时尚街拍网We???re only halfway through the Royal Tour of Canada but it already seems that we???re witnessing a change in The Duchess of Cambridge???s style - a subtle but distinct move towards more daring, stand-out designs from a host of fashion"s biggest names.
Far from recycling old dresses from Reiss as she did the last time she visited Canada - her first royal tour abroad in 2011 - this tour Kate has worn customised Dolce & Gabbana and shown more skin than ever before in an experimental Preen dress.
Today the new, more confident Kate was out again, wearing a bold red coat by American designer Carolina Herrera and (very on-trend) block-heeled shoes by Italian luxury brand Tod???s.The coat, made of double-faced wool and cashmere mix blend, is new to shopsand still on sale for ??1190.
It???s the first time the Duchess of Cambridge has worn Carolina Herrera, but the brand is a natural fit for a Royal growing into her status as one of the world???s most watched fashion plates.The Venezuelan-born designer turned her patrician upbringing into a billion-dollar-a-year companythanks to her inimitable spin on glossy, Upper East Side socialite style.
???A woman who wears, lives and breathes her brand, Herrera never looks old-fashioned even though she exemplifies that most old fashioned of traits ??? elegance,???The Telegraph???s Lisa Armstrong says of the now 77-year-old grandmother.
That is no doubt why Herreraone of the very few designers who can lay claim to the fact they???ve dressed the triumvirate of US First Ladies that is Jackie Kennedy, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama - and now a Royal."I am so thrilled the Duchess of Cambridge chose the red CH Carolina Herrera coat.It highlights her beauty and timeless style,???Herrera told The Telegraph of her new fan.
Some are speculating that the newfound glamour in The Duchess of Cambridge???s wardrobe is thanks to her stylist Natasha Archer.The 29-year-old started working as Kate???s PA in 2014 but was identified as her image-maker when she was spotted taking dust bags of clothes into the Lindo Wing after Prince George???s birth.Ever since, Archer has been charged with scouting out (and customising) suitable outfits for public events - a task made all the more challenging because the Duchess likes her clothes to have significance andnod to the host nation.
With that in mind, however, it???s perhaps not hard to see where the pair got their inspiration for today???s Carolina Herreralook.The Duke and Duchess were in Whitehorse, the capital of northwest Canada???s Yukon territory, to visit a telegraph station that the Queen had also visited in 1959.For her trip, the Queen had worn a bold block-colour pink coat - a tactic she often employs to ensure she can be seen by the crowds from a distance.
If the Duchess of Cambridge"s1950"s-style red coat was a subtle nod to the past, the outfit she changed into after leaving Whitehorsewas a more obvious tribute to her host nation.The Duchess nipped back to her hotelto change into jeans, boots and a coat by Canadian labelSentaler before heading off to watch First Nation dancers in Carcross.
The tie-waisted coat crafted from alpaca wool is one of the up-and-coming label"s signature pieces - and currently on sale for ??588 on Sentaler"s website.
Toronto-raised Bojana Sentaler planned to go into business, but a chance encounter with Karl Lagerfeld during her world travels steered her towards fashion.Her ultra-feminine brand was loved by fashion insidersforits ribbed sleeve detailing and hooded wrap coats but it shot to fame when the Canadian Prime Minister"s wifeSophieGregoire-Trudeauwas photographed wearing it at her husband"s swearing in ceremony.
???She needed a few things to wear and was so busy.I was in Toronto so I sent her some options,???Gregoire-Trudeau"s stylist JessicaMulroney told The Telegraphof the moment.???She wore a coat by Canadian designer Sentaler and people went crazy for it.We had created this media frenzy, like you see with anything Kate wears.Then we realised we had a responsibility to create more moments like that to give homegrown designers an international platform.???
Ever sinceGregoire-Trudeau has been on a mission to promote Canadian designers - and it seems her latest tactic is persuading her famous guest Kateto buy into the best of the country"s fashion talent, too.Something tells us Sentaler are set for another media frenzy.
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