Royal clothing!

elfiies but its not really about being dressed "inappropriately" just about the outrageous cost of some of the outfits ...and whether that is "appropriate" or not...I have rather mixed feelings on that

Back to class again.

I enjoy the monarchy as a sort of soap opera. A presidency has no continuity or history behind it, so can’t provide soap opera to the same degree.

I’m not convinced anyone thinks they are essentially ‘superior’ to the rest of us. They have a higher social position, that’s all.

no-one said superior - they do a job and are paid for it. As for countries with presidents, apart from one or two, the most stable countries are those with monarchies.

Exactly Fennel and as for the folk who keep saying the rest of the world is jealous of/would love a royal family like the UK's...what a lot of nonsense the rest of the world who got rid of theirs found out very quickly that a president is cheaper and easily got rid of when his term is up.Here the ever expanding Windsor(or insert their real German name) costs the taxppayer more year on year .Its a disgrace that people still want to support this out of date system .I dont understand why anyone with half a brain thinks they are so superior to the rest of us that they "deserve"to be so privileged.

I’m very surprised at the cost of clothes shown in newspapers, three figures for a pair of trousers, several hundred for a coat, don’t know where people get these huge sums
FellowFeeling The prices in some of the magazines astonish me too.

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but where do the royals get their money from? Some of it from the estates that they own maybe. And inherited wealth.
And do they have an income voted for by Parliament? In which case that's from our taxes.
I'm always suspicious when I hear that someone comes from a wealthy family - how come? We worked hard for years and yet we're not wealthy.

Grandma2213 I agree about TM's clothes - she seems to have such long gangly arms and legs and her outfits don't seem to suit.

To be honest I don't really concentrate on what the Royals are actually wearing other than to think they look nice and have never been bothered by the supposed cost. I'm more envious of their figures and hair. If I could afford it I would buy more expensive clothes particularly shoes and boots but I shop in a variety of places including TV shopping channels and pay low or more expensive depending on what it looks like on me.

When my sons were small my friend dressed her children in designer jeans and very expensive shoes and coats - we couldn't afford to compete so mine were in hand knitted jumpers, cheap jeans and shoes mostly from the catalogue I ran. I always felt bad for them but you pay what you can afford.

I’m very surprised at the cost of clothes shown in newspapers, three figures for a pair of trousers, several hundred for a coat, don’t know where people get these huge sums.

Have just paid £75 for a dress to wear to husband’s 70th. Birthday party tomorrow. Couldn’t really believe I had parted with so much money. Rarely buy anything full price and this was discounted.

However hardly anyone will be looking at me, and the way the royals look is highly scrutinised and criticised.
I think it’s a no win situation for them.

I don't really care what they wear or how much they spend but sometimes I look and think that is really boring and 'samey' (if there is such a word) and is probably not worth the cost.

I hate to comment on politician's clothes but is it only me that finds Theresa May's short box jackets and lumpy trousers quite hideous, not to mention the chainmail round her neck. Sorry but she would look better boring. Just my opinion but now waiting for chorus of abuse!!!!

Would we still have a royal family if they ceased to look like moneyed aristocrats?

We all vary in the emphasis we put on clothes and fashion. Being on a low income my clothes are usually the cheaper end of High Street, last for many years and I am shocked by the amount many 'ordinary' folk spend on clothes, but everyone has their own priorities. Interestingly, I volunteer from time to time giving out clothes to the homeless with the Salvation Army. Some of the guys who come to us turn their noses up when offered something which isn't fashionable enough, while others are simply grateful for anything warm that fits!

I will confess I am as guilty as the next person of buying cheap clothing but I do cringe when going into places such as Primark,Matalan. I can't but see the container ship offloading all the cheap basically rags we buy. Royals may well spend a comparatively huge amount on clothing but do they buy as much as us minions. Sure their clothes last a lot longer than ours do due to the quality. Some are even known to have clothes re-styled rather than disposed of.perhaps in the long run they dont spend as much as we think

What surprises me is not that they spend large amounts on clothes, but that the clothes in question actually cost as much as they do!

When the female Windsors make visits to other countries new clothes are a must. Wear a dress to Canada and again in Australia use to be considered to no no,

At least 15 years ago short of everyday trousers for school, I bought a pair of navy blue Elvi (now defunct) trousers, £70. I thought I'd made a stupid 'tired after work' and 'desperate for 'useful' trousers' mistake.
I hadn't - they machine wash, dry overnight or sooner, and are still my go-to trousers.
As the saying goes 'they owe me nothing'!

Is anyone wishing they were a royal duchess with money to splash on clothes? Me neither! They'd soon be criticised if they wore the clothes I wear most days!

Expensive clothing is usually very good quality and well made. It will last much longer than cheaper shoddier garments.

I am amazed at what people will pay for a name.
Snob value I suppose!

Speak for yourself Jalima!

Both Megan and Kate have had to adapt to situations where they are expected to dress far more expensively and conservatively than they have ever done. Because of that they have to build a beautiful and suitable wardrobe for all occasions , that costs money , but if they appeared at some state occasion dressed inappropriately there would be absolute outrage

Does a navy girl mean all the nice girls love a sailor?

but not a drunken one

I think we are lone voices on this thread Madgran.I must say I am very surprised but each to his own.

I think they are sold through upmarket dress exchanges, with all marks that might identify them as owned by royalty assiduously removed.

Greenfinch I agree, I think that is why I feel uncomfortable!

Grannygravy13 totally agree. I’m proud to have a Royal Family that brings millions of pounds into the U.K. every year.
Maybe some people who would like the Royals to “go away” would prefer a President Trump?