Kate’s signature look is very simple, elegant, minimalist but always chic. She never goes over the top, but she also rarely goes wrong. I like her style a lot, since it has a lot to do with me. I don’t like to be the center of attention and I buy good quality pieces, usually plain and classics. Like me, even when Kate goes with fast fashion, she goes for the right pieces, like plain simple dresses or clothes that don’t look dated.
I can’t remember any outfit that really stroked me (beside the wedding one), because she often wears down to earth pieces, that she puts together like the girl next door, who has style and good taste. I admire how she wears hats and how she manages to get beautiful ones and wear them in a way that makes them look modern.
When she dresses sport, she also goes for the basic, with jeans, t-shirts, flats or boots: very basic and clean.
She inspires me because I also wear plain colors, blue, jeans and white shirts. In the celebrity world nowadays, it’s hard to find someone that dresses nicely, without over dressing (watch Fashion Police every week!) or only using the latest trends. Kate manages to always get it right, whether she wears a dress coat by Libelula and a hat at the wedding of H. Aubrey-Fletcher and Sarah L. Stourton, or wearing a Diesel jeans with a Topshop t-shirt and scarf, at a William’s polo match.
At this point, everybody knows that Kate’s dress was designed by Sarah Burton, from Alexander Mc Queen’s house, a choice that was expected, but never confirmed. The dress was everything we expected from her: it was traditional and also modern in a way that you could see that Kate was the bride. The dress had very much her carachtherists, as far as being elegant, simple and yet looking great.
The Individual flowers that was hand-cut from lace and hand-engineered onto ivory silk tulle managed to create a design, which incorporated the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock. In the bust, she had a lace-encrusted bodice of the dress that presented a scalloped neckline, inspired by Grace Kelly’s wedding dress in 1956. The bust was perhaps the only part of the dress that I didn’t love, because I thought it accentuated her breast too much. The French Chantilly lace combined with English Cluny looked traditional and amazingly beautiful and delicate.
The simple veil made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers was topped by a Cartier ‘halo’ tiara from 1936, lent to her by The Queen. Again, traditional, royal and simple, yet, very sophisticated.
The train was 9ft long incrusted in handmade English lace. I believe that if Kate was marrying someone else, she wouldn’t have a train in her wedding dress. Having to do it, she did it her way.
Concerning accessories, her earrings made from diamond-set stylized oak leaves with a pear shaped diamond set drop and a pavé set diamond acorn suspended in the center were delicate and still a statement piece, drawing a lot of attention. In my opinion, the bouquet, that had a shield-shaped wired bouquet of myrtle, lily-of-the-valley, sweet William and hyacinth, could be a little bigger. Her “demi-chignon” hair accentuated her face and earrings.
The bridesmaid looked absolutely beautiful; and in some ways, I think she wore the dress that Kate would like to wear on her wedding, if she was marrying a commoner. For a royal wedding, I think that her neckline could be a little higher and the sleeves would work better if they were ¾ sleeves. But only because it was a royal wedding. Otherwise, I’ll be in front of the line to get a knock-off of Pippa’s dress.
I loved the combination of traditional and modern that Kate and William brought to the wedding. One of the reasons I admire Kate, is because she always make sure that her family looks as important as her husband’s family. It’s like she is showing all the time that her family might not be royal, but it’s full of love, it’s well educated and harmonious, and that she will always be a Middleton. Also the bridesmaid and best man were young, beautiful and best friends from the bride and groom. There was going to be an after party where they were planning to dance until 6am and they went for a ride in a sports car, with William driving it. What could be more modern than that? Maybe, only the $ 89 dress by Zara, that Kate showed the next morning.
Welcome new monarchy, you guys know how to put on a fashion show!
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