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Kate is Casual for a Little Shopping

We have a very brief post to share with a look at what Kate wore when out shopping at one of her favorite retailers today, Peter Jones.

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I am unable to license the photos, but you can see them in this Daily Mail story.

Everyone will recognize Kate’s coat, it is the Reiss Rubik Houndstooth Coat, worn for yesterday’s engagements at the Action for Addiction Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies. 

©i-Images/POLARIS

©i-Images/POLARIS

Updating the coat’s availability since yesterday’s post was published shows the coat is becoming scarce:

Mary Smith, a WKW Facebook friend shared that she stopped at Bloomingdale’s to have a look at the coat in person; she tells us it is “gorgeous & the fit is amazing.”  Mary saw it at the Bridgewater, NJ store in sizes 0, 6 & 8; there were also quite a few at the Short Hills Bloomies.  

The Duchess was wearing black tights, and had on a black turtleneck dress, or it might have been a top she would have paired with a skirt.

Kate’s boots are a style first noticed when she attended a SportsAid workshop in November of 2014.

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She is wearing the “HalfNHalf Stretch Rider” by Stuart Weitzman for Russell and Bromley . The boots have a stretch panel on the back and suede on the front; the photo lower right is digitally lightened to better show the difference between front and back.

BOTH: Nunn Syndication/POLARIS

BOTH: Nunn Syndication/POLARIS

The HalfnHalf is still offered at Russell and Bromley (£395).

Russell & Bromley

Russell & Bromley

In the US Stuart Weitzman carries a similar style called the 50/50. The biggest difference is the front of the boot, with that front panel reaching to the knee; the heel is also a bit shorter. A comment from Tara notes the 50 50 has come in two heel heights; below right you see the higher heel on a gray and black pair at Lane Crawford.

Stuart Weitzman/Lane Crawford

Stuart Weitzman/Lane Crawford

With thanks to Brenda for the tip, we have a great repliKate to share: the Lands’ End Women’s Stretch Suede Tall Boots, also carried under the name School Uniform Suede Tall Stretch Boots

POLARIS/Lands' End

POLARIS/Lands’ End

You can read more about the boot on our repliKate Footwear page or pop over to Lands’ End and have a look at the boots.

Kate carried her Tod’s D Style bag in grey leather, a piece she has had for a long time. We show the contemporary version of the bag at Farfetch ($1609) in the medium size.

Farfetch

Farfetch

Tod’s has the glossy grey in small ($1995), as well as several other colors.

Tod's

Tod’s

The D-bag is actually named in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales; she carried the original tote and the Italian leather goods firm renamed if for her.

Tod's

Tod’s

More from The Handbag Concept:

Though it has been updated in style since its launch, with rounded corners and a zip, the style hallmarks are still there – quality leather, exposed stitching and a clean, classic design that screams luxury without flaunting an obvious designer label.

The Daily Mail’s story may be seen in its entirety here.

A quick retail update: the John Lewis cashmere cardigan Kate wore when out shopping in 2012 is back in stock in ‘toast,’ that is the color name. The ribbed band at the waist on this version of the cardigan is thinner than Kate’s, our thanks to Rochelle for pointing out this distinction.

John Lewis

John Lewis

This eBay auction has an image of Kate wearing the sweater. Our thanks to Jennifer and Sandra on the WKW Facebook page for the info on the sweater.

Our final tidbit this evening is related to Kate’s shorter hair. People has an interview with Richard Ward, who does Kate’s hair, offering possible reasons why she opted for the new length. From Monique Jessen’s story:

“It’s much easier to look after and takes half the time to blow dry,” says Ward…

“It’s a practical style and a great option for a mom who has had long hair, who has a busy life and is short on time,” the royal mom’s longtime hair dresser … tells PEOPLE. “It’s slightly more sophisticated but with all the benefits of long hair.”  

We will see you Tuesday when Kate returns to the Anna Freud Centre for the organization’s annual Christmas party. 

 

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Grace

Thursday 17th of December 2015

I want Kate's half and halves (American single cream?) and I want to hide them so she never finds them to wear again. They look clumsy and like boots you push onto a Barbie foot. No give, no shape. Purely a boot to conduct one's foot in. The tired baggy look? Don't buy it. Lighting less make-up and a sly lens more like it. Reminded me of those awful pics kids take stealthily of adults and have a right giggle over before posting. NOTE: Edited by admin

Grace

Thursday 17th of December 2015

Just to comment on Ms. Jesson's article above. Practical hair! Lol. I have never asked for practical hair in my life. Fabulous yes. Practical..really?

Raman

Wednesday 16th of December 2015

Kate has under eye dark circles and that's pretty much how one looks without layers of makeup if you have those. I guess everyone voicing how tired she looks must be blessed to not have them. :) This is Kate's normal look, maybe we are more used to her fully made up face.

Love her casual up do, its remarkable how beautiful her hair look even on a regular day! :) However, I remember them not looking so great before she got engaged. She had pretty regular looking shoulder length hair, not so voluminous either.

Emily

Monday 14th of December 2015

#1 I just dislike this coat so much.... #2 Also too much eye makeup! This is contributing to the tired look on her face. If she had kept her brows as they are (they do look good) but used liner on just the eyelid with a single light shade like pink or cream it would open up her eyes and make her look more awake. In my opinion, this look is more "night" and without pairing it with all the fancy skin makeup like concealer, etc., it doesn't look right. #3 How fab did Diana look in that purple suit? Love it! #4 I LOOOOVE the Tod's D bag and aspire to own one someday when I win the lottery.

Liz

Monday 14th of December 2015

The poor girl - I can think of so many days when I've gone out shopping looking a little messy and feeling tired (and a lot less put together than this). I can't imagine having someone take my picture on those days and then show it to the whole world! She's human! And she is not out on an engagement or special function - this is her on her personal time. Given all of that, I think the public and this community should give her a little grace and understanding :)

Maggie

Monday 14th of December 2015

I agree, except I don't even think she looks "a bit messy." She looks like everyone else looks (including her) when the photo is taken at a distance, in poor lighting, and not retouched. All those lovely licensed photos we see of her and all those photos of celebrities are generally retouched to varying degrees. The press pick and choose how they want you to look. If your star is rising, all your photos are gorgeous, when your star is falling our come all the terrible shots. In Kate's case, they have discovered there is more money in flipping back and forth between gorgeous and not so much. I suspect it has very little to do with how Kate actually looks - she is probably somewhere in the middle!

Bethany

Monday 14th of December 2015

Diana's casual shopping outfit is something I would absolutely wear. I love how fashion comes around in circles.

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