The Duchess of Cambridge's Daytime Fashion Part 20: October 2016 - February 2017

[dazzling]

Better pictures from today

Lovely coat and a nice look!

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[Daria_S]

Catherine looked very elegant in her coat and hat.


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[IloveCP]

The coat is lovely and elegant.

 

[Marty91charmed]

That coat does not thrill me, but it is fine when it is paired with those earrings.

 

[Pranter]

I think she looks very elegant and classy. LOVE the whole look.


LaRae

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

I wasn't sure about the coat at first, but after taking a second glance at it I think it's beautiful. I think it has an elegant and sophisticated feel, and that feel is completed with her lovely bun.

 

[Scarebaby]

The earrings are smashing! Just the little lift this somber and appropriate outfit needs.

 

[Erin9]

The Duchess of Cambridge's Daytime Fashion Part 20: October 2016 -

Very elegant. The coat was nicely styled with a few embellishments that added to the look, fit well. Loved the updo and hat. Earrings were lovely.

 

[Pranter]

The earrings are smashing! Just the little lift this somber and appropriate outfit needs.

Yes aren't they nice? Has she worn them before?


LaRae

 

[Countessmeout]

No, Kate hasn't worn them before. They are on loan from the queen. They are called the Bahrain pearl drops, as the pearls were part of a wedding gift to the queen from the then ruler of Bahrain. Sophie has borrowed them as well.
http://whatkatewore.com/

 

[Frelinghighness]

Great coat with terrific collar, perfect diamond and pearl earrings and nice side chignon.

 

[Lumutqueen]

Catherine in LK Bennett at a embargoed event at the NHM!

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[IloveCP]

It's a great style but I dislike the print. It's too much.

 

[Pranter]

I love it. She looks great!


LaRae

 

[Erin9]

Love it! The design, the fit, the colors are perfect.

 

[polyesco]

I like the print, the blue is fantastic

 

[RJC]

I find it a bit matronly.

 

[Elly C]

A refreshing change- really suits her.

 

[Mirabel]

I find it a bit matronly.

I agree.

 

[AdmirerUS]

I just am not enjoying the color way of the print. I like good smaller scale/busy floral but want a dash more floral color. But this is fine, because, that's just my taste. Even if I AM right.
The shape may look dowdy to some of us, but this shape comes and goes and come back again for a reason and here it is again. It actually is a very "pretty" shape and is flattering on all kinds of figures. It also has the benefit of being discreet, comfortable and usually not a hot mess of wrinkles.
For some reason, I always feel a jeune fille (in a good way and as much as I can) in a fuller, longer skirt. I actually enjoy the feel of a fabric swishing about - it takes ten years off my attitude!
Catherine does not yet have these worries - but I think it a wise choice for the venue! Children and floral prints work, methinks!

 

[Countessmeout]

Agree matronly, but nice at least to see a bit of color and print on her.

 

[Frelinghighness]

I think it really suits her and she looks comfortable in it

 

[dazzling]

It's a nice dress but looks ideal for an informal dinner IMO not an event with kids.

 

[princess carmen]

i think she looks fine.

 

[Valerie Rose]

Agree matronly, but nice at least to see a bit of color and print on her.

She is a matron

I think this dress looks lovely on her. Very soft and elegant.

 

[Countessmeout]

I guess on archaic terms when it refers simply to a wife. In modern terms, matron refers to middle aged women, and matronly to women who dress like it. Coming from a woman who is eight months older, I would think she or anyone else our age would be appalled to be referred to as a matron.

At thirty four she is hardly middle aged. Unfortunately her clothes often wouldnt look out of place on fifty one year old Sophie.

 

[Pranter]

She's not a single girl in her 20's either. She's in her mid 30's and has two children, married to the future King.

It's not like she doesn't get a bit daring or flashy at times, she keeps her more daring looks to evening events where it's more appropriate.

I don't know why anyone is surprised when she wears mature and/or conservative clothing when 'working'. She does wear a short hemline/low cut top now and then when on the job.


LaRae

 

[Marty91charmed]

i think that "solemn looks" age her a lot... but it was an appropriate ensemble for the remembrance service!

 

[Dman]

Catherine looked very good and appropriate for the memorial.

 

[Countessmeout]

She's not a single girl in her 20's either. She's in her mid 30's and has two children, married to the future King.

It's not like she doesn't get a bit daring or flashy at times, she keeps her more daring looks to evening events where it's more appropriate.

I don't know why anyone is surprised when she wears mature and/or conservative clothing when 'working'. She does wear a short hemline/low cut top now and then when on the job.


LaRae

No one is asking her to war short skirts and deep necklines. One doesn't have yo dress like a twenty year old or a fifty year old. There is a fantastic fashion for the in between decades. Heck even if she took a page from the princesses who are in their late thirties. There is a difference between age appropriate sad matronly. Just because you are married with kids doesn't mean you have to dress like granny.

The problem I have is she seems to agree eith you, that to look young she has to shorten a hemline or deepen a neck which isn't always appropriate.

As for the memorial look, which hasn't been posted, we were discussing her printed dress from another event, she looked lovely.