Here are some photos of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the tail end of Day 3 and Day 4 of their Indian royal tour. Today, Wednesday, they spent the day at the Kaziranga National Park, during which they got to see rhinos, elephants and more. People Magazine actually described Will and Kate as “keen conservationists,” although the photos just make them look like a couple on holiday, taking in a nice safari. You can read more about their visit here.
Kate wore a blouse by RM Williams – which looks new – and “brown Zara biker stretch pants,” which just look like a muddy version of her beloved blue jeggings. She also paired the ensemble with Rayban Wayfarer sunglasses. Incidentally, with all of the concentration on Kate’s royal tour clothes, we’ve been ignoring William for the most part. The Daily Mail’s Ephraim Hardcastle says we aren’t missing much from William, sartorially speaking. A source told Hardcastle: “He’s nicknamed Compo [from Last Of The Summer Wine] by flunkeys. His appearance in a single-breasted dinner jacket without a cummerbund has our diplomats reaching for their pink gins.”
I’m also including some photos of Kate at Tuesday night’s stop at the Bihu Festival in Kaziranga, where she wore a £805 maxi dress by Anna Sui (the greenish-teal dress, which she paired with wedges). She also changed into a £75 Topshop dress (the knee-length pink and black dress) at some point in the day today. For those photos (of Kate with the rhinos), the Daily Mail called her Duchess Dolittle, as in Dr. Dolittle who speaks to the animals. Or something, right?
Photos courtesy of Getty, WENN.
jeggings! i had wondered if we’ll ever avoid seeing jeggings in this tour. wonder no more!
and my Duchess Bingo card is complete, i think!
Darn. My bingo card had her down for Blue jeggings. DMail have pics from the back and show that they are skin tight and have that motorcycle knees detail. How very Royal of her?
I give up! After one good day, she reverts to
skin tight jeggings.
After seeing how her assistant and now stylist dresses, I’m thinking part of the issue is that she’s relying on relatively young, inexperienced-in-royalty advisors. Who with a brain in her head wouldn’t advise a nice pair of cotton slacks with a tailored cotton shirt for the safari? Jeggings?????
Fail.
Drat, my bingo card had “wearing jeggings while longingly looking at the Taj Mahal”……..at this rate I’m never going to get a Doolittle Bingo!!!!
@lower-case deb – You are KEEN and you beat me to it! I was totally thinking BINGO once jeggings appeared but at least they are a different pair of jeggings than we are usually subjected to 🙂
They are going for a six hour (!) hike on Friday…… wonder if she’ll don jeggings again for that..
Had this in the wrong spot.
What would be wrong with a nice pair of trousers? So much more professional than stretch jeggings. And why did she change into a dress to feed elephants? Just stay in the trousers.
She really can’t win. When she wears dresses and they blow up, she should’ve worn pants. When she wears pants, everyone mocks the pants. Everyone complains about her hair down, so she wears it up a few times, they find other things to mock. Jayyyyyysus!
If there was ever a time for a gorgeous pair of wide-leg linen trousers, this was it! The dress shape she repeats over and over says to me she’s aware of all the no hips/no waist/long torso criticisms that people make of her, but somehow she seems to be unaware that she could rock so many different trouser styles?! A wasted opportunity.
Khakis or even linen pants. Not the jeggings. I hate it when I comment on her clothes. I even think a pair of capri’s would have carried the day better. Those jeggings are too form fitting ‘errand running Saturdays’ for me. But that’s just me.
To me, it’s not about whether she looks good in the jeggings but whether or not the jeggings are a tad bit too casual for her public position and role. People may like to think ‘oh I’d wear that’ and that might be true given their status in life but Will and Kate are ambassadors or such even when on their home turf.
Pinacolada- I said the same thing in another thread the other day. She has so many people weighing in on what she wears and she “never gets it right”. She’s a beautiful woman and I don’t find her that offensive in her clothing choices. The hair is a bit young for her but when she wears it up she looks amazing. I mentioned all this to Mr. Crowhood last night and his comment was “but she’s beautiful!” Like he was genuinely shocked there was so much conversation about her hair/clothes/hands/feet. Also- linen would wrinkle immediately which was a complaint of many about one of her first dresses of this tour.
We’re commenting on the difference between trousers which would be appropriate and jeggings which are not appropriate. Easy difference. I’d rather she wear a pair of wrinkled linen trousers than these wrinkled skin-tight jeggings.
