For years we have confidently said that then-Princess Anne-Marie's wedding gown was designed by Jørgen Bender. In fact, we have mentioned it several times on this blog, including in the Jørgen Bender Designer Diary, which you can read here. Imagine our surprise when we came across this New York Times article that indicated Danish designer… Continue reading Handbag Mystery Hour – Princess Anne-Marie’s Wedding Gown
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Royal Wedding Gowns – Contemporary Top Fifteen
Note: Monday is the day that the Hofdames will celebrate the Fourth of July with the rest of our country. Bits will be delayed until Wednesday, but there will be posts on both Monday and Tuesday. Please stop by. The results are in! It was a very exciting poll, so without too much preamble, here… Continue reading Royal Wedding Gowns – Contemporary Top Fifteen
Designer Diaries – Queen Silvia and Jørgen Bender
One of the facts that I tend to forget about Queen Silvia was that she went from commoner to Queen in a day. That's an enormous change for anyone, even someone who was as worldly as Silvia Sommerlath. One of the royals who helped Silvia transition to hew new life was a royal-from-birth, Queen Ingrid… Continue reading Designer Diaries – Queen Silvia and Jørgen Bender
Designer Diaries – Queen Margrethe and Jørgen Bender
There are no quotes from the designer on this topic, but from what we've seen of Jørgen Bender's designs so far, I have to suspect that he thoroughly enjoyed designing for Princess, and later Queen, Margrethe. Working with unlimited budgets, a customer with a taste for drama and a need for big gowns must have… Continue reading Designer Diaries – Queen Margrethe and Jørgen Bender
Designer Diaries – Princess Benedikte and Jørgen Bender
This past May Princess Benedikte turned 76, and a special exhibit was held at the Amalienborg Museum to coincide with that event. ‘Princess Dresses’ opened on July 4th. It included 21 Jørgen Bender dresses, created for the princess during the period of 1968 to 1999. Benedikte recalled that Bender was very good at sketching ideas… Continue reading Designer Diaries – Princess Benedikte and Jørgen Bender
