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Archive for Kate Luisa Spagnoli

It’s Luisa Spagnoli for Pre-Christmas Luncheon & A New Honor for the Duchess

Posted by admin 
· December 16, 2015 
· 31 Comments

Kate was in another festive look for HM’s pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace.

But first, we have other news to share: the Duchess is now the Honorary Air Commandant of the RAF Air Cadets. After supporting the group for more than 63 years Prince Philip is retiring from this role. More from The Daily Mail about today’s announcement;

Philip, who turns 95 next year, announced in 2010 that he planned to gradually stand down from a number of his patronages in order to allow younger members of the royal family to step up to the mark.

He still remains patron or president of a staggering 780 organisations and charities, however.

There was a ceremonial handoff at the Palace following the announcement. Below you see (left to right) Cadet Sergeant Tommy Dade, the Duchess, Air Commodore Dawn McCafferty, the Duke of Edinburgh and Cadet Sergeant Bronwyn Jacobs.

Air Cadets Twitter

Air Cadets Twitter

As part of the ceremony Kate was given a book on behalf of the cadets.

©Stefan Rousseau/WPA Rota/Nunn Syndication/POLARIS

©Stefan Rousseau/WPA Rota/Nunn Syndication/POLARIS

This is the book she received, Horizons – The History of the Air Cadets. We show it at Amazon.

Amazon

Amazon

More from the BBC:

The duchess, whose husband Prince William trained as a helicopter pilot with the RAF, was presented with a copy of Horizons, the history of the air cadets.

“Her links to the RAF family are already well-established and her desire to support youth development is well recognised around the world,” Air Cmdr McCafferty said:

Kate takes over from Prince Philip just as the Cadets approach their 75th anniversary, with activities planned throughout 2016.

We move now to the Queen’s pre-Christmas luncheon. Below you see Kate and her private secretary, Rebecca Deacon, as they leave Buckingham Palace after the day’s festivities. (We don’t follow our usual chronological order with these because the departure photos are much better than pictures of the arrivals.)

©Ben Stevens / i-Images

©Ben Stevens / i-Images

Below, the Duchess arriving with Prince Harry and George for the annual event.

©James Whatling/Splash News

©James Whatling/Splash News

A much better look at Harry and his nephew, Prince George, whose hair is noticeably curlier than the last time we saw him.

©Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock

© Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock

Kate was in her Luisa Spagnoli dress and jacket, most recently seen in New Zealand in April 2014 during the royal tour; the ensemble was first worn in February 2011 when William and Kate visited the University of Saint Andrews, their alma mater.

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©PA Wire/i-Images/Splash News

Because of the number of questions I have been receiving about the outfit it makes sense to reprint content from our April 2014 post, starting with images from an eBay auction showing the dress and jacket.

2012 eBay Auction

2012 eBay Auction

A closeup from the 2014 Tour showing decorative stitching at the hip and what looks to be a skirt waistband just visible under the jacket.

Andrew Parsons/i-Images/www.i-Images.co

Andrew Parsons/i-Images/www.i-Images.co

Another look at the different hem lengths: the shorter style seen in 2011 (L) and the longer length in 2014 (R).

Splash News/i-Images/www.i-Images.co

Splash News/i-Images/www.i-Images.co

The conclusion several of us came to when seeing the suit again in 2014 was that Kate had the dress cut down to a skirt, thus having enough fabric to provide a longer hemline.

A quick repliKate via a fab tip from Janet on the Facebook page for two pieces at Dillard’s. For all of the details on this look check our RepliKate dresses page here.

PA Wire/Dillard's

PA Wire/Dillard’s

 

The Duchess accessorized with her Power pumps by Stuart Weitzman. We show the heels as Kate wore them yesterday for the Anna Freud Centre Christmas party, along with the Stuart Weitzman ‘Plunge’ heels at Russell and Bromley, that is what the style is called in the UK. UPDATE Dec 23: We have heard from a reader that the Plunge is *not* the same as the Power pump, it is actually a style created jointly by Stuart Weitzman and Russell & Bromley. The shoe is priced much lower than the Power was: it is £185 versus £235 for the Power. Our reader also notes there are clear quality distinctions: the Plunge sole is synthetic leather as opposed to the real leather used for the Power sole. One other note: our reader says the plunge is a great repliKate with differences that wouldn’t be visible when the show is worn.

Russell & Bromley/SplashNews.com

Russell & Bromley/SplashNews.com

Kate wore her Mappin and Webb Empress drop earrings. It’s possible she had the matching necklace on but I just couldn’t see well enough in any of the photos if that was the case.

Mappin & Webb/i-Images

Mappin & Webb/i-Images

For those wondering why we have no photos of Prince William at today’s events, he was attending a memorial service for the father of his close friend Guy Pelly.  Here is a closer look at that curly head of hair. If interested in the details of what Prince George was wearing today, the topic is covered in depth at our sister site, What Kate’s Kids Wore.

Prince George Arriving Queen's Christmas LunchDecember 16 2015 Rex Rookie

We leave you with another photo of the Duchess as she leaves Buckingham Palace.

©Mirrorpix/Splash News

©Mirrorpix/Splash News

We expect to see you again in the next several days with some hoped-for family photos from the Cambridges, it is the time of year when such pictures have historically been released.

LINKAGE:

  •  Learn more about the Air Cadets at the organization’s website here, visit the group’s Facebook page here, or follow them here on Twitter
  • The Daily Mail’s photo-laden story is here;
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Time to Vote on Your Favorite Daytime Looks from 2014!

Posted by admin 
· January 5, 2015 
· 19 Comments

We’re back, hopeful that all of you experienced splendid holidays, perhaps even enjoying time that was relaxing and restorative. Once again it’s time to seek your input on what Kate wore in the preceding year, asking you to vote in our non-scientific polls. At this point we’re planning to do the same categories used in previous years:

  • Favorite daytime wear (dresses, and the occasional suit/separates)
  • Semi-formal and formal dresses
  • Coats, there was quite a collection this year!
  • Shoes/boots
  • Probably hats, and perhaps jewelry

Some background on how the polls are structured, including what pieces are and are not included this year:

  • Because we voted on tour pieces in May it didn’t make sense to list them all out again (we’d be scrolling for days), so they are not included in these first two year-end polls. Once votes are in for these two polls we will take the top few choices and combine them with the tour poll results for a ‘super poll,’ for lack of a better term.
  • There is one exception for inclusion in these initial polls: repeats. If Kate debuted a piece during the tour that we saw again in the course of the year, it is being included in the “repeats” category.  Likewise, if Kate wore something in New Zealand or Australia that was worn prior to the tour, it is in the repeats category.

We start in February when Kate wore a new frock from LK Bennett for an Art Room opening. It is the ‘Detroit’ dress, a look that quickly became a favorite among the WKW crowd. The dress is a poly/rayon blend with a touch of elastene for stretch and comfort. The knee-length dress has a silhouette Kate is fond of, with a cinched waist, additional darts at the waist and shoulders, notched collar and sleeves.

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SplashNews.com/i-Images, Polaris

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