Royal Wedding

The smell of spring is in the air. Along with the flower blossoms love bursts out. Passion and bouquets are the perfect ingredients for a wedding cake so future brides and grooms start setting up everything for the big day. The main characters of this moment are, however, William and Catherine, the royal couple that has just wed last Friday in Westminster's Abbey. The world press, as most of us, has followed the event with great enthusiasm and curiosity. Numerous bets were thrown over the Queen's outfit, Catherine's hairstyle and obviously the wedding dress. Her majesty's choice of yellow has been very discussed and Valentino Garavani preferred not to comment the colour, a lack of style in his opinion? The result was as always very british and the Queen found the approval of all even if her lemon juice allure was defined as 'quite peculiar'.

The attention of everyone was, however,  focused on the bride: Miss Catherine Middleton or, as the press calls her, Kate. her wedding dress, designed by Alexander McQueen's heir Sarah Burton, recalled the glorious '50s but above all Grace Kelly's wonderful gown. Criticized was the choice of leaving her hair loose, excessive simplicity lacks sometimes of elegance and for such an event formality and class should beat the necessity of showing its own origins. The veil, maybe too short but extremely detailed,was held by a diamond Cartier tiara bought in 1936 by GeorgeVI for his bride. As already pointed out the dress was similar to Grace's one and obviously in total opposition to Diana's fairytale gown. 

Actors that played an important role in the celebration were the lucky guests that received the royal invitation. The war of the best, or worst, dressed between the ladies was fierceful. Philip Treacy showed his ability in carving flowers, ribbons,branches, leaves and other ornaments on most of the colorful heads present of the church's parterre. He was however rather mean with Beatrice and Eugenie (the prince's cousins) , even if the first one tried to save appearances wearing a Valentino Haute Couture outfit, they both looked as Cinderella's stepsisters and tickled the cynicism of most fashion journalists. Interesting was also Princess Victoria's choice not to wear tights, is England so hot to decline the bon ton's rules?

David Cameron's wife Samantha also forgot her tights but worse she preferred not to wear a hat to match her Christopher Kane green dress: bad taste or the will of showing a less elitaire politics? 

Filippa, the bridesmaid and Kate's sister, was sensual and elegant wearing an Alice Temperley white dress. Critics found it a little too sexy but apparently the men's approval was outstanding, will she be the next to go to the altar ?

Socialites and posh spicy girls attended the event. Victoria Beakham walked along Westminster's navy with a midnight blue self made dress. Even if pregnant she did not give up her Louboutin's 'Daffodile' court shoes, excessively tall for the occasion. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson chose an electric blue  Deborah Milner outfit that she completed with a pair of Nicholas Kirkwood shoes. Both ladies were very fashionable but the ex spice girl was too dark and Tara's naked shoulder was a little too much for a religious mass. 

Chelsy Davy in Alberta Ferretti didn't glow for elegance, the shape of the tailleur wasn't probably the best solution to her soft curves, other that her hairstyle : quite messy and "unroyal".

Elegant and sophisticated were instead Charlene Wittstock, Letizia Ortiz and Carole Middleton.

Exquisite was the choice of Charlene: an Akris grey outfit combined to cream colored gloves , a perfect accessory that just a few of the present ladies adopted, a simple hat and a plain pochette.

Letizia Ortiz brought us back to the 30s charme. Her skin colour melted to the tones of the pink of the dress. The rich details of the gown were justified by the 'ton sur ton' solution and the round shaped hat over her skinny figure gave sweetiness to her look ( again completed by a pair of long gloves).

Last but not least comes the bride's mother. Mrs Middleton gave a twist to her light blue outfit by adding alamaris. Like her daughter she kept her hair loose but alltogether she looked elegant and ready to step in the royal family and wave from Buckingham Palace's balcony.