Duchess of Cambridge Wears Erdem to Trooping of the Colour

Senior members of the British royal family (including on-the-mend Prince Philip) gathered in London today for Trooping of the Colour, the celebration of the Queen's official birthday. For the event the Duchess of Cambridge once again chose British-based Canadian designer Erdem.

Kate's light grey shift dress featured three-quarter sleeves and tone-on-tone floral embroidery. We want to like this look, we really do, but something about it just isn't working for us. We did quite enjoy the Jane Corbett hat. Earrings are the Links of London Effervescence Bubble Stiletto earrings. From what we can see Kate's bag is a neutral suede box clutch and we've yet to see a shot of her kicks.

What do you think of Kate's Trooping the Colour outfit?

Photos via Mirror.co.uk and SplashNews.com

Kate Recycles Blue Lace Erdem for Hannah Gillingham's Wedding

Kate, William and Pippa were all in attendance for the wedding of the Duchess' friend Hannah Gillingham in Suffolk. As per usual Kate went with a recycled frock, ostensibly to ensure attention would remain firmly on the bride. In this case K-Midd opted for the blue lace Erdem Cecile dress she wore during her Canada tour, accessorized with her blue suede pumps, Anya Hindmarch clutch, a great belt (we seriously heart the addition of this belt) and a cropped blue jacket (reportedly also a reworked Erdem, a similar jacket trimmed in a houndstooth print can be purchased at Matches).

 Kate's fab studded belt is Alexander McQueen,

which was previously available for purchase on net-a-porter.com.

As for Pippa Middleton, when's the last time she hasn't looked a fool at a wedding? Taken apart the pieces of her outfit aren't offensive. Some are quite nice actually. There is a lot of spangly, sparkly, and gold, but who would expect anything less from Look at Me! Pippa. Still, we're not loving the whole ensemble. Also, just us or do the sisters seem to be sporting very similar footwear?

The beaming bride and her new husband.

Hannah's dress, however, is a little too Kate for our taste.

Photo 1, 4, 5 via The Daily Mail

CopyKate: Get the Look of Kate's Navy Lace Erdem from Ottawa

One of our favourite Kate Middleton outfits from the royal tour was that navy blue Erdem dress that the Duchess of Cambridge wore when touching down in Ottawa.

Chic, lacey, flattering. The Reiss Donatella Lace Shift Dress (£149) is a great option for a lot less.

Royal Tour of North America: Day 4 - Kate's Blue Erdem at Prayer Service

Today William and Kate attended a prayer service aboard the HMCS Montreal before heading to a youth centre and historical stops like the Plains of Abraham (the site where the British defeated the French in 1759). So on to the important stuff: Kate's Day 4 fashion. Once again the Duchess chose deep blue and once again she also chose a design by the Canadian-born Erdem.

via vogue.com

Kate's second blue Erdem is the Jacquenta from the designer's Pre-Fall 2011 collection. Pretty dress but we're kinda bored. Too much like the Erdem Cecile that Kate wore when landing in Ottawa. What do you think?

Kate wore her diamond-and-sapphire earrings with her hair down.

She also added her mystery nude envelope clutch.

If anyone can ID this bag we'd love you forever. Seriously.

We almost feel like we've seen it at ALDO or something but no luck yet.

And check out that slit! Kate also wore her diamonds-by-the-yard bracelet (maybe Tiffany's?)

Not surprisingly the Duchess also went for the tried and true: her L.K. Bennett Sledge2 pumps. We're wondering if she owns more than one pair and just how freakin' comfortable these shoes have to be!

Photos via mirror.co.uk

Royal Tour of North America: Day 1 - Landing in Ottawa

The Eagle has landed!

Ehrm...well...the Duchess has, anyway.

William and Kate just arrived in Ottawa for the start

of their tour of Canada and Los Angeles.

Gone was Kate's version of stewardess chic, replaced by a stylish lace shift--the Erdem Cecile dress. We heartily approva of this choice. Photos via The Daily Mail UK.

Erdem Resort 2011 via style.com

Accessory-wise Kate went with the L.K. Bennett Sledge2 pumps, that mystery nude clutch and her hair styled half up, likely a real help in the wind.

Kate also wore the cabochon sapphire earrings she sported at her official engagement announcement at Clarence House (worn with that iconic blue Issa dress). We're thinking that the earrings and matching necklace may be from Elsa Peretti's collection for Tiffany's. According to Diana's Jewels these earrings feature "a sapphire oval cabochon set in yellow gold bezel hangs from a bezel set diamond stud."

The site also points out that this isn't the first time we've seen the earrings. Also, they're part of a set--Kate sported the necklace to the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor in 2008. And, seriously, we know there's been a lot of Waifey Katey talk lately, but the girl has never been big. What we can't get over is her face. Sometimes she looks like a completely different person. No? Just us?