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Kates dress

185 replies

MintyGreenDream · 19/05/2022 20:23

How gorgeous does the duchess of Cambridge look

Dazzling Kate Middleton joins William at Top Gun: Maverick premiere mol.im/a/10834371 via dailym.ai/android

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sausagesandchamp · 20/05/2022 07:30

I think she looks fantastic. There may be dresses or hairstyles that suit her better, but with so many public events to attend it must be fun to experiment with various looks. So why not!

Pootle40 · 20/05/2022 07:33

doorfram · 20/05/2022 07:21

She is not, we have become distorted in what is 'normal'

That's BS, she is very slim. Particularly for a mother of 3 in her 40s, let's not pretend even back in the day this was normal.

100%. There is no way she is in normal BMI range.

MrsLargeEmbodied · 20/05/2022 07:36

but she is no spring chicken
she is 40
and very slim
so she looks it, she needs a plumper face to look more youthful but her body is shown off in the that dress amazingly
her smile is lovely
it is a tough job

doorfram · 20/05/2022 07:36

I'm the same height as her & used to model (badly). Cameras certainly do add pounds.

doorfram · 20/05/2022 07:36

She looks like she is having fun which is great.

anxiousatnight · 20/05/2022 07:39

I usually love Kate's outfits and those style dresses, but I find it jarring to look at. There's just something that doesn't feel 'comfortable' to my eyes. Maybe it's just because the hair and dress are quite different to what we usually see from Kate.

Those earrings are stunning though, I hope we see them again.

schnubbins · 20/05/2022 07:42

I think she looks just fabulous!

Classicblunder · 20/05/2022 07:42

I think the dress is stunning.

I am not convinced about the hair, looks too severe. I don't love the bouncy curls look either, I think she has the bone structure to pull off short hair but not sure she wants to.

Of course she is underweight, when you see her next to other slender women, it's very obvious

Balderdaah · 20/05/2022 07:44

I also think she looks tired and strained. William always looks absolutely miserable these days. He looks like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders.

He probably feels he does - booing at events, Andrew, stress about the Jubilee and I can't image M&H are easy to negotiate with.

LilythePunk · 20/05/2022 07:46

Balderdaah · 20/05/2022 07:44

I also think she looks tired and strained. William always looks absolutely miserable these days. He looks like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders.

He probably feels he does - booing at events, Andrew, stress about the Jubilee and I can't image M&H are easy to negotiate with.

Agreed

SickAndTiredAgain · 20/05/2022 07:48

I quite like her dress, but don't like the hair. But not just on her specifically, I just don't like that style although I'm aware it's fashionable.

Trixiefirecracker · 20/05/2022 07:49

I may be in the minority but I just think Kate is very plain and these days, way too thin. Not keen on the dress at all but am not an ardent royalist.

hattie43 · 20/05/2022 07:49

She looks beautiful.

themessygarden · 20/05/2022 07:56

Oceanus · 19/05/2022 23:20

I love love love the earrings! Although I like the dress, I don't think it does her any favours tbh compared to some of her previous ones. She's worn some outstanding ones over the years but this one will be forgotten soon.
What I really wish though was she got the "right person" to do her eyebrows! "Eyes are the window to the soul and the eyebrows frame it". When I stand in front of sb with asymmetrical eyebrows I can't concentrate - it's like the mouth moves but my brain can't get past the lack of symmetry.

The wonky eyebrow is a known side effect of too much botox.

It happens to her regularly, she needs to find another botox Dr. who can do it so it is natural and doesn't affect the symmetry of her face.

themessygarden · 20/05/2022 08:01

She has minimal body fat, but has good muscle tone, so I don't think she is dangerously underweight.

I think she looks fab and love the dress.

RitaFaircloughsWig · 20/05/2022 08:04

I think she looks great - while she no doubt has help she is the mother of 3 children and their Royal commitments/duties have been high lately. Yes she is very thin and this does reflect in your face. She will have Botox I am sure so what? Her mother and sister are of the same type colour wise and do look somewhat older for their age too. The dress suggested some curves too.

Phos · 20/05/2022 08:14

She's worn nicer. This is nothing to write home about.

IrishMamaMia · 20/05/2022 08:15

I thought this was such a fun fashion look for her and totally appropriate for the occasion.
She is quite thin but I think it's natural and I always imagine her as someone who is into fitness and keeping healthy.

Lizziekisss · 20/05/2022 08:15

I think she looks great but agree the Botox has messed with the eyebrows.

MsMiaWallace · 20/05/2022 08:22

She doesn't look too thin! She looks great!

Babaski · 20/05/2022 08:22

I thought it was a very severe look.
When she's not smiling she looks quite haggard.
When one thinks that the camera adds 7-10lb she must be extremely thin in reality.

(According to the DM, her McQueen clutch bag cost £2300, unbelievable!!)

JaninaDuszejko · 20/05/2022 08:35

doorfram · 20/05/2022 07:36

I'm the same height as her & used to model (badly). Cameras certainly do add pounds.

Yes, the photos with my SIL, SIL looked curvier than she looks in RL which is why I think DoC must look very thin in RL. Agree with a PP that she looks muscular and certainly in photos I don't think she looks dangerously underweight in the way Diana did at times.

Iamacatslave · 20/05/2022 08:37

I thought her earrings looked fab.😃

emuloc · 20/05/2022 08:39

Fuckitydoodah · 19/05/2022 22:14

She does look lovely. I thought she looked really stunning at the james bond premiere. She looks very slim in those pictures and her forehead is very smooth - do you think she has botox? The pressure to always look perfect must be immense.

Yes it must, especially when she will be aware that randoms on the net are talking about her looks. How about people talk about what she actually does instead.

FAQs · 20/05/2022 08:44

Apparently she is a size 4-6 which is the same size as my 17 year old.

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