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Kate Middleton just recycled one of our favorite dresses when she attended the 2021 Earthshot Prize Awards with husband Prince William at London’s Alexandra Palace on Sunday, October 17th. We may have seen this dress before, but that doesn’t mean we are any less blown away! In fact, can we say that we actually think she looks even better than the first time she wore it?
The Duchess of Cambridge wore a pastel lilac floor length dress by Alexander McQueen on Sunday night’s red carpet – or should we say, green carpet (how fitting!) – which featured a wide boat neck collar and an embellished waist-cinching belt. She accessorized her head-turning gown with some Oscar de la Renta heels and Kiki McDonough earrings, and looked like a true real-life princess.
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Pictures really don’t do this dress justice, as we think you really need to see her float so effortlessly along the red carpet to appreciate it in all its glory.
As with all of the Duchess’s outfits, this sartorial choice was a very well-thought-out one, as the dress code asked attendees to “consider the environment when choosing their outfit” which she and her husband definitely did. (FYI, Wills wore a velvet green tuxedo which he previously wore to a charity gala back in 2019, only this time teamed it with a black turtleneck underneath. He looked very dapper, and complemented his wife beautifully.)
The Duchess first wore her stunning Alexander McQueen dress a whole decade ago, if you can believe it – and it hasn’t lost an inch of wow factor! She first wore the dress at the 2011 BAFTA Brits to Watch event in Los Angeles, shortly after she and the Duke of Cambridge had their fairytale wedding.
Even though this dress is a repeat, Kate made some subtle changes to it, which certainly didn’t go unnoticed. If you cast your minds back to 2011, you may remember that the belt was whiter and more minimalist, while Sunday night's bedazzling version appeared more silver and more ornate. We love both versions of the dress, although the 2021 version is eclipsing the simpler one ever so slightly. What can we say, we love the sparkle!
