[32420] Helena Bonham Carter received a Commander of the British Emp 搳峞幰丗asdfgt27y 搳峞擔丗2012/04/11 17:26:20ire (CBE) Medal at Buckingham Palace in a red tartan Vivienne Westwood dress.
Do you think Betty said anything about Helena’s portrayal of her mother? Or did she just mumble “Quite nice tits” at her?
If everything didn’t look so sloppy, I’d agree that the bustle is/would have been?super cute.? But as it is, just looks like her skirt is stuck in her panties…
?Agreed. She may even have discussed it with Dame Vivienne first. We can expect ‘Knicker-Frock by Westwood’ this Autumn.
I think on a scale of 1 to 10 on the Hele As to her jacket, I don’t think it’s really wrinkly. It looks more like it’s the way she’s standing, with her shoulders sort of pushed forward, to get her medal ever closer to the camera no doubt!
That doesn’t explain the weird fit in the armscye, though, or how sloppy the sleeves look in the pic when she’s getting pinned. I’m down with deliberately too-long sleeves as a statement, but that coupled with how baggy they are just makes it look like the jacket doesn’t fit her right.
You are so right about that.? HBC would have looked so much more chic (while preserving her battiness) if the jacket had fit properly and she ditched the sad looking cami underneath.
?I think this might be something HBC had in her closet already, it looks vaguely familiar. And so maybe it didn’t fit like it did back when she first got it?
Love that little Eliza Dolittle weirdo — She’s really the UK’s Sharon Stone — but I don’t see Sharon ever getting accomodated.
I love the Artful Dodger hat. But I am pretty sure that Helena can afford a tailor who can adjust the jacket that does not fit her correctly.?
?HBC looks like a Victorian prostitute, but she’s actually quite well-born.? Her great-grandfather was an earl and Prime Minister at the turn of the century, and there are a lot of other posh and important people in her family background (they list them all at Wikipedia, if you’re interested).? Her Majesty is probably inwardly rolling her eyes at yet another aristocratic girl who is choosing to slum it.
Greige – I have heard?tell of?this arcane color?(a blend of gray and beige)?- in my fashion books from the early ’60s, when it was quite popular?- but have not actually seen it deployed in modern times.?Thank you, your Royal Highness!
My recent CB2 catalog is also calling it “greige.” The whole catalog is full of ugly brownish grey furniture. Thank God they still have a few lovely blaze orange pieces, or the exercise would be just too depressing. Restoration Hardware, for instance, seems to stock nothing but greige furniture these days. I agree that the trend is godawful.
This color was probably selected for it’s excellent contrast with both her hair and skin. It makes her skin look just a little pink and healthy and her hair look exceptionally white. (My grandmother had a couple of dresses in like color and touted it’s beneficial effects.)
I see your point but wouldn’t something like a royal blue (pardon the pun) also have the same effect without making her look as if she rolled in putty? ?I love it that your grandmother talked about color and how it looked on her. ?My grandmother just wrung her hands and said “oh girl” alot. ?But this was in the south, so ’nuff said.
I think with the Queen context is everything. When she’s on outside engagements she wears lots of colour, and often really bright shades, so that she can be seen in a crowd. But in the palace environment she won’t want to clash with the reds and golds of the surroundings and she doesn’t need the same tricks to stand out. Also, the honours ceremonies are quite serious, lots of recipients are there for very worthy and deserving work.?
?”greige” is a very fitting description of the color, but i remember it being called “taupe”… it is actually a fairly universally flattering color, although extremely bland.
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I’ve always liked a good taupe. ?It’s a great neutral, especially for shoes, and so much finer and richer looking than the fleshy putties and “nudes” of the past few years. ?It can be dull, but used appropriately – love. I also love bone.
She is adorable, a real character, and bless her for not ditching her essence to look all formal and stuffy.? What a great photo!? Thanks, TLo, for sharing.
?They are one of the few “famous” couples that I would kill to have dinner with.? If I was a Hollywood star, I would DEMAND to be sat near HBC at the awards shows.
The picture of Helena and the Queen is priceless. And how fabulous that the British tradition of embracing eccentrics means HBC gets a CBE.
