Along with the classic rectangular Cartier Santos and polo-intended Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, there is a basic Hamilton pilot’s watch, the Patek Philippe Calatrava Disco Volante, which Diana was often seen wearing, as well as his current go-to: a Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Chronograph - a horological version of a white-wine powered Aston Martin.Ĭharles’s passionate environmentalism also informs not just how he buys his clothes, but what he wears. One may quibble with the casting choices for Charles - Josh O’Connor is a pouting, baby-faced caricature of the younger man - whereas the square-jawed Dominic West is a comic upgrade over reality not their wardrobes, as both actors share a similar frame to Charles, meaning their costumes fit similar to reality.Ĭharles’s watches are another window into his unique but refined taste. Tailoring makes fingerprints of fabric - each piece bound to the person it was made for - and the fashion of The Crown unintentionally underlines this. Interestingly, the menswear on The Crown was made by Fred Nieddu, a rising London tailor of the classic mold. Anderson & Sheppard is one of the most playful and unusual tailors on Savile Row, whose flowing lightness and slightly boxy cut was a precursor to the oversized suit, currently trendy at brands from A Better Mistake to Balenciaga. Attending his son Harry’s wedding, Charles donned an Anderson & Sheppard suit originally made for him in 1984.Įven in such a traditional craft, Charles has been forward looking. Made with such care and quality, his suits have been worn (and patched where necessary across the decades), affirming his belief in sustainability. During his life of nationalized leisure, he has loyally shopped for shirts at Turnbull & Asser, derbies at Crockett & Jones and his signature double-breasted suits at Savile Row’s Gieves & Hawkes and Anderson & Sheppard. In all of them, he looks magnificently silly, but his gentlemanly presentation and casual confidence mean he isn’t trying to hide that.Ĭharles also reminds us of the gentlemanly style most of society abandoned. Similarly, when traveling abroad, some world leaders don national clothing like an offensive Halloween costume (think of the oh-so tasteless Justin Trudeau) but Charles always pulls it off be it a cowboy hat in Canada, traditional accessories in Papua New Guinea, or ornate Saudi Arabian uniform. (It was even stylish how he busted it, on a POLO PONY.) meanwhile I broke my collar bone climbing over a fence on Fordham Road, not as “sleek” /r6OcaKohiJ Prince Charles has always been a bit “goofy” -but the man has STYLE. Her casual normcore look deliberately rejected the monarchy’s stuffy norms, whereas Charles’s casual polo or ski wear is more jovial than expected of a monarch, but retains the quality and careful curation associated with his family name. This dynamic continues with his wardrobe.Ĭontrast Diana’s gray oversized jumper and pink latex yoga shorts with Charles’s vibrant yellow “Happy Hermes” sweater, or navy and minter checkerboard polo top. His love of classic architecture is borderline prescient for our current rejection of brutalism, but the limits placed on residents of his curated town, Poundbury, are comically onerous. Keeping the same classic car for over forty years is a perfect demonstration of his passionate environmentalism, but converting his Aston Martin to run on refuse white wine is almost satirically elite. A famously quirky “sensitive” man, his taste is both out of sync with the monarchy and unfailingly colored by it.
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