Hannelore
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Pics (Seeger,PPE,AP) and info (Le Soir) about Mathilde's hat for the national day 2006.
The designer, Fabienne Delvigne explains "All I can say is that princess Mathilde has chosen something completely new. Because she will be dressed in orange, I've chosen an apricot-pink shade." The designer explains that she had the do her best to convince Mathilde about this design. Last Friday, when the princess was at Natan, Edouard Vermeulen and she opted for something classical. "But I see it as my personnal pride not only to make the princess look sublime, but also to give her the opportunity to wear new things, more avant garde. She finally opted for a model in banana fibre and buntal that sculpts her face. It's inspired by the Charade model, but shortened." She first made it in black and white, because initially Mathilde had chosen a different outfit then the one she would eventually wear. When she changed her mind, 'Madame Chapeau' had to order new fabrics at the last moment. "But the colour was a little too yellow, not classy enough. Luckely I still had white fabric in my studio that we painted, a work that lasted till midnight. In the morning I was really scared that in daylight the colour woudn't be as I expected. But everything was fine, a big relief."
This is the charade model Mathilde's hat was inspired by.
And this is the fabulous result:
The designer, Fabienne Delvigne explains "All I can say is that princess Mathilde has chosen something completely new. Because she will be dressed in orange, I've chosen an apricot-pink shade." The designer explains that she had the do her best to convince Mathilde about this design. Last Friday, when the princess was at Natan, Edouard Vermeulen and she opted for something classical. "But I see it as my personnal pride not only to make the princess look sublime, but also to give her the opportunity to wear new things, more avant garde. She finally opted for a model in banana fibre and buntal that sculpts her face. It's inspired by the Charade model, but shortened." She first made it in black and white, because initially Mathilde had chosen a different outfit then the one she would eventually wear. When she changed her mind, 'Madame Chapeau' had to order new fabrics at the last moment. "But the colour was a little too yellow, not classy enough. Luckely I still had white fabric in my studio that we painted, a work that lasted till midnight. In the morning I was really scared that in daylight the colour woudn't be as I expected. But everything was fine, a big relief."
This is the charade model Mathilde's hat was inspired by.
And this is the fabulous result:
