King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are on a three-day state visit to France at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. On the second day of their State Visit, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited the Centre Pompidou in Paris, an art center dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Afterwards, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended a reception hosted by the Ambassador of Belgium, H.E. Jo Indekeu.
Natan Couture Embellished Cape Gown
Eeehh no. Just no.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't look good on the model or Mathilde.
DeleteThis *might* work as a maternity dress ... maybe.
DeleteLe tableau est "L'empire des lumières" de l'artiste belge René Magritte.
ReplyDeleteMon avis est mitigé pour cette robe assez massive, bien qu'elle soit très lumineuse (clin d'oeil au tableau). Le bracelet semble original. Paloma.
I am all for elegance and queenly, but sure not in Natan's interpretation. This is something to act like the Ice Queen in a costume play.
ReplyDeleteChristo could have designed it, title: how to pack up a queen.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ha! Truly funny comment.
DeleteLol!
Delete😂
DeleteThat is very true! (V.M.)
DeleteNatan generally confuses me. On this occasion I can say that Mathilde ( who always looks beautiful nevertheless) looks substantially better than the model… can you imagine though if they hadn’t adapted the bodice to not be transparent?! Oh la la, Grace
ReplyDeleteStop making Queen Mathilde ridiculous.
Delete15:59 - stop giving commands, start joining in conversationally!
DeletePhenomenal
ReplyDeleteQueen Mathilde wears an otherwise unfortunate creation look fantastic. She carries herself with such dignity and aplomb! MR
ReplyDeleteLovely fabric up-close. But otherwise, this looks like the most expensive and fashionable shower curtain ever made.
ReplyDelete-Aloise
I was thinking the exact thing.!
DeleteI like it! First of all, she is a queen, she can wear smth drastic
ReplyDeleteNo, too bridal in my opinion
ReplyDeleteSince it is not the first cape gown made by Natan which Queen Mathilde is wearing, it could be that she likes to wear them and decided to order another one. Together with other people of the cultural, literature and entertainment world, Edouard Vermeulen the designer behind the brand of Natan was invited at the state dinner in Paris too. Wether you like it or not Natan is "Fournisseur de la Cour" in Belgium since Queen Paola and it will not change very quickly.
ReplyDeleteHair & make up are beautiful. The dress is a big no from me - I'm afraid it makes her look like some sort of religious statue...
ReplyDeleteJJ
Not a Natan fan, however if the neckline was like the model, dipped down rather than looking like a collar I think I would like better. She certainly wears this dress well and perhaps without the cape it can be wore separately
ReplyDeleteLe tissu de cette robe, en regardant de plus près est plaisant, mais Mathilde disparaît sous cette robe, elle est engoncée, quelle idée saugrenue, heureusement qu'elle est grande et ravissante. Sa coiffure et sa couleur de cheveux donnent un bel effet.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the majority of the comments, it's not the best dress, in spite of its incandescent fabric. There is no form, no structure, as if it was a dress made for a fantom or an abbess. I rarely like Natan, too heavily, too much in the dress, the dress being the center of attention, the person wearing it being only a "porte manteau" instead of being "mise en valeur" by it. The marine Dior dress of the previous evening was doing exactly the opposite of Natan : enhensing up front the natural beauty and luminescence of Queen Mathilde. That's the genie of the House of Dior.
ReplyDeleteI think you've identified the problem with this dress ... the focus is on the dress not the lovely woman wearing it.
DeleteSophie, excellent insight. Think you’ve identified what bothers me with most Natan designs… they take over from, rather than enhance the woman. - Grace
DeleteYou see what you wish to see.
DeleteShe looks ethereal!
ReplyDeleteAgree, like a goddess!
DeleteOmar the tent maker, is still in business!
ReplyDeleteMarie
Marie..I assume there are not many Omars nor tentmakers where you live.
DeleteRecently she had another long white gown, nicer than this one.
ReplyDeleteYes it was the white jumpsuit with a thin transparent cape she wore at the dinner party for the heads of State before the Opening of the Olympic Games. It was also designed by Natan. I liked it better than this one.
DeleteThe dress is much more sheer in reality. It gives a very light illusion. I like it.
ReplyDeleteBut why no tiaras during this visit?
Never tiaras on an outgoing state visit to a president
DeleteAs you know tiaras are only worn at black tie or white tie events. And this is also the rule at a state dinner, for example in Germany. Maybe in France it is not usual for historical reasons as the French king was killed during the revolution more than 200 years ago. As far as I could see in this particular case the men did not wear any evening attire but normal suits. Quite a strange dress code - business suits for men and long evening dresses for the women - but maybe a new more „casual“ version for the evening.
DeleteYou are right in Belgium when the queen is on state visit to a country with a president, she never wears a tiara. She wore her diamond earrings which she pairs normally with the 9 provinces tiara.
DeleteOf course ( nearly) anything Q M. wears looks good, but that is because of her, not because this is a very good dress!
ReplyDeleteI don’t dislike it, but it makes the queen look much larger than she is. The designer is to blame, I guess. If you have the privilege of dressing a queen for such occasions, you should do better.
ReplyDeleteBelle robe de Natan mais pas d'accord pour qu'elle soit portée pour cette visite !
ReplyDeleteThe dress suits the venue very well and the first picture of the queen and king is a great shot, walking through that tunnel of light. The dress is more flattering to the venue then to the lady wearing it however.
ReplyDeleteI’ve yet to see any recent Natan designs that is in anyway flattering!
ReplyDeleteI find the upper section unflattering,it seems to squash the chest area,making it quite visible,and hard to miss.
HMQ had some ‘pluses’ on this visit,but this is not one of them.
Lowri.
She looks elegant, but the gown does not appeal to me. The lady in the dark blue gown however in the 4th last photo looks stunning, beautiful gown, suits her perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI'm struggling on this one. Queen Mathilde has managed to look very elegant despite a rather messy gown. Her hair, makeup, and jewelry are beautiful. I cannot decide what is worse--the cape cover or the style of the gown underneath. If perhaps the cape was really only across the shoulders and not covering the front of the gown I think that would help but it might come off looking too much like a negligee. But as this gown is--forgive me, but I see a maternity gown. How I wish another Belgian designer would emerge that Mathilde and the other Benelux ladies could patronize.
ReplyDeleteJanet
I honestly don’t like this dress, neither on the queen nor on the model.
ReplyDeleteT
The dress does not flatter Queen Mathilde. It is too loose and unstructured!
ReplyDeleteOnly Q.Mathilde could pull off so graciously an outfit I would never ever conceive in my mind.
ReplyDeleteBridal, majestic, queenly and much more but It works on this gorgeous lady.
For some reason it reminds me of something that would be worn in a science fiction movie. It gives me the same vibes as the dress Princess Lea wears at the end of the first Star Wars movie from 1977. And that's NOT a good thing because Lea's dress is better and more stylish. :-/
ReplyDeleteQ Mathilde like's it, so it is fine with me.
ReplyDeletecss
Not quite sure why the Queen chose this garment, it reminded me of a pregnant ice princess in a far away land. Natan, is not a go to designer for too much.
ReplyDeleteEdwina
Post a Comment
(We will not publish anonymous comments that were posted without stating a name or nickname)