I agree. A nice pair of trousers in a light weight would be good. They could be straight legs and skinny. Now, something nice – I have loved her in all the bright colors on this trip. She looks so pretty in brights.
Crowdhood: The problem with Kate’s wardrobe is that she has no work or life experience to draw from. All public figures have stylists, even the Queen and Hilary Clinton, as dull as their wardrobes are.
A professional stylist would have steered her into slim trousers instead of jeggings. If you notice, she’s also wearing boat shoes in a muddy field. Bad combo.
Instead she refuses jeggings professional stylist and instead co-opts the office junior to help style her. And it shows.
The few times she’s properly pulled together, we’ve discovered that the dress maker (i refuse to call them designers of those bad clothes) has pulled the look together for her. Professionals, not amateurs.
She doesn’t learn from her mistakes or she has no inate instinct to learn from her mistakes which means until she hires professionals her inappropriate choices will continue to displease rather than please.
Notice i said inappropriate. That means it matters not a jot if she has beautifully tailored clothes, or looks sexy. If what she is wearing is inappropriate dress code, that becomes the issue. And some of these own goals are so easily avoided eg in above situation, slim trousers instead of jeggings when you are representing Queen and Country.
I think the pants were fine for what she did in them which was climbing in and out of the back of an open landrover and driving through the jungle. Formal trousers or anything linen would have been wrecked. I would not travel in the jungle in anything with wide legs and risk insects.
PinaColoda & Crowdhood- I totally agree with you guys! I think Kate just just can’t win with the public. I do think a stylist for Kate would be good- just to help people accept her. I honestly think she looks great almost all the time. I think they are a young, refreshing couple and I relate to Kate (her outfits, ‘mistakes’, young motherhood) which makes me personally route for them.
I think part of my defensiveness to them is that I remember very clearly the public scrutiny & cruelty towards Diana. Everything she wore, did, said. And she was miserable, depressed & everyone knew it. I feel like Kate gets the same “damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t” thing. It feels to me like she stepped into a role that would have told her she was a lazy, entitled, ill mannered piece of poop no matter what she did.
Some of the comments here do get to me. Talk about her “always grabbing her crotch” and “royal biscuits” just feels gross to me and disrespectful. She puts her hands down (as everyone else does in the photo) in front of her dress so it doesn’t blow up & she’s doing something disgusting or she doesn’t & it blows up and then she’s doing something disgusting. I really doubt she likes grabbing her crotch and I really doubt she purposely wear dresses to blow up and show everyone her body.
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Will & Harry and what they went through with their mother. I understand why Will hates the media (they did kill his mum and made her life miserable before her death). I understand why he is protective. I understand why Kate may say “I can’t win with people so I’m going to try to do what’s comfortable to me & my family”. I like them & I think she honestly loves Will (what a refresh from Diana & Charles- yuck!!). I love the babies & I love looking at Kate & thinking “where did she get that shirt?! So cute!”
I think she is a sad figure that will always be torn apart no matter what. She walked into the wolves den. I won’t comment too much on other royal stories because I just poop on people’s fun on the royal pages. I get this is a celebrity site for fun & (god willing) Kate is not reading these comments. But I do find the comments pitch fork wielding at times. Lets not lynch the poor woman, okay?
I read the comments sometimes on them & have learned a lot from the people from across the pond. I didn’t understand that people were upset about Will & Kate not working, etc & now I do. So I’m glad for that but I do wish people would give her more slack.
I told my MIL that people didn’t like Will and Kate and she just about spit her coffee across the room. She loves the royals and is so happy for this young family breathing new life & relatability to the royal family. I am too. P.S.- I totally want to buy that safari outfit!
Jeans would probably have been too warm, so yeah, khakis. Also, I’m glad she didn’t wear high heels to tromp around near elephants, but why not sneakers? Her shoes do not look nearly comfortable or sturdy enough for what she was doing. Plus if she stepped in something, it would go right onto her feet.
Pinacolada, Crowdhood and MC2 I agree. It’s a pile on all the time. I’ve been on safari many times and seen way more inappropriate outfits. It’s a wonderful and beautiful experience but even in the best of jeeps it’s uncomfortable and dirty. So if this is an outfit she’s comfortable in and is fine with it being dirty then that’s just fine.
paleo, unless the people you saw on safari were government representatives, whether or not their clothing is “appropriate” is irrelevant. She chose to wear something that is once again inappropriate for her role. But chose to change into a dress to feed baby elephants? All about her and her clothes, nothing of substance. She is the one who chooses to make it that way.
