Showing posts with label Kate Middleton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kate Middleton. Show all posts

Saturday, 30 July 2011

A Right Royal Do!

So today was the day for our second Royal Wedding of the year! The Queen's granddaughter, Zara Phillips and rugby star Mike Tindall finally tied the knot! I do love my Royals so I was very excited about today's event; especially the outfits to come out of it!


(Left) Princess Beatrice (Right) Princess Eugenie
Princess Beatrice & Princess Eugenie both wore outfits from designer, Angela Kelly. Beatrice opted for a bright blue suit whilst Eugenie stayed neutral in brown and cream.

(Left) Prince Edward & Sophie, Countess of Wessex (Right) Autumn Phillips
Sophie wore a taupe tailored outfit by Bruce Oldfield and a matching hat by Jane Taylor, whilst Autumn also wore a similar tailored two-piece.

(Left) The Queen (Middle) Prince Charles & Duchess of Cornwall (Right) Princess Anne
The Queen represented the joyous event in a bright apricot outfit, from designer Stewart Parvin (who also designed Zara's dress!) She matched it with a straw hat by Rachel Trevor Morgan. Camilla wore an ivory coat dress along with a floral head piece, and the bride's mother, Princess Anne was colourful in a red pleated skirt and a floral jacket.

(Left) The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge (Right) Linda Tindall
Kate Middleton chose a cream coat dress (which she has reportedly worn before at the wedding of Laura Parker Bowles and Harry Lopes in 2006). I was actually a little disappointed with Kate's hat, which almost resembles a satellite dish... but anyway! The groom's mother, Linda wore a simple but elegant dress with a lilac jacket.



There were even some recognisable stars in attendance at the wedding. Una Healy joined rugby boyfriend Ben Foden and Katherine Kelly came to see her school friend, Mike Tindall become a married man. Television presenter Kirsty Gallagher also joined the celebrations.

(Left) Una Healy (Middle) Kirsty Gallagher (Right) Katherine Kelly


But, of course the most exciting thing of all was Zara's dress; designed by Stewart Parvin, paired with Jimmy Choo heels and flowers by florist Paul Thomas. Her Greek key tiara was lent to her by her mother, Princess Anne.

Zara Phillips arriving at Canongate Kirk
Zara's maid of honour and best friend, Dolly Maude wore a dove-grey, duchess satin cocktail dress, also by Stewart Parvin. The dress was made to echo the silhouette created by Zara's gown. She wore Emmy shoes and Emmy hair decoration. The bridesmaids, Zara's half-sister Stephanie Phillips, Dolly Maude's daughter Nell, Jaz Jocelyn (the daughter of a family friend) and Hope Balshaw (daughter of the best man, Iain), wore dresses by local dressmaker, Sue Palmer. Zara also had one page boy: her godson, and Dolly Maude's son, Ted, who was in traditional Balmoral tartan.


... And here are the happy couple as they emerged from the ceremony!



And the official wedding photograph...


Aaah, what a lovely wedding! Let's all wish Zara & Mike a very happy future together!


(I do not own any of the photograph's above. All photos were taken from http://www.hellomagazine.com and http://www.dailymail.co.uk)

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Anyone can look like a Princess...(Or her sister!)

I have just been sent an email asking if I could do a post on Kate Middleton's style, so I have spent a couple of hours trying to track down some of her signature pieces which has proven very difficult as, as expected everything is sold out! However, there were a few items I managed to find available...

Kate wore the Reiss 'Peacock' dress for a day at the Epsom races. She wore the dress in white, however the dress is now only available in red, BUT it is in the sale!

Reiss 'Peacock' dress (Red) - SALE £89 (Was £195)
Available here
 On tour in Canada, Kate was seen wearing the outfit below. Unfortunately Kate's crochet top was from the pre-fall 2007 collection at Whistles, as was the skirt. However, I've managed to find an identical skirt! Oh, and her shoes are reportedly from Barratts! YES, BARRATTS!


French Connection 'Tabby Knits' skirt - SALE £25 (Was £67)
Available here

Barratts 'Belle and Mimi' Pointed Court Shoe - SALE £28 (Was £40)
Available here
 Then there's Kate's Reiss 'Shola' dress that sold out as soon as she was seen wearing it, but I have found a more purse-friendly dress which was designed as a replica!

Priscilla Panel and Pleat 'Kate' shift dress - £24.99
Available here

Whilst looking for the items above, I came across some photos of Pippa Middleton and found these items:

The bag that is used so much by Pippa that it has now been named after her!

Modalu Pippa Leather Grab Bag - £170
Available here
Below is another bag seen on Pippa's arm, out and about; although they bags look different they are infact the same, Pippa is showing the back of hers.
Ri2k Walcott Leather Tote bag - £175
Available here
Steal Pippa's summery style...

Whistles Alex Denim Skater dress - £95
Available here
Get Pippa's look with these bargain buys:

Oasis White Banded Crochet Knitted dress - SALE £15 (Was £25)
Available here

H&M Denim Jacket - SALE £14.95 (Was £29.99)
Available here
So there you have it... how to have true Princess (and sister!) style!