Friday 25 March 2016

Sofia's maternity fashion: the final countdown

As Princess Sofia prepares to welcome her first baby, it's time to look back at the fabulous fashion she's worn as a mummy to be. For there is little room for doubt here - the princess does pregnancy style about as well as anyone around.


There have been some great evening looks (see them here) while her daywear has been chic and sharp. Here's how Sofia of Sweden did style in the last months of her pregnancy.




January 20th 2016, Royal Palace, Stockholm
As 2016 got under way, Princess Sofia made an appearance with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the Music in the Palace event. She chose a monochrome outfit with cropped sleeves that did relaxed formal rather well and looked fabulous to boot. 2016 was off to a great start.




January 21st 2016, City Hall, Stockholm
There was more black and white on display the following day when the princess oversaw the graduation ceremony for the Sophia Sisters who had completed their nursing training. The scheme was named after Queen Sofia of Sweden who set up nursing foundations in Sweden and her royal namesake took over the patronage of the organisation following her marriage. For her debut in this important role, Sofia chose a winner of a black dress with an even more impressive white jacket with black detailing on the collar. A style stunner.



January 27th 2016, Great Synagogue, Stockholm
Princess Sofia marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by attending a memorial service the Great Synagogue in Stockholm.  For this solemn and important event, the princess chose a simple black dress.




January 28th 2016, Royal Palace, Stockholm
OK, you can only see half this outfit but that part is smart enough. It was board meeting time for Sofia and Carl Philip's Foundation and the princess chose a claret coloured shirt and black jacket and looked really rather chic.



January 29th 2016, Royal Palace, Stockholm
More work in her role as patron of the Sophia Sisters organisation saw the princess choose a pale dove grey funnel neck top. We can't see if it belongs to a dress or a blouse but that doesn't matter. It's really rather chic indeed and well worth a second glance.



February 10th 2016, Royal Palace, Stockholm
There was more pale grey for Sofia at a meeting attended by most of Sweden's Royal Family as well as politicians focused on export strategy. This is a really hard one to get a proper look at as the photo really only gives an idea of colour and the fact that there is a top and jacket combo going on here. 



February 26th 2016, Royal Palace, Stockholm
There's more sitting down here but who can blame a princess about a month away from giving birth from putting her feet up just a little bit? It means we're doing more guessing about this maternity outfit but we can see a chic black shirt and neat white cardigan and who doesn't like a touch of monochrome in the winter months?



March 1st 2016, Royal Palace, Stockholm
Time for a better glimpse of the black jacket worn to the board meeting in January. This time the piece is teamed with a pale pink shirt and black trousers and we can see it's got a bit of a tux theme going on with slightly padded shoulders and satin collar. Perhaps not the best mix with the shirt but an interesting outfit nonetheless.



March 3rd 2016, Royal Chapel, Royal Palace, Stockholm
The Te Deum for Prince Oscar was held less than 24 hours after his birth but new auntie, Sofia, was ready with an outfit that belongs in a top ten looks of any year. Her pale blue dress with white lace trim including a subtle empire line detailing was gorgeous. The pretty little hat with veil was beyond chic while the black ribbon, bag and shoes were the perfect complements. A total winner.





March 10th 2016, Royal Palace, Stockholm
For a meeting alongside her husband, Prince Carl Philip, with UN ambassadors, Princess Sofia chose a black dress and white jacket which took this maternity wardrobe to a new high. The ribbon on the jacket is perfect, the sleeves are even better and the whole look is total elegance. 





March 21st 2016, Royal Palace, Stockholm
It's another head and shoulders here but we've got green and we've got interesting and we've got the tux jacket back again. The top has detailing round the neckline and it's a better match for the jacket than the pale pink. Rather stylish.





March 21st 2016, Riddarholm Church, Stockholm
Sweden's royal future and past were photographed together when Sofia visited the tomb of King Carl XVII. She wore a simple black coat with tie belt for the event - not her last before she has her baby but surely one of the most symbolic as she and the next generation of Sweden's royals took a walk around part of the country's history.


Check back for the final looks in Sofia's maternity wardrobe over the coming week.

All photos kungahuset.se


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