tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post2749260453879521395..comments2024-03-25T14:54:55.289-04:00Comments on little augury: it's not always about the dressP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-59630550875424608482012-05-15T03:12:18.917-04:002012-05-15T03:12:18.917-04:00Indeed.....it is not always...about the dress!! I...Indeed.....it is not always...about the dress!! In fact.......it should never be "just about the dress"!<br /><br />My take!!<br /><br />Penelope BianchiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-135110284398859992012-03-31T20:58:55.345-04:002012-03-31T20:58:55.345-04:00well-as I said it is not always about the dress!well-as I said it is not always about the dress!P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-65768726829706111932012-03-31T16:20:31.731-04:002012-03-31T16:20:31.731-04:00Sorry, but this woman desperately needs some educa...Sorry, but this woman desperately needs some education in fashion sense. Or at least, to look at some pictures of Jackie Onasis for ideas!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637830726081805289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-5515282963336671492011-04-19T16:32:00.584-04:002011-04-19T16:32:00.584-04:00So wonderful to read about a public figure with a ...So wonderful to read about a public figure with a fashion point of view.... we need more! And hats off to the Prince for letting his wife be the Show Pony....and in my favorites Viktor & Rolf no less. Thank you for this post!W.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03269512989458864109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-63475467362478627842011-04-19T14:56:47.232-04:002011-04-19T14:56:47.232-04:00Here for those interested is a shockingly full dis...Here for those interested is a shockingly full discussion of the story called mabelgate. http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f128/mabel-princess-of-orange-nassau-pictures-part-1-a-493.htmlP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-46278922573824414072011-04-19T14:46:46.677-04:002011-04-19T14:46:46.677-04:00Anon. true,& based on what I read along with o...Anon. true,& based on what I read along with other sources, it seems the couple had agreed to what she would and needed to disclose-it would appear that they were in it together so to speak. It is definitely a story-and who knows all the facts-She didn't seem to have in mind at that point her becoming a Princess-what 10 years before the marriage? Had she, sure her misteps would have stopped the relationship with a Prince cold. I thought about this & obviously the Prince loved this woman & was more than willing to fore go a 2nd place position in line to a throne, rather than give her up. My understanding is that the parliament had to condone the marriage-which seems so archaic, OF course I can not begin to understand all of that. I thought the story here today included a link to some of these articles for all readers to follow this element of her story. I apologize for missing that in my last edit. I respectfully disagree about her clothes and though I would not have selected some of them- I give her credit for her focus on the Dutch design team- and they are avant garde so of course would not appeal to all or even a few. I find with style and substance as well- we can not always judge a person by their choice in friends or clothes.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-84362946893598253412011-04-19T14:26:55.414-04:002011-04-19T14:26:55.414-04:00Penelope, glad you like this, and enjoyed putting ...Penelope, glad you like this, and enjoyed putting it together.<br /><br />Q- it is a great magazine and I love the whimsy and femininity of the dress, she is gutsy.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-16980530997239333202011-04-19T14:20:36.910-04:002011-04-19T14:20:36.910-04:00Like you I wish Miss Middleton the best of luck in...Like you I wish Miss Middleton the best of luck in her new role as Princess William of Wales. I hope, however, that she will find a more suitable role model than Princess Mabel in both her conduct and her dress sense. <br /><br />Prior to her marriage Miss Wisse Smit (as she was then) caused extreme embarrassment to the Dutch royal family by her failure to disclose her relations with Dutch crime elements. She was allegedly the mistress of the drug kingpin Klaas Bruinsma. Whether she was or wasn't actually his mistress, he was surely not a suitable friend for a princess of a royal house. The upshot of the affair was that her future husband Prince Friso was forced to forgo his rights to the succession in order to marry her. The entire episode caused great embarrassment to both Queex Beatrix and the Dutch Government<br /><br />It would not appear that Princess Mabel shows much better judgement in her choice of couturiers that she has her friends. Her wedding gown, rather than flattering her and reflecting the solmenity and importance of the occassion, made her look like a clown. It was not a dress, it was a costume. The dress - if that is what one may call it - that she wore to the nuptials of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden was beyond ridiculous. She looked like a fool and apparently succeeded in upstaging the bride through her outrageous costume. At least that is what the press reports would have us believe. In the other photos that you show she could just as well be wearing a potato sack - the dresses are just as shapeless and unflattering. However this type of sartorial tomfoolery is endemic of the entire high fashion industry these days so I don't expect she can be blamed entirely for her dress debacles. She may be involved with some good causes but she has failed to use much good judgement or common sense in many areas of her public life so far. <br /><br />Miss Middleton has, to my knowledge, exhibited both and I do hope that she will continue to do so. I wish her and her future husband all the happiness in the world in their future life together. I wish the same to Princess Mabel - as well as better judgement.<br /><br />I have enjoyed your blog and look forward to reading more in future. Your posts are always though provoking. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-57870671863531184912011-04-19T10:52:25.501-04:002011-04-19T10:52:25.501-04:00Love her and her beautiful wedding dress! She is i...Love her and her beautiful wedding dress! She is indeed a wonderful example of a young woman of style and substance! And was not familiar with this publication - the gentlewoman - will have to check it out. They seem like a lovely couple!!quintessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484326999396839391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-77355334144016166282011-04-19T01:46:03.229-04:002011-04-19T01:46:03.229-04:00This is without question; the most wonderful blog...This is without question; the most wonderful blog post I have ever had the pleasure to read.<br /><br />it is magnificent......and should be published around the world. Particularly right before the "Royal Wedding"!<br /><br />Brilliant. Beautiful. Thank you!<br /><br />Substance, courage and intelligence. Beauty , too.<br /><br />thank you.<br /><br />PenelopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com