MC2, I’m Diana’s age and I remember the scrutiny too. Diana wasn’t picked on for her clothes or lack of work ethic. She and Charles played an ugly game with the media, and neither of them came out looking great. But Diana worked very hard for her country and always looked professional doing it.
It’s lazy to say that people don’t like Kate’s clothes because they are jealous, etc. People don’t like when she has skin tight pants on while representing her country when there are many other choices she could have made. William has on khakis and looks good and appropriate and they didn’t get ruined. Why would she choose those jeggings? I think part of it is that she is a 34 year old woman who has never had a job in her life, so she just may not get that there are dress codes for work. The other part may be that her assistant, as young and inexperienced in royalty and fashion as kate is, is helping her with her choices.
But to refuse to critique a public figure because her mother-in-law died young, I don’t get that.
IKR…..why, oh why, can’t she just dress properly for active outdoor events? Jeggings or yoga pants or any other form of tight pants that look like they have been painted on are not appropriate. Trousers or slacks especially tailored to fit her slim form would be wonderful.
Nota she’s not wearing stilettos, a skirt suit or a full on colonial safari outfit – all of which I’ve seen “official” people wear while on safari. I rarely comment on the Kate threads here because it really does just feel like a pile on after awhile. There are plenty of valid criticisms of her work ethic and some valid of her clothing. But generally it devolves quickly into questioning her intelligence and cruel statements about her looks. That makes me uncomfortable and I see no reason to add to the negativity when some of her outfits are simply not to my taste.
Jib- I never thought people criticized Kate because they were jealous or should not just because her MIL died young. My point was comparing her to Diana in the idea that anyone walking in to that role will get criticized no matter what they do and not just criticized but seriously skewered to a point that does not make sense to me (not you but some of the other comments I’ve seen about Kate).
I agree with you that she should have a more mature and/or more educated on fashion & etiquette person on her stylist team. In her role that seems essential.
Paleokifaru said it better then me. While I do think there is room for improvement for Kate, the comments usually start there & then go to the jugular for her making a small mistake. That is the part that reminds me of Diana and it makes me kind of sad.
Whereas I’ll continue to think that skintight jeggings during a work engagement are inappropriate. 5 years in, she should know this.
That’s not jeggings, that’s leather pants. I think they look good on her.
They’re not leather pants- they are biker jeans. Leather would have been hysterical.
@glimmerlinie: I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
Mc2, a 70 million dollar wedding, which the public had to pay half for security, 2 humongous homes, endless vacations, endless expensive clothing fund, hair and skin fund, helicopters, expensive cars, help out their wazoo, and a work ethic of a turtle, and folks should not toss darts, are you serious??? When HM croaks it’s over for them!! P.S. She had almost a decade, she knew what she was getting into, wolves den Me I !!!
Msthang- I agree that when HM dies it might be the end for the royal family.
Of course they have 2 huge homes & a 70 mil wedding & security! They are the prince & princess! What else would anyone expect?! I’ve seen plenty articles where Kate is put down for wearing expensive things and put down the next day for wearing something that looks like “Ann Taylor Loft” and she should be more royal. Do you expect her & Will to go out and buy a modest home, a volvo and kick it? I agree that they should work more and I think that is a big thing that could help them.
Like I said above, I do find fun in gossip and throwing darts on a web site is no biggie. I am a turd in this tea party because I feel like any woman that Will married would have been skewered & criticized. I think it is the wolves den and there were people waiting to tear her apart no matter what she did or who she was/is. And I think fun is great but there are some comments that get seriously mean, kind of gross and, again, remind me of the ire Diana got for no good reason at all.
She might get vacations, massages, etc but I wouldn’t trade spots with her for the world. To be hated like that & every little movement under scrutiny- ugh and no thanks!
MC2, I agree with a lot of what you say, but I don’t agree that people were waiting to tear her apart from the beginning.
I think William, and by extension, Kate, had a ton of goodwill at the time of their wedding. People really wanted them to be happy and do good works. I know I did. But their indifference, laziness and carelessness wore me down – my good will just wore away. Because I think that Will is what the Daily Mail called him – spoiled and pampered. And I think Kate has never had a job, so that is what she knew, too. And they have so much, and so many in the world, like those kids they met yesterday, have so little. Wouldn’t it be great if when they got home, they acted like the trip touched them, and they started some kind of charity for those kids, like Harry has for Sentebel? (SP?) But will they?? I’d bet a year of mortgage payments that they won’t, that they didn’t give those kids another thought. And that is why people don’t like them anymore. And if they can’t at least pretend to care, the monarchy is doomed.
