Kate's Green Diane VonFurstenberg Maja Dress

One would think I might be more excited to see Kate in one of my favorite designers, the iconic DVF, but this is just not working for the Duchess.

photo via Daily Mail

 

There are a lot of things at play here. Kate wore this dress to a reception held outdoors in LA in the evening. I will say it again - why is she wearing panyhose (or tights, or whatever name you want to give outdated leg coverings)? In addition, as much as I love DVF, her clothes are probably not the best choice for Kate. Diane VonFurstenberg is one of the few big designers who truly understands how to dress a real woman's body - meaning curves. Most of her clothes are designed to flatter a typical curvy woman's body. You can make it work on tall and thin, but you need to pay attention to how the dress is belted and draped. Clearly, Kate has not done that here. Lacking curves, Kate is always going to do better wearing something with a defined waist. (like the Roksanda from earlier or the Malene Birger bullet dress). Lastly, the simplicity of DVF's dresses always call for interesting accessories and I LOVE that Kate is carrying the snake print DVF Lytton Clutch, but a beautiful necklace, a fabulous pair of shoes or chunky bracelet would be the defining style statement.

All of that being said, I am very excited to see Kate wearing one of my favorite designers. DVF can be found here, here and here. The clutch is sold out in this print, but the same style is available in other colors (same print) and other patterns at the above links.

Here is another similar one I found at ShopBop.