Red Cross Ball, Monaco: 2005 - 2019, 2021 - 2024


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mtatum said:
And Monaco is the most "showbiz" kingdom/principality there is anyway. ;)
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Yes, Monaco should be used to having a princess who looks like a movie star, although I do recall Princess Michael disparaging Caroline for posing like a movie star for a photoshoot back in the 80s.
 
Princess Michael is extremely proud of her own blue chip bloodlines. She even disparaged Princess Grace at one time if memory serves.

I have no idea how she ended up on the guest list for PA's wedding under those circumstances. :sad:
 
PRINCE ALBERT looks so sweet nowadays.
 
NGalitzine said:
Yes, Monaco should be used to having a princess who looks like a movie star, although I do recall Princess Michael disparaging Caroline for posing like a movie star for a photoshoot back in the 80s.
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Baroness - I agree. I always feel that Charlene does not need strong or loud colours. She can carry herself and her body by herself - no further accoutrements needed.
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That's what I meant by the potato sack. She doesn't need these impressive evening gowns to look stunning. Maybe I should have explained it better :sad:
 
Smush said:
That's what I meant by the potato sack. She doesn't need these impressive evening gowns to look stunning. Maybe I should have explained it better :sad:
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Oh yes she does need impressive evening gowns; not to look stunning, but because her role calls for them.
 
I agree with You KittyAtlanta, all the newspapers were waiting what she will wear for this Gala, now, this week, they say (french newspapers), Charlene was wonderfull, the romance goes on, she was happy and love is in Monaco, they forget that 2 weeks ago, their title were ( danger in the couple, Charlene is unahappy and so,), now they say otherthing that Prince Albert and Charlene love each other. Charlene had to wear a stunning dress and it is her role to be like that in a Gala. She comes after an icone the princess Grace and everybody and the media are saying, the Rock'Monaco' must glance again.
 
On Bunte de, there is an article about the couple at the gala and there is a short Video, it is in german language.
 
Ok, for her role she needs these clothes.
Albert looks good. He said in one interview before the wedding that he is in pretty good shape :)
He lost a lot of weight and it suits him well!
 
melina premiere said:
I agree with You KittyAtlanta, all the newspapers were waiting what she will wear for this Gala, now, this week, they say (french newspapers), Charlene was wonderfull, the romance goes on, she was happy and love is in Monaco, they forget that 2 weeks ago, their title were ( danger in the couple, Charlene is unahappy and so,), now they say otherthing that Prince Albert and Charlene love each other. Charlene had to wear a stunning dress and it is her role to be like that in a Gala. She comes after an icone the princess Grace and everybody and the media are saying, the Rock'Monaco' must glance again.
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French newspapers?
Point de Vue, Gala, Paris Match?
Nothing new, they love Charlene.
 
Nathalie Cox said:
French newspapers?
Point de Vue, Gala, Paris Match?
Nothing new, they love Charlene.
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They don´t love her. They use her to sell. Sometimes they have an agreement with the royal houses, so like her or not, they will praise her. They sell fairy tales to people who want to buy these stories. But those are not newspapers of course.
 
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Her Serene Highness at the Red Cross Ball Looking Elegant in the Dark Red Dress

:whistling:Princess Charlene looked elegant at the Red Cross Ball, her dark red dress fitted her like pea in a pad however:sad: she appeared sad eyes and stiff. She has a tendersy to look stiff with a fake smile. now that she is first lady of Monaco I hope that she does not put herself in boredom mode. One does no have to appear cheerfull all the time. Loosen Up!.
 
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Melina, do you have the link to the BUNTE clip?
 
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rosana said:
They don´t love her. They use her to sell. Sometimes they have an agreement with the royal houses, so like her or not, they will praise her. They sell fairy tales to people who want to buy these stories. But those are not newspapers of course.
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Colombe Pringle (PdV's editor) is at her best for this. She spoke on a live broadcast about her sources concerning Charlene's supposed attempted flight and she writes in this week's edition about the "spiteful fairies" around Monaco (I guess she means the ones speaking about the rumours) :whistling:
 
Miss Garnett said:
Charlene looked amazing and is certainly proving to be a fine ambassador for Monaco. She has honed a look that is simple, elegant and stunning. I must say that I absolutely loved Stephanie's dress as well, very very pretty. I do wish sometimes she would steer away from the croyden facelift...and style her hair softly and loose. She needs that soft frame around her face it would look lovely on her.

