Hello! Magazine UK – 12 August 2019

bolderfashionchoicesrecentlyandalways

getsthebalanceright.Kateis verymucha

modernprincessandseeingherwear

trainershopefullymakesotherwomenfeel

theydon’tneedheelstobetakenseriously.”

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The37-year-oldroyalhasalsobeenhaving

funwithpatterns,donninga vibrantgreen

geometric-print,vintage-styleteadress

fromFrenchlabelSandroParisforthe

HamptonCourtGardenFestival.

Meanwhile,polkadotsweretheorderof

thedaytovisitBletchleyPark,homeofthe

SecondWorldWarcodebreakers.

Channellingthevintagevibe,Katewas

strikingina mididressfromLondon-based

designerAlessandraRich.Costing£1,750,

thedesignhasalsobeenseenonthelikes

ofGrey’sAnatomystarAbigailSpencer(who

woreit totheweddingoftheDukeand

DuchessofSussexlastyear),aswellas

HollywoodA-listersSarahJessicaParker

andDaisyRidley.

ItwasanothersignoftheDuchess’s

growingconfidenceintakinga trendylook

andgivingit herowntake.

It is evenaffectingherchoiceofshoe.

FortheOrderoftheGarterserviceinJune,

shedonnedtrendyblackPradaWavy-Cut

pumps,anotherfashion-forwardchoice,

whileheropeningdayRoyalAscotdress

waselevatedtoglitteringheightsbyher

metallicsilverheelsbyGianvitoRossi.

BytheDuchess’ssidethroughoutthis

transformationis herpersonalassistant

Natasha Archer. “Natasha has been

meticulouslyorganisedinherwork,”a royal

sourcetoldhello!earlierthisyear.“Sheis

incrediblyloyalanddoesa greatjob.”

WiththeDuchesstakingherfashion-

forwardstatusfirmlyinherstride,royal

andfashionfansareassuredofa

stylishsummertocome.

‘She’s well aware of

what’s in fashion and

isn’t afraid to try it’

CatherineZoraida

— British-based

jewellerydesigner

I thinktheDuchessof

Cambridgeis havinga

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andconfidentinwhat

shewears,whichI love

andis veryinspiring.

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designssoit is veryspecialthattheyare

alsoa favouriteofKate’s.Andbyre-

wearingthem,sheis alsogivinga nodto

moresustainablefashion, whichis

somethingwetotallyagreewith.Wemake

our jewelleryin HattonGarden in

London,usingrecycledsilverandgold,as

wellas FairtradeandFairminedmaterials.

Yourjewelleryshouldmakeyoufeel

great andbean extension of your

personalitythatyoucanweartimeand

timeagain.

HavingKateasa supportermeansa

hugeamounttous.Thefirsttimeshe

woremydesignswasduringtheDiamond

JubileeroyaltourofSouth-EastAsia.It

wasa littleovera yearsinceherwedding

andsheandtheDukewerehavingdinner

withtheKingofMalaysia.

Katecouldhavechosenanyearrings

shewanted– hugediamondsorjewellery

fromtheRoyalCollection– butshechose

toweara youngdesignerwhowasnot

longoutofuniversity.

I wokeupinthemorningtoseeour

double-leafearringsappearonthefront

pageofnewspapersaroundtheworld.It

wasa dreamcometrueandhasnodoubt

hada huge effecton thegrowth of

our business.

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