Kate Middleton's suit

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Kate's gotten even more conservative bc she's now next in line for Queen (rather than being another step removed before QEII's death).

I realized I have never seen her in so many pant suits - maybe it's bc she knows she will be surrounded by press and doesn't want any wardrobe malfunctions (skirt blowing up, legs crossing, etc)?

This is it.

Plus, she's not 25 anymore. She's smart to play it safe, plus it's freezing in Boston.

She doesn't need to be this conservative. She is the Princess of Wales. Diana had a lot of striking looks as Princess of Wales. Her job includes getting people excited about Britain, and her clothing (because she speaks so little) is her primary way of doing that. These clothes aren't doing the job.

Diana never appeared in mourning. Kate and her husband are still observing a period of mourning. There are rules, yes, rules!!!, about attire for when you're a member of the royal household and you are in mourning. Kate and her dressers are observing them. Give it a rest.

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t understand with all her natural beauty, style, stylists, resources, etc, it was decided that going to the US meant dressing like Hillary Clinton.

Because it is more important to her and her family that she be "appropriate" and represent the BRF in a restrained and conservative way, than to be stylish and make news with her clothes. Like Hillary Clinton, she is more interested in doing her job well than in exciting you with her clothes. There are many, many actresses and socialites and influencers and models who would be thrilled to have you look at each of their outfits and buy the clothes they are wearing and get excited about their style. An entire industry revolves around this. Kate is not a part of that industry and has a different job that is not actually about being a fashion plate and she wants to do that job well, which means no exciting fashion. Ever. She can wear very pretty evening gowns when appropriate, but otherwise it's conservative suits and matching hats and classic colors and prints forever. It's part of the gig, it's her literal job.

But she looked better last week. The sudden change in the US looks so (mis)calculated.

In what way? The problem is that you think her goal in the US is to land in fashion magazines and garner more American fans, or to compete with MM. Kate doesn't care about any of that and neither does the BRF.

Her goal is to support her husband as future monarch, maintain a positive relationship with a foreign power that is also a close ally, and to demonstrate the BRF's interest in charitable good works. That's it. None of that requires a stylish wardrobe. It requires her to look appropriate, say the right things, and avoid any scandal or controversy. Thus: tailored suits in muted colors, conservative dresses, non-flashy accessories, impeccably styled hair and makeup that are consistent with the way people expect her to look (nothing exciting, no new directions, no suprises).

Their last foreign trip was pretty terrible and garnered a ton of bad press at a time when the BRF was already fielding accusations of racism. And this trip comes during a scandal involving racist behavior from one of QEII's old ladies in waiting, as well as potential accusations of racist behavior coming out of Harry's book or the new Netflix documentary. The calculation here is: DO NOT MAKE WAVES. That's what she's doing.

Within the limits of what you describe, she could 100% look sharper than she did yesterday.

And you're not being truthful when you deny that beauty and style are absolutely a part of the package for soft power. I mean people didn't revere Jackie Kennedy for her ideas you know.

For instance, this outfit is conservative and dignified but also sharp and stylish:

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Even this is better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I just don’t understand with all her natural beauty, style, stylists, resources, etc, it was decided that going to the US meant dressing like Hillary Clinton.

I really think she looked better with a bit more weight on her. It’s easy to start looking gaunt at this weight, which is aging.

We all looked better at 20.

And she would look better than she does now with another 10 pounds.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Kate's gotten even more conservative bc she's now next in line for Queen (rather than being another step removed before QEII's death).

I realized I have never seen her in so many pant suits - maybe it's bc she knows she will be surrounded by press and doesn't want any wardrobe malfunctions (skirt blowing up, legs crossing, etc)?

This is it.

Plus, she's not 25 anymore. She's smart to play it safe, plus it's freezing in Boston.

She doesn't need to be this conservative. She is the Princess of Wales. Diana had a lot of striking looks as Princess of Wales. Her job includes getting people excited about Britain, and her clothing (because she speaks so little) is her primary way of doing that. These clothes aren't doing the job.

Diana never appeared in mourning. Kate and her husband are still observing a period of mourning. There are rules, yes, rules!!!, about attire for when you're a member of the royal household and you are in mourning. Kate and her dressers are observing them. Give it a rest.

But the rules only apply in the US -- she looked better and normal back home last week. Just admit the days of monochromatic pantsuits are a miss -- she won't love you less.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t understand with all her natural beauty, style, stylists, resources, etc, it was decided that going to the US meant dressing like Hillary Clinton.

I really think she looked better with a bit more weight on her. It’s easy to start looking gaunt at this weight, which is aging.

Fine, but why the call for Hillary's "style"? Pls don't say they just decided two days ago that she should adopt this look to be more queen-in-waiting look. The 100 year old monarch figured out how to do it. Kate has much much much more to work with and should dress better than Hillary and Liz.

Kate is not now and will never be the monarch. She is the Princess of Wales and will be the Queen Consort.

