"...evokes an image of the Queen as a young woman and even conjures up historically a Boadicea, strong, yet feminine..."
"...if and when Kate becomes Queen, she’ll likely be in her 50s or maybe even 60s. She will not be a “young queen,”
"... if that happens, we’ll still be hearing about how Kate “is coming into her own” and that she has big plans to be keen as Queen, she promises. Kate’s immaturity and laziness doesn’t actually make her younger or seem younger, is my point."
The end.
Also this doesn't look like her - I think someone new did the Photoshop? - and I'll bet someone else chose the dress. She should keep it. It's better than most of hers.
Meow, Petty University class dismissed. (Go watch Swoop on YT.)
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Today we're going to do a #JewelWatch thread that's kind of also a #RoyalWatch. It's one of those "I thought you knew that" kinds of things.
Look out, there's history.
The Delhi Durbar parure.
It is so named because after Queen Mary took the throne with... whoever she married... George V, right. (I know the queens because they wore the jewelry. No joke.) Anyway, when they took the throne, they decided to also be crowned in India, in Delhi.
There had been durbars, the Indian ceremony I think the British Empire cooked up on the spot, to officially take the "throne" of India which had definitely not existed before the Empire. (It had been a group of independent nations, not one.)
This is all speculation, I'm not saying otherwise. But it smells.
Right, so Christmas Day, Kate Windsor did the walk from Church that's traditional.
It's the last time anyone "public" has seen her.
There are rumors that an ambulance was seen leaving where she was staying, sometime in the next few days. Rumor. Entirely rumor.
January 17, so already not seen for twentyish days, the Palace announces Kate has gone into the hospital the day before, for "planned abdominal surgery". At that time everyone was told not to expect to see Kate until Easterish. (That's March 31.)
There were some questions about the liquid organdy dress - the dark blue, very shiny, full skirt, corset waist. And I mentioned that the next time I was on my computer (where the fashion images live) I'd post some more photos. #FashionWatch
Armani, 2021:
As I said before, it's made of some kind of high tech fiber, and silk. It's very short on details so I assume proprietary tech is involved.
Guo Pei, 2016.
I haven't done much digging, to see if it all tracks back to a single manufacturer, or a couple who've licensed from a tech company. But that's my first guess.
Today's #DesignerSeries choice is Suzanne Syz, a woman of beauty and humor who apparently doesn't want much data out on line about her, so we'll respect that. #JewelWatch
She's based in Switzerland.
She works with an art business model, mostly. Meaning she produces individual pieces that are one of a kind, and sold at those prices.
In some cases artists also have a manufactured line that they design for, we'll be seeing both.
This is the piece that got my attention.
She's famous? Notorious? For her rings. They are fabulous, and extremely varied.