Women in American politics aren’t the only ones facing scrutiny for their fashion choices, the women of the British royal family have their fashion heavily critiqued as well. Kate Middleton, in particular, has been styled to fit all of the royal rules and regulations that the royal family is expected to adhere to, but even that isn’t enough to keep her fashion choices out of the headlines. Recently many articles have come out that have called Middleton’s fashion “too conservative”. Different news outlets have called her too boring and too bland, but recently, possibly due to the backlash, she decided to take a bold step in a new direction. In April, for the first time ever Kate was photographed with her nails painted red. When reporting on the matter many headlines went something like “Kate Middleton breaks royal protocol”, like the Page Six headline. Some praised her for doing a more daring look than her usual nude, clear, or light pink nail polish. Many on Twitter shared their excitement for Middleton branching out, but some called out the media directly for not calling Meghan Markle “daring” when she did the same thing. Dark nail polish is normally frowned upon by the royal family, but not all media outlets support the royal family's strict fashion rules. In this scenario though many did especially since Middleton normally adheres to the fashion rules. Even in other countries women still face the same type of criticism in the media even when trying their best to conform. It will be interesting to see if Middleton will try to make more unique fashion choices or if she will stick to her usual style after this media stir.
Citations:
https://news.yahoo.com/kate-middleton-being-criticized-ridiculously-162608786.html
https://pagesix.com/2023/04/10/kate-middleton-breaks-royal-tradition-with-red-easter-manicure/
Hey Kendalyn! As a self proclaimed nail connoisseur I enjoyed reading this blog. Growing up I always dreamed of being a famous Disney star, however the older I get the more I am so grateful that dream never became reality for me. Instances like this is the reason why. Something so simple as to what color a lady has her nails painted makes headlines and people actually engage, I am baffled by that. So what if Kate Middleton wears red nail polish and breaks protocol. In all honesty there shouldn't even be a protocol for nail polish because she is not a nurse, flight attendant or in any other profession that would require her to have her nails painted a certain color. I feel like there are more important things that journalist should focus on. And the fact that they mentioned Meghan Markle was unnecessary because she had always broken traditional norms.
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