Royal Outfits of the Day: June 5

Royal Outfits of the Day: June 5

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Crown Princess Victoria presented the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award earlier this week in a dress from Preen, shoes from By Malene Birger, and an enamel cuff from Sophie by Sophie.

I started in with the mini jumpy claps the second I saw this little number - I have adored it in celeb appearances (Katherine Jenkins and Melonie Diaz, for example) and am so happy to see it on the royal runway! It's from Preen and it's colorful and geometric and delightful. And, bonus, Victoria let the playfulness of the dress infiltrate her accessory choices, with blue shoes plus an orange bracelet and clutch. These are the things that make me happy.

If you prefer something a little more classic, Victoria had a really lovely appearance at the Bernadotte Art Awards (here's a gallery with a full length view, plus an amusing look at Carl Gustaf considering just what he's supposed to do about his wife's runaway dress). She was wearing this dress from the H&M Conscious Collection:

And while this one has also had its fair share of red carpet appearances (Emmy Rossum, Leticia Dolera), it's also pretty princess perfect. A good little run of outfits from Victoria, no?

Photos: ALMA Video/ALMA Twitter/Lyst/By Malene Birger/Sophie by Sophie/H&M

Royal Outfit of the Day: May 14

Royal Outfit of the Day: May 14

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Mary Donaldson attended a banquet hosted by Queen Margrethe at Christiansborg Palace before her 2004 wedding to the Crown Prince.

We've been covering a few of the guests at Frederik and Mary's wedding (with more to come) since this week marks their tenth wedding anniversary, but today we're stepping back a few days to cover a Great Moment in Tiara History: Mary's first ever tiara appearance. (!) You have to love the Danish royals for sticking to their tiara guns - even before wearing a tiara for her wedding, Mary had worn the Danish Ruby Parure for this event and then for the gala concert. Since she was wearing the rubies twice in just a couple days (!), she took two different approaches: emphasizing the rubies with her red gown for the concert worn with her hair down, and emphasizing the diamonds with this number from Malene Birger, worn with her hair up. The gown is a richly patterned silver fabric, almost the palest of ice blues, with a slim front silhouette and a train at the back, topped by a black ribbon and rosette detail.

Video: The banquet

(You should watch that video. If not for Mary, then for this:

Oh Daisy, you glorious creature.)

It's hard to imagine the thoughts that must have been swirling through Mary's head here. (Primarily: How can my sleeves ever possibly measure up?) In her own words:

"That first evening when I wore the ruby set, there was so much new, there was so much overwhelming for me. It wasn't just the jewelry, it was the significance of the whole event, of the whole period, of the whole time which I was going through. So I don't really think I thought so much about what I had on in terms of jewelry except that it felt new and somewhat unusual to have such a significant piece of jewelry on. Everything that was going on at that time was part of a very new and overwhelming time. I mean it wasn't just the jewelry, it was also the dress, I mean I had never worn a dress like this before...the whole thing was overwhelming." - Crown Princess Mary, speaking in the documentary De Kongelige Juveler

Needless to say, she handles it like proper royal champ. Me, I would be doing cartwheels. Mental cartwheels, actually, but only because I'd fall over if I tried the real thing.

Photos: Polfoto/DR1

Royal Outfit of the Day: March 14

Royal Outfit of the Day: March 14

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Video: Crown Princess Victoria celebrated her name day this week, with Prince Daniel and Princess Estelle.

Yes, By Malene Birger made this coat here and was also the brand behind the Bedazzled Sleeve Affair. Funny thing, when I was searching for that bedazzled one, I came across this one and thought it had a lot of potential...of course, as we usually say with Victoria, this isn't how I imagined it to be styled. I think the long gloves do help to highlight the potential this coat has for a bit of retro fabulousness, though - but you'd need a skirt, and some heels, and at least one of those things is out of the question for injured Victoria.

Victoria's outfit: By Malene Birger black and white printed coat, Efva Attling butterfly earrings, By Malene Birger white and black leather gloves (per Kungliga Modebloggen), with black trousers and black flats.

Oh well, we always have Estelle (who is also rocking some retro fabulousness, if you will, since her attire is a children's classic, a style that has been and will be worn for decades). Do you need to see a video of her dancing at this event? It's Friday, of course you do. Click here.

P.S.: If you'd like to discuss Mathilde in Britain, head on over to the Jewel Vault!

Photos: Kungahuset/By Malene Birger/Efva Attling/MyWardrobe/TV4

Royal Outfit of the Day: March 10

Royal Outfit of the Day: March 10

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Video: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visited Paris last week to open a Carl Larsson exhibit. Victoria wore a black coat from By Malene Birger with rhinestone and mirrored embellishments on the sleeves with black trousers and flats, along with a Stella McCartney clutch, Carolina Gynning necklace, and large earrings.

This coat...I don't know. This bag...I really don't know. Seems like someone's been on a Stella McCartney shopping spree (two clutches and one dress of late, at least). Not a brand that I'd call easy to wear, to say the least...should we be concerned?

Photos: BestImage/By Malene Birger/Stella McCartney/Carolina Gynning