The Queen Fashion, Jewelry, and Accessories

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TLLK

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November 15, 2021, 01:20:42 AM Last Edit: November 15, 2021, 01:28:02 AM by TLLK
The Wedding Dress

Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown was inspired by Botticelli's painting Primavera.

@Curryong-I agree that those days of having such heavy, intricate beading and embroidery are now far too expensive. QEII's former daughters-in-law did have embroidery on their respective gowns, though Diana's was less than Sarah's as I recall and used sequins.  Sarah had extensive beading/embroidery on her wedding gown's bodice and train, but by the early and mid-eighties the cost must have been incredible. I can't imagine what that would have entailed to have it included on their skirts.

Curryong

#26
November 15, 2021, 01:49:59 AM
Quote from: TLLK on November 15, 2021, 01:20:42 AM
The Wedding Dress

Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown was inspired by Botticelli's painting Primavera.

@Curryong-I agree that those days of having such heavy, intricate beading and embroidery are now far too expensive. QEII's former daughters-in-law did have embroidery on their respective gowns, though Diana's was less than Sarah's as I recall and used sequins.  Sarah had extensive beading/embroidery on her wedding gown's bodice and train, but by the early and mid-eighties the cost must have been incredible. I can't imagine what that would have entailed to have it included on their skirts.

Wedding dress of Sarah Ferguson - Wikipedia

Sarah?s wedding dress was estimated to have cost ?45 thousand pounds, which was an incredible sum of money for the 1980s although I?m surprised it wasn?t more, frankly. And who paid for this extravaganza of a gown one wonders?  Certainly not Fergie herself or the Ferguson family! Even if deals were made with the designer it would still mean many thousands of pounds paid out!

Nightowl

#27
November 15, 2021, 02:32:32 AM
Quote from: Macrobug67 on November 15, 2021, 01:01:02 AM
Throwback Fashion.  Bees!   I love it   :crazylove:    https://twitter.com/V_and_A/status/1459521483508752388/photo/1


Adorned with lavish gold and white beadwork, this evening dress was designed by Norman Hartnell for Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to France. Can you spot the intricate bee motifs on the dress?




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Wow, just stunning and the work that went into this gown is beyond priceless.  As someone who does needlework and has done beading in needlework I think this gown is a show stopper for sure.  Beading takes a very long time to do, an inch in hours to do.  Nothing like this is done today as the cost would be out of this world.

LouisFerdinand

#28
February 04, 2022, 08:14:26 PM
A pretty red 1960s outfit     
Pin on Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip

TLLK

#30
March 22, 2022, 08:21:39 PM
IMO this is tiara that I associate with QEII's reign even though it was originally her grandmother Queen Mary's tiara.

The Queen?s Reign in Jewels: The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara ? Royal Central

QuoteThe Queen has access to countless impressive tiaras, many that we know of and more that we don?t. However, one of her most worn and most beloved tiaras is ?Granny?s Tiara?, also known as Queen Mary?s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.

Lady Eve Greville formed a committee of society women in 1893 to raise funds to purchase a tiara for Princess Mary of Teck in honour of wedding to Prince George. Mary had been previously engaged to George?s older brother but when Prince Albert Victor died of the flu in 1892, Mary and George gradually grew close and eventually announced their engagement.

The committee collected over ?5,000. The majority of the funds were used to purchase a diamond and pearl tiara from royal jeweller Garrard, and the remaining money was donated to a fund that would be used to support the widows and orphans left behind after the sinking of the HMS Victoria.

In The Queen?s Jewels, author Leslie Field describes the tiara as ?a diamond festoon-and?scroll design surmounted by nine large oriental pearls on diamond spikes and set on a bandeau base of alternate round and lozenge collets between two plain bands of diamonds.?

In 1914, Mary had Garrard remove the pearls and replace them with diamonds, and in the late 1910s, she removed the bandeau base to wear separately. While the pearls were then used for the Lover?s Knot Tiara, the base has been added back on occasionally.

Queen Mary gave the then-Princess Elizabeth the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara as a gift for her 1947 wedding; the tiara went on display with thousands of other wedding gifts at St. James?s Palace.

Queen Elizabeth II wore the tiara for a sitting with photographer Dorothy Wilding, just weeks after her accession in February 1952. The tiara remains one of The Queen?s favourites, and she has worn it for countless portraits and state events. 

