Designer Spotlight: Fadi el Khoury

I figured I would try to do some feature posts from time to time and see how you all like them. Today, let's look at one of the Swedish ladies go-to couture designer. Swedish-Lebanese designer Fadi el Khoury is just that. He is one of the few Swedish couture designers out there and one of the Swedish ladies favorite. He is not just a favorite of Madeleine and Victoria- Marianne Berandotte, Rebecca Ferguson, Martina Bonnier, and Renata Moncalieri. For Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip's wedding he dressed 15 guests! Talk about popular! It is easy to see why he is such a favorite, his designs focus on simple tailoring and the beauty comes in through the layers and the fabric/embroidery used. (In addition to all this he is super helpful and responds to his emails timely and very kindly)

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Who can forget Crown Princess Victoria's gown from Princess Madeleine's wedding? The greige rosé with tones of eggplant dress was made of hand dyed sided silk organza with layers of hand-colored tulle in three shades, silk threads, lurex threads, pearls and Swarowski crystals of amethyst and opal gray. It sounds just as amazing as it was. 

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Remember Princess Madeleine's two dresses from the Nobel Festivities last December? They both were from Fadi el Khoury and they were stunning as well. The main dress was described as a dress built on layers of silke organza and Italian tulle in shades of greige rosé. Embroidery was done by hand with glass beads, and hand dyed in shades of taupe and burgundy.

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The next day she wore a gown described to be a dusty pink dress with lace and tulle. It took me awhile to track it back to Fadi el Khoury but now that I have, I can see his style in the dress. It features classic tailoring that hid Madeleine's pregnancy very well.

Princess Madeleine wore this dress from Fadi el Khoury for the King's Return Dinner for the 2014 Nobel Laureates pic.twitter.com/XX6iy1LbE7

— Sarah W (@TheRoyalsAndI) August 10, 2015

Fadi also designed another gown for Victoria which she first wore to a friends wedding in the summer of 2013 but then she officially wore it again for the King's dinner for the Nobel Laureates in December. This gown is described as being a dress of gold lame and tulle with embroidery of gold sequins. This same gown as also worn by a guest, a coworker from Childhood, at Princess Madeleine's wedding. 

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the dinner for the Nobel Laureates at the Royal Palace. pic.twitter.com/K1EQR0kTDe

— Scandinavian Royals. (@crownprincely) December 12, 2013

In addition to designing gowns, Fadi has also designed a dress for Victoria which she wore in August 2012 when opening up the Mercedes-Benz Stockholm Fashion Week. She opened his show in a special ceremony and then sat and watched in the front row. I thought it was nice that she wore his dress to show support as it was his first showing at Stockholm Fashion Week.

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Victoria later removed the detail from the shoulder and wore the dress again under a coat designed by Fadi when attending the wedding of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg & Stephanie de Lannoy in October 2012. She was a smashing success with this outfit. 

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That brings the grand total pieces that Fadi has designed for our favorite Swedish Ladies to 6 and I know that we will see more pieces in the future. I am crossing my fingers for a gown at the Nobels this year by him! We know he can do maternity wear well considering he hid Madeleine's bump last year! Which of these pieces is your favorite? Leave a comment and let me know! 

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Day 3: State Visit from Tunisia

Today ends the state visit to Sweden from Tunisia. Kungahuset posted on their Instagram this picture of Victoria and Daniel waving goodbye to the Tunisian Presidential Couple as they headed off to Uppsala with the King and Queen for their last part of the visit.

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Victoria re-wore her Seraphine Black and White Polka Dot Silk Dress  which we first saw in October at a meeting in Luxembourg. You can refresh your memory of that outfit HERE. Although the photos are not great, I think she is carrying her Valentino Lock Half-Flap Shoulder Bag. She finished the outfit with black pumps.