What to say about Caroline's dress.....it was like a child had found several different pieces of material, each on their own dreadful, and stitched them together to form a dress. It was truly and utterly hideous. What has happened to her amazing sense of style. There was a time she could make one draw a breath in amazement when she appeared at evening functions. Sadly no more it seems. I also did not like the gown she chose for the evening function for Albert and Charlene's wedding. She could have taken a leaf from her own daughter's book that night when Charlotte appeared in that stunning soft blue floaty gown with matching cape. How hard could it be with the best of designers at your finger tips to pick a stunning evening dress.
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Yes, there was a time when I thought Caroline looked absolutely bewitching in her choice of fashion at formal events. Her style, use of color and jewels certainly made heads turn in admiration and it is somewhat bewildering now to see her current choices. I did not care for her gown at all. I can only conjecture, and this is just my opinion, that as she gets older Caroline is veering away from a more formal look and may be experimenting with different styles and designs. Perhaps she feels that now she is no longer first lady of Monaco and attention is not so highly focused on her, she can afford to be more relaxed and have a different outlook in her sartorial decisions.
 
Smush said:
That's what I meant by the potato sack. She doesn't need these impressive evening gowns to look stunning. Maybe I should have explained it better :sad:
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Always struck me that Princess Charlene was sensible and did not obsess about gathering up impressions to be stunning. She did look lovely at the Ball and the evening gown suited her fine.colour, cut and all.
 
Baroness of Books said:
I can only conjecture, and this is just my opinion, that as she gets older Caroline is veering away from a more formal look and may be experimenting with different styles and designs. Perhaps she feels that now she is no longer first lady of Monaco and attention is not so highly focused on her, she can afford to be more relaxed and have a different outlook in her sartorial decisions.
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This is a good point you make, and seems a definite possibility. And if so, then more power to her. It's about time for to have some fun pleasing herself.

I, personally, would call Caroline's latest Red Cross gown a success. It was fun and different, and she's literally the only woman I can think of (at this moment, anyway) who could carry of That gown, in That setting. Of course, it always helps that the chin-high carriage and radiant smile are still mighty potent. :flowers:
 
Caroline can thank her mother for the "chin-high carriage".

I've been looking at the website(s) for the Duro Oluwu gowns, and IMO the only decent dress / range was the one Caro bought. I doubt whether she will ever wear it again, though...
 
Charlene looked absolutely exquisite from the striking magenta shade of her breath taking gown to the classic style of her hair. The overall look was that of unsurpassed elegance. Stephanie also surprised everyone by looking lovely in her pale rose pink gown. As for Caroline, I really do not know what she was trying to prove or achieve by choosing such a "strange" gown. Different pieces of non-matching fabric sewn together. Not a good look at all. I am starting to think that she does this deliberately to try and attract attention. Maybe she feels she is now seen in the shadow of Charlene and needs to "stand out" in order to be recognised.
 
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Daisiesforever said:
Charlene looked absolutely exquisite from the striking magenta shade of her breath taking gown to the classic style of her hair. The overall look was that of unsurpassed elegance. Stephanie also surprised everyone by looking lovely in her pale rose pink gown. As for Caroline, I really do not know what she was trying to prove or achieve by choosing such a "strange" gown. Different pieces of non-matching fabric sewn together. Not a good look at all. I am starting to think that she does this deliberately to try and attract attention. Maybe she feels she is now seen in the shadow of Charlene and needs to "stand out" in order to be recognised.
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Cannot agree more on Charlene. Yes, some more glitter is back at Monaco -- and the impressive jewels definately helps :).

Also your observations on Caroline are very interesting to me. I thought the same at the wedding when she arrived with the ultra-huge hat -- as if she wanted to have all attention on herself. Surely it must be different for her no longer being the first lady of Monaco after sooooo many years. But: she had enough time to face the new situation and I hope she will deal better with it soon.
BYe Bine
 
Caroline has always worn big hats to weddings. It's just her style. I have seen P. Victoria wear similar hats. As far as the Red Cross dress ,I think she was just trying to promote an African designer.
 
