Kate

We shall have to get inventive Callistemon you know, turn your dress into a skirt and use the sleeves to ahem...widen it?

On second thoughts I would donate it to the charity shop and buy something more suitable whilst I was there!

Actually you have raised a good point.
If we are to recycle more often do we need to invest in a sewing machine and sewing classes?
I do have a machine as I remember you have. But I'm not that good at using it. Problens with the tension always ruins my enthusiasm, and causes me much tension?

If we can stay the same size though!?

Just tried to recycle a dress I bought circa 1979 by squeezing into it.
Alas, no good, I was scared I'd get stuck with it halfway on or off so gave up the attempt.

Is it vintage yet?

Alegrias1

She'll probably wear a lot more sheepskin.

???Noooo! The only sheep will be on a zoo by then!

I do hope she carries on recycling her clothes, as she has done for most of the time.
It's a good example for others to follow.
If we can stay the same size though!?

She'll probably wear a lot more sheepskin.

But, will Kate change her style when she is on the throne?
Any guesses?

Daisend1 I so hope you are right,

Anniebach.
Somehow I do not believe Kate and William will be on the throne for many years to come.
Charles has great stamina which is clearly inherited and have only to look at his late father and now the queen who has great stamina and what appears to be no intention of 'throwing in the towel'.

Kate does florals Iam64 I cant fathom how to post a photo sorry!
Often the dress shape is similar to the red one above, just a different material.

I like your suggestions GrandtanteJE65
It's fun to chat about colours and fashion, unlike politics ect which gets people hot under the collar.
At least that how I saw the subject.

Fine the dress is ten years old and she is making a statement that certainly will impact favourably on the environment if she has managed to start a trend, but why should that prevent her from looking in the mirror?

Presumably she did and like what she saw. The rest of us, would either have used a belt in the same fabric as the dress, no belt at all, or deliberately chosen a belt that stood out!

I would have found a leather belt at least 3 inches wide and emerald green!

She looks stunning on that dress Josieanne the colour suits her.
Thanks for the picture.

It's obviously a shape and style she likes in dressing. Yesterday, similar just with a different neck.

Since the 70’s when most of us were worn by Laura Ashley patterned frocks, I’ve worn plain clothes. The current fashion for noisy often floral prints isn’t a good look IMO. Kate does dress well. She Dan do horsey, dog walking, picking the children up from school and evening or more conventional day wear brilliantly. She looks happier than she did after Louis arrived (all those rumours must have been hard )

I liked the way Kate wore the dress it didn’t wear her IYKWIM?

I know exactly what you mean, TillyTrotter

I saw the lovely Charlene White, newscaster, on TV the other week in a flowery dress and said "that dress is wearing you Charlene". DH didn't know what I meant. I've not seen her in it since, perhaps she heard me!

Kate has an understated elegance and looked lovely.

Blossoming

She always looks well groomed and elegant. Nothing too fussy and flouncey.

That’s what I think too.
Although she is young ( well, to most of us!) we have to remember she’s actually about 40, and she dresses is an age appropriate way, a classic way and the dress pictured ( Grecian
Goddess style) looks gorgeous on her ( and I like the simple belt with it.) She looks lovely and unfussy and never drips in jewels.She also has great hair!

Iam64

Jeepers - I’m surprised anyone is focussed on this. Having had my attention drawn . My view is she dresses well and needs no suggestions from gransnet

Exactly.

( Nice to see you back Iam64.)

Quite agree Urms and she’s had 3 children in the meantime!

Not only did I think she looked gorgeous, I’m in awe she can wriggle into a 10 year old dress. I’d have had to have had major alterations done with additional material.
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She always looks well groomed and elegant. Nothing too fussy and flouncey.

I thought her dress was perfect for the occasion - simple, understated - this was after all, not a fancy State occasion but one sending a message about the immorality of conspicuous consumption in this world we inhabit.

Emma Watsons dress was made out of 10 pre-loved wedding dresses.

I was a bit puzzled by that. Unless they were all very definitely not reusable, hacking up 10 dresses doesn’t seem very sustainable. There can’t have been much from each of them in the finished article.

Alegrias1

And the death of her husband's granny.

Didn’t it used to be a crime to speculate about the demise of the monarch? Off with their heads!

I liked the way Kate wore the dress it didn’t wear her IYKWIM?
As she is of slight build she would be swamped in anything too fussy. I envy her her long legs, and she just exudes elegance.
Of course the issue she and William are promoting is an important one, but OP opened the thread with a fashion comment which most of us like to come on and debate. Amongst ourselves. ?

Both Camilla and Kate often choose dusky, pastel shades. The Queen is far more colourful but I've read that is to make her stand out in a crowd.