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Kate's Dress! That Queen! Those Hats!
Could the elegant royal wedding signal the end of porno chic?
By Simon Doonan
Posted Friday, April 29, 2011, at 8:38 AM ET

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It was with great reluctance that I dragged myself out of bed this morning, popped in my 18th-century wooden dentures, powdered and deloused my wig, hoisted my lorgnette, and clicked on the TV to watch the royal wedding. Why the withholding grumpiness and general lack of rejoicing? OK, I admit it: I am irate because I--a Brit AND a queen!--was not able to score a lucrative network TV wedding commentator gig. As tragic as it sounds, I actually wanted to be a ROYAL WATCHER for the day!

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Simon Doonan is the creative director of Barneys. (Photo by Roxanne Lowit.)

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