Caroline will always be the "doyenne" of the Princely Family. Nobody can take that away from her.
 
Renata4711 said:
Caroline will always be the "doyenne" of the Princely Family. Nobody can take that away from her.
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Yes, i agree.
She was glamurous in this last Ball.
Glamour is not about wearing a pretty dress, it has something else to do with it. Caroline can carry any dress with any shape, any colour, any texture. She has "it".
I think Grace didn't have "it". She was a beauty, and super elegant, but always, in matter of fashion, was very correct, she didn't take risks. Caroline did and it works.

I'm sorry but i don't think Charlene has brought any glamour with that fuchsia gown. I liked her best last year.
 
Nathalie Cox said:
Yes, i agree.
She was glamurous in this last Ball.
Glamour is not about wearing a pretty dress, it has something else to do with it. Caroline can carry any dress with any shape, any colour, any texture. She has "it".
I think Grace didn't have "it". She was a beauty, and super elegant, but always, in matter of fashion, was very correct, she didn't take risks. Caroline did and it works.

I'm sorry but i don't think Charlene has brought any glamour with that fuchsia gown. I liked her best last year.
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Of course, Charlene didn't bring glamour. She looked wonderful and Caroline, whom, I think is beautiful, looked like someone wrapped in an old quilt. A bad joke. Every piece of material they found on the floor, worked into a gown and a fool who paid for it. Grace was elegant, always, as Charlene. Grace was impecable, she didn't wear clowns' clothes. Caroline is beautiful, but the "it" doesn't work, when you dress like a material discard.
 
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Grace had "it" -- whatever that includes and more.

If you look at the Grace Kelly fashion of the 50's, celebrated for its minimalism and clean lines, and then the Princess Grace mode with fantastic headpieces, feathers, ruffles, etc that she usually sported at balls, I'm sure that qualifies as taking risks. It just did not look like risks because she was so damn beautiful in whatever she chose, and was always bigger than the events that she graced.

The principality's balls for me appeared much grander and bigger events when Grace was around. There was an aura of magic and mystery. Besides, Princess Grace most likely had her gowns made specifically for the events and not chose something from the runway. I think Princess Grace took these events personally, as these were her events for her principality, and took great lengths to be at her most spectacular. She was not willing to concede the attention to anyone else. And if that included looking safe because she was her usual impeccable self, then that's okay. Better do that than be talked about for wearing something off.
 
mtatum said:
Grace had "it" -- whatever that includes and more.

If you look at the Grace Kelly fashion of the 50's, celebrated for its minimalism and clean lines, and then the Princess Grace mode with fantastic headpieces, feathers, ruffles, etc that she usually sported at balls, I'm sure that qualifies as taking risks. It just did not look like risks because she was so damn beautiful in whatever she chose, and was always bigger than the events that she graced.

The principality's balls for me appeared much grander and bigger events when Grace was around. There was an aura of magic and mystery. Besides, Princess Grace most likely had her gowns made specifically for the events and not chose something from the runway. I think Princess Grace took these events personally, as these were her events for her principality, and took great lengths to be at her most spectacular. She was not willing to concede the attention to anyone else. And if that included looking safe because she was her usual impeccable self, then that's okay. Better do that than be talked about for wearing something off.
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Right on the mark. Great stuff.
 
COUNTESS said:
Of course, Charlene didn't bring glamour. She looked wonderful and Caroline, whom, I think is beautiful, looked like someone wrapped in an old quilt. A bad joke. Every piece of material they found on the floor, worked into a gown and a fool who paid for it. Grace was elegant, always, as Charlene. Grace was impecable, she didn't wear clowns' clothes. Caroline is beautiful, but the "it" doesn't work, when you dress like a material discard.
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Sorry, i know you love Charlene, but making a dress that matches the tableclothes? that it's the bad joke.
Caroline used a dress that made her look fresh, jovial. She took a risk. It worked. Charlene didn't even match her necklace with her dress...no wait, she matched it with the tablecloths!
 
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