Re: Colombian State visit to Spain: "usual" glitter for Queen Letizia Archived Message
Posted by Nellie  on March 2, 2015, 10:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Colombian State visit to Spain: "usual" glitter for Queen Letizia"
The pics are great and truly appreciated.
It looks to me as though Letizia's sash was made for her husband, or for a person of far larger proportions than herself. The sash needs to end just below the waist and the main badge worn on the breast.
--Previous Message--
: Thank you Arthur for providing those great
: pictures...glitter in deed !
:
: I hate to beleaguer this point but some one
: should provide some guidance for the wearing
: of orders.
:
: While I hardly consider myself an expert,
: the placement of the badges seems to be so
: haphazard.
:
: King Felipe is the only one who seems to
: have it right.
:
: The President of Colombia wears his badge a
: bit high and the Colombian First Lady is
: wearing her badge far too high, almost as a
: brooch.
:
: While I understand her desire for it to do
: double duty by holding her sash in place,
: The Queen's badge should be placed further
: to her left and higher, just under her rib
: cage. No doubt the integrity of HM's gown
: is also being taken into consideration as
: these badges would have considerable weight
: to them.
:
: It is quite noticeable when they are all
: lined up in a group - as I mentioned
: below....a bit sloppy looking....IMHO.
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