Prince Alexander! (and Family)

Yesterday the Prince Couple released photos of Prince Alexander in connection to Prince Carl Philip's Birthday. These series of 5 photo were taken in Drottningholm Palace and on the grounds around the palace. These photos were taken by Erika Gerdemark, who also took the couples Engagement Photos, Wedding Photos, and now their new family photos. I suspect she has come the Prince Couple's photographer as both of his sisters seem to have their go-to photographers. (Crown Princess Victoria - Kate Gabor, Princess Madeleine- Brigitte Grenfeldt)

The photos also feature another member of their little family- Siri!

In the first selection of photos, Sofia is wearing a new white dress from Lindex. In the final photo she is wearing a top from H&M and trousers from Tiger of Sweden. Her shoes are not Gianvito Rossi as has been previously reported- the heels are not the same. The pumps are currently a UFO (unidentified fashion object) but we are trying to identify them and when that happens we shall update the blog!

Photos from the Royal Court / Kungahuset.se 

Sports without Borders

Today on October 12th, Sofia and Carl Philip inaugurated the start of Sports Without Borders at two schools, Lommarskolan and Grindskolan. Sports without Borders was started in 2004 by Admir Lukacevic with the goal to use sports to teach children how to be comfortable to take necessary risks and responsibilities in order to shape their lives.

 I was honestly surprised that Carl Philip and Sofia undertook this engagement as this is the kind of event I would expect Daniel to attend. However it does fit into Carl Philip's commitment categories as he has always been involved in sports. Either way, I am glad someone from the family was there!

Anyway- Back to the fashion. Sofia wore a new trench coat from Tiger of Sweden. Her shoes appear to be her Gant Boots which she is loving lately.

Discussing Sofia Hellqvist's Future

As most of you probably know, Sofia Hellqvist will officially become a member of the Swedish Royal Family next June 13th. With that we can expect to see a lot more of her and her fashion choices.

I have started to wonder which way Sofia's tastes in fashion will go. Victoria tends to wear high street brands made/designed by Scandinavians (ex. Tiger of Sweden, H&M, by Malene Birger). Madeleine however tends to lean towards well known designers (ex. Valentino, Marchesa, Oscar de la Renta), showing New York City's influence on her I believe. Which will Sofia choose? Or will she mix both?

In the past Sofia has tended to go towards the cheaper high end designers- (ex. Zara, Tadashi Shoji, Gant) but since her engagement we have seen her in more expensive designers such as Roland Mouret and Matthew Williamson but also still remaining faithful to Tadashi Shoji and Tiger of Sweden. For her Nobel Debut she choose a Swedish higher end Designer- Ida Sjostedt.

She seems to be mixing both influences from Victoria and Madeleine choosing high end designers but pairing them with Swedish designers. (See example below).

 

 Sofia Hellqvist wearing Tiger of Sweden and Matthew Williamson

In the near future you should expect to see a page for Sofia popping up on the sidebar, I plan on starting off with a mass page like Estelle and Silvia have and then as it fills up breaking it up into smaller pages like Victoria and Madeleine's.

ALSO- I want you to know that Ccile and I are working together to identify the gowns from the King's Nobel Laureates Banquet. (In the meantime- check out her blog!!)

Sofia in Tiger of Sweden

Last night Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist attended a Christmas Concert which was put on in benefit of Project Playground. Sofia along with her friend Frida are co-founders of Project Playground which strives to provide children in South Africa with spaces where they can just be kids and have fun- like on a playground.

Sofia wore a coat from Tiger of Sweden and a dress from Matthew Williamson.I believe her clutch is from Designer Remix, but I am unsure. She wore a pair of unidentified long earrings and black pumps.