Kate’s coat dresses: why do the duchess’ coats look like dresses?

We could call it an excellent compromise of style. While respecting the tradition of real house, Kate is an artist when it comes to innovating some outdated rules that her special rank would impose as the take off your coat in public.
Equivalent to the act of undressing, taking off or having the overcoat taken off in front of eyes considered prying, it would be an improper gesture. So, when on the agenda of the Duchess of Cambridge a commitment has been made that requires a certain official nature, in order not to know how to read or write, Kate has made the coat dress one of the pillars of his wardrobe.

Looking at the mid-season coats and overcoats exhibited over the years, we have to admit that Kate has taken some of the dust out of the protocol. Thanks to the slim body and height as well as the choice of heels and often of colors, hers bet in formal situations they are always impeccable. Often the silhouette of these garments is tapered at the waist and elongated and the models seem simple but it is precisely in that rigor that you can see thesartorial elegance.

Two are above all the fashion houses that probably don’t even need to take the measurements anymore. The British tailoring dear to Diana Catherine Walker he made dozens of for the Duchess coat dress, a real house specialty.
Visiting the catalog on the site, the captions attached to some models that Kate asks to rework as she likes, we read that the inspiration of some designs comes from the military environment: this is perfect to participate in one of the many events related to anniversaries – as the Remembrance Sunday or on the anniversaries of the battles – which the Duchess must attend. In this case, the will to be on the safe side is evident when we see all those variations on a theme easily recognizable by thedouble-breasted buttoning.

Alexander McQueen instead it is the brand that Kate will never abandon. The team of Sarah Burton cuddles her since the days when the young Middleton in 2011 measured herself with the wedding dress and, together with evening dresses and dresses for special occasions, she creates whatever she asks for for the exceptional testimonial. If Catherine Walker represents certainty, with McQueen Kate has the opportunity to dare with imperceptible tailor-made hazards.

Avoiding the bundle effect without belts or necks out of place or unexpected openings, the coat dress gives Kate great shots: in the crowd or with some authority while holding handshakes outdoors wearing a warm coat but if the portrait is indoors then the garment becomes a perfect outfit.
Often to understand that it is an overcoat it is necessary to use the magnifying glass and notice certain details such as the edges of skirts or dresses that sometimes peek out at the knee. Paraphrasing the title of an old film, we could almost imagine, not without a pinch of malice, that “under the dress (coat) nothing“. As long as a target doesn’t pinch Kate while she takes off her coat dress, we’re allowed to. We have no protocol to respect.