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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:28:59 GMT -6
Oh, I just found a list of worst royal dresses. Should be fun to include in the thread to help get us to 200.
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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:29:20 GMT -6
To be fair, it seems like it's a limited release, designed in memory of the Queen. Probably designed more so to be keepsakes vs actual in circulation coinage. Is this something they all do? Like are there ones made during the transition from George to Liz? I’m not invested enough to research this. I just want to be a judgy mcjudgerson. Oh, good question! I shall check. |
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Post by teraiin on Sept 30, 2022 15:32:28 GMT -6
I'm wondering with all the side profile thing, if it makes any of them want to get a nose job. Like I look fine straight on, but my side profile... is... a lot. Not so fun fact, I look okay straight on but at one point in my life someone pointed out that I kind of have a big nose and it’s noticeable in my side profile and did it bother me. Well… it didn’t until someone said that and it’s been decades and I still remember the person saying that… Be kind with your words people 😂 |
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Post by pitchslap on Sept 30, 2022 15:32:29 GMT -6
Oh, I just found a list of worst royal dresses. Should be fun to include in the thread to help get us to 200.  |
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Post by teraiin on Sept 30, 2022 15:33:41 GMT -6
Oh, I just found a list of worst royal dresses. Should be fun to include in the thread to help get us to 200. Ooooooooh |
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Post by pitchslap on Sept 30, 2022 15:33:58 GMT -6
I'm wondering with all the side profile thing, if it makes any of them want to get a nose job. Like I look fine straight on, but my side profile... is... a lot. Not so fun fact, I look okay straight on but at one point in my life someone pointed out that I kind of have a big nose and it’s noticeable in my side profile and did it bother me. Well… it didn’t and it’s been decades and I still remember the person saying that… Be kind with your words people 😂 OH yeah me too but I just avoid side pictures. While they have their profiles made out of metal on coins... forever and ever. |
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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:35:29 GMT -6
Ok, I can't find any articles referencing coins with both QEII and her father on them. This was her first effigy.  Fun fact I did read: over time, the details on the masters were worn down, to the point where some of her facial details were gone and her dress line disappeared (making it look like she was topless). They had to remake the masters at that point. All told, 5 different effigies were used during her reign. |
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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:36:28 GMT -6
Ok, now onto the worst dresses. Starting with Fergie in 1987.  |
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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:37:03 GMT -6
I don't know if even "it was the 80s" is a good excuse for that catastrophe.
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:37:33 GMT -6
Emerald and diamond tiara/ brooch, circa 1915 Estimate 3,500 - 4,500 GBP  |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:38:17 GMT -6
Ruby, emerald and diamond bracelet/tiara, 1960s Estimate 10,000 - 15,000 GBP  |
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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:38:27 GMT -6
Next, Princess Diana in 1981, as "the candystriper".  |
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Post by CestLaVie on Sept 30, 2022 15:38:56 GMT -6
Ok, now onto the worst dresses. Starting with Fergie in 1987. She looks like Cinderella when the evil stepsisters shredded her dress 😆 |
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Post by teraiin on Sept 30, 2022 15:39:00 GMT -6
Ok, now onto the worst dresses. Starting with Fergie in 1987. This looks like a Halloween costume |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:39:03 GMT -6
Diamond tiara, circa 1904 Given by Mr. Albert Augustus Dangar (1840-1913), a prominent pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia, to his wife Mary Phoebe (1848-1931), the tiara was thus handed down to their first son, Mr. Rodney R. Dangar (1871-1950), thence to his only child, Mrs. D. V. Ritchie, thence by descent. Estimate 8,000 - 10,000 CHF  |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:39:50 GMT -6
Aquamarine, natural pearl and diamond brooches, Georges Fouquet, 1908, later tiara fitting Estimate 155,000 - 220,000 CHF  |
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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:39:58 GMT -6
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, 2011, The Royal Wedding.  This seems a bitnunfair. I don't think their dresses are that bad and deserve inclusion on a "worst of" list. |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:40:31 GMT -6
If Ariel isn't wearing this, I'm refusing to see The Little Mermaid. Cultured Freshwater Pearl and Diamond 'Fire & Ice' Tiara, Geoff Rowlandson, Circa 2000 Estimate 160,000 - 200,000 HKD  |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:41:21 GMT -6
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, 2011, The Royal Wedding. This seems a bitnunfair. I don't think their dresses are that bad and deserve inclusion on a "worst of" list. If it wasn't for the hat/fascinator, I'd put this as a best dressed for Bea. |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:41:52 GMT -6
Diamond tiara, late 19th century Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 GBP  |
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Post by riverrider on Sept 30, 2022 15:41:56 GMT -6
I'm wondering with all the side profile thing, if it makes any of them want to get a nose job. Like I look fine straight on, but my side profile... is... a lot. Not so fun fact, I look okay straight on but at one point in my life someone pointed out that I kind of have a big nose and it’s noticeable in my side profile and did it bother me. Well… it didn’t until someone said that and it’s been decades and I still remember the person saying that… Be kind with your words people 😂 I had an ex tell me as we were breaking up that side profile showed my witchy nose. We were teenagers but still. Yes my nose kinda hooks at the end in profile but cool your jets man! I already knew it and was obsessed with it in a not great way. |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:42:21 GMT -6
Diamond tiara/bracelet, late 19th century Estimate 6,000 - 7,000 GBP  |
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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:43:12 GMT -6
Kate, circa 2012. On a royal tour to the Soloman Islands. Where she wore an outfit traditional to the Cook Islands. *headdesk*  |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:43:38 GMT -6
Well, this might be my favorite that I've posted/seen. Garnet, natural pearl, cultured pearl and diamond tiara, Aage Dragsted, 1930s Ordered by Prince Viggo of Denmark, Count of Rosenborg (1893-1970) for his wife, née Eleanor Margaret Green (1895-1966). The couple was childless and the jewel was passed down to Prince Viggo's brother, Prince Axel (1888-1964), and his wife, Princess Margaretha (1899-1977), then by descent to the present owner. Estimate 55,000 - 90,000 CHF  |
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Post by imapenguin on Sept 30, 2022 15:44:10 GMT -6
Ok, now onto the worst dresses. Starting with Fergie in 1987. This looks like something my mom might have made as a home ec project when she was on high school |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:44:27 GMT -6
Natural Pearl and Diamond Tiara, Circa 1900 Estimate 400,000 - 460,000 HKD  |
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Post by RajahMD on Sept 30, 2022 15:45:34 GMT -6
Zara makes an appearance on the list! Circa 2005  |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:45:47 GMT -6
Diamond tiara, circa 1900 Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 GBP  |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:46:23 GMT -6
Natural pearl and diamond tiara/aigrette, late 19th century Estimate 12,000 - 18,000 GBP  |
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Post by tinyjoys on Sept 30, 2022 15:46:57 GMT -6
Diamond tiara/necklace, circa 1900 Estimate 14,000 - 18,000 GBP  |
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