Nobody took fashion risks like Queen Máxima this year, but they all paid off!

Queen Máxima’s
style is always bright and bold, and you can guarantee visual
interest in almost everything she wears.
If Queen Mary is the style queen of 2025, Queen Máxima’s is the
year’s risk taker!

Let’s take a look back at some of her biggest fashion hits.

HOW DRAMATIC ARE THOSE SLEEVES?

Whatever you’re imagining without seeing the photo, double it.
The sleeves on Queen Máxima’s scarlet Claes Iversen gown are
dramatic. The Dutch queen closed out the year in stately
style at the Finnish state banquet in early December with this
concoction—and it also doubles as a perfectly festive look!

AN OLD PRO WELCOMES THE NEWEST CONSORT

Sorry, Queen Máxima, I’m giving the edge to your daughter for
best style at Grand Duke Guillaume’s installation in October. But
I’ll give you your laurels for this crimson Natan dress and
Valentino cape you wore when Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess
Stéphanie came to visit the Netherlands. The dramatic hat adds to
the win here.

YOU JUST HAVE TO SEE THIS SHIRT

I can’t think of an appropriate intro for this section. It’s
literally just this shirt. It’s not just red, it’s
red. And it’s not just red, it’s red mohair. Who
else would wear this? I’m drawing a blank, but of course, Queen
Máxima being Queen Máxima, she pulls it off!

IT’S CALLED FASHION, LOOK IT UP

Add this to the ‘who else would wear this?’ file, because Queen
Máxima has worn this floral print scalloped coat twice. At least
this time, it make sense: it was when the Dutch queen was opening
Dutch Fashion Week. Last time it was Prinsjesdag 2023!

SPEAKING OF PRINSJESDAG…

The draping on this Jan Timiniau gown was perfection, and the
blue of her Berry Rutjes hat complemented it perfectly. Top
marks!

MELLOW YELLOW IN CYPRUS

How much do I love this yellow floral Natan dress? Answer: a
lot! Worn by Queen Máxima in Cyprus during a state visit in March,
it was the perfect burst of sunshine to mark the coming of
spring.

MELLOW YELLOW PART II

Later in March, when King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima went
to Kenya, she wore a brilliant blue top with a yellow floral
printed skirt from Claes Iversen. The pieces work so well
together!

QUEEN MÁXIMA’S STYLE HITS IN THE CZECH
REPUBLIC

For the purposes of this section, I’m crowning her state banquet
gown, a deep red, one-sleeved Jan Taminiau creation, as the winner.
But just know that there was a gorgeous white-to-butter ombre
dress; a white floral neckline gown; a beautiful green brocade
dress; and vintage Valentino to round it all out.