Jib-I appreciate your comment. I don’t know as much as a lot of people here about the royals and enjoy learning about them.
I loved seeing Will & Kate marry! I love the idea of a royal family, castles, ballgowns all that stuff. But with that should be charity work, serving your country, etc. The articles about what she wore and how horrible it was didn’t resonate with me but once I read that Kate had a charity that she only visited shortly once per year?! That made me understand why some would not be happy with her.
I agree & hope that they think about the lives they can touch & what they can give. I am hoping that once the kids get bigger then these two give more & do more work.
Hi MC2, Add me to the group of people who’ve become disappointed with William and Kate. You very rarely will see me say anything about her clothes and makeup or anything like that* because I care a lot more about what they do and how they go about their roles. That being said, they’re a disappointment to me; I don’t even think I expect that much but they aren’t even meeting that. It’s all a lot of pretty pictures of pretty people and not much else.
*But if you asked me about today I’d have said a size up might have been better. 🙂
The view from the back is gross. She might as well be naked.
While I think these pants would have been more appropriate with a longer top, what’s actually “gross” is some of the photos that were taken (and published). They were clearly getting photos of her butt. It all felt so lewd. There’s one in the DM that was a clear butt shot, zoomed in/cropped.
+1 HH
HH, Serious question. Isn’t that why she wears jeggings without a top to cover her arse? She wants people to look at her bum. I’d think she’d be pleased with the photos.
MinnFinn- Serious question (honestly). Do you really think she planned ahead of time or is pleased with the media taking close-up shots of her bum? Do you guys think she is happy when the wind blows her skirt up & the media gets pics of her bending over, etc.?
MC2: she’s not a helpless ingenue duckling or a teen for that matter. She’s a 34yr old woman. The media isn’t targeting her without her presenting the opportunity nor is this her 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th misadventure with her skirts.
If the 13yr old Duchess of Brabant knows to control her skirts properly at an engagement on a windy day, why is it such a repeatedly difficult concept for a 34yr old woman to grasp?
She tends to sexualise a lot of her outfits. The jeggings are the worst example (well, perhaps going commando in skirts is the worst) . And yes, I think the way she is wearing them is vulgar. So is she. She likes to tease and she doesn’t mind appearing lewd. And this doesn’t even address how inappropriate they are in this instance.
MC2, Why do you think she didn’t wear a shirt to cover her arse? Do you suppose she didn’t think about photographic opportunities when she selected this outfit?
I sincerely want to understand alternative explanations versus what I believe is my very logical question. So please give me some alternative explanations. Thanks.
All – Could Kate want us to sexualize her? Absolutely. That remains a valid assumption. However, I think it also puts us in dangerous territory in terms of women. The “why do you wear that outfit if you don’t want attention” issue. Kate could be courting attention, but she could also just be showing her “mental age,” which is also exhibited by her choice of a polka dot top. Now, I love polka dots, but I’m aware that I have to wear them in a certain way so I don’t look like a girl in the midst of prep school. She seems to have a flirty, girly (yet somehow matronly) style. Kate could enjoy the way clothes accentuate her figure, but I’m just uncomfortable with where this puts the argument. If a woman is proud of her weight loss and now wants to wear a crop top to show off her abs, are the creepy stares and comments excused? Perhaps someone being in the public eye shifts the conversation entirely, but I just know that picture made me feel a little odd.
MinnFinn- I honestly think that if she had worn a shirt to cover her butt then people would have said it was too informal or like a potato sack. Kate knows that she will be photographed a million times , from a million angles & the media will pick either the very pretty pics or the embarrassing ones. I’ve heard that she should wear something that will show her figure just enough but not too much, formal but not too flashy (tax payers are footing the bill!), etc. She will always have embarrassing pics taken of her. I honestly don’t think she put on those pants & that shirt and thought “I’m going to bend over in front of the daily mail & get off on the attention!” I just don’t. Especially since people dissect & put her down for it.
She is royal but also human & she will bend over, people will take pics (again- 100 but pick the worst) and then say “she did it!”
I loved what HH said. I think Kate is an example of just how harsh we are on women and the idea that they know (or should know) how others will perceive what they wear and then deserve the comments, accusations, etc. Like a woman wearing a low cut shirt should have known that men would look, leer & comment.
