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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always feel like a lot of the attendees at these royal family events look tacky and ridiculous. Especially the Americans, but plenty of the Brits as well -- people just seem to struggle with the "protocols" while still wanting to wear something eye-catching and interesting and most people fail, to be honest. Like look at Fergie and Beatrice:

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Fergie's suit is too tight and totally the wrong shape for her body. Her hat looks silly and small (almost everyone who opts for these little fascinators instead of a proper hat looks silly, IMO, especially at a solemn occasion instead of a wedding). The gloves and sheer hose, which could look classy and traditional if she'd worn a more simple dress in an a-line with less fussiness, instead look twee and unfashionable.

Beatrice does better but her insistence on wearing her hair down looks sloppy -- her hat would look much better if she'd done a smooth updo like her mom. Her outfit is still too fussy for the occasion (lace pleat insets AND gold buttons? come on -- it is a FUNERAL).

Everyone is praising Kate for nailing it, which she did, but also -- it's not that hard! Wear clothes that actually fit and don't make you look like a sausage in a casing. Opt for simple and classic over adorned and complicated. Get your hear done and tame fly-aways. Since you are wearing a hat which is not something women almost every do other than at these events, keep it simple and classic and make sure it is the proper size and shape for your head. Yes, this would be a tall order for a random American, but these people are actual royalty. Whyyyyyy have the not fi
gured it out yet? This assignment was especially easy because (1) you had lots of time to plan, (2) the color scheme was very simple, and (3) no one was going to criticize you for going to plain and simple on this one. And yet so many of them screwed it up. It's amazing.[/quote]

Beatrice looks just perfect.  Lovely dress and beautiful. [/quote]

Yes to Beatrice looking perfect! And I don’t get the Fergie hate. It is harder to look good on TV than in photos and I thought she looked amazing on-screen. Her hair was flawless and when I first saw her in a shot from the back I assumed it was one of the younger cousins or something. The expectations from PPs like this for how real people should look is insane. These are actual humans who have to put these clothes on, sit through 3 public funeral services in one day, and get in and out of cars and be photographed while doing it. They are not standing backstage being dressed by stylists and leaping onto a catwalk for a 30-second fashion show.

No matter what you want to believe, they do not all have seamstresses like the queen’s knocking out custom outfits on 5 minutes’ notice to perfectly fit their changing bodies. I found it hard to find a flaw in anyone’s outfits and mostly just thought how amazing it was that they didn’t look more rumpled by the end.[/quote]

I don’t think it’s about having a seamstress on call to knock out a custom outfit.  It’s ok to wear something off the rack and find a size the fits.  This is how most of the world shops.  It doesn’t have to be Stella McCartney or Oscar de la Renta or any other designer to look nice.[/quote]

All of these people had funeral attire ready to go months ago. [/quote]

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