Kate and that 80s dress, farewell to the Caribbean thinking of Diana

Greetings to the Bahamas thinking of Diana. The peplum dress worn by Kate signed by Alessandra Rich on the occasion of the departure from Nassau airport, it seems a clear homage to the mother-in-law never known. Before the last reception of the Platinum Jubilee hosted by Governor General Sir Cornelius Alvin Smith, the only nod to Diana had been the three-strand pearl bracelet on the Duchess’s wrist for the parade in Jamaica.

However, when William took the floor at the gala that sanctioned the closure of the complicated journey on behalf of the sovereign who this year celebrates 70 years on the throne, the Duke of Cambridge confessed that the one in the Caribbean country “it had been the best vacation ever“. It was 1993: the prince and his brother Harry were with their beloved mother, they had spent unforgettable days snorkeling and following James Bond’s trail as several 007 films came to that place, of which Diana’s eldest son is a great one. fan.

Of all this the Duchess can only have listened to her husband’s stories (she had certainly read the magazines of the time that told the adventures of the royal family and especially of Diana) and given the great understanding they have shown in these eight days alone, she must having thought of accomplishing a nice gesture dressing up in a dress that reminded us of the one who was above all a style icon that we still remember today.

Obviously everything is less fictional than that, but it is above all the choice of the designer who signed the dress that leads us to this conclusion. Interviewed by Tatler a couple of years ago, it was the designer of Italian origin who declared that her muse was Diana. “I am drawn to the gentle rebels of history like Princess Diana and I want the Alessandra Rich woman to embody this spirit ».

In fact, not only by looking at the previous Rich outfits chosen by the Duchess but also by throwing an eye to the latest collection (from which the dress comes, among other things), those who are a little familiar with the image of the mourned immediately the reference to which a decisive brushstroke of contemporaneity is given.

The jacquard silk dress with printed roses and pearl buttons, has a belt with a crystal-embellished buckle that emphasizes the screwed silhouette also emphasized by the puffed sleeves and that bowed collar: a mix that makes Diana so terribly.
For those interested in buying, the price in our currency is 1,965 euros. White was very present in the wardrobe of the tour. So here is the clutch of Ferragamo together with the décolleté by Gianvito Rossi. The designer’s earrings appear on the lobes Patrick Mavrospresent in Kate’s casket from 2020.

For the day’s commitments, the Duchess has reserved the most affordable look for everyone. So “cheap” (€ 322) that it has already been swept away from the site. This is a pink zebra dress made with certified viscose from the British brand Rixo founded in 2015 in a London stay by the two then students Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McCloskey. If you really feel that you can’t do without this dress, you have to be patient and insert an email: a new batch is scheduled for mid-April.

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