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Opening of Swedish Parliament

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The Swedish royal family attended the opening of Parliament today.

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Queen Silvia wore a black beret percher trimmed with a dark grey folded bow.

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Milliner: unknown. George et Arend dress and jacket.
Previously Worn: I think this is new

Crown Princess Victoria topped her black and white printed dress with a repeated fascinator. The triple ringed piece is trimmed with a fabric rose at the back.

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Milliner: Philip Treacy. Dress by & Other Stories
Previously Worn: April 16, 2015

Princess Madeleine wore a simple black bow in her hair and Princess Sofia, a headpiece of black folded ribbon studded with jewelled flower buttons.

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Milliner: Modesty Collection by Matthias Lavesson. Dress by Andiata Evanie.
Previously Worn:  This headpiece is New

Thoughts?

 

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Danish State Visit To Sweden

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King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark arrived in Stockholm on Monday for a state visit. For the official welcome, both kings predictably wore ceremonial military uniform with caps.

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Queen Mary wore a new calot hat in navy sinamay with large bow at the back.

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The styling of the ensemble is a classic success with navy accessories beautifully setting off the textured white dress. As for the hat shape… one comment online described the hat’s bow as eating her head, especially from head-on veiw from a distance. The bow certainly gives the calot presence.

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Milliner: Jane Taylor
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Queen Silvia repeated a cerise silk covered pillbox trimmed with a flat bow around the back and a slim yellow silk piping around the base of the front that ties to the hounds tooth patterned dress of this ensemble.

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On its own, the hat is fine- it’s a classic pillbox and Silvia wears the shape well. It’s the overall look that feels off, maybe because it feels less chic and more costume to me in this colour scheme in high-sheen fabrics.

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Milliner: unknown. Silk dress and coat by Maknam.
Previously Worn: Nov 15, 2022

Crown Princess Victoria wore a floral headpiece with large petals made of the same pink fabric as her dress and coat with a black center.

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Milliner Tim Maartenson made mini versions of the headpiece for buttons on Victoria’s dress and a small hairclip for Princess Estelle. It’s fair to point out that Maartenson’s work is bringing to life a design by Christer Lindarw, whose vision was clearly an overall pink look with black accessories. I find the headpiece’s design both a bit cutesy and a little flat although make no mistake, it’s impeccably made; Maartenson has created some lovely headpieces for the crown princess and I suspect he would have come up with something more sophisticated had he been given the freedom to create his own design to coordinate with this ensemble. That all being said, it’s great to see such collaborations between designers, milliners and makers happening and being acknowledged. 

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Milliner: Tim Maartenson for Christer Lindarw. Dress and coat by Birgitta Jonsson for Christer Lindarw.
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new

Princess Sofia repeated a white bandeau headpiece.

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Milliner: unknown. Dress by Veronica Virta
Previously Worn: May 17, 2022

During the programme of events the first day, the two queens removed their hats. Queen Mary wore a sparkling hair comb; between the comb and the calot, I’ve have gone with the calot. Let’s hope this practice of removing hats after a state visit’s welcome doesn’t become tradition.

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Milliner: Ellen Hunter NY “Nell” comb  
Previously Worn: Jan 3, 2024

Thoughts?

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Finnish State Visit To Sweden

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On Thursday, the Swedish king and queen welcomed the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, and Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb on a state visit. For this welcome and first day of events, Queen Silvia repeated a pink jacquard covered circular headpiece with open crown.

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Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: May 22, 2017; May 27, 2016

Crown Princess Victoria wore a custom bandeau headpiece with ends that extend, curling around the back of her head. One side has a sequinned felt and feather that tucked behind her right ear. See a picture of the headpiece here.

Milliner: Tim Mårtenson “Feather Headband”. Dress by Pär Engsheden
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new

Princess Sofia repeated a black velvet bandeau with knotted bow.

Milliner: Eivy Flodin. Dress by Andiata
Previously Worn: Sep 25, 20188; May 11, 2017

Thoughts?

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Catching Up… Swedish & Norwegian Royals

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On September 19, Crown Princess Victoria visited the Church of England in Stockholm to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. She wore a new black velvet hair bow.

Designer: Eivy Flodin
Previously Worn: This is new

On Tuesday, September 27, the Swedish royal family attended their country’s opening of parliament.

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Queen Silvia wore a new ivory felt calot with narrow cuff around the base of the design. The hat is very close to another white calot she debuted at this same event in 2018, but with slightly different shape, material and detail.

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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: I believe this hat is new

Crown Princess Victoria repeated a headpiece of black and white layered butterfly bows.

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Designer: Malinda Damgaard
Previously Worn: Sep 10, 2019; Sep 13, 2016; Oct 19, 2015; Sep 15, 2015

Princess Sofia wore a new headpiece for this event, a black satin covered headband trimmed with a wide black grosgrain ribbon bow anchored with a Swarovski crystal buckle.

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Designer: Dolce & Gabbana “Swarovski Crystal Embellished Headband”
Previously Worn: This piece is new

On Tuesday, October 4, Queen Sonja of Norwan repeated a black veiled calot hat for the opening of her country’s parliament. 

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: Dec 12, 2014; Dec 10, 2011

Also on October 4, King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria attended the start of annual meetings of the Swedish Church at Uppsala Cathedral. Queen Silvia repeated a navy straw pillbox hat with accordion folded bow at the back.

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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: Apr 7, 2018

Crown Princess Victoria wore a headpiece of folded cockades in pale pink satin. For several years, Victoria has tended to choose more fascinators and smaller headpieces than hats and these cockade designs, with their beautiful detail, are such great pieces for her.

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Designer: Örjan Jakobsson (Parant Couture Headpieces)
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new

On September 11, the Swedish royal family welcomed the Dutch king and Queen on state visit.

Queen Silvia wore a new headpiece, an open bandeau circle covered in the same green wool crepe as her coat. The hat is trimmed with large, slim wired bows at the back, again covered in the same fabric, that look like abstract leaf shapes.

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Designer: unknown. Coat and dress by Georg et Arend.
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new

Crown Princess Victoria debuted another folded cockade headpiece, this one in the most wonderful cerise shade.

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Designer: Örjan Jakobsson (Parant Couture Headpieces). Dress and jacket by Camilla Thulin Design
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new

Princess Estelle repeated the black velvet Eivy Flodin hair bow her mother wore on September 19, at the very top of this post.

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Princess Sofia topped her red outfit with a wide bandeau headpiece.

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Designer: unknown. Dress by Lilli Jahilo. 
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new

On Thursday, the final day of the visit, Queen Silvia repeated an navy headband with… is it a flat bow?

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Designer: unknown. Suit by Chanel.
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Finnish State Visit To Sweden

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King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia welcomed Finland’s president Sauli Niinisto and his wife Jenni Haukio Tuesday for a short state visit.

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Queen Silvia repeated her royal blue straw hat with rounded crown and gently upswept brim. The hat is and is trimmed with a pleated blue silk hatband and a side spray of blue silk flowers.

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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: Jun 4, 2018; June 6, 2016  

Jenni Haukio wore the most wonderful butterfly printed dress and coat with an ecru fascinator of trimmed feathers and sinamay bow loops.

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Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Sofia joined in for official photos, both in white headpieces. Victoria wore another (new I think?) ringed headpiece with large flower spray around the back of one side while Sofia wore a wide bandeau.

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Thoughts about this group of hats in Stockholm this week?!

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