On a 1997 visit to India and 1998 visit to Malaysia, Queen Elizabeth wore this blue hat with sinamay mushroom brim and silk covered crown trimmed with blue sinamay and ivory silk twists.
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On Tuesday, Queen Máxima attended the opening of the ARTIS Groote Museum, a museum about the connection between humans and all life on earth. For this event, she repeated her circular open-crowned headpiece in draped caramel brown abaca.
While open crowns are not always met here with admiration (!!), this one pairs so beautifully with this dress. It’s not just the shared hues that work (although they do!), it’s the shared softness between the flowing dress and draped headpiece that make the two pieces fit so well together. I’m a fan.
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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Edouard Vermeulen/ NATAN
Previously Worn: July 7, 2015; April 26, 2014
Yesterday, Queen Máxima visited “Het Jeroen Pit Huis”, a center for families with children with disabilities. She wore a new headpiece of pale pink silk roses studded with blush net veil.
It’s great to see the Dutch queen wearing venturing beyond Fabienne Delvigne’s studio (I wish she did so more often!). The gentle colour, face-framing shape and nod to nature in this design create a very pretty piece that pairs beautifully with Máxima’s curled hairstyle and slightly darker muted pink dress. It’s lovely.
Designer: Berry Rutjes. Dress by Edouard Vermeulen/ NATAN
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new
While Queen Máxima is probably best known for her bolder looks, I really like these softer ones. What do you think?
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Queen Elizabeth wore this distinctive bumper hat with rounded black felt crown and reverse stack red fabric-covered upturned brim to St. Petersburg in 1994, Northern Ireland in March 1995, Poland in 1996, the de-commissioning ceremony for royal yacht Britannia and visit to Swindon in 1997, and a visit to London’s financial district in 1998.
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In 1994, Queen Elizabeth visited Bermuda in March, Lancashire in July and Canada in August in this peacock blue straw hat with cutout brim and large white flower trim. It’s an interesting brim, this one!
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The Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Duke of Cambridge attended the opening of British Parliament yesterday.
For this state occasion, the Duchess repeated a navy blue straw hat with angular crown and sidesweeping brim, simply trimmed with a thick ivory hatband.
It’s a beautifully streamlined look that blended in with the other dark suits of the day. The hat is a great take on Camilla’s signature millinery style and makes an elegant statement, particularly in combination wth her embroidered coat.
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Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: July 21, 2021
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