 

Day 2: State Visit from Tunisia

Today, Victoria and Daniel (as well as Carl Philip, the King, and Queen) attended a lunch  at the State House in Stockholm in relation to the ongoing State Visit from Tunisia. Later in the evening the "squad" (I felt that word was appropriate here) attended the return dinner held by the Tunisian Presidential Couple.

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Victoria wore her red bespoke dress from Seraphine which she paired with her black Tabitha Simmons pumps. She carried what appears to me to be a new red clutch. She arrived in her white coat from By Malene Birger. She wore her bow fascinator from Evelina Persson.

Later in the evening for the return dinner, Victoria almost identically copied her outfit from Colombia. She wore her blue dress from ASOS, carried her Alexander McQueen clutch, and wore blue pumps which I believe are from Ralph Lauren.

Photos from Instagram and Kungahuset.com

Day 1: State Visit from Tunisia

Today began the a 3 day State Visit from Tunisia to Sweden. The President arrived in Sweden this morning and was greeted at the airport by Victoria and Daniel. The couples traveled together back to the Royal Mews where the King and President took the traditional formal welcome carriage ride to the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The couple I believe is having lunch now and then will continue with the rest of their program. Carl Philip joined them for the official welcome at the Palace. Sofia is in South Africa to celebrate Project Playground's 5th Anniversary so she will not be participating in any events of this state visit.

For now, you can see photos of the arrival at either Kungahuset or on Expressen.

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Victoria wore another bespoke outfit from Seraphine, I confirmed early this morning. They described it as a

"Silk Chiffon dress with Silk Satin lining and a Wool Coat with Silk Satin Lining". 

It sounds and looks beautiful! She wore a new pair of suede pumps with a blue sole. Surprisingly enough, the fact that they have blue soles is not enough for me to find them quickly. UPDATE: Huge Huge shout out to Sara from Expressen AND Johanna from Svenskdam for informing me that Victoria's shoes come from Victoria Senkpiel! She wore the blue statement earrings that she wore in Colombia (She has had them since 2012) and finished the outfit with a navy blue hat. She wore this same hat back in 2014.

For the dinner in the evening, Victoria wore a dress that some of you might recognize...

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It's Madeleine's dress from Tiffany Rose! She paired it with the Baden Fringe Tiara, a brooch from the Bernadotte Collection- I cannot remember it's name currently, and the diamond stomacher earrings. (Sofia wore these earrings on her wedding day)

Dag Hammarskjöd Lecture

Today Victoria attended a lecture given by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta. This lecture is apart of the annual Dag Hammarskjöld lecture given at Uppsala University. There are currently no photos anyway of Victoria, but I managed to screenshot some pictures from this video for you to get an idea what she is wearing.

Her dress comes from Seraphine Maternity (I confirmed) and this same dress was worn by the Duchess of Cambridge. That is about all I can tell you about her outfit. I think she is wearing a pair of earrings from Misst but I won't know until we get actual photos. Look for this post to be updated later today! Her earrings come from Ebba Brahe actually and she appears to be wearing a pair of Yves Saint Laurent pumps. She wore a blue Prada coat when arriving at the event and carried her blue Quidam clutch.

Information Meeting for the State Visit from Tunisia

Today Victoria and Daniel joined the King and Queen for a meeting about the State Visit from Tunisia held at the Royal Palace. Before every state visit, there is an information meeting where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives them in depth information about the visiting country and visitors. The state visit begins on the 4th of November and ends on the 6th. I expect there will be gowns and tiaras as well as appearances from Sofia and Victoria.

Because this was just a meeting at the palace, there are no photographers present. If we are lucky, like we are today, they will take a photo to put on the website. The photo does not show much but it looks to me that Victoria is wearing a dress from Seraphine. (I am 99% sure it is from Seraphine and they are 99% sure as well)

Princess Leonore in Time to Dress Up

Princess Madeleine posted a photo this morning of Princess Leonore dressed up as a Ladybird!

Leonore's costume comes from the children's costume brand Time to Dress Up.

Photo Credit goes to Princess Madeleine via Facebook/Boggio Studios