Kate Moss and British guitarist Jamie Hince pose for photographers with unidentified bridesmaids, after their wedding in the village of Southrop, England (Pic:AP) It’s been a case of two Kates dominating the fashion headlines this week.
Mossy got married in that gorgeous Galliano dress – and did you see that blue-on-blue 70s chiffon number she wore for the wedding rehearsal, complete with matching electric-blue, suede, stiletto boots? You’ve got to hand it to her, the girl knows how to rock a frock.
And then, of course, the Duchess of Cambridge has been busy on her North American tour, wowing us with her £40,000, two-outfits-a-day wardrobe.
Kate knows every fashion choice will be dissected by the world’s press and it’s a credit to her grounded personality and sensible style that she manages to appear so elegant, poised and relaxed under such intense scrutiny.
In fact, she’s yet to put a fashionably heeled (probably Rupert Sanderson or LK Bennett) foot wrong since becoming a royal, wowing all with her capsule (by royal standards) on-tour wardrobe.
OK, she did fall off the fashion wagon with the reappearance of her old favourite – the fascinator – on day one of her visit. This one had a maple-leaf motif to win over our Canadian cousins, but she made up for it by recycling the white Reiss Nannette dress she wore for her engagement photos, which resulted in the fash pack nicknaming her The Recessionista.
Thanks to this timely attitude and a distinct lack of pomp – no royal dressers AND she does her own make-up – the world can’t get enough of our Kate.
She’s fast turning into a fully fledged fashion queen with her choice of that conservative-yet-sexy navy Erdem dress, the Joseph frock and that gorgeous Smythe military blazer, which every fashion editor worth her Manolos is trying to get her hands on. And how fab was the grey Catherine Walker dress?
Yep, Kate knows what works for her. It’s not about fickle fashion trends, it’s about classic timeless chic – outfits that will look as good in 10 years’ time as they do now. It’s a safe – she’s a knee-length and kitten heel kind of girl – but grown-up style that’s all her own.
Just like Jackie O’s glasses and Carla Bruni’s ballet flats, Kate’s kittens are becoming fashion icons.
On the subject of British exports, it’s good news for fans of Victoria Beckham’s fab frocks – that includes you Mrs Cameron, Gwynnie and, er, Carol Vorderman. Posh has announced a diffusion line called Victoria by Victoria Beckham at a fraction of her usual prices. This collection is less clingy, so you can breathe out if you’re not a size eight! See www.victoriabeckham.com.
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