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Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 21, 2025, 11:20 am

Mathilde and Elisabeth's gowns are just stunning.

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 21, 2025, 11:25 am, in reply to "Belgium National Day"

Eleonore's dress is a nice color, but I don't think Mathilde did a mom-check before they all left for the service.

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Martha on July 21, 2025, 9:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

Eleanor didn't do a 360 check in the mirror. She might want to reconsider laying in a supply of Spanx.

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Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 22, 2025, 2:30 am, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

Agreed. She is still a teenager, though, so she'll learn. And she has a great teacher in Mathilde.

Delphine wore a long dress with a thigh-high slits that left little to the imagination when she sat. I have no idea what her excuse was for that.

https://x.com/WDehandschutter/status/1947294665210028503

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Martha on July 22, 2025, 6:39 am, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

Yes, Eleanor will learn. Especially when she sees video from the day.

I did see one photo of Delphine, but it was from the waist up. I hadn't seen the full extent of the horror.

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Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Cynthia on July 22, 2025, 7:56 am, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

Not just the slit but the material. Leather. Studded leather. Klassy.

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Martha on July 22, 2025, 8:43 am, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

'Vegan leather' so it's pvc and doesn't breathe.

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Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 22, 2025, 11:02 am, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

And plastic heart-shaped sunglasses. She has money. We've seen her wear reasonable clothing before. This outfit was just a mess.

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by karenl on July 22, 2025, 7:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

https://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=21-07-2025%20Brussels

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by karenl on July 22, 2025, 7:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

Delphine's dress is tacky and cheap looking although I'm sure it cost a bundle. She needs to grow up, not just in her sense of style, but in attitude as well.

https://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=21-07-2025%20Defile

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Martha on July 22, 2025, 9:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

She has Clothilde's clodhoppers, in black.

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Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 23, 2025, 12:05 am, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

I knew I'd seen those ugly things somewhere. Delphine couldn't have thought anything about that outfit was okay, unless her mirror lied to her the way TOW's mirror does.

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Cynthia on July 23, 2025, 8:43 am, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

It was deliberate. People generally know how to dress for important occasions; they just choose not to.

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Posted by Martha on July 23, 2025, 12:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

Delphine is not naturally elegant, like Mathilde. Add to that, it strikes me that she may have been defiant in her choice of outfit. She's invited only to public events, not private family events. I think it burns that she may have 'won' in court but most of the family rejects her for causing pain to Paola.

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Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 23, 2025, 12:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

I wonder if she's also trying to send a message that she's so poor she can only afford cheap clothes and shoes? Is this hideous outfit a subtle (not) demand for money from Albert?

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Karen on July 23, 2025, 2:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

The dress was not cheap, however the cost of the dress designed by Benjamin Voortmans has not been revealed.

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Posted by karenl on July 23, 2025, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

I have to agree that Delphine deliberately wears the outfits for these occasions for the attention, she stands out.....and as a flip off to the Royal Family and the rules it abides by.
Delphine thinks she's entitled to be on an equal footing with her half siblings...doesn't work that way. All these years I'm sure her mother has been whispering in her ears that Delphine "deserves" to be treated "equally". Nope, she may be King Albert's illegitimate child, but she had a legal father. Sorry.

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 25, 2025, 12:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

The dress's designer is apparently a friend of Delphine. She wore the dress and sunglasses as a way of supporting LGBTQ+ in Belgium and sending a message that they are included too. That's an admirable idea, but the execution was just plain awful. There are a number of Belgian designers whose clothing she could have worn for the same message instead and wouldn't have looked bad.

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Martha on July 25, 2025, 8:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

How is bad fashion and infantile sunglasses inclusive?

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Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 27, 2025, 12:17 am, in reply to "Re: Belgium National Day"

No idea. I think Delphine wants to appear as the bohemian rebel of the family, but she can't quite pull it off.

Re: Belgium National Day

Posted by Hollie24 on July 21, 2025, 7:33 pm, in reply to "Belgium National Day"

I just noticed Delphine's dress. Dear Lord, what was she thinking?

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