira Bell ruling. Now that the mood has changed and people are no longer scared to refute that lie, she's trying to back-peddle, but we will never forget and her hopes of becoming Tory leader are very slim.

Not to digress more, r93, but it suddenly hit me WHY a woman, any woman, would insist that "transwomen are women."

The operative word is "women." "Transwomen" must be supported in "rights," accommodations, competitions, nomenclature, indeed, total unquestioning acceptance, because....WOMEN.

So a man who declares himself to be a woman is, by declaration if not anatomy, regarded by most Liberal women as ONE OF THEM, SUPPORTIVE OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS, because how could someone "identifying" as a woman NOT be pro-women?!

Thus, that assumption becomes dogma which becomes rules which become laws.

To go back to Square One and discuss what this unquestioning acceptance of men as actual women might mean in terms of women and girls---their rights, privacy, opportunities, etc.---is to try to shut the proverbial barn door.

Germaine Greer said it first. Transgender women are not women. Greer is sand old cunt but she's not wrong.

Samantha Cameron was poorly dressed. The pattern is too busy and the dress is too informal for a coronation.

Sophie Trudeau. Very unflattering dress; hate the colour.

Carrie Johnson - too quaint, prim and old fashioned

Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones's skirt looked like pink packing material. I've seen quite a few people say they loved it, but I hated it. Then again, I thought Princess Charlene looked great but I don't think anyone else agrees.

I haven't been paying enough attention apparently because I didn't know Pippa Middleton now looked like a spinster schoolmarm approaching retirement age.

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R96 - I could work with the dress but the shoes need to be thrown on a bonfire. The dress would look much better with full length sleeves.

Dressing for a wife of a politician is difficult as you do not want to look like someone in the entertainment business, you do not want to look like you are cosplaying royalty and you cannot out dress the wife of the Head-of-State. It is difficult to get it right. As far as "prairie sister-wife" dresses go, Sam Cam's is really not that bad.

R100 - Pippa is cosplaying her sister. Her sister wore a hat and outfit that is almost identical to Pippa's look.

Kate didn't wear anything like what Pippa was wearing to the Coronation, r104.

R104 that Pippa is a hard looking broad. It must be genetic somehow because a life of avoiding work and manual labor shouldn’t leave you looking like a council flat single-mother-of-five pack-a-day smoker after a double shift at Tesco.

R100, Pippa could pass more easily for the sister of Meghan than Catherine!

R96, The dress is too youthful, also.

R97, From what I've read about her, "blush" is quite appropriate for Sophie T.!

Some of these women would dress better for a horse race!

Working at Tesco is manual labor [sic], r106? Surely if you were getting your Brit stereotypes right, your council flat-residing, single-mother-of-five, pack-a-day smoker would be on benefits.

The king of Sweden came with his daughter, same as for QEII’s funeral. Wonder if Queen Silvia is pissed.

R108 no one stocks shelves or works in the back? Britain has truly revolutionized markets!

R109 have you seen Silvia? Would [italic]you[/italic] go anywhere with her? Not that the daughter is a vision…

R111, King Carl isn't unlined himself. Silvia wasn't always 79 years old!

Was there a last-minute change to the dress code? So many of these outfits look off-the-rack and are paired with inappropriate hats and shoes.

Samantha Cameron's hat and wrap looked like they belonged to another dress. Johnson's wife had a spring hat with a winter dress and coat. Emma Thompson was also in winter clothes. Joanna Lumley looked like she found an old Simplicity pattern for a maternity dress circa 1962 and had a gown made from it.

Lady Louise got it right, an appropriate spring pattern in a modest and flattering dress. Many of the queens and royal wives went with the solid dresses, hats and coats in appropriate lengths, which is kind of the default royal dress, but always a good choice. Akshata Murty's simple outfit was lovely as well. If you're going to go with an old-fashioned fabric, go with a classic like Murty did, in an updated style.

R112 nuff said

R111

I don't know which one of Mswati III's wives this is, but I love the audacity of this gown.

R111 R112 They should send Carl Philip for all official duties.

sans the fug gapped-tooth side piece

R115 she’s giving klass

Have you seen the wrinkled and lined face and neck of the woman crowned Queen Camilla, r114?! SHE showed up!

Mswati's wife in r115 is HRH Inkhosikati LaMbikiza.

Gorgeous fabric, absolute shame about that collar.

It was a rainy day, probably chilly which explains some of the clothing decisions.

R105 - This dress looks nearly identical to me.

I thought Princess Anne's daughter Zara looked pretty stylish.

R103, Samantha Cameron's dress is more appropriate for a garden party than a coronation. It's too informal.

Princess Michael's daughter Gabriella was striking.

Beatrice's dress was ok but that headpiece should be burned.

Eugenie's pregnancy has wrecked havoc on her face. It's very swollen that she's almost unrecognizable.

I thought former prime minister Liz Truss looked good. The colour would be fine if she was supposed to be the center of attention, but she wasn't.

