Carole Outdresses Pippa at The Goring Hotel

Pippa & Carole Middleton attended the opening of Basil's Bar at the Goring Hotel last evening. Pippa is wearing a dress by the French brand, Maje. Unfortunately, she also chose to wear a cardigan and pantyhose. She clearly went for a double dose of spray tan for this event. It was a beach party after all, so why the pantyhose Pippa? The Middleton girls seem to wear these quite a bit. Again, I can see where this might be necessary for Kate in her more conservative role as a Royal, but Pippa could really do without. She is a 27 year old woman with fantastic legs, not a middle-aged office worker. Why pay to have someone spray a tan on your legs and then cover them up? Even her Mom is bare legged and frankly, more fashionably dressed on this occasion. Carole looks amazing in this flowing colorful frock. Pippa is straight up boring. And again, the shoes! Would someone buy these women a pair of sandals for goodness sake. Is this a British thing? Summer too short to invest in sandals? Maybe the Middleton women have hideously misshapen toes?

photo via Hello Magazine

Kate will be back on the scene soon, so stay tuned. Tonight, she and William will make their social debut at the "society event of the season" - the £10,000. annual Ark charity dinner. Here's to hoping Kate finds something more interesting than nude pumps to put on her feet.