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Ana Sun 21-Jun-15 13:46:02

She looks as though she's about to tell someone to "Naff Orff!" grin

loopylou Sun 21-Jun-15 13:35:53

She definitely doesn't look amused, does she?
Looks like a bird is trying to burrow into her hat smile
Mind you, I hate hats so virtually anyone looks better in a hat than me!

jinglbellsfrocks Sun 21-Jun-15 13:20:57

this lot

jinglbellsfrocks Sun 21-Jun-15 13:15:30

The hat she had on her head the other day at Ascot looked like a chicken. The one with the brownish outfit.

Anya Sun 21-Jun-15 13:02:57

If I admire any of the royals it is Princess Anne. Good on her still fitting into and wearing the same clothes. She's even had the same hairstyle for at least 40 years.

whitewave Sun 21-Jun-15 13:02:50

soutra I don't have that problem I have been big all my lifegrin

Soutra Sun 21-Jun-15 12:59:49

I would be happy to go along with this if my dress size hadn't gone up from a 12 to a16 over 40 years shock

HildaW Sun 21-Jun-15 12:47:23

I adore the fact that Princess keeps her clothes going for so long. It harks back to the views my dear old Grandma had. She would always buy the best she could afford, even having a suit made for her (every 30 years or so - the last one being in the 1970s that she wore to every wedding).

Ana Sun 21-Jun-15 12:44:45

Oh, I've now googled 'slow clothes'. Never come across the expression before!

tanith Sun 21-Jun-15 12:43:59

I saw the picture of P. Anne in that outfit and really it was awful , good for her that she still fits in it perfectly but it was horrible..

I do keep coats and shoes from way back but tend to like updating my wardrobe now and then.

loopylou Sun 21-Jun-15 12:29:14

P. Anne is well known for 'recycling' outfits, good for her.
She wouldn't give a monkeys for what anyone thinks either! I've gone for classic (probably much to my children's despair!) much of my life so it's nothing new for me.

Ana Sun 21-Jun-15 12:13:26

It'll never catch on among the young people, though...

(Why is this thread called 'Slow Clothes'? confused

whitewave Sun 21-Jun-15 12:05:50

One of the Windsors wore clothes about 30 years old last week I think at Ascot. There was a discussion on the radio about how we should stop buying cheap stuff and be prepared to pay more for our clothes like our parents and grandparents and then have a lot fewer but that will last for ever.

I must admit I am not a follower of fashion and do go for classic stuff that lasts as long as I can make them. I do have stuff from the 80's in my wardrobe that I wear still, especially the posh stuff.