Princess Diana
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Why Kate the Thrifty Duchess is great news!
Kate Middleton’s a true blue belle in ‘recycled’ azure coat for Prince Philip’s birthday celebrations – mirror.co.uk. Kate, Duchess of Cambridge shows no signs yet of giving up that amazing pre wedding wardrobe. After wearing a great dotted shift dress for a wedding on Saturday that she had previously worn in 2007, Kate showed yesterday why she is happy to live up to the moniker of the thrifty Duchess. For the celebrations to mark Prince Phillip´s 90th Birthday, Kate chose to wear a beautiful brocade coat that she had previously worn in 2009 to the wedding of Nicholas and Alice Van Cutsem. She paired it with the fabulous Zara dress that she wore…
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New Diana dress auction – rarely seen pieces!
Every year seems to bring a new slew of auctions selling the dresses of the late Diana, Princess of Wales. This year has seen Kerry Taylor auctions selling a range of dresses once belonging to the style icon, including a copy of the famous revenge dress. June will see an auction in Toronto, Canada of many dresses that once belonged to Diana. There are some much-loved dresses up for grabs, including the famous blue velvet White House dress by Victor Edelstein she wore as John Travolta spun her around the dance floor in 1985. There are also a range of Catherine Walker dresses, including a asymmetrical pink sequined gown wore…
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Kate and Diana – A tale of two dresses.
This month sees the auctioning off of two very different black dresses. The first dress could be said to have seen the start of a Royal love story, the 2nd a perfect replica of a dress that signified the end of one. Both of the dresses showed the beauty of the women wearing them to its best advantage, and now both sit side by side in Kerry Taylor Auction House as they wait to go to new owners. It may seem strange to some that fate can sometimes be hinged on something so flimsy as a dress. Kate Middleton and Prince William were friends, but it was apparently the site…
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Kate Middleton – The clothes recycler.
Lately there has been much talk in the media about Kate Middleton’s recycling of old outfits for official and social occasions, and for her loyalty to the British High Street. Kate has been criticised for using clothes from previous seasons, including that Reiss dress and Whistles blouse, rather than using new designs that could give a boost to the British Fashion industry. She has also faced flack for mainly sticking to High Street brands, albeit High quality ones, rather than opting for a designer option. Even the ever-sensible Vogue editor Alexandra Schulman has waded into the debate, stating in the March issue that she hopes “…the current recession doesn’t drive…
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Catherine Walker remembered.
On Thursday I went to the V&A to see the Grace Kelly exhibition. After spending an hour admiring Grace’s style, we exited to the main costume exhibition. One dress made us all gasp. For there, in all its glory, was the Princess Diana ‘Elvis’ dress, the stunning off white gem encrusted strapless dress, with short sleeved jacket with the upturned collar. This was the dress that the Franklin Mint had donated to the museum in 2005/6, the dress that had raised the most money when Diana had held her famous dress Auction. The dress was instantly recogniseable to all, one of Diana’s most famous, most successful looks. And yet its…
