Kate Back on Best Dressed List, Aquatalia’s New Colors & ALICE By Temperley Resort 2014

While things remain fairly quiet on Planet Kate, we do have a few updates to share.

• Once again Kate has been named to Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed list. The Duchess joins actresses Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron, model Gisele Bundchen, entertainer Justin Timberlake, Princess Letizia of Spain and others. Here is how the story citation reads.

• It is believed there will be an official photo taken of William, Kate and Prince George before the Duke returns to Anglesey from paternity leave. If that is the case the pictures will need to be taken within the next week to ten days before William heads back to Wales. More here in Hello! magazine.
• William is expected to play polo with Harry this weekend, his first official appearance following the birth of Prince George. The match is in Ascot, not at all far from the Middleton’s house where Kate, William and the baby have been staying. This event is a benefit for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Skillforce, two charities supported by Prince William.  Below we see Kate and William during a visit to Royal Marsden in 2011, the duo were on hand to officially open the hospital’s Oak Centre for Children and Young People.

• The Prince is also slated to make an official visit to The Angelsey Show August 14.  The Show is the largest agricultural and livestock event in North Wales, William’s paternity leave will have ended and he’ll be back to work at RAF Valley by then.

As always, we’ll update when we have more information.

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We share great news for those fond of Kate’s Aquatalia Rhumba boots: the company has added more colors to the mix for this fall. Here we see Kate pairing the boots with her Moloh ‘Workers’ coat in Glasgow this April, as well as at the opening of St. George’s Park last October.

Arguably Kate’s favorite pair of dress boots, the Rhumba features a stretchy suede upper that is also waterproof, she wears them in black suede. Aquatalia has just released their fall colors, and one of the new hues is an elegant wine.

One of the most appealing design elements for the boot is its non-slip rubber sole, a big plus when slogging through ice and snow, the kind of conditions we are used to here in the Midwest.

Today we share the perfect confluence of Kate, charity and fashion: Aquatalia has generously donated a pair of the Rhumbas in this new color to our Baby Cambridge Fundraiser. They are allowing us to auction the boots on the eBay Giving Works site, 100% of the proceeds go directly to EACH (East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices), one of Kate’s patronages.

The boots retail for $698, but we have started the bidding lower, it is a stellar opportunity to snag a pair of Rhumbas while also helping out one of Kate’s charities. The boots are available in any size, and Aquatalia has graciously agreed to ship internationally! Now is not the time to be shy ladies, direct your fingers to do the walking over to eBay so you can take a gander at these beauties.

From left to right we show the Rhumba in three other spectacular colors, Navy, Anthracite and Taupe suede.

There are several other new Aquatalia styles yours truly finds more-than-desirable, especially some of this year’s booties. Below we see the the Rosette in stretch suede, the Famous style, and the Royce.

Many, many thanks to Aquatalia for their generosity with this donation!

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As is obvious with the Aquatalia fall looks seen above, we have reached that point in the fashion calendar when retailers are starting to showcase and stock fall merchandise.

We begin with a few pieces Reiss is showing: the label’s Board Overcoat (we show it belted as Kate would be prone to wear it, the garment runs $660), the Gilda Speckle Print dress ($230) and the Ainsley dress ($285).

Below we share three fall styles from Oasis, with a dress by Warehouse on the far right. The lacy red frock could be a nice stand-in for those hoping to repliKate the red Collette Dinnigan dress worn by the Duchess to a wedding last summer.

Some may have noticed the clutch in the Warehouse photo on the right, it is a very good repliKate for the DVF Lytton clutch Kate has carried.

Zara has started getting fall merchandise in as well. On the left we show the Hooded Wool Coat ($139), the mostly-wool Zip Up Coat ($189) a Sleeveless Dress with an odd fit at the bodice ($69.90) and a new style of Skinny Fit Jeans ($59.90).

Also today, we dip a little later into the fashion calendar with a look at the ALICE by Temperley Cruise 2014 collection.

Icy blue is a color that has worked on Kate previously, although it looks a shade or two lighter than the hue we have seen Kate wear.

The three photos below left show next spring’s Poppy dress, on the right, two versions of the ALICE Petipa dress.

A group with sheer black overlays, intricate detailing and varied design elements.

Four diverse styles.

Our final looks. On the far left we see three separate pieces, including the Umberto Blouse and Venus Lace Trousers, on the right, the Geranium Poncho.

To see all of the ALICE by Temperley Cruise 2014 styles click here. For anyone interested in some outstanding bargains at Temperley, click here, there is a wonderful sale underway.

Above we see the Brooke dress, the Laurel Halter Neck gown and the Mia Lace frock, all discounted by at least 60%.

We leave you with a link to our final poll on Kate’s Maternity Style, pop in and vote if you haven’t already, we close the poll shortly.