Finland's President Alexander Stubb and his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, are making a two-day State Visit to Luxembourg on 29 and 30 September 2026, at the invitation of Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg. On the evening of 29 September 2026, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess hosted a State Banquet at the Grand Ducal Palace in honour of President Alexander Stubb and First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb.
For the occasion, Grand Duchess Stéphanie wore a red dress by Safiyaa. The Grand Duchess also wore Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte’s Sapphire Necklace Tiara and the Nassau Diamond Bracelets. The tiara, composed of large pear-cut diamonds and smaller sapphires, is believed to have originated with Grand Duchess Hilda of Baden, who left part of her jewellery collection to Grand Duchess Charlotte.
Second state visit of the night this time in Luxembourg! I believe this is the first of their reign, so my expectations were high. Overall their highnesses and excellencies look great. Red is such a good color on Grand Duchess Stephanie, but I don’t think the style of the dress suits her. I was expecting something grand for her jewelry, but I do appreciate that her sapphire necklace tiara matches with her new order.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I want to love this red dress but somehow it manages to look a little frumpy. Is it the sleeve length? Or does it need to be more fitted? Something doesn’t seem quite right about it.
DeleteMme Stubb’s dress is spectacular but not sure if the Greek goddess look is appropriate for this occasion
Beautiful! Both ladies have worn dresses that suit their individual styles and their figures perfectly, and I love the colours of both dresses. The men look very dashing. Two lovely couples!
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Alors que la première dame de Finlande est d’une grande élégance dans cette robe fluide, tellement bien coupée dans un tissu d’une couleur riche, Stéphanie porte une robe qui semble lourde et trop longue. Josée.
ReplyDeleteStephanie has beautiful hair and her updo is gorgeous. Really nice “tiara hair.” Her tiara and earrings are beautiful. I like the relative simplicity of her gown.
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GD Stephanie’s upswept hairstyle is absolutely gorgeous — ravishing! And it creates a very regal look with that lovely tiara. I’d have loved for her to wear a shade of blue to coordinate with the sapphires; am not a fan of red but that’s personal taste and her gown is nice and appropriate in all ways. Suzanne Innes-Stubb really brings the va-va-voom! She looks stunning, but that stomacher pinned through the beautiful fabric of her gown makes me cringe. Unless it was mandatory for some reason, it was imo a terrible idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tiara just nestled in her hair
ReplyDeleteI love the First Lady's gown, suiting her superbly. Not out of order to comment, I hope not anyway, but her undergarments are perfect, she has a good streamlined look, everything is supported well. I hope this was okay to mention, if not forgive my tardiness. Her hair styled in this way, lovely. The one shoulder look, I love. Her shoes, perfect color. They are a very attractive couple.
ReplyDeleteThe GD looks wonderful in this shade of deep red. The blue sash, perfect! This gown is flattering, streamlined suits her well. Love the earrings, very effective. Her bracelet looks very interesting, not sure if it is diamonds. Her hair is beautifully crafted, the side view - perfection. It accommodates her tiara beautifully. Makeup is on point and natural. Lovely presentation by the GD.
Although the colour of the dress is perfect for GD Stephanie, its shape is not flattering either for GD or the model. And I don't like the fact that her hairdo partially hides the tiara.
ReplyDeleteStéphanie's dress is not bad, it suits her, is to her advantage, good colour - but the First Lady of Finland is more stylish, less conservative.
ReplyDeleteIt may be a Safiyaa dress which usually suits the wearer very well on GD Stephanie the look is everything but fine. The sleeves are not the kind of sleeves the GD should wear. It looks like someone who pulled her sleeves up before starting the wash up of the glasses and dishes. The skirt of the dress should be narrower to create a column effect. The earrings are very beautiful but don't match the tiara which I have never seen before.
ReplyDeleteThe Finnish first lady's evening dress is made in a shiny material she seems to like. In another color and less shiny, I think this dress could create an elegant appearance.
The length of the sleeves donot work well in the nice red dress.
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ReplyDeleteTrès jolies robes mais il me semble que celle de Stéphanie aurait mérité d’être plus près du corps avec un décolleté légèrement en V ; j’adore son diadème sur ses cheveux très bien coiffés mais pas ses boucles d’oreilles !
ReplyDeleteGreat looks for both ladies. One can't compare them, the styles are totally different, but very classy
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely look from GDS. The color is flattering. The cut and shape of the dress flatters her shape. The jewellery a perfect fit for a non royal state dinner.
ReplyDeleteThe First Lady of Finland always has an elegant yet understated elegance in her choices. This dress is an example of that. The color though not loud, the one sleeve style elevates the sleek look.
Lowri.
I agree with the sleeves not being that good - but re column effect: the column is there, for Stephanies body. To make it tighter to look slim would result in - you know what: too tight. But all in all, a very nice gown, she looks beautiful. A bit more skin for the neckline would be nice, that straight line across her neck could be more rounded.
ReplyDeleteThat was my first thought also: maybe a V-neck or a more open neckline would have been better. Maybe she can have it altered for the next wear, like Mary often does. But overall a nice look, on both ladies.
DeleteThe first lady may be more stylish however I am not a fan of slinky fabric. It does fit her nicely and yes the undergarments are well chosen. Stephanie has choosen a gown with a good strong colour for her, pretty lady , lovely hairdo.
ReplyDeleteNO. And no. Neither of these dresses flatter the wearers in any way as far as fit and style go. The colors are pretty but that's as far as it goes. Pretty jewelry.
ReplyDeleteStephanie’s dress fabric and colour are stunning on her. I wonder if the neckline were changed, to that of the white dress she wore to meet the Pope, whether it would be the simple change that would change the dress to suit her.
ReplyDeleteI love GD Stephanie' hair. I have always dreamed of having hair like that. As for the dresses, I liked the one on the First Lady. The medal at the center of the dress was unfortunate, in my opinion. It ruined the flow and drape of the gown. Why couldn't it have been placed near the shoulder of the other medal? GD Stephanie is wearing the same medal on her left hip .
ReplyDeleteThis color of red is gorgeous for Stephanie. Her hair is beautifully upswept into a great tiara-hair look. The jewels she has selected are also wonderful--those earrings are so glamorous. Do I have a few problems...yes. While the gown is a good look for Stephanie I would like to see it have some element of design and think that a change in the neckline would really benefit the dress and Stephanie. As it is the gown is not much more than a caftan look. One other small quibble is the person who placed the tiara needs to learn how to make sure it is raised above the hair so that the whole tiara can be seen--not a hairdresser here but obviously it can be done. One very positive point here for Stephanie--the simplicity of the gown is perfect for her. Mrs. Innes-Stubbs is extremely elegant and looks very chic.
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Very good choices of colour by GD Stephanie. Love the "minor" tiara (a piece worn frequently by the late Grandduchess Josephine-Charlotte). The sleeves on the Safiyaa dress might be my only quibble here. Mrs. Innes-Stubb looks amazing but her placement of the badge/star seems a bit odd to me.
ReplyDeleteStephanie's hair and jewels are beautiful, but the red dress is shapeless. Mrs. Innes-Stubb dress is a lovely color and shape.
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