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Kate Wears Beulah London for Gala Fundraiser

Last night the Duke and Duchess attended the 100 Women in Hedge Funds London Gala.

 

Kate wore the Sarai dress by Beulah London, we thank the always amazing Regal Eyes for the identification.

Beulah London Sarai Dress

Beulah London is an upscale label, Regal Eyes also tipped us the label was actually started by one of Kate and William’s friends, Natasha Rufus Isaacs, along with Lavinia Brennan. The company is engaged in a number of charitable causes, something I’m sure didn’t escape Kate’s attention.

No one will be surprised to know the dress is sold out at Beulah London, it originally retailed at £680, or about $1075 at today’s exchange rates, however, it had been marked down by 30% to £476, or $750. But don’t despair; our friends at Not on the High Street are taking pre-orders for the dress in Kate’s color, ‘fiery red,’ with delivery expected in 4 to 6 weeks. They do have the dress in stock in almost all sizes in dazzling blue and navy, selling at £551, or approximately $870.

Last night’s event raised more than £675,000 for an organization William is a patron of, the Child Bereavement Charity. You can learn more about the good works done by 100 Women in Hedge Funds here, on their Facebook page, or by following their Twitter feed.

Our friend Allison Lackey alerted us to the fact the dress has been worn by other notables, including Cat Deeley. Below we show a photo from Ms. Deeley’s Twitter feed.

Cat Deeley Twitter Feed

It has been a busy week for celebrity sightings in Beulah frocks; while Kate was at the 100 Women in Hedge Funds fundraiser, sister Pippa was at another event in London with friend Katie Read, who was wearing Beulah London.

Our friends at Kate Middleton Style readily identified the bag, it is the Wilbur and Gussie envelope clutch. Kate carried the bag in gold, below we show it in both colors.

To see much better images of the bag, pop over and visit Pippa Middleton Style; the Duchess’s sister carried the bag to the Boodles Boxing Ball.  It retailed at £140, approximately $220.

I will try and update the post with more information later; I am utterly buried at work.

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Kathleen

Saturday 15th of November 2014

This is several years after the fact, but this dress remains one of my favorites that Kate has ever worn. It doesn't surprise me to see the negative reactions, since it's the type of garment you either love or hate, with few opinions in between. I have something very similar but in a shorter length and in a vivid coral instead of red. Whenever I wear it, I receive numerous compliments but also a few snickers. I don't care about the snickers, since the compliments far outnumber them and I love the look, but I'm aware that a look this "retro" elicits a wide diversity of reactions. I'm sharing my opinion so late because I was looking for the designer ID on this dress today in the hopes of finding it somewhere - at a high-end consignment, for example - and stumbled upon this page. I was surprised to find that this dress was worn all the way back in 2011, since it is still very current (for example, Candela has a similar design available this year that I just purchased for an evening wedding reception, but it's a wrap dress, has a cut-out back and is only available in black. Still, pretty much the same silhouette with a deep V-neck, floor-length hem and bishop sleeves). I love a 1970s silhouette, personally, especially if you're thin and tall enough to "pull it off," as Kate is. Bishop sleeves have been around for centuries, but it's true that they "had a moment" in the 70s, so I always associate them with that era. I have slender arms but still really love an occasional evening look with sleeves. This dress recalls the seventies without looking like a Halloween costume or a disco disaster. To me, it is very vintage Halston. Love, love, love it. Unfortunately, I did not like Kate's hair. It looks like her hair dresser curled it and then didn't brush it out, so it looks "unfinished."

Constance

Monday 7th of November 2011

I'm sorry--i know I'm coming late to this, but I needed to say how disappointing this is to me: unfortunately, this reminds me too much of Nancy Reagan

G

Saturday 5th of November 2011

I must admit that I prefer the web site when it is exclusive to Kate. The added Halloween pics etc. bring the site to a different level

Raquel

Wednesday 19th of October 2011

Loved KM to bits but this dress just looks a bit copied from Kate's fav's like Issa. She could totes do better!

Lili

Wednesday 19th of October 2011

Not nearly as interesting or as attractive as Issa designs, in my opinion.

HillyB

Wednesday 19th of October 2011

What happened? Catherine was really on her way with her first two evening dresses, cut, colour, everything looked great but now it's back to the same old thing she's worn for years, albeit in different colours. It looks like a longer version of her blue engagement dress but without the vulgar plunge.

A quick look back over the last few years and you see that most of her evening dresses are all variations on the same theme. Adding to the lazy look is that too long flopsy mopsy hair, more suited to a teenager at a barbecue, and there you have it. The model in the photo made the dress look so much more fashionable with her easy updo

Scarlett

Friday 21st of October 2011

I think being in the Royal Family changed her fashion style, she is more conservative,dresses much older and wants to gain approval from her inlaws. Thats what the picture says.

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