What will The Duchess of Cambridge wear for sister Pippa Middleton's wedding?
In little over a month, Pippa Middleton will walk down the aisle at St Mark's church in Englefield to marry James Matthews. Ever since the couple's engagement
was announced last summer, speculation has been rife about who will design the
wedding dress, with British labels including Jenny Packham, Ralph and Russo and
Suzanne Neville all in the running. But among the guests at the nuptials will be
another attendee whose choice of outfit for the day will be closely watched: The
Duchess of Cambridge.
The bride's big sister has become a pro at dressing for a tricky roster of occassions, from royal church services to foreign tours and charity galas. But
pitching her look perfectly for her sister's wedding is set to be one of her
most fascinating sartorial challenges yet.
Pippa famously almost stole the show at the 2011 wedding of Kate and Prince William with her figure-hugging Alexander McQueen maid of honour dress but it's
unlikely that Kate will now want to reciprocate that move. She will reportedly
only give a reading at the service, rather than perform a role in the wedding
party, although it has been confirmed that Prince George and Princess Charlotte
will be page boy and flower girl.
The Duchess will attract attention no matter what look she chooses, but here are some of the style strategies she might adopt...
A recycled look
This is a modus operandi which Kate has employed at numerous other weddings in the past, opting to wear a look she has been seen in before so as not to
overshadow the bride. At the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, she wore
a pale yellow coat by Day Birger et Mikkelsen which she had first debuted in
2006 for the wedding of Laura Parker-Bowles.
Similarly in May 2013, she attended the nuptials of William Van Cutsem and Rosie Ruck Keene wearing a black and white spotted dress from Topshop which she
had also worn for a visit to the Harry Potter experience just weeks earlier.
So which looks might the Duchess bring out of her wardrobe for Pippa's wedding? She has a plethora of previous outfits to choose from but that
selection is seriously narrowed down when the requirements of wedding guest
dressing and the late Spring timing are taken into consideration: she will
likely avoid wearing white but pastel hues and a hat are almost dead certs.
This delicately patterned, pale grey Erdem dress which Kate has worn for a previous wedding as well as Trooping the Colour in 2012 is a sophisticated
option.
The bubblegum pink, pleated Emilia Wickstead dress which Kate has also been seen in twice previously is also a pretty but pared-back possibility.
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