Curryong

#31
March 22, 2022, 08:49:47 PM
Yes, this tiara, which is truly gorgeous IMO, is one of the two which will be forever associated with the present Queen. In a reign of 70 years this tiara is really one of her favourites, but I wouldn?t be surprised if it is more associated in her mind with memories of her beloved grandmother.

TLLK

#33
March 30, 2022, 03:16:12 PM
A little history on the Grima Ruby Brooch or also known as the Scarab Brooch worn by HM the Queen at yesterday's Service of Thanksgiving. It's a piece that has personal history for the Queen and the late  DoE and it has been worn several times during her reign.

Queen?s Grima Ruby Brooch | The Royal Watcher

QuoteFeaturing a carved ruby of an abstract design of gold frame sunburst set with large central ruby carved with overlapping petals encircled by six lesser size rubies cut as buds, all set with scattered diamonds, the Grima Ruby Brooch (called the Scarab Brooch by the Palace) was created by celebrated jeweller Andrew Grima, and acquired by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1966, part of the collection that won Andrew Grima The Duke of Edinburgh Prize for Elegant Design. Grima had gotten Royal Patronage after Lord Snowdon complained ?that nothing interesting was going on when it came to jewelry?, and both brothers-in-law ordered many pieces for their families in the 1960s and 70s.
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sara8150

#34
May 17, 2022, 04:45:13 PM



HM Queen Elizabeth II wores this brooch that gifts from government of Singapore in 2012
Queen dons a diamond and gold bird of paradise brooch to open the Elizabeth line in Paddington | Daily Mail Online

TLLK

#35
May 25, 2022, 12:57:20 PM
Style Moments of the Reign: The Queen?s most famous accessory ? Royal Central  Her head scarves are typically seen when she's "off duty" and when she was riding.

QuoteQueen Elizabeth II is known for her stylish headwear. Her hats are legendary, for a while she was the owner of a string of seriously stylish turbans and then, of course, come those tiaras and the crown. But one accessory The Queen truly enjoys is a headscarf.

Most recently, Her Majesty was seen wearing a scarf and beaming with pride at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, where her pony won first place. Very often Queen Elizabeth chooses a head scarf for more casual events, such as horse races, driving around her estates or heading for a train. But she has been known to don the headwear for more official duties. She greeted former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they arrived at Windsor Castle for lunch wearing a blur floral scarf. They did arrive by helicopter, so it was wise of The Queen to choose a scarf and preserve her hairdo. Years earlier, The Queen went horseback riding with former President Ronald Reagan and chose a headscarf to complete her look.

wannable

#36
June 01, 2022, 09:19:30 PM
In the Jubilee thread, HM message.  Her fashion:

Rebecca English
@RE_DailyMail

Her Majesty?s outfit is an Angela Kelly coat and dress in a dusky dove blue fabric of wool Charmelaine embellished with pearl and diamante trim around the neckline and cascading down the front of the coat.
Location
The photo was taken in the Victoria Vestibule, Windsor Castle

sara8150

#37
June 01, 2022, 09:59:07 PM

HM Queen Elizabeth II looks so lovely and dressed in a dusky dove blue Angela Kelly coat designer by Angela Kelly

sara8150

#38
June 02, 2022, 02:02:02 PM
Queen Elizabeth II's rainbow wardrobe: 96-year-old monarch doesn't dress to blend in | GMA
In her reign years she know what she chose for colors for events and public also but royal watchers know what monarch will wear colors no matter fit for her

sara8150

#39
June 02, 2022, 04:54:29 PM


HM Queen Elizabeth II wores brooch is made out of natural diamonds, and combines the badges of the five regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies, which include Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish, and Welsh Guards not since The Brigade of Guards Brooch was originally created for Queen Mary, the Queen's grandmother, and it's been in the royal family for more than a century. A replice was created for Queen Mary's daughter, Princess Mary, and was presented to her by from Garrard by the Brigade of Guards for her wedding in 1922. The five symbols are enclosed in an oval frame with the Latin phrase, 'Quinque Juncta In Uno,' which translates in English to 'five joined as one.' The Queen?s extensive personal jewellery collection is impressive and awe-inspiring and it's said to include more than 300 pieces. 

sara8150

#40
June 03, 2022, 12:15:39 AM Last Edit: June 03, 2022, 12:19:48 AM by sara8150


Platinum Jubilee brooch commissioned by the Goldsmiths? Company It also includes the lily of the valley, one of her favourite flowers and used in her Coronation bouquet.The brooch was inspired by the four nations which make up the UK, which are represented by four diamond swirls and the national flowers: the rose, the thistle, the daffodil and the shamrock.
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