時尚達人英女王鮮艷套裝背後的外交秘密

最新 06-14

From:有道詞典

伊麗莎白女王因出席活動時的驚艷穿搭已經成為不折不扣的皇家時尚標杆。但其實除了時尚之外，女王的穿搭和配飾還隱藏著不少小秘密哦！

Beige is apparently too blasé for the Crown. Queen Elizabeth turned heads (and made headlines) when she wore a bright—no,neon—greenoutfit to her 90th birthday parade.

米黃色系的運用對皇室成員來說已經司空見慣了，所以當伊麗莎白女王在她的90歲皇家閱兵式上穿上明亮的——不，可以說是熒光綠的套裝之後，贏得了不少回頭率（也成功搶佔頭條）。

But that wasn』t the first time she arrived on the scene wearing a vividly hued number. In fact, throughout her 65-year reign the Queen has sported dozens of bold shades,from fuchsia to lemon to royal blue.

但這也不是她第一次在公開場合穿著這麼鮮艷了。實際上，在女王執政的65年間，她已經嘗試過不少大膽的色系了，從桃紅色、檸檬黃到寶藍色。

So, what』s the true story behind the Queen』s bright wardrobe? It』s actually one of the few fascinating facts about her, royal sources say. (And no, it』s not a fashion statement!)

那麼女王明亮衣櫥的背後有哪些故事呢？根據皇室自己的解釋，這只是她個人魅力的其中一小點。（但是跟時不時尚沒什麼關係）

The real reason for her bright-colored, blocky numbers is actually way more sensible—and touching. According to her daughter-in-law Sophie, Countess of Wessex,the Queen wants to make sure members of the public can catch sight of her through the crowds.

女王數次穿得如此鮮艷的其實是有她的道理的——而且讓人挺感動。據女王的兒媳——威塞克斯伯爵夫人蘇菲所說，女王是想確保公眾能在人群中一眼看到她。

「She needs to stand out for people to be able to say 『I saw the Queen』,」 Sophie said in the documentaryThe Queenat 90.

「她必須得滿足人們宣稱『我見到女王了』這種願望，」蘇菲在女王90周歲的紀錄片中說道。

「Don』t forget that when she turns up somewhere, the crowds are two, three, four, 10, 15 deep, and someone wants to be able to say they saw a bit of the queen』s hat as she went past.」

「畢竟只要是女王所到之處，人群都能圍上好幾圈，有些人即使在女王經過時看到了一點點她的帽檐，都能當成不錯的談資。」

Other sources have confirmed the reason behind Queen Elizabeth』s famous fashion choice, as well.

還有一種說法也確認了女王著名時尚經背後的原因。

「The Queen has always been aware that she needs to stand out from the crowd, and it is for this reason that millinery has always played an important role in her wardrobe,」Caroline de Guitaut, the curator at the Royal Collection Trust, told the New York Times.

「女王明白自己需要在人群中凸顯出來，這也是為什麼帽子這一裝飾在她的衣櫥中占著不小的比重，」皇家收藏基金會的會長卡洛琳在接受紐約時報採訪時說道。

Turns out, the Queen』s famous remark「I have to be seen to be believed」might have been more literal than we initially thought.

所以說女王的名言「看見繼而信仰」的字面意思可能比我們所解讀的更到位地描述了她的心理活動。

While her preference for vivid hues isn』t just a fashion statement, neither is her purse.

女王對鮮艷顏色的喜好不僅僅是為了時尚，她每次公開露面帶的包包也是如此。

Queen Elizabeth II certainly knows how to accessorize. You』d be hard pressed to find a picture of Her Majesty without one of her signature Launer handbags. She reportedly owns more than 200 of them!

伊麗莎白女王深諳配飾點睛之道，幾乎很難找出女王不帶勞納包的照片，據說她擁有200多個這個品牌的包。

But just as the Queen has a few fascinating secrets about herself, there』s more to these purses than meets the eye. In a fashion that echoes the suave subtlety of James Bond, Queen Elizabeth uses her purse to send secret messages to her staff.

鑒於女王自帶的一些迷人小訣竅，這些包包的作用可不僅僅是為了滿足大家的眼福。跟詹姆斯·邦德那不易察覺的狡猾一樣，女王藉助包包向她的工作人員傳遞隱蔽信息。

These signals help her get out of conversations at any time she pleases.If the Queen moves her classic handbag from its normal spot on her left arm to her right arm while she』s talking with someone, her handlers know that she wants to wrap it up.

這些信號可以讓她隨時從交談中解放出來，如果她將她那經典的手包從左手邊的常規位置換到右手的時候，她的工作人員就知道她想結束對話了。

Putting her bag on the floor is a sign that she needs to be saved from an uncomfortable encounter ASAP. If she』s at dinner and places it on the table, that means she wants to end the event in the next five minutes.

把包包放在地上表示這次會面很不舒服，需要儘快被解救，如果吃飯的時候將包包放在桌上就表示她想在五分鐘之內結束這個議程。

As for what the Queen keeps in her bag, royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith says the items aren』t all that different from what normal women carry with them:a mirror, lipstick, mint lozenges, and reading glasses.That just proves Her Majesty knows how to be practical and fashionable.

至於女王包包里都放了什麼，皇家傳記作者莎莉表示跟尋常女人包里的物件也沒什麼太大的區別：一面鏡子、口紅、薄荷糖還有老花鏡。說明女王陛下很實在也很懂時尚嘛。