EverythingKate Middletonwears turns to sold!
This week, designer Joseph Altuzarra recapped what happened when the Princess of Wales, 41, wore a dress from his namesake line in 2016 in aTikTokvideo captioned, “Designing a dress literally fit for a Princess.” With the Aimee dress on a mannequin behind him, the fashion designer took viewers into the creative process behind the tea-length blue look with elbow-length sleeves and a black and white polka dot print.
Altuzarra had no idea that the dress was on Kate’s radar.
“A few months after releasing this collection, I woke up to a ton of messages and realized that Kate, the Princess of Wales [as she isnow styled] had worn the dress to an event. The dress immediately sold out,” he continued, asphotos of Kate in the lookrolled.
“She actually wore it a second time on a Zoom interview about a year ago which made me so happy. It’s still one of my favorite dresses to this day,” Altuzarra added.
Not only did Princess Kate wear her Aimee dress (which is no longer in stock online) tovisit Stewards AcademywithPrince Williamfor their Heads Together campaign in 2016 and again for a video call to thank nurses during the coronavirus pandemic, released on International Nurse’s Day in 2020, but also to record a “Mental Health Minute”radio messagewith her husband last May.
Kate Middleton and Prince William leave Steward’s Academy on September 16, 2016.Chris Jackson/Getty
Chris Jackson/Getty
Fromred-carpet gownsand on-duty dresses to reliable blazers anddecade-old boots, the Princess of Wales is known to recycle pieces from her closet again and again. The royal even chooses previously worn ensembles when she’s a wedding guest — a clever trick to make sure shenever upstages the brideon her big day.
In a recent royal first, the Princess of Wales stepped out in arented dressto the December 2022 Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in Boston. Keeping with the event’s sustainable theme, guests were asked not to purchase new dresses or suits for the evening.
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Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle attend Wimbledon in July 2018.Karwai Tang/WireImage
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