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Dutch Monarchs Visit Germany

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima embarked today on a three-day-visit to Germany.

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For today’s program, which included a walk through vineyards in the Mosel region, a Rhine River cruise from Oberwesel to Boppard, and a meeting at the state chancellery in Mainz, Queen Máxima repeated her charcoal grey velvet felt picture hat with sideswept brim, trimmed with a wide hatband in the same colour.

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While we’ve not seen this hat in the past year and a half (interesting, it was last worn on a previous trip to Germany), it remains a great hat for her. The scale, size and shape are all great and today’s hairstyle, with a sidesweep and chignon visible beneath the brim, helped break up the grey colour block around Máxima’s face from the hat and dress bodice. I’m not all that fond of the dress but this was absolutely the right hat to pair with it and the pieces work well together

Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Natan.
Previously Worn: Feb 8, 2017; Feb 16, 2016; Dec 9, 2015; Mar 19, 2015; Feb 17, 2015; Jan 30, 2014; Oct 16, 2013; Oct 5, 2013
You can see all the other outfits Queen Máxima has paired with this hat over at this post. What do you think of today’s outing for this hat?
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Queen Máxima Celebrates Utrecht Neighbourhood

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Queen Máxima was in Utrecht today to attend the 20th anniversary of the Leidsche Rijn neighbourhood in the city. For this event, she repeated her dark green felt hat with high sidesweeping brim, simply trimmed with a Petersham ribbon hatband and side bow.

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At this hat’s debut in January, it was less smoothly shaped than we see it today- I’m glad to see the base of the upswept brim has been reshaped as the hat is much the better for it. Felt hats are heavy by the very nature of their material and this one plays beautifully against the modern lace neckline of Máxima’s dress. Lace dresses and felt hats don’t often work but this pairing is a good one.

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne
Previously Worn: January 17, 2018
Thoughts about this slightly revised hat on Queen Máxima today?
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Anniversary and Social Launch Bring Out Dutch Hats

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So far this week, we have seen both Princess Beatrix and Queen Máxima attend engagements in hats. On Sunday, Princess Beatrix took part in the 700 anniversary celebrations of the religious confraternity Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Blessed Lady at  St. John’s Cathedral in s’Hertogenbosch. For this event, she repeated wore a large black straw hat with double rolled bumper brim and flat crown. The hat is wrapped in wide, curved straw band that gives added textural contrast and interest to the familiar shape- a shape that forms a characteristic millinery look for Princess Beatrix that we’ve all come to associate with her (and only her!).

Designer: Suzanne Moulijn
Previously Worn: February 11, 2015; November 15, 2011; August 29, 2009; April 12, 2008

This morning, Queen Máxima launched an anti-loneliness campaign at a related congress in Enschede. For this event, she topped her purple appliqued dress with her large, natural straw picture hat with upswept brim. You can see all the outfits  Máxima has paired with this hat over the years over at this post (and I’ll update photos here as soon as better ones become available).

Prinsjesdag 2018

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Members of the Dutch Royal family celebratated Prinsjesdag today, the start of a new session of Dutch parliament. King Willem-Alexander, who addressed a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives, was joined in The Hague by Queen Máxima, Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien. As in years past, the traditional 18th century court dress code was followed, giving us the unique opportunity to see the women in long gowns and hats.

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Queen Máxima used the event today to experiment with a large saucer hat- a shape we’ve not seen her wear very much. This design, in pale buff straw, features a sharp diagonal upsweep and is trimmed with grey and pink silk flowers nestled on the wearer’s head and a pair of curling pheasant feathers. On its own, I think this could be a good design for Máxima, who certainly has the ability to carry it off. Its pairing, however, with this voluminous gown and hair, seems off balance. Perhaps a sleeker hairstyle and placement of the hat at a less dramatic upsweep (bringing the top brim down a touch) would work better?

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Designer: unknown. Gown is by Italian designer Luisa Beccaria
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Princess Laurentien topped her teal and pink brocade sheath gown and coat with a hat in the same hue.image


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Made of three shades of layered sinamay straw to match the depth and dimension of the teal background on the gown and coat, the large button percher base takes on a wonderfully luminous glow. The hat is finished with a pointed petal flower made of the gown’s fabric- a touch you’d think would make it overly matchy but that adds textural contrast. The ensemble’s rich colour and cut of each piece flatter Laurentien beautifully, making this one of my favourite overall looks for her in a long while.
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Designer: Eudia. Gown by Hardies Couture
Previously Worn: This hat is new
The dress code of this event usually brings us some dramatic looks and this year did not disappoint! What do you think of this year’s pair of Prinsjesdag hats?

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You can see all of the hats Queen Máxima has worn to Prinsjesdag over the years at this post

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Dutch Queen Opens Theater

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Queen Máxima was in Veghel today to officially open the theater de Blauwe Kei. Built in an industrial heritage complex on the canal, the theater completes a revitalization of the area into an arts and culture hub.  For today’s opening, the Dutch queen repeated her oyster straw hat with straight sided crown, wide cartwheel brim and slim silk hatband tied at the front in a bow.

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The hat’s classic shape and neutral colour is a great compliment to Queen Máxima’s delicate blue silk dress. While the ensemble isn’t one of the punchy ones we’ve come to associate with Máxima, it’s pretty and polished, which perfectly fits the bill for a royal day away. We’ve not seen this hat worn in five years and its great to see it paired with what I think is its best ensemble to date.

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne
Previously Worn: Jul 8, 2013; Nov 3, 2011; Mar 11, 2011 
Thoughts about Queen Máxima’s hat today in Veghel?
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