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Staph

(6,251 posts)
5. Though the rules have relaxed somewhat,
Wed May 24, 2017, 03:16 AM
May 2017

the traditional attire for a woman in a private audience with the Pope would be a black dress or skirted suit, below knee length, covering the shoulders and with sleeves. Some sort of hat or mantilla was also expected. Limited jewelry. Light or no perfume/cologne.

Though if you were a Catholic queen, you could wear white instead -- privilège du blanc.

Wikipedia is my friend. Check out Audience (meeting).

I actually like what Melania was wearing. It was much better than the black jumpsuit with the WWE belt that she wore in Saudi Arabia. She rarely wears her hair up, so that was a nice change of pace.


And the pope gave him this huge bas relief mandala plaque of PEACE bettyellen May 2017 #1
It is normal that women wear black veils to meet the pope. Also normal applegrove May 2017 #2
I know but these "veils" looked like a British or soap opera funeral - so OTT bettyellen May 2017 #6
I think they were fine. metroins May 2017 #11
it looked like a vampire wedding. bettyellen May 2017 #21
There is no requirement for women to wear formal black or veils when visiting the pope AFAIK... Princess Turandot May 2017 #7
You can call it "normal" lindysalsagal May 2017 #12
that will not go unnoticed by the Saudis DrDan May 2017 #13
I would have MFM008 May 2017 #3
Did Chump wear his red "grab 'em" hat? trusty elf May 2017 #4
The Pope pulled an Al Gore and gave him a screed he wrote about global warming! Pope threw shade! bettyellen May 2017 #9
Though the rules have relaxed somewhat, Staph May 2017 #5
She was trying to outdo Jackie O as a widow.... LOL. bettyellen May 2017 #8
No, she wishes she was a widow. FSogol May 2017 #16
God, Trump looks like a doofus walking to meet the Pope... Satch59 May 2017 #10
I have a theory on the unbuttoned jacket TexasProgresive May 2017 #14
I think he wears the tie long thinking is disguises his big belly. n/t tammywammy May 2017 #15
The unbuttoned jacket is limited camo for his enormous ass. (nt) Paladin May 2017 #17
That works as well. TexasProgresive May 2017 #18
and look at how wonderful this photo is of Barack and the Pope. a kennedy May 2017 #19
I wonder if the gold rosary was an antique artifact? peacebuzzard May 2017 #20
Melania's Catholic? Retrograde May 2017 #22
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