On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set off on a three-day Royal Train Tour, starting at Euston Station in London and ending in Windsor. Before boarding, the couple posed for a photo opp, which showed the Duchess wearing one of her favorite winter coats: a long, emerald green number by Alexander McQueen that she first debuted in January while at an event in Bradford. But that’s not even the best part. Since their train took off earlier today, Kate Middleton’s worn not one, but two other coats — both of which she also recycled from previous outings. And the trip’s only just begun.
“The Duke and Duchess are off,” reads a caption posted by the official Kensington Palace Instagram account. “This evening, The Duke and Duchess departed on the Royal Train Tour to pay tribute to the inspiring work of those who have gone above and beyond to support communities across England, Scotland, and Wales,” the caption continued. “We hope you can join us here, in thanking these amazing individuals and organizations along the way, in what has been a challenging year for the nation.”
Upon their arrival in Edinburgh, Middleton revealed her second coat of the tour: a bespoke Catherine Walker coat in a very royal shade of blue. This piece, too, has appeared in the past, with the Duchess having worn it in 2018 during a trip to Norway. From there, the couple returned to northern England, where Middleton had her third outfit change of the day. Keeping it in the blue family, she chose a navy blue, Hobbs double-breasted coat with bronze buttons.
If we are to go by the last three appearances, Middleton will debut a new, covetable coat for us to swoon over as the Royal Train Tour continues. With that in mind, we’re rounding them all up in the slideshow ahead.
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Hobbs Navy Blue Coat
Following their trip to Scotland, the couple returned to England, where Middleton traded in her Catherine Walker coat for a navy blue one by Hobbs. She paired the coat, which she first wore in February during a trip to Wales according to The Daily Mail, with a cognac-colored clutch, navy blue gloves, and an off-white sweater. Photo: Danny Lawson/AFP/Getty Images.
Catherine Walker Blue Coat
For their stop in Edinburgh occasion, Middleton paired her Catherine Walker outer layer with knee-high, suede boots and a Strathberry clutch that just so happens to be available for pre-order. Photo: Andy Barr/AFP/Getty Images.
Alexander McQueen Green Coat
While at Euston Station, Middleton wore an emerald green Alexander McQueen coat with a micro floral face mask — her go-to — and a tartan, wool scarf. The latter, which appears to be from York Scarves on Etsy, is sold out, though there’s a similar option that’s still up for grabs.Photo: Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images.
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On Sunday, host Vanessa Hudgens (in Versace), Wonder Woman 1984’s Gal Gadot (in Louis Vuitton), and more celebrities got dressed up for the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards. The annual event — which, this year, celebrated the greatest TV and film moments of all time — took place without its usual star-studded crowd. (Only Hudgens and her fellow presenters attended the ceremony in-person.) Still, Emily In Paris star Lily Collins wowed with her look for the night.
There to present Jason Segel and Kristen Bell with the award for “Most Heartbreaking Break-Up” for Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Collins wore a black, latex dress courtesy of Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. The fitted dress, which was plucked off the Parisian brand’s fall ‘20 runway, featured bra-like details and silver, metal accents. She paired the dress with lace-up, black heels, also by Saint Laurent, and a slicked-back ponytail. All in all, it was a sexier, more daring take on the black formal looks Emily Copper wore while galavanting through the French capital on the Netflix show.
Among her many bold Emily In Paris outfits — which included items like a pink Dior newsboy cap and a Kermit-green Chanel jacket — the fictional expat also showed off a taste for little black dresses. In episode two of the series, Emily paired an Alexandre Vauthier bustier with a black, tulle skirt. Later in the season, for a night at the opera, Emily chose an off-the-shoulder, black dress by Christian Siriano.
“When [the show’s costume designer] Patricia Field called and told me she needed an amazing dress for Lily for a show being filmed in Paris, immediately, I was like ‘I got it,’” Siriano told Refinery29 earlier this month, explaining that the dress was a homage to Audrey Hepburn. “It was sexy, but covered, and still playful because of the shape.”
If you ask us, between her tulle-covered Christian Siriano frock and this skin-tight Saint Laurent body-con, there isn’t an LBD in the world that isn’t perfect for Emily Collins.
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