Different role altogether.

So Kate must dress more boring than the 100 yr old? You're ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t understand with all her natural beauty, style, stylists, resources, etc, it was decided that going to the US meant dressing like Hillary Clinton.

Because it is more important to her and her family that she be "appropriate" and represent the BRF in a restrained and conservative way, than to be stylish and make news with her clothes. Like Hillary Clinton, she is more interested in doing her job well than in exciting you with her clothes. There are many, many actresses and socialites and influencers and models who would be thrilled to have you look at each of their outfits and buy the clothes they are wearing and get excited about their style. An entire industry revolves around this. Kate is not a part of that industry and has a different job that is not actually about being a fashion plate and she wants to do that job well, which means no exciting fashion. Ever. She can wear very pretty evening gowns when appropriate, but otherwise it's conservative suits and matching hats and classic colors and prints forever. It's part of the gig, it's her literal job.

But she looked better last week. The sudden change in the US looks so (mis)calculated.

In what way? The problem is that you think her goal in the US is to land in fashion magazines and garner more American fans, or to compete with MM. Kate doesn't care about any of that and neither does the BRF.

Her goal is to support her husband as future monarch, maintain a positive relationship with a foreign power that is also a close ally, and to demonstrate the BRF's interest in charitable good works. That's it. None of that requires a stylish wardrobe. It requires her to look appropriate, say the right things, and avoid any scandal or controversy. Thus: tailored suits in muted colors, conservative dresses, non-flashy accessories, impeccably styled hair and makeup that are consistent with the way people expect her to look (nothing exciting, no new directions, no suprises).

Their last foreign trip was pretty terrible and garnered a ton of bad press at a time when the BRF was already fielding accusations of racism. And this trip comes during a scandal involving racist behavior from one of QEII's old ladies in waiting, as well as potential accusations of racist behavior coming out of Harry's book or the new Netflix documentary. The calculation here is: DO NOT MAKE WAVES. That's what she's doing.

Within the limits of what you describe, she could 100% look sharper than she did yesterday.

And you're not being truthful when you deny that beauty and style are absolutely a part of the package for soft power. I mean people didn't revere Jackie Kennedy for her ideas you know.

For instance, this outfit is conservative and dignified but also sharp and stylish:

This is gorgeous! Love that coat. She has the perfect height to pull it off

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I think she’s out of her element in the US and unsure how to dress. In the UK she wears British fashion designers mostly to evens whose cultural context she understands and it reads out loud and clear. Here she’s a mish mash of trying not too look too formal, or too aristocratic, or too casual, and yet professional, and yet not in competition with MM who is at home here. I wish she would just keep up the English style over here and teach people a thing or two instead of trying to fit in. And the pussy bow blouses have come to go. Plus she is too thin and could use 10 pounds she looks pressured and uncomfortable.

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Anonymous wrote:I like this suit but I didn't like the tartan one.

I loved the tartan one. And the handbag was *chefs kiss*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t understand with all her natural beauty, style, stylists, resources, etc, it was decided that going to the US meant dressing like Hillary Clinton.

I really think she looked better with a bit more weight on her. It’s easy to start looking gaunt at this weight, which is aging.

We all looked better at 20.

And she would look better than she does now with another 10 pounds.

Give it a rest. She looks fine and heathy. She isn’t emaciated. 40 yr old Kate with 10 extra pounds is not the same as 20 yr
old Kate. It isn’t a fair comparison to say since since she looked better then she would look better with 10 more pounds now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Kate's gotten even more conservative bc she's now next in line for Queen (rather than being another step removed before QEII's death).

I realized I have never seen her in so many pant suits - maybe it's bc she knows she will be surrounded by press and doesn't want any wardrobe malfunctions (skirt blowing up, legs crossing, etc)?

This is it.

Plus, she's not 25 anymore. She's smart to play it safe, plus it's freezing in Boston.

She doesn't need to be this conservative. She is the Princess of Wales. Diana had a lot of striking looks as Princess of Wales. Her job includes getting people excited about Britain, and her clothing (because she speaks so little) is her primary way of doing that. These clothes aren't doing the job.

Diana never appeared in mourning. Kate and her husband are still observing a period of mourning. There are rules, yes, rules!!!, about attire for when you're a member of the royal household and you are in mourning. Kate and her dressers are observing them. Give it a rest.

Diana craved attention. Kate doesn't like to overshadow William.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t understand with all her natural beauty, style, stylists, resources, etc, it was decided that going to the US meant dressing like Hillary Clinton.

Because it is more important to her and her family that she be "appropriate" and represent the BRF in a restrained and conservative way, than to be stylish and make news with her clothes. Like Hillary Clinton, she is more interested in doing her job well than in exciting you with her clothes. There are many, many actresses and socialites and influencers and models who would be thrilled to have you look at each of their outfits and buy the clothes they are wearing and get excited about their style. An entire industry revolves around this. Kate is not a part of that industry and has a different job that is not actually about being a fashion plate and she wants to do that job well, which means no exciting fashion. Ever. She can wear very pretty evening gowns when appropriate, but otherwise it's conservative suits and matching hats and classic colors and prints forever. It's part of the gig, it's her literal job.