Bow down, bitches, and take notes. Quite a few of these young ones who like to *try* to bring the cray-cray to the fashion table (and you know who are you) could take a lesson or two from HBC. ?
the only things that bug me about this are: there is a VERY visible discrepancy in the front of the bodice, the two halves of what should be that front curve at the bottom do not line up and it’s making my eyes twitch.? Also, the bustle draping in the back is reminding me (unfortunately) of what happens when you exit a ladies’ room without checking to make certain you have not tucked the bottom of the skirt into the back of your panties by mistake.? Otherwise it’s cute and totally in character. LOVE the picture of HM the queen with the new CBE, funny that the ribbon on which the medal is mounted is all but disappearing into the jacket.
I was reading about this yesterday.? HBC took her kids to the ceremony.? When they were leaving, she had her cell phone in her hand and a reporter asked if it had gone off.? She cracked, “No, but the four-year-old did.”? I would love to see that. ?
So, if this was a project runway dress from last night’s episode, who would have made it, and would they have been on top or bottom??
Michel Kors verdict: ‘She looks like the fifth victim of Jack the Ripper after an explosion in Highland Shortbread factory’.
I could be wrong (there are thousands) but it’s similar to a Stuart variant, to Anderson and to Bruce. Vivienne Westwood designs her tartans with Lochcarron of Scotland and has quite a few designs of her own registered.?
Thanks. We used to have a Scots pub here—just closed its doors for good—with a massive display of tartans hanging from the ceiling, but there were no identifying tags on any of them. The only ones I can recognize on sight are Black Watch and Royal Stewart.
Sigh – the sleeves are too long; the gorge of the jacket is too low. You’d think they’d have done the alterations for her … but no. However, the pic of Her Betty-ness peering through her bi (or are they tri) focals to pin the medal on with Helena B-C looking at her own shoulder has to be the [url=http://www.viviennewestwood-jewelry.co.uk]vivienne westwood jewellery[/url] vivienne westwood jewellery u cutest picture of the day. Period. And I feel sure that HRH said nice things to H B-C about how she portrayed the Queen Mum in “The King’s Speech”. Because she DID do a lovely job.
Here’s what I hate about HBC’s style of dressing: I suspect that there’s a really cute bod underneath all that crap, but she does nothing to highlight it. She has a very pretty face with interesting and unusual features, but that also gets lost in the midst of all the crazy clothes?and the hangover hairstyle. I know a [url=http://www.viviennewestwood-jewelry.co.uk]vivienne westwood[/url] vivienne westwood d lot of people think she looks?cool, but I just think she looks like a mess all the time.
I suspect this is just her. ?She chooses to be unconventional, because she actually is. ?Unlike a lot of the young starlets who wear odd things just to get attention, or to show how “edgy” they are.?
I do see what you’re saying; it’s just that she frustrates me to no end. Unconventional is one thing. Hell, look at Tilda Swinton. Nobody is more unconventional than her, yet she always looks sharp and striking. HBC just always looks rumpled and a little bit like the crazy lady next door.
She reminds me of the aunt at Thanksgiving who would get into the bourbon and start whispering embarrassing stories about your dad to you over dessert.
She reminds me of the aunt at Thanksgiving who would get into the bourbon and start whispering embarrassing stories about your dad to you over dessert.
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I’m sure it was more like “Gurl ur tits b slammin’! Here, have this medal. U earned it with that awesome boobage.”
Absolutely crazy adorable. ?(I’m never a fan of the peek-a-boo-bra look, but she’s doing it with enormous restraint, and it’s fine.)
Oh man do I love her! I feel like Vivienne Westwood’s clothes are designed just for her in mind. Lovely amp;amp; fabulous. Adorable photo of her and the Queen.?
She is great and can be very beautiful when she wants to be but I’m getting tired of her Kathy from Wuthering Heights-crossed-with-Miss Havisham dress sense. There are other designers besides Westwood, you know. No, NOT Jean-Paul Gaultier.
I believe those kind of shoes are actually called – some realy fahionista can help me out here – ‘court shoes’.
?Court shoes is just the British term for what Americans call pumps.? The only notable thing about the Queen’s shoes is the square heel, which apparently she’s found helps her stand for long periods, so you’ll see that all her shoes have the square heel, never a point.?
LOL, actually the only thing that keeps it from being full-on Victorian-era streewalker is the too-short length of the skirt, and the too-high heels.? The hat is pure magic.
I was just watching the AfFab where HBC played Edina’s dream version of Saffy. I think it was probably her most “normal” role ever!
