Fashion Unzipped podcast: Babies, Burberry and the truth about selfies
The week of Prince Louis's christening, we ask the big questions: Is there such thing as mother-of-the-baby dressing? What to buy for the royal baby who has everything? (Our suggestion: Gucci kidswear from Net-a-porter.) And who really made Princess Charlotte's hairband?
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The royal christening
On Monday, members of the royal family attended the christening of Prince Louis at St James’ Palace. Despite this being a private, family affair, it also turned into another excuse to indulge in some royal-watching.
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, wore a cream Alexander McQueen dress with a coordinating floral headpiece by British milliner Jane Taylor. The Duchess of Sussex opted for olive-green Ralph Lauren and a Stephen Jones hat, while auntie Pippa, herself pregnant, wore ice-blue Alessandra Rich. But what does it mean when every life event is a photo opp?
"In some ways, this is absolutely amazing because it has made everybody raise their game," Lisa says. "There I was in a country pub a few weeks ago. I looked around and everybody, all the women, were wearing floaty floral dresses.... How lovely everyone looks now.... is an upside of social media.... People are taking much more care and joy in what they wear."
Luxury kidswear: too much or too cute?
Should you wish to give the 11-week-old a suitably princely gift, try Net-a-porter. Next week the luxury e-tailer will make its first foray into kidswear with a pop-up shop for Gucci children’s clothing. The collection includes logo jumpers, furry mules and mini-Dowager Duchess cardigans for babies, girls and boys up to age 12. Are we ok with the luxury realm extending its grasp to embrace... children?
"I can't wrap my head around spending ￡2,000 on something they'll outgrow," Charlie says. "Good for the very petite, because a little boy's size 12 is the size of a petite woman."
Weddings: for invitees' eyes only?
In other life-event news, Bee Shaffer, AKA Anna Wintour’s daughter, married photographer Francesco Carrozzini at her mother's Long Island estate over the weekend.
Although the total social media ban proved effective at keeping most of the event under wraps -- no doubt preserving all the beautiful details for an upcoming Vogue exclusive -- some photos of Shaffer in her gown have surfaced. In them, we can see that she’s wearing a long-sleeved white silk gown with a square neckline and puffed shoulders, completing the romantic look with a gauzy tulle veil.
"This was in such contrast to every other wedding we've seen lately, where there are cutesy hashtags and everyone is fully briefed on the Instagram policies and strategies," Emily says. "Just to have a total blackout -- it's a total power move, isn't it?"
See our round-up of the most stylish weddings of summer 2018 here
Riccardo Tisci's next move at Burberry
New Burberry Chief Creative Officer Riccardo Tisci has yet to show a full collection, but he’s already making moves that suggest what he has in mind for the British heritage brand. Tisci and Vivienne Westwood have announced that they will launch a limited-edition collaboration of “reimagined styles from her legendary archive” in December.
"I think it's really intriguing and fun and quite open-hearted," Lisa says. "I like it."
Emily adds, "Here's the thing that's weird about it to me: He hasn't made any statements yet about what his Burberry is going to look like, and he's already opening it up to embrace someone else's interpretation and vision."
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