Shoulder pads, sequins, necklines and crop tops… Before our eyes, the outfits parade.
And we discover, fascinated, the flamboyant looks of Stéphanie of Monaco in the 1980s. Four decades later, the attires of the princess, who celebrated her 59th birthday on Thursday February 1, have lost a bit of their splendor.
We wonder where the slick hair, the glamorous dresses, the pencil under the eyes, the pumps and the gloss of the interpreter of
Ouragan
have gone .
Everyone has given way to turtleneck sweaters, nude makeup, sweatshirts and “Rainier” stamped T-shirts.
A desire, perhaps, to be more discreet.
In a few clicks, we realize that in 2023, his appearances could be counted on the fingers of one hand.
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And we can't help but wonder: is the ex-singer trying to be forgotten?
Once described as a “modern” and “uninhibited” princess for her daring looks, Stéphanie of Monaco has since swapped her leather jackets, vintage jeans, sheath dresses and other necklines for much more demure, even simpler, outfits.
We are therefore surprised to see her in a red sweatshirt and flared black pants, round glasses on her nose, during a football match organized to raise funds for her association, on January 22.
She then hugged her sister-in-law Charlene of Monaco, she dressed in a long black down jacket, and laughed out loud in front of the cameras.
A relaxation which finally puts a chip in our ears.
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Simplicity on the Rock
Stéphanie, Jacques, Albert II, Gabriella and Charlene of Monaco celebrate the centenary of the birth of Rainier III.
(May 31, 2023.) Getty Images
And we wonder if, at the dawn of her 60th birthday, Stéphanie of Monaco would not have simply decided to let go.
On the balcony of the princely palace, on November 19, 2023, the princess, in a gray jacket, her unchanging round glasses on her nose, does not hesitate to smile.
Six months earlier, for the anniversary of the birth of her father Rainier III, she wore a white blazer... and a t-shirt adorned with inscriptions in honor of her father.
It already seems a long way away, the time of “hurricane” Stéphanie of Monaco.
On January 21, she appeared in a black shirt, adorned with patterns bearing the image of white elephants.
The next day, she appeared in a strict suit and red shirt on the red carpet of the Fight Aids Cup Gala.
We have just seen her in an evening dress for the traditional Monaco Centenary Ball, in October 2023. In short, lately, the sister of Albert II has been looking grim.
Or rather, happily dispenses with tense smiles.
Soon to be in her sixties, the princess is now playing the simplicity card.
And we say to ourselves that after a life of media whirlwinds, red carpets and princely scandals, Stéphanie of Monaco has, after all, well deserved it.
She thus abandoned pretense to take refuge in the shadow of her Monaco duplex, overlooking the port of Fontvieille, and where she resides with her daughter Camille Gottlieb.
We come across an interview with the princess, who confides to
Gala
that she does not miss her previous life, alongside the circus performers.
Grandma's life
Today, “her animals, her children and her granddaughter” are at the center of her life, she continues.
With disruptive looks, headlines on her love life and notable appearances, Stéphanie de Monaco now prefers her life as a grandmother (her son Louis Ducruet and Marie Chevalier welcomed a daughter, Victoire, in April 2023), and refuses the label of rebel.
“Rebellious compared to what?
she replies to
Gala
.
I'm not rebellious.
I am always correct.
In my opinion, I have never done scandalous things.
I just took life as it came.”
When mentioning a quote from Rainier - “Animals do not betray”, she responds that “they betray much less than human beings…” Moral: Stéphanie de Monaco intends to live as she sees fit, far from all judgment, and intrusive looks.