I love Kate Middleton. She is such a style icon for
many of us around the world. And today I'm gonna try some of the items
on that she has worn that became truly iconic. And you know what? You're gonna be able to buy
these items too after this video. So the first item that I wanna
present to you is the boots, because these boots are a big
favorite of Kate Middleton. And actually she has been
wearing them for about 20 years, the same pair. Yes, that's
how much she loves it. And a little fyi,
I happen to own a pair too. So these boots are from
a brand called Penelope Chilvers, and they're called the
Standard Tassel Boots. They cost around 700 US dollars, and I'm gonna tell you
that because I own a pair, these are such good quality boots. So these boots are from sustainably
sourced Spanish leather, and they are hand cut, and they have this scale of detailed and
this cute little leather tassel to kind of give them its signature. So Kate loves wearing these boots
whenever she has an engagements on the countryside or whenever she's
doing any outdoorsy activities, both in her personal life or also of
course in her public life. She likes to pair them often with jeans or
other type of outdoorsy clothes. And I think that this is a
perfect look for the countryside. I also like wearing them on a Sunday or
whenever I go and see my horse at the stable. I must tell you that because
I have worn these boots a lot myself, they're really comfortable. Maybe
not so much to go for a hike, but definitely you can walk around
these shoes, you can be comfortable, and they're very spacious, especially after they mold
to your foot and to your leg. So I can understand why Kate
Middleton loves these boots. So next up we have this pleated
Karen Millen Forever Dress. And the Forever Dress is
a staple for Karen Millen. They have been having this
dress for years and years, and it comes out in different
variations. I myself wore it in 2018, a different variation than
what you're seeing right now. And I wore to one of my live TV
appearances that I did on British TV. And as you know, Kate Middleton
love supporting British brands, which is why she tends to work
Karen Millen from time to time. So Kate Middleton wore this dress when
she visited Surrey County Hospital in October, 2022. She did, however, wear it in kind of a mustard yellow
type of color, and unfortunately, it was sold out so I couldn't
get my hands on it. But I'm actually not too sad about it
because mustard yellow is one of my no no colors. It just doesn't go
with my skin color and my complexion. Instead, I went for baby blue because
it's actually one of my best colors. But do I love this dress? No, I actually am quite surprised that it
looks so good on Kate Middleton because I don't think it looks as good
on me. What do you think? I'm finding it to be a little bit on
the frumpy side. I think it's elegant, of course, but I find it so conservative that I wonder where would I ever wear this dress to? I certainly would feel a
little bit of a grandma, let's say, if I wore this dress to I don't know, a
ladies luncheon or something like that. But of course, nature of Kate Middleton's job is that
she's always in very conservative and formal occasions, meaning that she does wear these kind
of hyper elegant clothes all the time. But I believe that it's important for
us to understand that these type of clothing might feel a little bit
out of place in certain occasions. So of course, I'm an advocate
for an elegant style, but you have to sometimes think
about that an elegant style can also feel easily too elegant and too stuffy, which is something us ladies
need to pay attention to. I don't know what to say
because first of all, this is not the exact
dress that Kate wore. The dress she wore to Wimbledon
in 2021 has shorter sleeves, but technically everything
else is the same. I need to be honest with you
because this is where my issue steps in when it comes to elegant fashion.
I am an advocate for elegant fashion, but I don't like when elegance
starts to look old-fashioned. I love vintage fashion, but when it becomes a bit too old
fashioned, do you see the difference? I love elegance when it feels modern. That's why I have used a
terminology modern elegance, because I don't really
believe in the old, stuffy, traditional elegance that just
takes us back in times and times, even though I like vintage.
But I hope you're seeing my point. If I went to Wimbledon like this, I would feel a little bit awkward.
The silhouette of the dress feels old-fashioned. Okay? It is vintage, let's
put it this way, which I don't mind. I wouldn't have minded this
dress in another color. And that's where issue
number two steps in, because I think this kind of
baby pink becomes too much on a dress that already feels too much. Adding also this frill
effect of the sleeves. I don't know. I feel like
this dress is very dated. The reason to why we couldn't get the
original dress that Kate wore is because it was out of stock. So this is
the best we could do. And mind you, I think the one in shorter
sleeves would've probably worked so much better than the one that I'm wearing.
