Kate Middleton’s Due Date Is Just Over a Month Away—And She’s Still Experimenting With New Looks
Earlier this week, Kate Middleton’s official due date was announced—mark your calendars for April 23! In the last stretch of her pregnancy, Middleton has favored tried-and-true statement coats and fit-and-flare silhouettes that flatter her expectant figure. But it seems it’s never too late to start experimenting with color: earlier today in London, when the Duchess of Cambridge attended one of her final engagements before giving birth, she appeared positively radiant in a bespoke Jenny Packham ensemble in mint green. The hue was unexpected, even for a fashion plate like Middleton, and an ideal marker for the arrival of spring.
Middleton has long favored Packham’s jewel-tone designs, whether for stately occasions, such the sapphire dress she famously chose for her official engagement photos in 2014, or red carpet situations, like the emerald number she donned at the BAFTA Awards last February. Today’s shade proved that darker tones like black and gray aren’t the only way to flatter a third-trimester figure. Head-to-toe pastels is not an easy look to pull off, to be sure, but leave it to Middleton to make it look like child’s play thanks to the streamlined tailoring of the dress-and-coat combination. A restrained approach to accessories—leg-lengthening nude heels and a suede clutch—let the bold color shine.
See this week’s best dressed celebrities:
10 Best Dressed: Week of March 19, 2018
WHO: Tilda Swinton
WHAT: Haider Ackermann
WHERE: At the Okja screening, Doha, Qatar
WHEN: March 8, 2018
WHO: Brigitte Macron
WHAT: Louis Vuitton, Roger Vivier bag
WHERE: At a state dinner, New Delhi, India
WHEN: March 10, 2018
WHO: Zoë Kravitz
WHAT: Prada jacket, Gucci dress
WHERE: At the Gemini premiere, Los Angeles
WHEN: March 15, 2018
WHO: Katherine Langford
WHAT: Stella McCartney
WHERE: At the screening of Love, Simon, Los Angeles
WHEN: March 13, 2018
WHO: Ciara
WHAT: Jean Paul Gaultier Couture, Pandora jewelry
WHERE: On the street, New York City
WHEN: March 14, 2018
WHO: Lola Kirke
WHAT: Vintage Bernard Perris, Chanel shoes
WHERE: At the Gemini premiere, Los Angeles
WHEN: March 15, 2018
WHO: Bella Hadid
WHAT: Dior, Shylee Rose jewelry
WHERE: On the street, Los Angeles
WHEN: March 14, 2018
WHO: Victoria Beckham
WHAT: Victoria Beckham and Céline sunglasses
WHERE: On the street, Paris
WHEN: March 14, 2018
WHO: Alicia Vikander
WHAT: Louis Vuitton
WHERE: At the Tomb Raider premiere, Mexico City
WHEN: March 10, 2018
WHO: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
WHAT: Catherine Walker, Gina Foster hat, Kiki McDonough earrings, Troy London collar, Cornelia James gloves, Tod’s shoes
WHERE: At the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Hounslow, England
WHEN: March 17, 2018
