Kate's dress - Stockholm visit

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Your thought please.
I think she normally dresses very well but this looks like her suitcase was lost in transit and somebody in the Palace in Stockholm very kindly offered to run her up a dress from curtains ( a la The Sound of Music ) that they were donating to a charity shop.

Thanks Octon

But lots of high profile women have a "non confrontational" style without being so dull. The two things are different

The ‘dullness’ IS the aim. She's high profile with a very specific set of restrictions - she is deliberately moulding herself into that, and has been for years. It’s not an accident or that she has no fashion sense - she has access to almost unlimited resources of designers and stylists. It’s a deliberate choice.

I agree. Why do people expect kate moss from kate middleton?. Im sure the notion that she should dress any6thing other than appropriately is 'none of her business' iyswim

There is dullness but then there is wtaf

Kate was out and about again today in another excellent coat. Outerwear is definitely her strong point!

Call me old fashioned but I think that many of her clothes look unbalanced in that she wears high heels with coats and dresses that look just that bit too short.
You might think that she’s got good legs so why not show them off but I stand by my view that an extra inch on the length would improve things.

On a slight tangent , but does anybody follow Deborah Brett? She's now on what looks like her fourth holiday this year having just flown in from her Ibiza house. How on earth does she afford this lifestyle. I googled her husband and he seems to be a very minor film director. And I don't think she works apart from for the wardrobe icons girls!!

Sorry - wrong thread!

Oh Wips you had me perplexed. Glad you clarified.

It's the BAFTAs next weekend so another opportunity for a gown.

I know this is a Kate thread but looking at Meghan today she needed to take those trousers up a smidge.

The cross body bag is an interesting departure as well. I personally love a cross bias bag even though I've realised it makes my knockers look massive.

I loved Meghan's coat and bag. I don't like those flared trousers on anybody.
I'll be sticking to my skinnies.

The trousers are very mid-noughties. I preferred the cropped tuxedo ones she wore to that awards ceremony. I'll be interested to see what her wedding dress is like - I'm imagining something fairly sleek and very different from Kate's.

Her BAFTAs dress is an improvement on the Scandinavian monstrosities but it's a shame she didn't wear black to support the #TimesUp movement. I know the royals aren't meant to get political but surely the rights of women to not be harassed or assaulted is beyond politics?

I personally think the whole wear black thing is a bit silly.

Nice dress - but a seam down the middle of the skirt? My kids m would be horrified! Fab emeralds!

my mum, not my kids m ffs.

I don't understand this she can't wear black nonsense. She wore that black lace temperley dress loads!

Wouldn't it have been great if she had worn black.

She looked lovely anyway.
She looked different, the bit of pregnancy weight suits her.

She wears black evening dresses plenty of other times, would've been nice if she could've made a statement here by continuing with that.

Make a statement? Jump on a meaningless bandwagon you mean. Wearing black will change nothing.

She's out at a fashion event tonight sporting another Erdem, but don't think I like it from the footage I've seen so far. Princess Beatrice and Sophie Wessex are there too but no proper shots of their outfits yet.

It's this dress but she's had an extra frill added to the bottom to make it calf-length and it looks a little frumpy.

Sophie looks lovely. She's really found her style.

I think Erdem is hugely overrated - I've not seen one of his pieces that I'd like.
Emperors new clothes methinks.