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Kate Wows Hollywood in Alexander McQueen & Jimmy Choo

We share just a few photos to show the stunning red carpet entrance Kate and William made at tonight’s BAFTA celebration.

Another view of the Duchess.

Kate wowed the crowd in an elegant Alexander McQueen gown. Here you see her greeting guests in the receiving line.

The gown featured Grecian-inspired lines with pleats from top to bottom; a blouson-style top, a cinched-in waist accented by a rhinestone belt, cap sleeves, and a full, flowing skirt with a fluted hem.

A look at the belt; the second photo shows the snaps on the back. (It’s not the same as the belt worn with her second evening wedding gown, although it is similar.)

She accessorized with the Jimmy Choo Vamp Glitter Sandals in ‘champagne’.

The shoes have a 5.5″ heel, higher than usual even for Kate, they are $750 at Net-a-Porter. We would say these are “serious party shoes”. Thank you to WKW Facebook friends Michelle and Misty for finding the shoes!

Kate carried a matching clutch, we believe it is the Jimmy Choo Ubai, also in ‘champagne,’ $595 at Net-a-Porter or Jimmy Choo. Once again, our thanks to Michelle and Misty for their amazing sleuthing skills in locating the bag.

The Duchess’s bracelet is believed to have been part of a set given to her by Prince Charles as a wedding gift.  Her earrings are on loan from HM, The Queen. 

It was quintessential Kate, understated, elegant, and timeless.

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emuchic

Tuesday 12th of July 2011

If Kate really wore those shoes, she'd be 6'4".

She certainly doesn't seem to be 6'4" in the photos and is still shorter than William...unless he's also wearing lifts of something.

Thoughts?

fong

Wednesday 16th of May 2012

The shoes are listed as being about 4.5" on the Jimmy Choo website and other websites lists it as 4.75" or 5" tall. They are certainly not 5.5".

annie

Tuesday 12th of July 2011

Wow did Kate outshine all those stars. I love that she looks so sophisticated without showing all kinds of skin. I'm so sick of the strapless and bare fleshed look that I hope Kate starts some new trends.

Catherine

Tuesday 24th of January 2012

Hope you don't mind...but I quoted you in my blog post about Kate. Check it out: http://divine--nostalgia.blogspot.com/ Your comparison was just too spot-on to pass up.

gabrielle

Saturday 16th of July 2011

I agreee completely with you. I am so tired of naked woman going around in super high heels in every place, in evry season and at every age.

Carolyn

Tuesday 12th of July 2011

I notice she's wearing a bracelet on her right wrist that looks like it's diamonds. What is it? Something The Queen loaned her?

Laurie in Calgary

Tuesday 12th of July 2011

Howdy from the Calgary Stampede!! Just discovered your blog and wonderful community after the Duke and Duchess departed my city.

I can't provide more specifics but wanted to share with your great group that it requires superhuman efforts to meet the high expectations and demands required by Royal protocol (UK), further unique demands of Royal Family of Canada plus the requirements of the Government of Canada for guests of our country. See Rita's (Tom Hanks wife) comments about the clothing protocol just to be a guest of the Queen at a formal dinner.

All Canadians would rather have a representative of our country dressed appropriately for the activity, suitable for the event and comfortable in his/her clothing than someone who is "fashion forward". I've had the wife of our prime minister wearing her daisy dukes and hippy clothing while dancing in Studio 51 with the Rolling Stones. Been there, done that. It was an embarrassment, world wide.

The Duke and Duchess did a fantastic job and were even more lovely in person than how they were portrayed in the media. This was a long, exhausting trip and it was a lot of work. The delicacy that the Duke and Duchess handled the sticky situation in Quebec showed diplomatic skills and maturity well beyond their years. Canadians have been proud and very pleased; lining up for many hours for a chance to see them; Prince William's speeches in English, French, Dene and Inuit were well crafted and hit the right note.

The California portion of their trip is still considered part of the the official tour which is why Canadian Armed Forces flew them from Calgary to LAX.

Their outfits for the BAFTA event were flawless, in my view, checked all the boxes to meet the many requirements mentioned above,

AND the outfits survived travelling for 9 days over 6000+ kilometers and being handled frequently.

I am still amazed.

ps congratulations on a great blog!

Sarah

Monday 11th of July 2011

I would really like to know more about Kate's earrings and bracelet... are you still working on that?

admin

Monday 11th of July 2011

We have some better photographs of each Sarah, but no more definitive info on their names, provenance, etc., I honestly don't know if we'll get much more. A good place to visit is DianasJewels.net, scroll down the front page and look for the link to Catherine's jewels on the front page.

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