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Kate Middleton Stuns in Bold Red Dress at Royal Ascot Horse Races
The Princess of Wales made a bold fashion statement on Friday at the Royal Ascot Horse Races, breaking away from her usual muted color palette and opting for a vivid red custom dress designed by Alexander McQueen.
Kate’s dress featured a deep v-neckline with pleated detailing, overset sleeves, and a silhouette reminiscent of 1980s shoulder pads.
She paired the dress with a hat designed by the Royal Family’s favourite milliner, Philip Treacy, and a statement pair of gold and brass earrings from the mid-range fashion brand, Cezanne.
The Princess’ powerful appearance in a block color made her instantly recognizable among the thousands of racegoers, in a move that echoed the late Queen Elizabeth II, according to Royal fashion expert Christine Ross.
“The Princess of Wales seems to be employing one of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s sartorial tricks, wearing head-to-toe bold colors in order to be seen more easily,” Ross told Newsweek.
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“By wearing bright colors, even the furthest seats can say they caught a glimpse of the Princess of Wales.
This was a powerful tool used by Queen Elizabeth II, and this shows that both women know the power of their fashion choices.”
Kate’s choice of established designers to help her with her ascot look on Friday was not surprising.
Alexander McQueen and Philip Treacy are both trusted designers for the Princess, creating some of her most iconic and regal looks.
This red dress follows the lines of other classic styles we’ve seen, with the added interest of a voluminous long sleeve.
Kate and Prince William rode to the races in the second carriage of the Royal Procession, behind King Charles and Queen Camilla who were accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
With the Wales were Princess Beatrice and her husband, Adordo Maypelli Mozzi.
Beatrice is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.
The Princess and Maypelli Mozzi recently joined William and Kate on a visit to Jordan where the couples attended the Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa.
Also in the procession were Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, who is King Charles’ sister-in-law, as well as the King’s cousins, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and movie star pal Dame Judi Dench.
Dench made headlines in December when she came out publicly in a British newspaper against Netflix and the creators of hit royal drama The Crown.
In an open letter to The Times of London, the actress called for a disclaimer to be added to each episode of season 5 of the show, which fictionalized the messy break-up of Charles and Princess Diana in the 1990s.
“While many will recognize The Crown for the brilliant but fictionalized account of events that it is,” she wrote.
“I fear that a significant number of viewers, particularly overseas, may take its version of history as being wholly true.”
Netflix did not bow to the pressure of adding a disclaimer to each episode of the show but conceded in adding the descriptor to its promotional material that the show was inspired by real events.
Dench is friends with both Charles and Queen Camilla, the latter meeting the Oscar-winning actress at a literary event earlier this month, run by her Queen’s Reading Room charity.
Royal Ascot is an annual horse-racing event spread over five days which has been patronized by the royal family for over a century.
The late Queen Elizabeth II considered it one of the highlights in her calendar and was a successful racehorse owner and breeder in her own right.
On the 22nd of June, the horse Desert Hero, bred by the late Queen, won the King George V Handicap Race in the presence of its new owners, Charles and Camilla.
The win was Charles’ first as monarch.
Kate’s fashion choices have always been closely watched, and her appearance at the Royal Ascot Horse Races was no exception.
Her bold fashion statement in a vivid red dress, paired with statement earrings and a Philip Treacy hat, showed that she is not afraid to take risks and break away from her usual muted color palette.
By echoing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s sartorial tricks, Kate proved that she knows the power of her fashion choices and how they can make her instantly recognizable among the crowds.
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