Princess Sofia of Sweden’s Version of a Tea Dress for Graduation

Fashion is a personal preference and we could always say someone’s fashion choices could’ve been worse.

Princess Sofia of Sweden had been described as elegant and with due respect, she could probably be. But with the look that she pulled off in a graduation ceremony of Sophiahemmet University in Stockholm, she could do better.

Don't you think she can do better?

We’ve seen her do perfect outfits in the past. From head to toe, she was perfect.

Though bound by royal protocol, she can still pull off great outfits befitting a former model

 

Described as effortlessly elegant, the Princess of Sweden opted for an on-trend tea dress in shamrock green with a cream ribbon pattern.

I don’t know about you, but there’s a rule in fashion that the higher the neckline, the more the hair should be pulled up. So much so is: the longer the dress, the more the hair should be up unless you have a plunging or deep neckline. It’s the rule of proportion.

Besides with Princess Sofia’s best style moments, she mostly have her hair up.

During the ceremony, this mother-of-two wore her famous brunette locks in a tousled style. She chose a makeup palette of soft nudes to compliment her outfit.

If the design of her dress looks familiar, it’s because it’s by L.K. Bennett who the Duchess of Cambridge loves. He’s known for his affordable price-tag.

The print of the dress is pretty and it comes with pearl buttons giving it a classic appeal.

However, much as a hype going on for this type of dress, I hadn’t seen any royal woman pulling this off as models and celebrities do.

Too much old school is going on: from the events royal women wear this type of dress to down to the demand for modest fashion which their position dictates. Tea dresses look great on models on the runway because these modeled clothes would either have a plunging neckline or will have shorter than normal hemlines. Take away those and you end up with a house dress. Worst part is, I don’t think women in their 40s or even 50s would even wear this to hang out in their garden. It looks like the last thing one would wear if one hadn’t done laundry in a year and basically doesn’t have anything and has no plans whatsoever going out or getting seen.

Anyway, bravo to the nude cream pumps and the silver watch for her accessories.

Princess Sofia with Sophiahemmet chairman Lars Kihlstron Burenstam and director Johanna Adami