Week in Review: Princess Máxima, 5-11 September

Here's what Princess Máxima wore the week of 5-11 September:

1. Attending a conference at the University of Greenwich, 6 September.  Are those sparkles?  One can only hope.
2. Launching the Shoe Buddies program, 9 September. 
3. Attending the 50th annual Fruit Parade, 11 September. Like the print, but not sure about the draping and so on at the waist.  Blue shoe is overkill - perhaps a silver or a neutral to avoid the matchy-matchy situation.

I can't decide on a best and worst here.  I go back and forth on #2 - I do like the tone of the trousers with the colors of the sweater.  But that's a lot of zig-zags, so...you tell me.  What are your picks?

Photos: PPE/Nieboer

Week in Review: Crown Princess Victoria, 29 August - 4 September

Here's what Crown Princess Victoria wore the week of 29 August - 4 September:

1.  Polar Music Awards, 30 August, and the Escada dress and Yves St Laurent shoes that are reappearing after Nikolaos and Tatiana's pre-wedding party.  This is a little too rock star for a princess, I think, but at least she's showing that model a thing or two.  Mostly I can't handle the shoes. 
2. Attending the final concert of the Östersjöfestivalen, 2 September, a) from the back and b) from the front.  It's one dress but it would be so much better as a top tucked into a high-waisted skirt, no?  It needed something, but that necklace wasn't it.
3. Attending the ceremonial first blasting of the Karolinska hospital in Stockholm, 3 September.  Lovely color, but this outfit scares me.  It's too much like the Victoria of yore: dressing too old (the boxy cut on that jacket isn't flattering) and it marks the return of the dreaded ponytail.

I can't pick a best from these selections.  I refuse!  We've seen how good she can do, and these things are just not it.

Photos: Svenskdam, svt.se

Month in Review: Greek Royal Ladies, August

Here's what a few selected Greek royals wore in August:

Princess Theodora

1. American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, 7 August. Love that she's sporting this event, and love this dress!
2. Out and about in Greece, 24 August.
3. Pre-wedding party for Nikolaos and Tatiana, 24 August.
4. Nikolaos' and Tatiana's wedding, 25 August, a) on Theodora and b) from BCBG Max Azria. 

Princess Nikolaos

1. Wedding preparations, 22 August.  I ask you: is this the perfect outfit to be out and about on a Greek island, or what?
2. Wedding rehearsal, 22 August.  Once again, super cute.  This dress has little pockets too, which I love.
3. Out and about, 24 August.
4. Pre-wedding party, 24 August, a) from J. Mendel and b) on the bride.  Just ethereal.
5. Wedding, 25 August.  I see how it fits in the context of the location of the wedding, but I still can't say I'm a huge fan.
6. Day after the wedding, 26 August.  

Crown Princess Pavlos

1. Wedding rehearsal, 22 August.
2. Pre-wedding party, 24 August.  I love this more and more.  Even the shoes.  
3. Wedding, 25 August.  Did anyone ever catch a photo of this without the shawl?  I didn't see any, but I'm dying to know.

Best and Worst of the Month

Picking a best for the month among these three ladies was a tough one. (Especially when there's a bride involved, but I've already bored you with my thoughts on that one.)  But there's something about Theodora's flowered dress that does it for me - it's young, but appropriate, and insanely flattering.  I'll tell you what isn't any of those three things - Marie-Chantal's metallic thing there.  I'm sure this is by some high-end designer that I haven't been able to identify, there's probably a good chance it cost more than my car or something, but come on.  M-C's usually a very chic woman, but sometimes I think she rests a little too heavily on the strength of her designer labels.

Photos: Sevenpixnews/Tlife/JMendel/Style.com/Royal Press Europe/Nieboer/Svenskdam/Chris Jackson/Getty Images/Zimbio/BCBG/BEW Photo

Things That Make You Go Hmm...: Princess Stephanie

Just Stephanie in general, really, makes me go Hmm.  But this month, well.....

At the Fight AIDS Gala, 16 July.

Would you like to recreate this look?  (Stop laughing.)  This handkerchief dress is available to you for just 19 euros, my friends.  It's on sale!  (I wonder why.)  Though I'm not sure how much it will cost you to make yourself this color.

At the Red Cross Ball, 30 July.

Now, if this look is more your style (Halloween is just around the corner, kids!), just take a trip to your local costume shop.  You'll want to focus your search in the female superhero section.

Sidebar: Poor Charlene.  She's making such an effort to look lovely, and it's all for naught.  Nobody's looking in her direction.