Catherine Middleton's Fashion and Style Part 1: September 2005 - November 2009

[regardez]

Some article was reporting her dress/coat as being by Jigsaw. She must really like them, I've never heard of them!

 

[Coquine]

New wedding attire for Kate, I have to say this is not the best she's looked. I do like the coat/dress thing, it's okay but I think she could have done a lot better,like a dress from one of my favorite designers, Tracy Reese. tracyreese.com And that head piece is just a disaster.

Here's Kate: http://s2.supload.com/image.php?get=22-20060506172210.jpg

Actually I think that is the best she's looked till now. Remember the outfit from the previous wedding ? Imo, this outfit is a lot more elegant. The color suits her well and the shoes are nice. I also like what she wears underneath the coat. You can see it here. But I agree on the headpiece, I wouldn't wear that myself.

 

[Little_star]

Some article was reporting her dress/coat as being by Jigsaw. She must really like them, I've never heard of them!

Jigsaw is a really nice UK clothes store, they do very pretty and feminine pieces.
http://www.jigsaw-online.com/

 

[Royal Fan]

She always dresses so good ! shes got great style

 

[margotantoinette]

She always dresses so good ! shes got great style

I generally agree except for the hat situation. First we had the huge fur/not fur semi-disaster and now at Laura Parker Bowles wedding there is the bird that died on the side of her head...but generally I think she wears classy, well fit pieces of clothing, she just has headwear difficulties

 

[Eliza]

I think overall she has a very good sense of fashion and dress very well. Should she marry William, the British royal family will gain a new asset and she'll set the pace in fashion.

Although i hope the recurrance of what happen to Diana won't repeat itself with Kate!

Recently i came across a magazine article in one of those gossip magazine and it mentioned comparing Kate and Chelsea as the new Diana and Fergie! How sick is that!!!

 

[Laraib]

I think the coat is Burberry. http://www.burberry.com/HomeUK.aspx You can see the resemblence. Also it's very similar to the coats in their stores.The shoes look like they are from there too.

 

[Christo's Girl]

In hommage to Diana it would be nice for Kate to wear a few designs from Catherine Walker.

 

[princesslily]

^ she did when she attended the horse racing...

 

[CasiraghiTrio]

Two more handbags

From her St. Andys graduation: http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=101704&d=1127786083

From I don't know what event, maybe a horse show or polo match: http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=101720&d=1127787351

These are FashionSpot.com attachments. The original sources are Polfoto and a scanned pic (scanned by a FashionSpot member)

 

[Little_star]

I've seen lookalike Lola Rose necklaces everywhere, you can get them in Accessorise, Topshop, Next etc. and they're usually a fraction of the price.

 

[English Rose]

From her St. Andys graduation: http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=101704&d=1127786083

From I don't know what event, maybe a horse show or polo match: http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=101720&d=1127787351

These are FashionSpot.com attachments. The original sources are Polfoto and a scanned pic (scanned by a FashionSpot member)

Just noticed that the tan bag that she wears all the time and the black one that she has been photographed with a couple of times are the same desisgn. And I think that she has a few other things which are the same but different colours (like her boots and jeans), she obviously is one of those people who finds a design she likes and sticks with it!

http://www.isifa.com/functions/watermark/watermark.php?ifotonummer=11869920
http://www.isifa.com/functions/watermark/watermark.php?ifotonummer=12170442

 

[princesslily]

Does anybody know what colours kate has been seen with pashminas and do they look cashmere??

 

[CasiraghiTrio]

Does anybody know what colours kate has been seen with pashminas and do they look cashmere??

Isn't pashmina just a specific type of cashmere? Pashmina is a material specifically from India I think, which is cashmere but a very specific type. Is that right?

 

[English Rose]

Does anybody know what colours kate has been seen with pashminas and do they look cashmere??

