Queen Margrethe's Dresses

Easter is great - time with family, the days are getting longer and lighter and I bought three huge plants today for my apartment so it now looks like a mini version of Copenhagen's botanical garden. Next up is wardrobe cleaning and washing windows :-)

Thursday my sister Caroline and I decided to visit Frederiksborg Palace and see the exhibit showcasing Queen Margrethe's dresses as part of different events in connection to her 75th birthday on April 16th. 

I especially liked the dressed from the 60ties and Erik Mortensen's beaded dress for Balmain really caught my eye because of its simplicity. I could easily wear that today. It was moving to see her wedding dress, so simple and so incredibly stunning and the rest is just... well, very Margrethe :-)

If you look closely you can see the pin marks from the different Orders she wears

This cute dress from the 60ties is made by the Danish department store Magasin du Nord and originally it had long sleeves. She wore this around the time of her engagement

My absolute favourite - Erik Mortensen for Balmain - a gift for the Queen when she got engaged. The bead work is amazing. All done by hand, of course

Her wedding dress. The Brussel lace is missing and the Daisy pin but still... craftsmanship at its finest... 

Heavy silk brocade with mink. The Queen has never been afraid of colours

The exhibit runs till August 30th and Frederiksborg Castle is also worth a visit. It's very grand - King Christian 4th didn't practice the concept of minimalism. But really, quite cool to have so much history and grandeur around you. I'll be back there in a short while to enjoy the palace park when everything turns green and it gets a little warmer.