Princess Caroline's multicolored appearance at this year's Red Cross Ball caused quite the range of reactions, didn't it? Some gave her credit for being able to pull off such an ensemble in the first place; some dished out praise for supporting an African designer (Duro Olowu) over her usual well-known couturiers; and some were just horrified. (Me: little bit of all of the above.) But it wasn't the first time she made a splash, and it certainly won't be the last...
Caroline made her debut appearance at the Red Cross Ball in 1973, if you can believe that.
That effortless chic must have worked in her favor in the 1980s, as she remained mostly free of some of the fashion horrors that decade impaled us with.
As it turns out, this is my favorite decade for Caroline at the Red Cross Ball. Why? Jewels, of course.
She really hasn't been so bejewelled since. Certainly not in the 1990s, where the most notable dress was this somewhat transparent number from 1993:
Finally, in our most recent decade, we find her last jaw-dropping outfit, from 2006:
One only wonders what she'll bring us next year. If it can't be sparkly, I hope it's another stuffed animal, or at least a leftover fabric quilt like this year. It's just more entertaining that way.
Which dress and/or decade is your favorite?
Photos: Life/Corbis/Fotobank/The Royal Forums
