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You, too, can attain the highest level of luxury and elegance with with lace dresses that fit you like a glove, but won’t force you to refinance your home/children/back issues of Majesty magazines.
Disclaimer: Some of these looks are not exact replicas of Kate’s frocks, but they’re close enough that yours truly would say, “I’d totes wear that.” [Read more…]
November is a poignant month in Great Britain and around the Commonwealth, in which the royal family leads services of remembrance for fallen soldiers as far back as World War I.
You’ll notice that the royals and public figures don a “remembrance poppy,” used to commemorate those who have fallen (its origins inspired by the war poem, “In Flanders Fields.”)
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When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge cross the border into Scotland, they’re known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn. Today, the Strathearns popped up to Dundee for a day chock full of engagements focusing on mental health and young people. The trip to the city – which is not far from their alma mater, University of St. Andrews – included:
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While my Christmas wish is for you to have a closet full of Catherine’s items, I’m afraid we’ll have to dial it down a bit in terms of price in terms of replicating her looks from the Chinese state dinner on October 20th, followed by a creative showcase at Lancaster House the next day.
Recreate It: Dolce & Gabbana eggplant lace dress with Gianvito Rossi pumps, a suede Mulberry clutch and Mappin & Webb earrings. [Read more…]
On day 2 of China’s State Visit, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan to Lancaster House, where a showcase highlighting creative ties between the two countries awaited them.
Catherine, for the most part, usually plays it safe when it comes to her public wardrobe, so imagine my delight when I discovered she was wearing Dolce & Gabbana’s hi-neck dress, made of guipure lace. [Read more…]
With every state visit made to the UK, a white tie banquet is part of the itinerary. As the final touches are put on everything from the distance between plates to the color of each floral bouquet, Her Majesty comes in to approve the staff’s work before putting on her jewelry and welcoming her official guests.
Tonight’s event, however, was a bit more exciting than most since it marked the Duchess of Cambridge‘s very first state dinner. [Read more…]
Today, the Duke of Cambridge and his younger brother, Prince Harry, joined the BBC’s DIY SOS program to build a Manchester community for veterans of the Armed Forces.
Eight of the homes are being designed for those who sustained injuries on the battlefield, while other structures (and the street itself) are being given a facelift. A support center is also being built in the neighborhood, run by the Royal British Legion and Walking With the Wounded, both of which enjoy the involvement of the princes.
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Just as they did at the 2012 Olympics, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended the opening ceremony of the 2015 Rugby World Cup last night.
Catherine and William were all smiles and laughing during the festivities, which included the first game of the cup, England vs Fiji.
After four months of maternity leave (save for a July 26th visit to Portsmouth with the Duke of Cambridge), the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Anna Freud Centre in London, where she learned about how the charity is working to improve young people’s mental health care.
Freud, the sixth child of Sigmund Freud, founded the center in 1952. Today, Catherine toured the the King’s Cross site for the charity’s planned Community Campus.
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If you’ve turned off your phone and are only corresponding with loved ones via stationary and an antique pen, I feel obligated to tell you that it’s Fashion Week in New York.
First, you must must must *follow Their Ladyships, the Countesses of Go Fug Yourself , for they provide the rest of us with an inside look at NYFW’s shows and parties. And they are firecrackers. FIRECRACKERS, I tell you.
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Second,, Emily Ratajkowski, got gussied up and joined harper by Harper’s BAZAAR editor, Laura Brown at Soho House in New York to toast the magazine’s third issue. [Read more…]