HBC is freaking amazing. ?I’m glad she wore matching shoes for the?occasion. ?And I love this ON HER. No one else could pull it off.?
I love the way the outfit’s both totally insane and totally appropriate–she’s covered, wearing a hat, wearing a British designer, wearing heels that make her lapel high enough so that it’s an easy reach for the Queen, and the colors of the tartan go with the color of the OBE ribbon.
Oh, HBC, you crazy Victorian tart! It must be strange to get an award from a woman who’s 40 years your senior but whose mother you just played in a movie.Betty: Mama!HBC: One cup of cocoa for you, young lady, and then it’s off to bed!Betty: But Mama…HBC: No buts! I have to be Bella LeStrange at a comic convention in three hours, so I don’t have time to argue!
Overall, I like the idea of this outfit. The top looks a bit big or unfitted, but she does match the carpets quite nicely. LOVE the bustle and the hat. I want to be her when I grow up. ?
I love that HBC didn’t bring out the full cray-cray for the Queen.? Just enough.? Not over the top.? And the pic of her with the Queen IS adorable.
It makes me smile how at home HBC and her whole outfit look with the Queen, the guards in dress uniform, the red carpet, the gilt walls, the seats with the red satin stripe,?gilding?and fringe. It’s definitely (ehem) “the right dress for the right girl,” ?and in the right room to boot.
I love HBC, I love Vivienne Westwood and I love this outfit. It’s hard to say much about the fit as her posture is awful and the weight of the honour is dragging it a bit too. The sleeves look intentionally long, like extended shirt cuffs. However it is a bit rumpled but I don’t think Helena would lift an iron for anyone, not even the Queen. She’s had her hair done, that’s major effort from a woman that often forgets about the existance of hairbrushes
I’m also wondering if she diden’t have the proper undergarments for the outfit as the top is sagging in the chest. Then again it could just be the lack of proper posture. But somehow, I think it is the undergarments (or lack thereof?) fault.
You could well be right. She does look in need of a decent bra! which would affect the whole fit.?Predictable of me to say it, but Viv should’ve given her a matching corset for that, it might’ve helped her stand up straight.
Yes, she reminds me of my gran too. I fully expect her to smell of Max Factor Cream Puff face powder and Touch of Silver setting lotion
I like to imagine that deep inside Queen Elizabeth II there’s a wee bit of a wild thing who would secretly trade places with Helena Bonham Carter for a weekend.
The cross-legged pose is bad enough under regular circumstances, but it is so freaky when women do it in long skirts! Looks like their feet are on the wrong legs.
There have been a number of bustles on the red carpet and other events the past few months.? I doubt that they are coming back for us mere mortals, but it is interesting to see them back for anyone.?
I understand the humor here but it got me thinking…how does one get chosen for such an award?? Do you submit your name yourself or must someone highly placed in the monarchy submit names?? Does the queen get final approval?
No not yourself. People are nominated then chosen by government committee. Only some high up orders are at the Queen’s discretion. There’s quite a list twice a year. My grandfather got an honour for his work, but didn’t get the chance to go to the Palace as it was the Silver Jubilee and she was too busy to do it herself that year.
The length is a bit off, or maybe the shoes are a bit wrong, I’m not sure, but I’m not complaining. This is as well done as Ms Bonham-Carter gets. ?And that last photo..AW! Cuter than a basket of kittens. ?
If there’s one person on the planet that CAN pull off “Victorian Streetwalker” – it’s Helena. That is is HER dress. No one else’s.
great outfit, worn well. amazing, in fact, that she made the length work on someone so little. thats hard to do. then again, it’s vivienne westwood.
She looks freaking adorable!? Glad that she’s being recognized for the treasure she is.? And how adorable are she and Betty in that pic?
It looks as if the Queen is her granny, adjusting some small detail, having decided it’s Mom’s job to critique the total look – Granny can just be indulgent.
I love how in the third picture you get a glimpse of Helena’s grin. ? I like that she isn’t blase’ about the honor amp;amp; looks to be genuinely pleased. ?
According to?projectbritain.com/theQueenfacts.htm ?the Queen is 5 ft 4 inches.. so not short at all. ? HBC by contrast is 5 ft 2 inches. ?So, HBC must have on some serious platforms there to be at eye level with Betty, when The Queen is on a step. ?
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If only the jacket didn’t eliminate her waist, I would be so very happy about all of this. HBC is a COMMANDER, can we talk about this?
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