PHOTOS: Pretty Princesses, Terrible Dresses

January 2, 2013 Subscribe · Forward PHOTOS: Danish Princesses Celebrate New Year's In Terrible Dresses We love a good royal ball, but we hate creased dresses made of heavy satin that flatter no one. Alas, often these things coincide. On New Year's Day, Queen Margrethe of Denmark held a special New Year's Banquet at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, just as she did last year. The main difference between this year and last: in 2013, the fashion was seriously lackluster. Continue reading... PHOTO: Andrej Pejic Lands A Big One Bulgari Is NOT Having A Happy New Year WATCH: Coconut Oil As... Mouthwash? Pregnant Kim Kardashian Does New Year's Eve In A Sheer Dress (PHOTOS) Beauty Queen Sheena Monnin 'Shocked' By Ruling In Trump Miss USA Lawsuit Miranda Kerr, Kendall Jenner And 11 More Up-And-Coming Style Stars Of 2013 (PHOTOS) LISA MIRZA GROTTS Forms of Address: How to Address the President If you have the chance to meet President Obama, will you know what to say? If you want to send him a letter, do you know how to address the envelope? Here are some tips on how to behave if you're ever lucky enough to meet the highest-ranking official in the United States. Continue reading... ERICA CHEUNG My Beauty Resolution for 2013: Say 'I Am Beautiful' It seems snooty to say: "I am beautiful." And in a way, it seems like a lie. If I genuinely think that I am beautiful, I wouldn't hate dressing rooms and I wouldn't avert my eyes from the mirror as I squeeze into a sparkly New Year's dress. Continue reading... MARJORIE HILL, PH.D. Offering Care on the Battlefield of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: An Interview With Designer Michael Bastian Recently I sat down with designer Michael Bastian, who received this year's Style Vault Award from my organization, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), for his generous support and for his exemplary talent in the fashion industry. Continue reading... MICHAEL COHEN Ask Michael Cohen: 5 Dos and Don'ts of New Year's 'Resolutions' New Year's resolutions are just too severe, and usually impulsive, having been declared on the spot, at midnight, after drinking too much champagne. No wonder they are often dropped to the wayside within a few weeks. Continue reading... DANIEL HILL In Defense of New Year's Resolutions If you listen to the resolution-haters, we resolution-makers are a forlorn lot; apparently we should develop our objectives throughout the 52-week cycle rather than engage in the inane exercise of making the end of year a time of reflection and goal setting. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.