Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg celebrated her 59th birthday yesterday. As we surround her in good wishes, let’s suggest a past has we would like to see her repeat in the coming year.
Looking back through the Grand Duchess’ millinery, there is such diversity- percher hats, picture hats with dramatic brims, cloches, pillboxes, and many bold statement pieces. While I adore Maria Teresa’s brave and plucky approach to hat wearing, I would love to see her repeat a classic picture hat with simple lines, similar to the black straw hat seen below. This ensemble – a simple but perfectly tailored dress and jacket topped with a large, classic hat – is my picture of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa at her very best. I’m curious of your picture for her- what hat would you like to see the Grand Duchess repeat in the coming year?
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa at the April 15, 2005 funeral of Prince Rainier of Monaco
Photo from Pool BENAINOUS/LEGRAND via Getty
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Love the dress and jacket in HatQueen’s suggestion but the hat is too big for her. Those of us who are similarily height challenged know that big brims never work on shorter people.
A percher or pillbox for the Grand Duchess please!
Janae I’m short too, but I do wear brimmed hats. As long as the brims aren’t excessively wide, and the crowns aren’t too tall, and the trim is kept simple, I think they can work. The Grand Duchess has worn some great brimmed hats, and while I agree with HatQueen that this black hat is lovely, but as you put it, Janae, it does look too big for her in my opinion.
I love the hat she wore for National Day in 2012 and would like to see her wear it again.
Are there any hat events coming up in Luxembourg?
I agree with what Liz says: March 23, 2015 at 9:28 pm.
Only brimmed hat I’ve ever liked on her. Really good.
Happy birthday Grand Duchess! I’ll second the vote for the green & pink picture hat from Princess Amalia’s christening. I think M-T looks best in hats with a brim.
I love the diversity in the Grand Duchess’ hat choices, as well as her generosity to lend out her wardrobe. My favorite hat on her is her coral Fabienne Delvigne toque headpiece at her son’s wedding. It compliments her skin and hair tones and lets her lovely face be the star.
Sometimes her adventuresome spirit doesn’t translate well. I don’t know who made it, but that didn’t do her any favors with the lime green thing she wore for Luxembourg National Day, June 23, 2006
I also have a soft spot for the coral hat she wore for her son’s wedding. She looked so happy that day. Her hair was also styled very well which made the hat look even better.
https://royalhats.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/luxembourg-wedding-the-grand-ducal-family/
Wow! The black straw hat is stunning on the Grand Duchess.
She always looks fun doesn’t she. I rather like the look of MT. She has to watch what she wears though, being on the shorter side, and with curves. Some of her hats are a bit too big and swamp her. I like her in the smaller numbers, that green number is perfect I think.
As you said hats can easily “swamp her”. Large hats work best for her when the brim is this kind of shape.
I agree with what Gertrude says: March 23, 2015 at 7:47 pm.
Those two are good – great shape on her. What I really like is that she’s not afraid to give things try – doesn’t always work but hey, God loves a tryer!!
I think these hats also overpower her. The small ones are much better.
Stunning lady with lots of elegance
She is one of my favorite Royal ladies, and I like almost anything she wears, although I am partial to the big picture hats.
Not a fan of the big brims on MT. Love her in a pillbox!
Her best hat in YEARS was the green percher Philip Treacy she wore last year. Can’t remember when but it was fabulous on her. She should wear green much more often
MT is not tall and needs tall hats to give her height. Big brims weigh her down.
This was at the 200th anniversary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I agree- it’s a great hat on the Grand Duchess.
Green Philip Tracey above and beige Gina Foster below were her best last year. She does better in smaller hats that make her look taller.
Excellent hat (Gina Foster) last year National Day.
https://royalhats.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/luxembourg-national-day/
She looks so good in this pink and green hat from Princess Amalia’s christening. Such a nice hat for Easter or spring. https://royalhats.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/guests-at-the-christening-of-princess-amalia/
I like the hat she wore at Will & Kate’s wedding
Blergh. YAWN.
A nice hat and one of the better ones any Royal has worn.
I do wish she would wear less pinks and such.
I think MT looks great in bright pink! One of my favs is her hat from Felix & Claire’s wedding. She looked super cute!
Nobody wears bright pink as well at the Grand Duchess (maybe except for Queen Maxima). I just love it when hats perfectly match the oufit. It looks so much more regale and polished.
MT’s hats go in 2 extremes totally boring or tooooooo much. Bright pink head to toe is NEVER a good idea.