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I love the buttons on HRH Princess Marie’s jacket (seen here during her visit to Florence, Italy) so I was inspired to find a similar look.

Then I saw Marie in a double-breasted grey jacket matched with a black turtleneck and black pants. I really loved this look, but I really liked the buttons on the jacket above, so I went with this gem, an Apt. 9® Peplum Wool Jacket with large dome-shaped buttons:

Grey jacket, awesome buttons, black turtleneck: check, check, and check! Now for the pants.

In the photo above, Marie is wearing black boots. I wear it with black boots, as well. I also have a grey pair if I feel so inclined (from Payless).

VIP guests from around the world came together in Monaco on September 8th to celebrate the global launch of the Montblanc “Collection Princesse Grace de Monaco”.

Montblanc pays tribute to Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco and her artistic legacy with their new collection, which consists of four one-of-a-kind fine jewellery sets, timepieces and writing instruments. Montblanc is proud to unveil items that are “true to Princess Grace’s iconic timeless style and sophistication”.

The setting (click to enlarge photos):

HSH Prince Albert arrives with his wife, Princess Charlene (c) and his sister, Princess Caroline (l).

Caroline, Albert, and Charlene viewed the collection with great pleasure.

Several celebrities attended the gala:

Jerry Hall

Eva Herzigova

Sarah Marshall, in a very unique outfit!

All photos by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Montblanc. Many thanks to Montblanc for the use of their media.

It’s engagement season, and what better way to pop the big question than with a Gemvara vintage-inspired engagement ring?

For the Mandy’s British Royalty network, Gemvara is a reliable company for royalty-inspired jewels. Find a vintage-style engagement ring or surprise your soul mate with an identical royal engagement ring that could only be presented to a princess!

Try the style of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Maybe you’d like to try some color in the stones – the former Princess Alexandra of Denmark received a diamond and ruby engagement ring from Prince Joachim.

Her second marriage was sealed with a diamond engagement ring with two bands of diamonds holding a large center stone.

Perhaps a traditional solitaire diamond, as presented to Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.

I’ve been playing around in Photoshop again, and I’ve been styling Princess Victoria of Sweden! You may remember my previous post where I gave Victoria a sleek new long hairstyle. Now I give her two more, both from her fellow princesses: Letizia of Spain and Maxima of the Netherlands.

I like this style, and the color is very flattering on her. Click here for the original photo.

I really like how soft and elegant Victoria looks here. This hairstyle came from one of Princess Maxima’s 40th birthday portraits. See the original here.

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Charlotte Casiraghi attends the gala dinner held at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain.

Mandy replicates the look with the help of her favorite store: Kohl’s

212 Collection Solid Blazer and pants | Mundi Mystic Point Floral Clutch | Daisy Fuentes® Favorite Tee

(One of these days I will have a good place to shoot with some decent lighting! I swear.)

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Duchess C needs to take the advice of her grandmother-in-law, the Queen: sew little lead weights into the hem of your dress. Voila! Instant face-saver.

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The Middleton brand soldiers on, and it looks like a juggernaut.

“Brand Middleton is a powerful product with theoretically limitless potential, but paradoxically, perhaps the greatest appeal of Kate and Pippa is their resolute refusal to succumb to the temptations and trappings of fashion and celebrity,” says Belinda White, the Telegraph’s fashion editor.

In other words, Middleton squared keep it simple. Both Catherine and Pippa favor classic, clean looks and have been credited for bringing back sensible hems, stylish blazers, and elegant sleeves. Catherine, as Duchess of Cambridge and a new royal role model, has seen copies of her outfits sell out in shops in a matter of minutes.

Big sister’s magic has most certainly shimmered down onto the shoulders of younger sister Pippa, who is taking full advantage of her new socialite status. Despite the media fawning over her clothing, well-honed derriere, and now her marital prospects, Pippa continues to keep it classic. Take the recent Wimbledon outing: a simple red linen dress. What about her post-Royal Wedding ensemble? Pippa emerged from the Goring Hotel wearing slim white jeans with a bright blue blazer from Zara. Nothing gaudy for the Middleton sisters, who look like they have a bright future as style guides to reel in a somewhat lost generation who has been besieged by the likes of Katy Perry, Kerry Katona, and Kim Kardashian.

May Brand Middleton outlive them all.

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