Favorite Brands – Footwear
Aquatalia:
Headquartered in Montreal, Aquatalia products are made in Italy, Kate frequently purchases them at Russell and Bromley. The company’s Facebook page is here.
Notable appearances include Kate’s first formal outing with Prince William 2/25/11, for a lifeboat christening; she wore the “Rouge” booties, called the ‘Royal’ at Nordstrom, and the ‘Ruby Dry’ at Russell and Bromley.
Via Aquatalia
The Duchess wore the “Rumba” boot (known in the UK as the ‘Hi & Dry’ boot) for another high-profile event, the couple’s appearance at St. Andrews.
Via Aquatalia
French Sole:
All of the Middleton women are fond of French Sole (known as London Sole in the US), the brand is known for its elegant ballet flats. The company’s shoes are made at its own factory in Spain, it has four shops in London, just opened in Asia and plans continued expansion. The French Sole Facebook page is here, its Twitter feed is here. The London Sole Facebook page is here and Twitter feed here.
Below we see Kate in May of 2011 wearing the India style.
Bruce Adams/Daily Mail & French Sole
LK Bennett:
Another London-based company, LK Bennett specializes in elegant, upscale merchandise, including footwear. Kate’s fondness for their products goes back to at least 2006, if not earlier. The company’s Facebook page is here and their Twitter feed is here.
Perhaps one of the best known styles thus far is the Greta wedge. Worn throughout the day preceding her wedding to Prince William, the black patent leather espadrille was seen again on the day after the wedding, as the couple left Buckingham Palace. The shoe was re-issued in May of 2011 as the Maddox Wedge.
LK Bennett Press Archive
There are several recent appearance with the Duchess in LK Bennett, below we see the ‘Art’ pump (aka court shoe) as worn by Ms. Middleton during a visit to Darwen Academy in April, 2011.
LK Bennett Press Archive
A shoe that was seen frequently during the 2011 North American tour is the Sledge in light taupe; it has also been worn by Princess Beatrice and Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton.
LK Bennett Press Archive
Penelope Chilvers:
This London-based company specializes in footwear made in Spain of all natural materials, Ms. Chilvers is credited with introducing the Spanish style riding boot to the UK. The company’s Facebook page is here.
Penelope Chilvers
Of course, the style everyone is interested in is the company’s Long Tassel Boot, shown above.
does anyone know which prada shoes these are:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07/11/article-0-0CD501A000000578-969_310x890.jpg
thanks!
I really wish I could get some of her nude pumps…Are they still sold out?
Here is my halloween costume:
http://lifefrosting.blogspot.com/2011/11/kate-middleton-costume.html
this doesnt show the ring..but I had that too.
I’m sure you can find the LK Bennett nude pumps at one of their stores in the US! So many people don’t know that they are in the US already!
I think there is a error in the link to the first French Sole site above; you want http://www.frenchsole.com for French Sole/ London Sole by Jane Winkworth rather than http://www.frenchsoleshoes.com as linked, which is actually an Upper East Side- based boutique… still has excellent shoes though!
I think it’s time to update this page with her LK Bennett Sledge pump, given that she seems to wear them at least once a week!
My favorite style is the Rebecca–would love to win either of the offered French Sole designs though!
I like the London Sole Simple and hope I win a pair of London Soles!!
Take a look at Aquatalia Catty Black Suede boots.
Hello. First I want to commend you for your website. It is fantastic, very informative, and very enjoyable to read. I am hoping that someone can provide an answer for me regarding some suede boots that I have seen on both Kate and Pippa. I have seen both ladies wear tall flat suede boot (heel probably around 1inch), in both black and brown. Most recently I saw Pippa wearing the black boots with a white lacy dress, and the tan/cognac boots with a camel colored dress. Does anyone know the brand or where I can find the same boots? I would be grateful for any information you might be able to provide. Thank you, and best wishes for continued success with your website.
The black boots you are referring to are Russell & Bromley “Charge It” boots. You can find them on eBay. That is where I got mine.
Thank you Cris! I appreciate the info.
Hi – just curious, how much were your Charge it boots. I have also been thinking of getting a pair . thanks
Does anyone know where Kate got her black suede boots? Or where I can find a similar pair?
I would love to know too! I’m sure it’s here on the site somewhere…time to do some searching!
If you are looking for the ones seen last week, they are “Cookie” by Aquatalia, although they seem to be sold out almost everywhere. Hope this helps!
Her boots are aqualitalia I think and they are very very similar to canadian upscale brand ”LA CANADIENNE” that you can buy online or on zappos.com. From my experience, LA CANADIENNE have better confection, they are waterproof and are quite warm for ”dressy” boots. Both company are owned by the same holding I think.
