On World Sight Day, October 9, 2025, the Duchess of Edinburgh visited the College of Optometrists at Apothecaries’ Hall in London. The Duchess of Edinburgh presented Lionesses and Chelsea FC Women goalkeeper Hannah Hampton with the Love Your Eyes Special Recognition Award, which acknowledges Hannah’s efforts to raise awareness, challenge stigma, and inspire others through her eye health journey. During the visit, the Duchess also received an Honorary Fellowship from the College of Optometrists.
Max Mara Wrap Jacket and Tuxedo Style Trousers
A no for me. The suit is wearing her.
ReplyDeleteI like the suit. Perfect autumnal color. But her hair lets the look down. Scrunchies are fine around the house or to run errands,but to wear it at event is a no no! It’s as if she’s just thrown her hair into the scrunchie without tidying the loose hairs. Hair and make up can make or break a look,and in this instance its really let the look down.
ReplyDeleteLowri.
I don’t mind the scrunchie at all, and like Sophie, hadn't heard there was a law against them?! Is that newly declared and does it apply on all continents?! I see her hair has fallen out though, so it did need a little adjustment for perfect neatness. Nevertheless she’s such an engaging kind person, I doubt I would have noticed if I’d been there in person.
Delete@Anon 03:41: no doubt she is a kind and lovely person, but this has nothing to do with what she wears and how she looks when she appears somewhere as member of the royal family, representing it.I don't have a problem with scrunchies, you can use nice ones decoratively, but do see a problem if the hair is just thrown into it carelessly.
DeleteI must say that this is a very pleasant surprise. This suit looks excellent on Sophie and fit's her extremely well. The wrap jacket complements her figure in the best possible way and the colour is beautiful. She should use this as a template for other future suits. I'd love to see it on her in blue or olive green.
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In some photos it looks really well fitted, in others it looks too big. I think it’s the trousers, which are still following trend of using much too material, and I think a sharper neater cut on the trousers by Max Mara would solve the problem. Same for the girl with the beautiful striped blouse who looks sensational but is let down by the wide trouser trend.
DeleteThe Max Mara suit is lovely, color is nice. But the Duchess is so very careless with her combination each time when she wears a shirt under a jacket. No care at all how crumpled that shirt is under the jacket. For me, this untidy messy neckline, so very prominent directly under her face, ruines the whole appearance - and she repeats doing this, so not much hope it changes. I like her hair better in a ponytail or bun than open. But I would expect that such a simple bun dan be made in a way that half of it does not escape and just hangs around.
ReplyDelete23:37 I don’t see a problem with the blouse. In some places the collar of a shirt is tucked outside the collar of the suit but in others it’s a normal business suit look to leave the collar inside like this. I think it’s fine as is.
DeleteNice strong color. She looks good in that suit.
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Nice suit in a lovely colour. A great relief after the over long frumpy dresses. Perhaps a plain sweater or t shirt would have looked better or even a tie blouse.
ReplyDeleteCe tailleur de couleur Bordeaux lui sied à merveille ; au niveau des cheveux, je trouve qu’un effort aurait dû être apporté afin d’améliorer son look !
ReplyDeleteA big no for me. This style of jacket needs a camisole or plain top under the jacket. This could have been a lovely outfit with a heavy gold chain/ neclce at the neck. Shame this makes her look very drab and she is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteNot a bad suit (as pantsuits go 🙄) and I love Sophie but she needs to have a friend with her to fix her hair before the photo ops happen.
ReplyDeleteLovely colored pantsuit, but not so sure of the blouse, I personally think it lets the overall look of the pantsuit down.
ReplyDeleteSophie var jättesnygg i den vinröda kostymen! Henningsson
ReplyDeleteLove the suit - gorgeous colour, unusual cut to the jacket, nothing wrong with the shirt. Sophie always shows genuine interest and never tries to outshine the reason for the event/visit. @03.58 If she needs a `friend` with her to adjust her hair then Q.Maxima needs an army!
ReplyDeleteCe costume ne semble pas lui aller. Elle a déjà tendance à porter souvent des robes ou trop larges ou trop longues, et là c'est la même chose avec ce costume trop grand, elle semble perdue dedans, il flotte sur elle, dommage.
ReplyDeleteElle a remis un prix à une géante et a reçu son titre d'une géante ! :-)
Paloma.
It seems this autumns hottest colour, and I like it. Very universal, suits most people and it works particularly well with Sophie´s colouring. This suit unfortunately doesn´t fit well and it seems on the large side, except for the sleeves which are too short.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunate hair, but nice color to the suit. I thought she was standing with Nicole Kidman!
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