As far as I can remember I've seen two pics of her in pashminas, one jade and one soft pink (there are pictures at www.wireimage.com you just have to put Kate Middleton in search and they are on the 1st page towards the bottom). The jade one could be lambs wool, and the soft pink one could either be silk or cotton, at least that's how they look to me.
Hope that helps!

 

[Little_star]

Isn't pashmina just a specific type of cashmere? Pashmina is a material specifically from India I think, which is cashmere but a very specific type. Is that right?

Pashmina is different to cashmere, it's better quality wool and is found in plenty of places besides India, Pakistan being one example. The wool comes from a goat found in the Himalayas. It's incredibly rare and quite expensive but absolutely beautiful to touch and much softer than cashmere.
http://www.shoppersworld.co.uk/store/?s=111
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashmina

Cashmere wool comes specifically from the Kashmir goat, hence the name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashmere_wool

 

[HRHAmy]

New pic of Kate, I don't really care for this green top with the skirt. I think the outfit would look better with a white top under the black cardigan or a black top under the cardigan.

http://www.isifa.com/functions/watermark/watermark.php?ifotonummer=12217880

 

[regardez]

I love the colour of Kate's dress in this picture.

 

[soCal girl]

I love the colour of Kate's dress in this picture.

What event was this?

I agree, the color of the dress is so vibrant!

 

[Aussie Princess]

charity boxing match

 

[HRH Mims]

That dress are in wonderful color. Idea is lovely. But I dont like her black purse and black shoes. it wants something more original.

 

[Mrs.Smith]

Isn't pashmina just a specific type of cashmere? Pashmina is a material specifically from India I think, which is cashmere but a very specific type. Is that right?

as far as I know, pashmina is a mixture of cashmere and silk in a special relation. I don't know the exact relation, I think I've heard it was 60/40 or 70/30(probably more cashmere). I've got an "original" pashmina with 90/10 but considering the price it can't be original.

 

[ayvee]

Kate's dress on Ebay

I love the colour of Kate's dress in this picture.

This dress is available on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/358-BCBG-LAPIS-COLOR-ACETATE-LONG-DRESS-GOWN-NWT-M_W0QQitemZ9327726530QQcategoryZ63861QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

-ayvee

 

[HRHAmy]

charity boxing match

That was probably the dress she was searching for when they printed those pictures a while back when Wills was at Sandhurst. I think they said he was going to purpose and she needed a gown or something like that. This dress looks similair to what she was trying on tight, the criss cross ribbon on the front part of the dress. I believe it was a red gown and white gown in the picture it might have been from Point Devue?. I can't find the article with the pic in it maybe someone can locate and post it?

 

[soCal girl]

I was on the BCBG Maxazria site and came across the dress! I was like "hmm...that dress looks familiar" .

http://www.bcbg.com/spring2006/index.htm
(It's part of their ready-wear collection)

I think the model wore the dress better because her hair is swept up. I think a halter top is much sexier when a bit of the back and shoulders are exposed.

Here's the post Amy!
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/416672-post243.html

 

[BeccaLynn07]

I think the blue dress is gorgeous! It looks great on her. IMO, the black shoes and bag balanced out the vibrant blue color of the dress.

 

[HRHAmy]

Thank you so much Socal Girl that was the one I was looking for!! Thanks again! And yes I do like how the model is wearing the dress better but Kate looked very nice in it too.

 

[princesslily]

The green dress outfit looks very 'Jigsaw'...and probably is.

 

[English Rose]

I don't if anyone has mentioned this before. But http://www.rexfeatures.com/ (sorry I don't have an account) has more pictures of Kate in the pretty green dress. It also has pictures of the shops Kate visited that day... including tm lewin (shirtmakers), blue velvet (vintage clothes), lk bennett, peter jones, richard ward (hairdresses) and the various cafes she goes to.

 

[Duchess]

it's funny that people refer to "kate's designers". i don't think anyone is designing for her(correct me i'm wrong) unless it's someone completely unknown but i think it's safer to say that she's buying her clothes off the rack. however, she does have amazing style.