Princess and McQueen

The love affair began with the most perfect wedding dress Middleton could have dreamt of, then the newly titled Duchess chose a second McQueen for her reception dress.  Catherine has been supporting British fashion on her Royal tour with husband Wills, but i've come to notice that the Duchess is having an affair with one fashion house in particular....

If you know me (or my tweets...) well enough, you'll know I have a serious style crush on our Duchess of Cambridge.  So serious, that I will call her Kate, cause Duchess or Catherine feels too formal for my liking.  McQueen has been her designer of choice quite a lot recently and it feels like a match made in heaven.

That dress.  There are no words except *wow*

The bride let her hair down and slipped into something a little easier to move in for her reception party at Buckingham Palace.  

On the Royal tour of Canada, Kate chose a knitted McQueen number, something slightly different to her usual attire, but a good different.  

Whilst they attended the BAFTA's in Los Angeles, amongst J Lo and Nicole Kidman to name a few, Catherine chose another McQueen.  This elegant piece fits both her body and personality just right.  I love how she's come back to the belted detail, seen on her reception dress.  She chose Jimmy Choo's over her usual LK Bennett choice.  

Enough of the Kate gushing now.  I've heard they want to keep a 'low profile' now they're home for the next year.  Are you lusting after the Catherine's style or have you got your own Fashion Princess?

Bella Swan's a secret fashionista.

Who'da thought that Bella Swan (aka KStew) would be so fashion concious.  The Breaking Dawn trailer was released last Sunday and it caused mass hysteria for the Twihards (yeah, I classify as one of those).  The majority of comments were on Edward and Bellas lurve making clip (it looks as funny as the scene is to read in the book) but I was all about the wedding dress - who designed it?! It's the most anticipated wedding dress since, well, April when Kate stepped out in McQueen.  Well ladies, the designer of the soon to be Cullens dress is Carolina Herrera.

I wonder if she'll do her own make up, like the Duchess...

Unfortunately, until November 18th we wont know what the dress looks like, but if the trailer is anything to go by, it will be gorgeous.  The only question I have now is; how will they make Bella more beautiful than she looks on her wedding day, when Edward changes her to a vamp. 

For all of you who haven't seen the trailer (weirdo's) here it is:



I Spy! A right royal commoner to style icon.

The Middletons have been centre of attention for the past week and a bit thanks to Kate and Wills Royal knees up, but it wasn't just Kate making headlines.  Pippa, the younger sister to the new Duchess, has certainly been turning heads since the Royal nuptials, even getting a website dedicated to her mighty derriere (if you don't believe me, click here).  Of course I am far more interested to the garment covering her modesty than what is underneath and Vogue seem to think she's fashion worthy, giving her, her very own style file.  

Looking a bit drab.  

Gorgeous in chiffon.

Similar to Kate, Pippa's style has dramatically changed from country bumpkin to princess (Harry wishes) chic.  Although Kate's style is more tailored to be appropriate for Royalty, Pippa seems to keep on trend, opting for a colour block dress the day before her sisters wedding.  

An heir and her not-so-spare.

And of course, I would be a failure of a trainee fashion journalist if I didn't mention Pippa's most iconic look to date.  That gorgeous Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen dress.  

So what do you think of Pippa's style, Yay or Nay? I certainly think it's enviable and screams 'classy' without looking too arrogant.  I give it a yay, also if any of you know the girls brother, please pass my email on...

To check out more of Pippa's style, go to Vogue.com

 

Isn't she lovely.

I bet you're all sick to death of Royal Wedding chatter but I couldn't resist posting these beautiful photos on my blog.  Catherine Middleton arrived at the Abbey a commoner in a gorgeous McQueen lace dress, with inspiration coming from Grace Kelly no doubt.  The blushing bride then met her Prince at the end of the aisle, to which he said "you look beautiful", those three words will take on a new meaning to girls all around the world.  After a ceremony which proved quite emotional (I'm sure I saw Kate shed a few tears as she walked down the aisle), we were graced with a new Princess who will bring a breath of fresh air to the Monarchy.  They led a procession to which Kate turned to Wills and beamed "I'm so happy".  That you should be! 

Catherines father gave her away to an emotional William who told her "you look beautiful."

They said their vows with no mistakes, a sign of a perfect marriage.  

They emerged from the Abbey as husband and wife.  

That kiss, which happened twice which left William blushing, "No more!"

What did you think of todays events? Apparently there is another surprise yet to come when the couple leave the Palace at around 3.30pm.

UPDATE:  

So the surprise was Prince William driving his fathers Aston Martin which was most likely decorated by his brother, Prince Harry.  This was a lovely touch and seems very much the couples own input to their big day.

Another stunning dress, again designed by Sarah Burton, for the evenings events.  Doesn't she look radiant and so genuinely happy?

Now all that is left is to see whether that spark between Pippa and Prince Harry amounts to anything (The Middletons would really be on a role there).  

  

A Right Royal Souvenir.

If you have ever been to a big white wedding, you'll know your typical souvenirs are the sugar coated almonds, in a pretty little bag or (if you're the psycho 'I will be the bride not always the bridesmaid' type) the Brides bouquet. 

 An amusing evening of flicking through Vogue.com, showed me the many a souvenir you can buy to commemorate the Royal Wedding.  Don't get me wrong, I am slightly excited about it (i'm a sucker for a wedding and, indeed, a romance) but do we really need a 'Barbie' doll Kate?  Yes you heard me.  A doll.  

I guess they are banking on the girls who couldn't get the 'engagement' dress in shops and would therefore purchase a doll to remind them of how elegant she looked.  At a non festive $195 I do think they are going overboard...

You can also buy many other items...

Even children retailers are getting involved.  I have to admit this is pretty sweet and my nearly two year old niece would probably love this... £15

Of course, you get the extremely stupid and then you get the 'okay that could look kinda cool'.  

These pumps are pretty cute and remind me of Vivienne Westwood's Prince Charming stuff.  You can get them on the day for £98

When I first saw this I thought, Vogue.com have you gone mad?  I then realised it said 'Kate' and 'Will' on it.  I think it's quite a nice idea to get the younger generation involved.  This comes in at £25 from Selfridges.  

And here are some humorous ones I saw...

£17; John Lewis

£29.95; www.notonthehighstreet.com

£30; Harvey Nichols (don't worry this includes afternoon tea too...)

Will you be buying into the wedding?  I think I'll just stick to my special Royal Wedding edition of Vogue, after all I'm only a student, not a princess.