On August 31, 2025, Queen Rania of Jordan celebrates her 55th birthday. Born Rania Al Yassin on August 31, 1970, she married then Prince Abdullah in 1993. When Abdullah ascended the throne in 1999, she became Queen of Jordan. The couple has four children: Crown Prince Al Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma, and Prince Hashem. To mark the occasion, the Royal Hashemite Court has released a new official portrait of Queen Rania, in which she is wearing an arctic blue maxi dress by Solace London.
Solace London the Adami Maxi Dress
Well, a No from me. This is, for me, an example for l'art pour l'art, i.e. design for design's sake, not for the sake of the wearer. It could be an exhibit in a fashion exhibition and would evoke mixed feelings. But this is not a dress for a queen.
ReplyDeleteWell stated, I agree, just excess fabric for no purpose. I do like the colour
Delete@Anon 23:00 What, exactly, is "a dress for a queen"? I have never been aware of any rules or laws that dictate what queens or other royals must wear. I am only aware of the perceived ideas that some people have about what they "should" be wearing. I always find statements like this ridiculous. She, and any other royal women, can wear whatever they choose to wear. Fashion is a form of art and this gown's design goes back decades. I think she had chosen a beautiful piece of fashion for this portrait. Not every piece of clothing has to serve a practical purpose. Sometimes beauty and drama are what is called for.
Delete@Anon 09:15: I thought my second sentence would clarify what I mean. I find that it is not really quite appropriate for a queen to wear something avantgarde-ish, suitable for a model, an "influencer" or, as I said, even for a fashion exhibition. Even less for a birthday portrait. I always enjoy our royal ladies wearing beautiful outfits - but I do not enjoy when my first association with what they wear is "fashion model" or even worse: "clothes horse". But I have no problem at all with "agree to disagree" in this point - without the need to call your opinion "ridiculous" like you do. Enough if we think it.
Delete@Anon 09:15 Hear! Hear! Well said, and I agree with all your many points.
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Rania looks much younger!
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DeleteDue to a lot of well done plastic surgery !!
DeleteRania looks great, but this dress is a no for me. The color is nice, but the design is not.
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The best I’ve seen the Queen look in years! Natural and great hair style. The blue is lovely on her! MR
ReplyDeleteQueen Rania is an absolute beauty. I like the elegance and simplicity of this Arctic blue maxi dress, highlighted only by the exaggerated kimono sleeves. With Rannia's slim, tall figure, she carries this design off with a quiet class. Happy birthday to the lovely Queen.
ReplyDeleteMême avis que vous pour la robe, comme une oeuvre d'art moderne.
DeleteBelle couleur et très beau plissé du tissu. Une robe parfaite pour des photos mais sans doute peu pratique au quotidien (pour manger par exemple) ! Paloma.
Queen Rania looks beautiful and the color of her dress is a nice choice for her. The design of the dress is a problem for me because the excessive sleeves are bordering on silly. Would love to know what the fabric is.
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I find this to be a beautiful dress— the lines are almost sculptural, yet flow wonderfully. This shade of blue creates a mood of cool elegance, and looks good on Rania.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion as well. Quite nice on her, sculptural, however suitable only for a minority of women. Her choice is Ok for me since she is celebrating "her day".
DeleteI wonder what the dress would look like in the flesh, its unusual and different. I don't mind it at all. The color is sublime.
ReplyDeleteQ R , as always, wonderful!
ReplyDelete中国の美しい青磁の花瓶のようです。素敵なドレスですけれど、王妃には少し地味ではないでしょうか。
ReplyDeleteThe dress is gorgeous on Rania - apart from the single extra-long sleeve. It looks odd, given that there are no other elements in the look to balance it. The photographer has wisely taken the picture from the side, to avoid the balance issue.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the gown might look balanced when Rania is wearing a sash plus orders plus large bracelet on the right wrist, as these things,(especially the diagonal line of a sash), could visually balance the look. Lyra
Beaucoup de légèreté dans ce modèle de robe dont la couleur convient à ravir à la reine ; j'aurais bien voulu la voir de face pour mieux apprécier ses lignes !
ReplyDeleteTaste differs and probably in the arabic world this dress and the excessive sleeves are not silly at all. Rania is for sure one of the most beautiful royal ladies. I hope she won't exaggerate the use of plastic surgery.
ReplyDeleteShe won't because she already did :-)
DeleteHappy Birthday to this smashing Queen!
ReplyDeleteShe looks marvellous as always.
Like hee aqua green maxi dress/ tunic though I would have preferred a tad less wide sleeves.
This is definitely an 'art' style of dress. Not meant to be practical but whimsical, creative and fun. I love the colour, the style of the design, and the sheered fabric. Rania looks lovely in it.
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She looks fantastic. And what a beautiful elegant dress!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I am not against assymetry in couture, the dress with 2 different assymetric sleeves are a bit exaggerated
ReplyDeleteNo no this dress however beautiful colour has too many panels. And a bit less make-up would become Rania cause she is a beauty and does not need this
ReplyDeleteI agree especially the heavy brows
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