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Thursday, April 28, 2011

The One With the Tiny Tiara

I have no shame in admitting that I'm an Anglophile & a romantic. So, of course, I'm watching the royal wedding tomorrow, at least, I'm TiVoing it to watch whilst working from home tomorrow morning. Ah, blessed technology! I won't have to wake up freakishly early like I did 30 years ago for Diana & Charles' wedding. And since I'll be wearing PJs or yoga pants at that time, I dressed appropriately today.

What I'm wearing:
Dark grey bell-sleeved blazer, Newport News
Crown-shaped rhinestone brooch on lapel, random accessory store
Black knit sleeveless top with ruffles, Macy's
Burgundy panne velvet tiered skirt, NY &  Company
Black tights, Calvin Klein
Black patent ankle-strap pumps, unknown brand, thrifted/second-hand
Black & purple dangly earrings, random accessory store
Burgundy flower hair pin, Forever 21

There's a fair amount of royal-wedding-bashing online, especially by Americans, so if you're not interested, please be kind & keep it to yourself. Yes, the media coverage is a little OTT, but then, that's what media does. The U.S. media coverage of Charlie Sheen's pointless self-destruction & Donald Trump's ridiculous birther claims has been amazingly out of hand (& the later has been genuinely destructive to civil discourse about actual U.S. government issues). So where's the harm in talking about a wedding dress? I try to keep this in perspective.


Anyone else watching the wedding? I'm especially interested in seeing what kind of hats the female wedding guests will be wearing -- I adore good millinery!
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10 comments:

  1. bauhausfrauApril 28, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    I really love this outfit, you look royally hot! ;)

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  2. CathiApril 28, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Love the pin!
    Being a Canuck I think I'm supposed to watch the wedding...but I'd do it anyway! My mom, BFF and I all got up at some ungodly hour for Diane's many years ago and had a blast, why not watch her sons?!?
    If you like hats hats, have you seen this site/blog...
    http://madhattery.royalroundup.com
    She blogs about all the royal hats. I've only just found it and I love it!

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  3. SomeoneApril 28, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    Eep...hadn't thought about that other royal wedding for a long long time, but yeah, I remember where I was then too...whodathunkit? (Gosh we're old. Not that there's anything wrong with that!)

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  4. Amy AsphodelApril 29, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    I'm watching it right now ^^ I loved her veil.

    Pretty brooch!

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  5. LovleAnjelApril 29, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Awesome outfit.

    I caught the recessional after my shower, but I didn't think to watch the BBC. They had an historian doing commentary, and apparently he managed to get the reign of Harold II and Edward the Confessor.

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  6. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    That brooch slays me. I adore crowns.

    Didn't watch the wedding, but drooling over the photos right now!

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  7. ToriaApril 29, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    I wasn't intending to watch, but I got home from work & found my 7 year watching it & all excited. How could I not join her? Her teacher got them all excited about it, helping them find youtube videos of Charles/Dianna & Andrew/Sarah.

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  8. angldstApril 29, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    I was unintentionally awake early enough to see the wedding in live coverage, but sadly, was not near a telly most of the time. I did get to catch a glimpse of the Royal Couple, and I think Kate made a great choice with her wedding dress. V. classy & pretty. And YAY SLEEVES.

    I'm in love with your skirt & the crown pin in this outfit.

    <3

    -d

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  9. AnonymousApril 30, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    What a beeautiful skirt! Looks great on you!

    No, I didn't watch the royal wedding only partly when they had it on the news.

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  10. BeckyMay 2, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    I did not watch the wedding because I actually didn't even know it was happening, but let me just say that people who are bashing the wedding need to just get a life and grow up, seriously. Anyway, that said, awesome outfit! Love the crown!

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