On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Grand Duchess Stéphanie, accompanied by Minister Eric Thill, visited the exhibition The Nature of Edward Steichen, which brings together a selection of photographs illustrating the artist's distinctive vision of the beauty of the natural world.
As part of the Rencontres de la Photographie festival in Arles, the non-profit association Lët'z Arles, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, is paying tribute to Luxembourgish photographer Edward Steichen with an exhibition dedicated to his fascination with nature.
Following the exhibition, the Grand Duchess also attended the presentation of the book Edward Steichen – Nature on Stage, which explores this lesser-known passion of the artist and the important role it played throughout his work.
The pattern and the colours of Stephanie,'s dress are a question of personal taste and there are people who like it, so why not. But (for me at least) it is not just a question of personal taste that for such a pattern not to be totally overwhelming, the surface should be smaller: short or cap sleeves or even better: no sleeves and hem just under the knee. But worn as it is: a big No.
ReplyDeleteThe second dress (looked up elsewhere) is a smaller floral print green-only on white background and illustrates part of my above point (10:24) nicely: cap or double-cap sleeves, smaller unicolor print. Were it not for the length, it would be perfect.
DeleteYou explained the issue perfectly! The bold pattern and colors have taken over. I like the cut of the dress because it’s structured with clean lines and think it would be great in different fabric.
DeleteThe reasons why I don't like this floral dress for Stephanie are too many to enumerate. Even if the design were totally different, the huge bright pattern would still take attention away from her warm, smiling face, and dominate her colouring and features.
ReplyDeleteBy way of contrast, the white printed maxi-dress Stephanie is wearing in the last photo, (from what we can see) looks light, graceful, and summery, with a touch of Grecian goddess which I think Stephanie channels effortlessly. It's a charming photo. Lyra
Lovely summery colors in the first dress but the overall appearance is a bit busy
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I prefer the softer colors of Stephanie's second dress.
Cate.
Ze heeft zo'n symphatieke uitstraling , jammer ze kan er zoveel beter uitzien, ze verdient een beter stylist.
ReplyDeleteVolgens mij heeft zij geen stylist.
DeleteStephanie seems overwhelmed by the loud pattern in this dress. Not a good look for her.
ReplyDeleteLove her flowery dresses, especially under a heat dome in Europe. Stephanie comes across as very friendly & personable. -Ann
ReplyDeleteBig floral prints are very bold. The yellow colour is even more striking. The print is hard on the eyes but it certainly makes Stephanie stand out in the crowd. That's a plus for royalty.
ReplyDeleteI am not doing cartwheels over this dress, but at least the fabric does not look like you would use it to line the inside of a coffin as some of her fabrics do!
ReplyDeleteHaaaaaa! Wow. :)
DeleteI have a little more liking for her second dress here, the first one overwhelms her with the huge rose pattern. Also, her (golden?) hair clip has moved down the ponytail so that the elastic band became visible. It was not secured properly.
ReplyDeleteOh golly, I love Stephanie but I am surprised to see her in this gigantic floral print; I thought that avoiding gigantic floral prints was a fashion rule universally understood by us curvy ladies.
ReplyDeleteI actually had a tablecloth that looks like that. Don't care for this dress
ReplyDeleteThe big yellow flowers and the high waist makes this dress everything what GD Stéphanie doesn't suit. She has better summer dresses from 2025 or even earlier in her dressing room.
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice try, but this doesn't work. It's overwhelming her head to toe. But it does make her stand out :)
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I wondered where my granny's bedroom curtains were.. she's wearing them ! ! (English humour ) It's a big no no from me
ReplyDeleteHa, getting down to the nitty- gritty, the granny point is all you can write home about.
DeleteOn dit que tous les goûts sont dans la nature. Aujourd'hui ce n est pas le mien
ReplyDeleteI guess only Queen Maxima could get away with this pattern because of her festive charisma and personality.
ReplyDeleteI had relooked at several times and am leaning to not bad. I often wonder if it looks better in person than photographs. The colour are very bold which suits her. The length is good, her shoes are good. Being a curvy person myself I would not choose such a bold pattern, it does not present a good silhouette.
ReplyDeleteA good, full length 3 way mirror would be a good investment.
Si je devais choisir un modèle de robe, c'est celui de la dame à gauche de la première photo dont l'imprimé me plaît beaucoup tout en légèreté !
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There’s a lot going on in this dress. The bold print and bold colors are almost battling it out for attention. Design wise,it’s a flattering shape,just needs to be taken up to just below the knee rather than it skimming on the ankle.
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I like the colors - the bright yellow and green combo - but, it looks too much like a bathrobe. This is a no, for an outing. Maybe lounging around the house or a casual cathering of friends at home.
ReplyDeleteSee, this is one of the examples when I have to ask, does she not have someone in her life that can be frank with her and say, "Mam, this is not a good choice."? Sometimes we are not our own best judge and we really need someone to tell us , "No."
ReplyDeleteNice dress, but the flowers are too big, looks a bit crowded, I think.
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The dress doesn't fit her well, perhaps because the flowers are huge. A fail.
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