Well spotted!! Indeed! Now that you draw attention to the differences in the shoulders there does seem to be something amiss! And am I right in thinking the entire neckline is skewhiff?
--Previous Message-- : As a dressmaker myself I wonder if there was a : mess-up with the shoulders of this dress - : which with such heavily beaded fabric would : be an expensive waste! : Look how the one shoulder has no beaded : fabric while the other one (near the : contrasting silver sequins & beads) has : 2/3 covering of the blue beaded fabric - a : good way to draw the eye away from the lack : of symmetry by emphasizing it! : : --Previous Message-- : : Seems odd to me to "embroider" a : decoration on such a a busy background. : : : --Previous Message-- : A shame. This dress would have looked lovely : with the Prince Albert Sapphire brooch. : : --Previous Message-- : Yes, it looks like one of Angela Kelly's : many : unfortunate creations, where she manages to : have the Queen wear plastic jewellery : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you, GillW. Well spotted! And a very : nice gesture from the Queen to the President : and people of Sri Lanka! : : This evening (11 March 2015), Queen : Elizabeth II hosted a reception at : Buckingham Palace to mark the conclusion of : the "Moving Music" campaign and : the long association of conductor Michael : Tilson Thomas with the London Symphony : Orchestra. : : On this occasion, the Queen wore a brooch : which was seen once, a few years ago, during : a State visit of the Queen to Turkey in May : 2008, but whose origin is not identified. : : Here are pictures from tonight's reception: : : : : : (Source: WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe, via : Zimbio.com) : : And here are pictures of the reception in : Turkey in 2008: : : : : : What strikes me is that, on these last two : pictures, the brooch has not the usual : glitter of "real" diamonds. It : looks like it is made of cristal sequins : embroidered on the gown. And we can also : notice that, on both occasions, this brooch : was worn with the same dress... Could it be : that this brooch is costume jewellery, and : sewn on the dress fabric? Very unusual for : Queen Elizabeth II... : : : : : : : : : :
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