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blouse from a brand called Windsor. As you can see, it has a really cute
pussy bow, very classic, elegant style. Now, Kate Middleton, she wore this
blouse actually in a blue version. Unfortunately, once
again, it was sold out, but I really do like the blue version
that she has because it matches so well that the coat she's wearing in this
picture with a navy blue pants and shoes, such a cute look that kind of stands out
and looks a little bit different while it's quite elegant in its own way. Now what I like about this
blouse is actually the material. It has a beautiful silk
touch and feeling to it, like really high quality silk. This blouse costs around 300
British pounds, which, okay, it is a bit on the
premium side for a blouse, but you know what is that blouse like
this, you can easily find in any, any store, whether on the high street,
fast fashion, premium, designer, you name it. But what I like about this
blouse in particular is the fact that I actually would love to spend a little
bit more in order to get this type of quality. Because if you look
up close on this blouse, you will see that there
is a finesse to it. It looks very high quality, it feels high
quality. So when you wear this blouse, you feel high end. So for me, I rather just have one
perfect blouse versus six is just so much more worth it in
the long run. Rather have less, but in higher quality than
more of poorer quality. How can I not mention the heels
that Kate Middleton always wears pretty much everywhere and all
the time? Here I have two pumps. They're look kind of
identical to each other, but these two are frequently
worn by Kate Middleton. I'm actually gonna review them
both and see which one is better. So first we have this LK Bennett,
which is a British brand, a pump costing around 400 US dollars. And you can see it's in a nice nude color. The heel size of the shoe is about
10 centimeters. And in my opinion, I personally don't like to wear heels
that are higher than 10 centimeters because it can easily feel too
high and too raunchy. And you know, royal protocol is all
about not being raunchy. So you will also never really see Kate
wearing anything higher than this. So where did we see Kate
wear the show? Well, we did see her touring
around India in 2016, where she was constantly
actually wearing this shoe. I was joking and thinking that, you know, maybe it's because she didn't
bring another pair on that trip and that's why she was
re-wearing it all the time. Although Kate is actually well
known for re-wearing clothes, which is a wonderful thing from
a sustainability perspective. And then we have the Jimmy Choo.
It's almost double in price, 700 US dollars approximately. The heel size is actually what makes
it more different from the shoe, because this one is slightly smaller,
8.5 centimeters to be exact, which is actually heel size that I personally prefer because it's a heel size that always feels appropriate, both
for evening and for daytime occasions. It is called Romy and she has it in six
different colors. So she has them in nude. She also has this shoe in verdigris,
which is kind of a sage color. Then she has them in black suede.
She has them in burgundy suede, and then gold glitter and silver glitter. I was actually quite surprised when
I noticed that she has them in glitter because glitter is not really the type of thing you'd expect Kate Middleton to wear. And frankly, when I look at the outfits that she
has worn these glitter shoes with, I'm a little bit surprised.
So why do you think, why does Kate love wearing
these shoes so much? Well, if you have followed my channel, you will know that I'm a big advocate
for having a pair of skin colored pumps that are very neutral so that
you can wear them with any outfit and they're very allegating
for the leg. And of course, that is a reasons why Kate is wearing
these a lot. But not only that, a pair of pumps are always
more conservative than
just some random sandals. So of course, for her type of formal
occasions, she has to wear a lot of pumps. And these are very neutral.
They're also quite comfortable, but they're also very elegant.
There is a big prize difference, but actually these shoes look
quite identical to each other. The differences to the eye, as I can see, is that the color of the LK Bennett shoe
compared to the Jimmy Choois actually better. So this shoe gets
my vote versus this one. I think it doesn't really
go well with my skin color. But I am also aware that Kate Middleton
has a bit of a different skin complexion to me. She's a little bit darker, so perhaps it goes better
with her tone of skin. The LK Bennett shoe also has stitching
that is more obvious than the very discreet stitching that Jimmy Choo has, which I actually prefer Jimmy Choo
stitching. I'd rather pay a couple of hundred dollars extra just to have it
more discreet because it just looks more elegant in my opinion. This can
look a little bit not high street, but not as high end as this. Now what about the comfort
and feel of the shoe? Well, I actually think that the LK Bennett
ones are more comfortable than the Jimmy Choo. The Jimmy Choo are a little bit narrower
versus LK Bennett feels more true to size and more comfortable for me
to wear. I bought these in size 40, which is my true size. So yes, these ones are a bit small on my foot
versus these fits me perfectly well. So next up, we have something that is
not really identical to what she wore, but it's the same item and
I'm talking about the coat. So Kate wore this exact coat
in the color pink. Yet again, it was really hard to find, but actually I'm quite pleased with
the camel version that I got instead. So this is by a brand called Hobbs, which is a brand that I personally
love a lot. Again, a British brand. We do have a running
theme in this video today. I was quite surprised when I received
this coat because I was like, wow, this feels like something
Max Mara would do. It feels really high end when I touch it. It doesn't feel like a high street coat. And Hobbs is a bit of a
high street brand in the UK. So that's why I was a little bit perplexed
to what was going on now. Then when I had a look at the Price tag, which
was about 600 British pounds, I understood like, okay, now we are talking Max Mara prices
because that is quite pricey for a coat. Don't you agree, ladies?
