On November 9, 2025, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the opening ceremony of the 44th National Convention for the Development of an Abundantly Productive Sea, held in Shima City, Mie Prefecture. Following the ceremony, The Emperor and Empress visited the town of Minamiise, where they observed the prefectural fisheries high school’s training vessel Shirochidori and participated in a fish release event.
We have come to expect elegance and grace from HM. As lovely as her skirt suit is,it’s her beautiful smile that’s the stands out.
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Lovely colour, almost sea foam for an aquatic event. Perfect suit however the skirt a tad shorter would be nice too.
ReplyDeleteI see your point, but once you get used to the imperial style and realize it is not possible, you discover a certain unexplainable beauty in the garments of the empress. The generous cut and length are intentional.
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I love what you’ve said about seeing the beauty in other fashion cultures. Of course we must see the fashion around the world in the context of their cultures and not ours! Many criticisms written here are from people looking only through their culture about people from other cultures and saying things such as “if only so and so would eg change their shoes, it would ELEVATE their look”… but that look is already excellent within that person’s culture. So I love what you’ve said here Virginia and I completely agree.
DeleteAt "Anon 23:28," yeah. At this point I think you have to sort of look at the imperial women's fashion as "costuming." You don't fully judge it as "fashion" but as the "cerimonial" costuming for the day/event. It is what it is - and all we're going to get. :-|
DeleteLove the empress’s coordinating shoes 🥰. Exquisite! — Jane
ReplyDeleteThe shoes look new to me, an special touch. The tailoring is excellent. I think I have now understood that the skirts have to be comfortable and make the wearer dignified in every position, with no body contours showing, this is very visible when the empress walks, as on the photo.
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Virginia, I think the Japanese royal ladies don’t wear skirt suits but dress and jacket. The dresses are cut to fit well and elegantly and not too tight without the jacket , and putting the jacket over that style of dress can pucker the dress a little. All very elegant and I love her shoes too.
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DeleteHow do you explain the fact that Princess Kako manages to dress differently than the Empress and Princess Aiko. (Kako's mother dresses better too, but not yet like her daughter). Princess Kako's outfits are more elegant and have a better tailoring. Her hairstyle is better. Her shoes are sometimes very up-to-date. She also dares to wear other colours like red or orange occassionally. When the complete Imperial Court is pictured here, I see a lot of Princesses whose dresses are looking better than the Empress' and Aiko's. Have they more freedom ? Does the Imperial family has to follow rules the other royal ladies doesn't have to follow ?
As elegant she was in her pant suit as bad is the cut and the length of her light blue skirt. It is not the first time I see that one of her feet is swollen (last pic.). The shoes she is wearing are not confortable enough for her sensible feet.
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ReplyDeleteAlways elegance and class. Nice to see them.
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Beautiful pale blue, elegant ensemble. The Empress looks beautiful, love the color of her shoes.
ReplyDeleteThe Empress must have worn a suit in a color appropriate for the maritime event!
ReplyDeleteIt was a meaningful color. Wonderful!
By the way, I can see a bit of the pleats(?) at the back of her skirt, I wonder what kind of design it is.
Dignified, classy, exquisite tailoring, doesnt mean a thing. The beautiful smiles on their faces brings into focus the true meaning of life. Happiness comes from within, not a style, or jewels, nor money, but true inner peace.
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Dear Edwina, This is a fashion blog and not a blog devoted to the philosophy of life. If you are not interested in the sartorial world, why are you even reading our respectful comments?
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DeleteAnd you can read their thoughts behind their beautiful smiles ? I hope for them they have peace with the fact their daughter cannot become Empress when the Emperor will be too old.
Beautifully said Edwina. @Virginia, I don’t think it’s yours to question another kindly opinion. That’s ok. She can look and she can comment.
Deleteこれは宮内庁のインスタグラムの動画です。どうぞご覧ください。
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