But she looked better last week. The sudden change in the US looks so (mis)calculated.

In what way? The problem is that you think her goal in the US is to land in fashion magazines and garner more American fans, or to compete with MM. Kate doesn't care about any of that and neither does the BRF.

Her goal is to support her husband as future monarch, maintain a positive relationship with a foreign power that is also a close ally, and to demonstrate the BRF's interest in charitable good works. That's it. None of that requires a stylish wardrobe. It requires her to look appropriate, say the right things, and avoid any scandal or controversy. Thus: tailored suits in muted colors, conservative dresses, non-flashy accessories, impeccably styled hair and makeup that are consistent with the way people expect her to look (nothing exciting, no new directions, no suprises).

Their last foreign trip was pretty terrible and garnered a ton of bad press at a time when the BRF was already fielding accusations of racism. And this trip comes during a scandal involving racist behavior from one of QEII's old ladies in waiting, as well as potential accusations of racist behavior coming out of Harry's book or the new Netflix documentary. The calculation here is: DO NOT MAKE WAVES. That's what she's doing.

Within the limits of what you describe, she could 100% look sharper than she did yesterday.

And you're not being truthful when you deny that beauty and style are absolutely a part of the package for soft power. I mean people didn't revere Jackie Kennedy for her ideas you know.

For instance, this outfit is conservative and dignified but also sharp and stylish:

This is amazing.

[Anonymous]

Are these flat shoes? Which brand? I hope some smart sleuth can find out!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Kate's gotten even more conservative bc she's now next in line for Queen (rather than being another step removed before QEII's death).

I realized I have never seen her in so many pant suits - maybe it's bc she knows she will be surrounded by press and doesn't want any wardrobe malfunctions (skirt blowing up, legs crossing, etc)?

This is it.

Plus, she's not 25 anymore. She's smart to play it safe, plus it's freezing in Boston.

She doesn't need to be this conservative. She is the Princess of Wales. Diana had a lot of striking looks as Princess of Wales. Her job includes getting people excited about Britain, and her clothing (because she speaks so little) is her primary way of doing that. These clothes aren't doing the job.

Diana never appeared in mourning. Kate and her husband are still observing a period of mourning. There are rules, yes, rules!!!, about attire for when you're a member of the royal household and you are in mourning. Kate and her dressers are observing them. Give it a rest.

Diana craved attention. Kate doesn't like to overshadow William.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t understand with all her natural beauty, style, stylists, resources, etc, it was decided that going to the US meant dressing like Hillary Clinton.

Because it is more important to her and her family that she be "appropriate" and represent the BRF in a restrained and conservative way, than to be stylish and make news with her clothes. Like Hillary Clinton, she is more interested in doing her job well than in exciting you with her clothes. There are many, many actresses and socialites and influencers and models who would be thrilled to have you look at each of their outfits and buy the clothes they are wearing and get excited about their style. An entire industry revolves around this. Kate is not a part of that industry and has a different job that is not actually about being a fashion plate and she wants to do that job well, which means no exciting fashion. Ever. She can wear very pretty evening gowns when appropriate, but otherwise it's conservative suits and matching hats and classic colors and prints forever. It's part of the gig, it's her literal job.

But she looked better last week. The sudden change in the US looks so (mis)calculated.

In what way? The problem is that you think her goal in the US is to land in fashion magazines and garner more American fans, or to compete with MM. Kate doesn't care about any of that and neither does the BRF.

Her goal is to support her husband as future monarch, maintain a positive relationship with a foreign power that is also a close ally, and to demonstrate the BRF's interest in charitable good works. That's it. None of that requires a stylish wardrobe. It requires her to look appropriate, say the right things, and avoid any scandal or controversy. Thus: tailored suits in muted colors, conservative dresses, non-flashy accessories, impeccably styled hair and makeup that are consistent with the way people expect her to look (nothing exciting, no new directions, no suprises).

Their last foreign trip was pretty terrible and garnered a ton of bad press at a time when the BRF was already fielding accusations of racism. And this trip comes during a scandal involving racist behavior from one of QEII's old ladies in waiting, as well as potential accusations of racist behavior coming out of Harry's book or the new Netflix documentary. The calculation here is: DO NOT MAKE WAVES. That's what she's doing.

Within the limits of what you describe, she could 100% look sharper than she did yesterday.

And you're not being truthful when you deny that beauty and style are absolutely a part of the package for soft power. I mean people didn't revere Jackie Kennedy for her ideas you know.

For instance, this outfit is conservative and dignified but also sharp and stylish:

Oh those pants are very ill-fitting. I much prefer her sleek Boston looks.