Jill Biden looks especially bad in this photo.

Merlin Hay, the Earl of Erroll, looks sexy in his kilt 😆.

Many people criticised Emma Thompson but I think she looks fine for a woman of a certain age who probably has put on a bit of weight . I just think the bejeweled heels look silly.

I agree, R130. She's kind of adorable.

Best Dressed Man - Major Johnny of course!

Brigitte Macron in Louis Vuitton was criticised. Some said that her outfit was more suited for the office than a coronation. I think she looks fine, far from the worst. I just don't like the bland beige colour. Maybe she chose it so as not to upstage the people who were supposed to be the center of attention.

Princess Charlene looks better up close. She's obviously thrilled to be with her husband.

Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al-Thani, the wife of the Emir of the Qatar, looks good in Dior, considering that her country probably has a lot of rules about women being covered up and looking modest.

The electric blue colour of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria's outfit is a bit much.

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^^^ British politician Therese Coffey definitely was one of the worst dressed.

As someone mentioned upthread, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska looked good. Love the colour.

I can't believe Jill Biden's granddaughter is named Finnegan! How ridiculous.

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^^^ I agree with R99. Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones went for something edgy and it didn't really work.

More of Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones

Mesdames Macron and Biden look very good. Tonal looks are chic

I really love Brigitte Marcon's coat! Complete elegance, with a nod to her country's past military uniforms that is totally appropriate for the occasion.

But holy fuck it needed *something*, some color or some major jewelry! If she didn't have the nerve to wear it in a muted red, how about adding a bit of yellow or blush to that dull neutral? A hat with accents on it, some dangling earrings, anything!

Madam Macron wore hosiery, FLOTUS should consider wearing hosiery for a polished look. The women in the British royal family wear hosiery, sheer expensive kind

R128, FLOTUS certainly presents a good case for old women to wear pantyhose---to cover veins and splotches!

R143, That dress is a big fail! Unfortunate bodice, for starters. The rest looks cobbled together from scraps!

R122, Zara looks beautiful there!

R148, I actually like the dress to some degree because it's wacky and interesting and shows creativity. It's just not appropriate for a conservative event like a coronation. Maybe it would work at a party for a fashion institute, something where wackiness and creativity are expected.

Oops. I take that back, R148. From this angle, the dress looks like a hot mess.

Maybe this link will work.

Julie Bishop wearing a dress by Australian designer Nikki Zimmerman.

It wouldn't look too bad if we couldn't see her bra. I assume that's what it is, not an actual part of the dress.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium

The colour and style of the dress aren't very sophisticated. It looks a bit like something Barbara Cartland would wear.

Another fail from Princess Charlene of Monaco at the Coronation Reception. Part of the problem is she has a broad shouldered, somewhat masculine build.

Yet she looked so beautiful at her own wedding.

Good heavens. This outfit is truly awful. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway at the Coronation Reception

The Princess is not amused.

Kate did look really good in this red Alexander McQueen pantsuit at the Coronation concert.

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, at a garden party at Buckingham Palace, which I believe was part of the coronation festivities.

Blue lace dress from Suzannah London.

To me the dress looks very matronly and incredibly unfashionable

How could anyone not notice that Charlotte's white caped outfit was a close copy of the one worn by Pope Francis?

R153, that is a very rare fail from Nikki Zimmerman. Her designs are clever, original, immediately wearable, and have incredible attention to detail. Absolutely one of my favourite designers.

[quote]Therese Coffey definitely was one of the worst dressed

She was, she was going for the classic elderly old-money eccentric look, and she did fairly well, but you can't really pull it off unless you genuinely ARE old money and over 70.

R153 - It is part of the dress.

R153, that’s the lining of the dress. She’s probably wearing a strapless underneath. The dress itself is a bit fussy. Those flowers around the neck would be scratchy and annoying. Still, it looks designed vs the dress Princess Victoria of Sweden was wearing which looked like a fit pattern sloper.

This has nothing to do with the coronation but Kate knows how to upstage the blood royals because she's very pretty and very thin and usually has a better sense of style.

If Duchess Sophie's dress at R159 were floor length, it wouldn't look out of place on "Little House on the Prairie".

It looks like the kind of dress someone's grandmother or elderly aunt would wear decades ago at a church function to let everyone know just how prim and proper they were.

Yeah, Lady Louise won't be borrowing that one.

True, R161. This Nicky Zimmermann dress looked quite nice on Kate.

I guess that would have to be part of the dress's lining and not Julie Bishop's bra 😆. For such a high profile event, Nicky wouldn't design a semi-transparent dress and trust Julie to put on whatever bra she liked.

Plus designing a dress that deliberately shows off a woman's bra would be a little too vulgar for a coronation.

Good points, R164.

If Sophie wore Princess Anne's outfit at R165, it would have been a big improvement.

Julie Bishop's clothes are usually very put-together, so it's unlikely she would deliberately choose a dress that would show off her bra in an effort to be fashion-forward. It's probably just the lining but it didn't work out well.