Opulent celebrations of well-born women became déclassé under Elizabeth II, but the tradition is making a comeback
Debutantes have their dresses pinned up ready for dancing during the 245th Queen Charlotte's ball in August of this year.Debutantes have their dresses pinned up ready for dancing during the 245th Queen Charlotte's ball in August of this year.he event began with an opening dance, then the “debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers” before being “passed on to their cavaliers”.
Martin’s views on the event were not recorded, but fellow debutante Sophie Kodjoe, the daughter of the And Just Like That … actor Nicole Ari Parker, told the magazine she had taken part because: “I wanted to honour the tradition of being a debutante … I think its history is rooted in sending young women off to the world to be married, but in this case, it showcases how individual all of the women participating are and how diverse and creative everyone is.
The very wealthy, it is clear, do not live like everyone else . But this is not the Regency period and young women do not need to make their “social debut” by “coming out”.was revived by an organisation called “the London Season” in the 21st century. In fact, while grand balls putting young women on display may have a long history, today’s debs’ balls do not have terribly long pedigrees.
“I know it sounds silly, but they select their own dresses. They know , they know how they want to be presented. So I think in that sense, it might seem to some a little bit dated. But I think in a world where everything is so fast paced, it’s just so different, and it’s something that they would never get a chance to do normally.”Queen Charlotte’s ball in London has become fashionable once more after Elizabeth II put a stop to the tradition in the 50s.
By the 20th century, though, the balls seemed hopelessly dated even to the women themselves, and in 1958 Elizabeth II ended the practice (“We had to put a stop to it,” Princess MargaretThe most puzzling question, perhaps, is why today’s young, solvent and unquestionably powerful young women would possibly want to take part. To Renouard, the answer is simple: taking part offers them something that, ironically, money can’t buy.. “And Paris is, well, Paris.
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