Kate's Ralph Lauren Purchases, New Wax Figures + More

Hello Kate fans, I hope you're having a lovely Sunday,
Duchess Kate has been spending the weekend in Berkshire with her family. She was seen in outlet shopping mall Bicester Village yesterday. Located in the heart of Oxfordshire and just sixty minutes from London, Bicester is easily accessible for those of you in the UK and every shopaholics dream :)

Bicester

The mall includes Kate favourite's McQueen, Amanda Wakeley, Temperly and Reiss but the 30 year old spent most of her time in Ralph Lauren. One lucky tweeter was standing beside Kate.

Chloe Coy Twitter

Kate's purchases were revealed by Susan S. via What Kate Wore. The Duchess chose three stunning dresses from the Ralph Lauren Black Label. We'll first look at my personal favourite the Aveline Silk Charmeuse Gown. The one shoulder, gold dress is simply beautiful. This would be an ideal piece for Wednesday's premiere, It will be very exciting to see the Duchess in Ralph Lauren for a red carpet/black tie event. It is available for €1798 and described as

"Old Hollywood glamour is conveyed in this bias-cut silk design, finished in a luxurious charmeuse for impressive drape and shine. One shoulder styling with three pleats at the front. Fits closely to the hip, flowing into a flaring hem with a slight train. 100% silk."

Ralph Lauren

The Daphne Ann is also a charmeuse dress. The navy wrap dress is available for $1698 and described as

"The lovely Daphne Ann dress features a flattering wrap silhouette of whisper-thin silk that can be easily styled for day or evening. Bodice has a fixed wrap construction with pleats at the side. Deep neckline. Gently flared silk. Concealed side zipper. 100% silk."

Ralph Lauren

Kate also purchased the Darwin Silk Crepe Dress. At first glance I thought this was quite different from Kate's typical style but Kate will most likely have the length altered. The Duchess has favoured dresscoats over the past year and teamed with a hat this piece will look amazing. It is available for €1798 and described as

"With a nod to menswear styling, the well-appointed Darwin dress is enduringly ladylike in lightweight silk crepe with a classic double-breasted silhouette and covered buttons. Notched lapel. Padded shoulders. Angled besom chest pocket. 100% silk."

Ralph Lauren

 Kate also purchased a beaded bikini and the Santana striped dress. (With thanks to What Kate Wore) What do you think of Kate's choices? Excellent possibilities for upcoming engagements and the royal tour this autumn.

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William and Kate's fourth set of waxworks were unveiled at Madame Taussauds in Blackpool last week. 

Madamae Taussauds/Dayife

Kate is dressed in an exact copy of the rose Jenny Packham dress she wore to the Ark gala last year. Kate's Links of London earrings and engagement ring were also recreated. William is dressed in a sharp navy suit.

Daylife

A closer look at the figures. The detail is quite amazing.

Madame Taussauds Blackpool Facebook

Madame Taussauds in Blackpool celebrated it's one year anniversary with the company of their new royal additions :)

Madame Taussauds Facebook 

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Kate and Pippa feature on the cover of US Weekly this week. The media has been having a field day since Pippa was photographed in a car where one of her friends was jokingly aiming a gun at the paparazzi. Reportedly the Windsor's are quite displeased about the incident. I understand Pippa is not a royal but considering Kate's position, I'm not sure antics like this are appropriate. I would love to hear your thoughts?

US Weekly

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InStyle kindly asked myself, What Kate Wore, Kate's Wardrobe and Kate Middleton Style to choose our favourite outfit from Kate's first year as Duchess of Cambridge. Please vote for your favourite here :)

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Get Kate's 'pretty in purple' look

I normally leave fashion posts for the style page but I thought all my female readers might be interested in emulating Duchess Kate's 'pretty in purple' look. Absolutely anyone can wear this look, It represents casual chic perfectly. Kate is a natural beauty and I often think in her case less is more. I believe the purple sweater is the Ralph Lauren slim fit cable cashmere. It is described as 

'Wearable luxury you can treasure for years'

Almost identical to the above sweater is the Ralph Lauren buchanan cable knit sweater.  It is currently available for just under $100 It is described as

'A classic crewneck sweater is elegantly rendered in cozy, lightweight cable knit cotton and finished with signature embroidery for an iconic look'

It is available in a number of colours. The colour above is 'Wexford Purple'. Similar sweaters can be purchased on the high street or by designers. 

 This is  also a Ralph Lauren from the Black Label range. (Yes Ralph Lauren make great sweaters :)) The neckline is lower than the one above but they otherwise they are extremely similar. This cable knit cashmere sweater is available to buy HERE

For a more affordable alternative, I've chosen this dark purple Austin Reed cable knit jumper. It is available in all sizes HERE

On Kate's trip to Tesco she wore the beautiful Aquascutum Club Check Scarf she previously wore whilst canoeing in Canada, It is currently on sale. The scarf, made in Italy would be ideal for Winter.

Kate completed her shopping look with Croc Patent Leather Pirouette flats by London Sole

They are available for £165 and described as 

'A classic french ballet flat with fabric lining, leather insoles and strong elastomere outersoles'

To complete the look simply scrape your hair back and team with your favourite skinny jeans! Let me know if any of you emulate the look. Any photos? I shall add them to the blog!

On another note I am delighted we are seeing so much of Kate recently, After their return from Canada St James's stated we wouldn't see the Royal couple much this year. I can hardly imagine seeing Camilla shopping at Tesco which is why William and Kate are a breath of fresh air. Looking forward to seeing what she wears next!

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Duchess Kate wears purple again for shopping trip

Another set of photos have emerged of Duchess Kate shopping at the Wilkinson family value store in Holyhead, North Wales. Kate is again wearing the purple Ralph Lauren sweater and aquascutum scarf she wore on her shopping trip to Tesco with darker jeans and flats. This look may be Kate's signature shopping look or she may be trying to appear less interesting to the press. A huge reason there is such intense interest is because we are all so eager to see what Kate wears and emulate her look. Kate looks beautiful today, I think her hair looks lighter? 


On another note, I appreciate and welcome all comments from readers and you are all wonderful to take the time to check the blog! but lately I have been receiving some hateful ones. I will not publish unkind comments about the Duchess of Cambridge. Anything constructive, absolutely, but profanity and general trolling about the blog is unwelcome.

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