All LK Bennett shoes are made in Spain by http://www.magrit.es/es/empresa/historia.php
There are currenty a pair of her Aquatalia boots on ebay. I got quite excited until I realised they were a size 4. They may make a loyal Kate fan very happy.
Love the London Sole (French Sole in England) Brown Croc ballet flats- they are amazing. I have several pairs from that company- their flats are timeless and so chic! Thanks for this great blog
what sort of gumboots does kate wear on the farm?
Here are a better look at her wedge shoes – scroll down for the picture: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/180571/20110714/kate-middleton-hairstyles.htm
it looks like the pied a terre you suggested on the website.
what brand and shade of pantyhose does Kate wear?
I’m not sure, however, my all time favourite for myself, (and which looks quite similar to Kate’s look) is Dims (Made in France), and the shade I always go to is Gazelle. They always seem to perk up my legs and make an ordinary skirt looks fabulous!
It is my understanding that Kate wears John Lewis barely there nonslip tights (hose are called tights in England apparently). They are under $10.
Where can I buy the Navy pumps, does anyone know?
Thanks
The Rogue boot that Kate wore can be purchased again at nordies! I bought these and the Maddox – can’t wait for them to get to me!
http://www.aquatalia.com/products/Boots/ROYAL/black+nappa+suede/162.html
I just ordered the LK Bennett Maddox shoe. I am so excited! I completely love this website!!
I know its all about the challenge! I just adore her so much! Kate is classically beautiful in a world that is obsessed with tacky and scandalous! I want to be just like her, not because she is beautiful but because she is timeless!
I even have started wearing my eyeliner like her! Lol maybe the bf right and something is wrong with me, but she is my style icon and if I want to splurge on Bobbi Brown cosmetics and spend the time replicating her look its up to me! Lol, I agree she is starting to wear more $$$ clothing, like that AMAZING McQueen cream coat. So, even if I can’t have it I has def put me on the lookout for a new coat in my price range. I adore her! I’m just starting to buy more things from Reiss and Zara in hopes that our style will somewhere overlap! I can’t wait until Kate (and Wills) come to the US.
Happy to know there are more girls like me out there!
The bf and hs are just going to have to deal:)
Eyeliner like kate wears makes your face harder and older, do you realise that?
Bitter much?
Girlfriend, me too. I was up until 2 a.m. trying to find the LK Bennett shoes w/the bow, didn’t want the light pink, wanted them in black. I scored the last pair a few minutes ago in a city in US. I just bought the last of two pair of the “Bubble Stilletto” earrings from Links of London, a few seconds ago. She is starting to wear dresses we “average” girls cannot afford, but we can do the handbags, shoes and accessories. I hope she still throws in a dress or coat we can purchase.
BF & HB don’t get it. It’s a “I’ve GOTTA HAVE IT” challenge.
Please, does anyone know who makes these boots http://www.osoblog.tv/2008/06/prince_william_will_ask_kate_m.html
I’m dying for them and honestly cannot find them anywhere! I’ve been searching the internet for about 5 hrs. The bf thinks I have a problem (‘blah, blah, blah.. its 2am why do you care? seriously that guy [william i assume!] doesn’t know what hes done to me…blah, blah blah) …lol I’m sure you ladies hear the same! I wish I could just ring Kate up and ask her where she bought them it would same me some time and the bf a headache!:)
I can’t find the exact boots but I found a similar pair. The second pair are the ones I want. They’re $722 so I think I’ll have to keep dreaming. Good luck finding your dream boots.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ugg-australia-amberlee-riding-boot/3093267?origin=category&siteId=J84DHJLQkR4-CKYpASO4dkKhLdIB2rUXBA
http://www.penelopechilvers.com/boots/long-tassel-boot-conker-leather.html
Kristen, you can get an identical pair for much less here:
http://www.thespanishbootcompany.co.uk/shop/categories/Boots/
Thanks Liz. I hadn’t really looked around. I have a birthday coming up. I guess I can start hinting:-)
Word of warning re the Long Tassel Conker Boot by Penelope Chilvers. These things are made for tall ladies. I’m 5’4″ and very thin (106 pounds). While the calf fit great (ha le lu jah I was thinking as I zipped up), they are so tall, the tops were digging into the bottom of my knee caps. Super sad because they are really cool–my husband loved them too, but we agreed they were just too tall.
Penelope Chilvers now has a “midcalf” version of the boot, but unfortunately they are lined in shearling with about a half inch of the shearling lining coming out of the top. In my opinion, this makes them much less versatile–seem like a boot only for winter instead of fall/winter/early spring and the cool little decorative piece at top seems like it is growing oddly out of the shearling. Not chic.