Leave me comment below. What you think is a reasonable amount to
spend on a coat the you were year after year? In my personal assessment, what would make a coat look high street
is oftentimes that it doesn't follow the body structure really well. It
doesn't have good tailoring. Here, I feel like it fits me
really well from the get-go. I also appreciate the fact that
it doesn't wrinkle anywhere. You will see that on many fast
fashion coats like Zara as an example, the coat might be a bit
wrinkly, might, I don't know, poke out a little bit there in the fabric
because it's not perfectly aligned and it doesn't follow the body line or lays
nicely. What I really appreciate with this coat is the feel of it. Because one thing that I really can't
stand with fast fashion coats is the feel when you touch it like this, it feels
synthetic, it doesn't feel luxurious. But when you touch a coat that is a
little bit more mid-range premium doesn't have the same synthetic feeling, like
this Hobbs coat. It feels very luxurious. It almost makes me feel like, ooh, is
this real cashmere? Is this real wool? What is this? It feels really expensive. One detail that I do appreciate with
this coat is the fact that it's single breasted. You have an option
to have double breasted coats. I am not a big fan of them, partly because I'm an hourglass body shape
and because of the curvy nature of an hourglass body shape, double breasted tend not to
be as comfortable or looking, but single breasted are my first choice. I like to have my coats open, not always,
but I do like to have that option. So if I wear my single
breasted coat open like this, I know that it's not really
gonna lose its shape. It's gonna remain pretty much the
same looking as if it's buttoned. And that's what I like about
it, that it stays very feminine, very figure fitted and
doesn't lose its shape. Here we have a look of a brand
that I personally shop from a lot, Self-Portrait. They do many beautiful, classy and elegant type of clothes. And this is actually a dress
that Kate has worn in different variations and this variation in white. She wore the platinum jubilee,
which was a total hit. Now the price of this garment
is around 500 US dollars, which I understand it's quite a
lot of money, but on today's list, it's somewhere in the middle. I really like this type of look
because I know where the inspiration comes from, and that is from Dior. Christian Dior made the blazer
with a belt, with a skirt, very popular. And then you have many
brands who have replicated that look, Self-Portrait included, who made it more affordable
versus the original. I really do like this combination though. I think adding a belt to a blazer
creates a beautiful feminine silhouette. And I think having a nice a-line
skirt underneath is a fantastic idea. The only thing that I
don't like about this look, is actually the lace detail
of this pleated skirt. I don't know whether I would've preferred
a completely pleated skirt or maybe some other variation, but I just don't like the pleats
in combination with the lace. I love this. Look, this is my
favorite look of today's list. Yes, we saw a variation, identical variation of this outfit
from Self-Portrait in the clip before. But truly ladies, for me, this is an
absolute upgrade from what we saw earlier. The reason for that is fairly simple. I really like the fabric
that this outfit is made of. The previous version is made out
of tweed or kind of Zara looking tweed in my opinion. That's
why I don't like it as much. And then you had the lace detail and the
pleats, and it kind of all looked like, you know what, if that
dress came from Zara, we wouldn't be surprised
it was from Zara. However, this one looks so much more high quality. It almost looks vintage without
being boring, old school vintage, more like it's made out
of high quality fabrics. It has a perfect structure to it.
It looks very tailored, perfectly figure fitted, has a beautiful
feminine and elegant silhouette, and everything looks very well
made, and that's why I like it. But I also do like the fact that
you have this embroidery here. It kind of removes a little bit of the
formality of everything because it adds a form of romance to the outfit. I do like
the fact that it has a leather belt, a contrasting belt. However, in April, 2022 when Kate Middleton
wore this exact outfit, she actually had a different belt. And I'm not a hundred percent sure
whether she wore a variation of this dress that had a different belt, or if her stylist change out
this belt to a different belt. I actually do prefer her variation. I think it's a little bit nicer with a
monochrome type of belt where it just blends into the whole
outfit. But then again, I also do like this contrasting color
because it adds a little bit of flavor to an overall kind of beige
and plain looking outfit. Although in my opinion, it's not
plain looking at all. In the fact, I think it's the perfect conservative
outfit, very feminine and elegant. Let's talk jewelry, and I'm actually
gonna talk about custom jewelry, which in a way I'm personal a little bit
surprised about because when I saw that Kate Middleton doesn't
always wear high-end jewelry, really expensive jewels that she
probably inherited through the Royal collection. She actually wears
a lot of simpler jewelry, like high street jewelry. Like
here we have a pair of earrings. Surely they're in the mid-range
brand section with talking about 170 US dollars. But these earrings
are made with a genuine ruby gemstone. And then around it you have some
crystals that kind of add a little bit of sparkle to the whole mix. When I
saw these earrings, I said, oh yes, these beautiful burgundy earrings
look fantastic on Kate Middleton, but they're not gonna look good on me
because we have a completely different complexion. And here we have a pair
of Monica Vinader onix green earrings. Not my personal favorite, but a big favorite of Kate Middleton.
She wore them a lot in 2016, and generally speaking, we have seen
her wearing them from time to time. They don't suit me at all. The complexion and these green gold
does not work on myself. But of course, with Kate Middleton's brown hair and
slightly darker skin tone complexion works of course, so much better than on me. But I must tell you that I think the
shape of this earrings are incredibly elegant and had this just
been in a different color, I guess I would've loved it as much as
Kate loves them. Now in my next video, I'm gonna teach you more about how you
can become more elegant and always look expensive to elevate your wardrobe
so that you look as gorgeous as Kate Middleton, if not more.
I will see you in that video.
