There are blogs dedicated to fashion and then there are blogs dedicated to Kate's fashion. Kate Middleton mania is still in full force and is as manic as ever...I am curious though, who is buying every dress she wears? Who has the Duchess of Cambridge poised as a search time in their Google reader? With what Kate wears making headline news most days, there really is something about Kate.
I am no Royalist, but I cannot help, but be swept into Kate mania. The Royal wedding gave Britain a glimmer of hope and made us feel patriotic for a few days...it was nice. I along with millions of other women it seems like and appreciate Kate's Royal poise and her overly-talked about style.
Kate chooses to wear British brands and the high street are falling over themselves to get her in one of their frocks. The dress Kate is wearing in this picture is the Orla Kiely "Dove" Dress coat and it has now sold out in every size. Originally £325 reduced to £162.50...my point is...women are buying these dresses as seen on Kate Middleton, not teens or tweens, but working women with families and they all want a bit of Kate.
This is not the first or the last time one of Kate's dresses has caused a shop to melt down under the pressure of limited stock.
A white £159 Reiss dress worn by the the Princess caused fashion - hysteria at one point, selling one a minute. Traffic to the website soared to 500% before the site crashed! So I have got to ask what is it about Kate?
Are you buying into the Kate effect? What do you think of Kate's style and fashion choices?
I think women identify with her style. It seems achievable to pull of the same look yourself, without looking ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteSo many other fashion role models are inspirational but I for one would not wear some of the things that they do, even if I could afford it (which of course I can't!).
Kate's style is accessible and affordable, which I think explains a lot of the rush to buy the same/copycat pieces.
(Great blog by the way!)
I love her style....she looks relaxed and natural and I'm sure what she is wearing is what she would have picked out for herself on a Saturday afternoon shopping spree!
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Kate's choice of dress is excellent. I loved the way she picked up dresses for the right occasion.
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