October 2014

Royal Costume Ideas of the Day: October 31

It's Halloween, kids! I know it's not really a universal holiday, but if you're planning on celebrating and still need a costume...

Tiara Watches of the Day: October 30

Big stuff happening in Tiara World. BIG stuff. So, in lieu of our regularly scheduled Thursday posts, we're going to have one big, fat r...

Royal Outfit of the Day: October 29

The Canadian Governor-General and his wife have been on a European visit, including a stop in Belgium that included dinner with the King and...

Royal Outfits of the Day: October 28

Is it, like, Official Colored Lace Week or something? I'm starting to wonder. Take Victoria, for example. A lace-topped gown followed b...

Royal Outfit of the Day: October 27

The annual Prince of Asturias Awards ceremony (from next year, the Princ ess of Asturias Awards) usually comes in as one of Letizia's g...

Sunday Tidbits for October 26: From Weddings to Mourning and Back

Happy Sunday to you! Here are some tidbits for your (hopefully) lazy day, and your chat thread for the week: --Mark your calendars: The Swed...

Royal Outfit of the Day: October 24

So, this is puuurrrty : This evening, the Swedish royal family held a dinner for members of parliament at the Royal Palace in Stockholm pic...

Tiara Thursday: The Russian Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara

It’s been a bit of an aquamarine week so far. Sunday’s post included the aquamarine tiara associated with the Duchess of Kent which is now u...

Royal Outfit of the Day: October 23

In which Queen Letizia, she of the Little Black Dress, totally shakes up her game with a Little Blue Dress. #457553832 / gettyimages.com T...

Royal Return of the Day: October 22

The Duchess of Cambridge yesterday returned to the royal stage for the first time since the announcement of her second pregnancy. It was a t...

Royal Designer of the Day: October 21

Sad news from the fashion world last night: Oscar de la Renta has died at the age of 82 . The legendary designer always produced elegant col...

Royal Outfits of the Day: October 20

Queen Mathilde has been a busy bee lately. Let's catch up with a few of her sartorial highlights, shall we? Together with King Philippe ...

Sunday Tidbits for October 19: Tuxedos, Tiaras, and Transatlantic Moves

Things to see, things to buy, and things to (not) wear - here's the week in random tidbits: --There's been so much chatter over the ...

Tiara Watch of the Day: October 17

Oooh, I love it when we get to end the week on a tiara note. And the Norwegians provided last night, getting their tiaras out for the second...

Tiara Thursday: The Topaz (or Citrine) and Pearl Tiara

The Topaz (or Citrine) and Pearl Tiara Out of the grand ducal collection in Luxembourg comes this bandeau of oval stones in a warm orange-ye...

Royal Visit of the Day: October 16

Sometimes people dream up some pretty intricate scenarios of coordination between royal ladies before a joint event, all for the purposes of...

Royal Color Coordination of the Day: October 15

If only these two ladies had teamed up for the day, we could have had a repeat of Queen Letizia and Princess Lalla Salma's monochromatic...

Royal State Visit of the Day: October 14

As promised, state visit season has kicked off, and the Norwegian royal family welcomed the President of India yesterday. #PresidentMukherje...

Royal Outfit of the Day: October 13

This weekend marked another milestone for Felipe VI's reign in Spain: his first National Day as king. #457112902 / gettyimages.com For ...

The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor