Post by MyAdia on Aug 1, 2012 12:30:53 GMT -5
Kate again leads Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List and Charlotte is also included again - along with some other royals who I will post.
I want to place the 2012 BDL info here just to prove that Charlene's inclusion last year was just one of the many unearned bones people have been giving this silly woman since she first set foot in public with Albert. Charlene was placed on the list as a favor - not because of any earned style recognition. I guess the ridicule that Vanity Fair received for throwing this woman a bone was punishment enough. A reminder of one comment from one of the most respected and influential fashion editor - New York Times' editor Cathy Horyn.
Here's a reminder of another style editor's comment about Charlene's inclusion in an Guardian (UK) article titled Is the Vanity Fair best-dressed list getting sillier?:
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
Occupation: Wife of the Duke of Cambridge, future King of England. Wearing a Jenny Packham gown to a concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
In an Alexander McQueen dress and Jane Taylor hat at the Diamond Jubilee service at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
CHARLOTTE CASIRAGHI
Occupation: Fourth in line to the throne of Monaco, represents Gucci’s “Forever Now” campaign.
I want to place the 2012 BDL info here just to prove that Charlene's inclusion last year was just one of the many unearned bones people have been giving this silly woman since she first set foot in public with Albert. Charlene was placed on the list as a favor - not because of any earned style recognition. I guess the ridicule that Vanity Fair received for throwing this woman a bone was punishment enough. A reminder of one comment from one of the most respected and influential fashion editor - New York Times' editor Cathy Horyn.
The issue also includes the choices for the International Best-Dressed List. The B.D.L. committee seemed to make an effort to broaden the list, not quite banishing obvious socialites and actresses but nearly so. I was glad to see, among others, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Christine Lagarde; Jenson Button; Colin Firth; and Shala Monroque. But Princess Charlene of Monaco was a stretch. Her style to me is something of a flat pancake, despite (or perhaps because of) the effort she applies. It’s hard to say the B.D.L. isn’t relevant in a style-shaping era, but does it ultimately offer us enough information? Tell me what you think.
Here's a reminder of another style editor's comment about Charlene's inclusion in an Guardian (UK) article titled Is the Vanity Fair best-dressed list getting sillier?:
Kate Middleton was, of course, an inevitability: she's a mega-royal, she's thin, she's rich – she's Graydon Carter's wet dream, and I guess all that can outweigh even a fondness for nude tights. But Princess Charlene of Monaco, the runaway bride? Come ON! You're not even trying! Just thinking about her depresses me. When I see photos of Princess Charlene, I do not think: "Wow, that woman can really work a bias hem." I think: "Why isn't South Africa staging an intervention?" Was part of the deal for her to go through with the marriage that she would get on the list? If so, fair enough. I did think at the same time that being Princess of Taxexileiana wasn't really sufficient compensation for being married to that lecherous sack of potatoes who labours under name of Prince Albert.
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
Occupation: Wife of the Duke of Cambridge, future King of England. Wearing a Jenny Packham gown to a concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
In an Alexander McQueen dress and Jane Taylor hat at the Diamond Jubilee service at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
CHARLOTTE CASIRAGHI
Occupation: Fourth in line to the throne of Monaco, represents Gucci’s “Forever Now” campaign.