We seriously can’t win. What is professional women’s attire? What is pretty but not too sexy? Etc, etc, etc.
That being said, she is a royal and I think she should dress appropriate & professional, which I think she does (I am NO royal so…..) I just think she can’t/won’t satisfy the public no matter what.
Also, I know this convo veered towards the Marilyn Moments. Admittedly, I have no explanation here. I don’t know why that’s an issue. The only possible thing is once again her “mental age” issue in combination with her figure. As someone else mentioned, the A-line silhouette that she likes in both her skirts and dresses, does seem to indicate she is aware of her height and narrow hips. She wears flouncy A-line skirts and dresses to give the illusion of shape; but, the type of material of these outfits is what causes the issue. That being said, why she doesn’t where a slip or line the outfits with a pencil skirt?! I don’t know. I don’t know.
My opinion in general? If you’re working sexy is the absolute last look you should go for.
@bluhare Absolutely. Inappropriate is inappropriate.
She knows what she is doing. She has 3 way mirrors. She wants to be desirable to men. It’s not hard to see that. She’s not a celebrity. She’s a representative of a conservative institution. She’s been told but refuses to change.
Again, she and Workshy can live a comfortable life away from the glare. They only have to step out of the line of succession.
I like the pants I just think the top is a little weird with them. She needs a looser shirt and maybe some nice boots with it. I swear she can make anything look boring lol but I like the dress at the bottom, it fits her well and is a good cut for her.
HH, she knew they would photographed, that is exactly why she wore them!!!
I thought the top was nice.. what I thought was she could have used a ‘looser’ pair of leggings/pants. And in regards to whether or not she should have covered her bum. This isn’t her first trip to the rodeo so to speak.. does anyone else remember when she and William and Harry greeted the Olympic torch and she introduced us to the original Wedges of Doom? Not only did she have skin tight leggings on but she purposely had her white shirt hemmed so it was shorter and didn’t cover her bum. At the time it was said she was jealous of all the comments/accolades the Pipster got on her bum in her bridesmaid dress.
I dismiss the idea that the majority of commenters here on these posts particularly are being disrespectful and just plain ole hate Kate. If you have read the many – and there have been many – stories on these two, there has been a wealth of knowledge learnt despite the wardrobe focused stories. After all, after 5 + years what has Kate given us to comment on? She rarely if ever speaks.. we know nothing of her personality, what she likes, has never exposed any of her personality. It’s almost like she is hiding. Say what you want about Diana but she never hid and hit the ground running and learned from her mistakes. I think if Kate were to have replicated Diana’s efforts in learning and displaying efforts to learn (speeches, dress, walk abouts, charity efforts, etc..) there would be a lot of love here for Kate. Despite the Republican feeling towards the BRF.
It says a bunch when Kate’s younger – non Royal, single – sister has done more interviews, speeches and charity work than her Duchess sister doesn’t it?
Sorry Cidy and mustang if this seems targeted at you, I commented in the wrong place …
You may need a photo of Compo to see what they mean – http://i1.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article7932679.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/WA1550362.jpg.
A tad harsh of them, I think!
Anyway. I am Positive Sixer today, so Happy Vaisakhi everyone!
To add to her chore dress trifecta….this pink one is hideous. Definitely gardening only.
The greenish one above has ideas above it’s station, but in honour of Hyacinth Bucket, we’ll elevate it.
If Elizabeth showed up in any of these dresses for a candlelight supper or afternoon tea event, Hyacinth would criticize her most definitely 😉
She definitely would.
I think Kate’s moto should be ‘what would Hyacinth do?’
Well, I don’t like the jeggings for this particular occasion, but I haven’t had my peanut-butter Penguin yet this morning. There could be a correlation.
What I do like is Marcella… a most excellent recom, Sixer. Did you like Thicker than Water? I did, tho’ it was a slow burn. Off to France to check out Spin now.
I don’t really understand jeggings and jeans and whatnot. This is how I buy jeans: go to eBay, type in “501s 30 34”, then press Buy Now. It’s easy really. And you avoid all strange words, such as jeggings.
Yay Marcella! You can tell it’s written by a Scandi noir person, can’t you? A gazillion plot threads and I haven’t a clue what’s happening. Plus bonus Nicholas Pinnock, who is exceedingly good looking. I like Thicker Than Water – and especially that it’s not in a hurry. The Legacy is a similar story with a dead matriarch causing havoc from beyond the grave, but Danish. It showed on Sky, a subscription channel, here, so not sure how you’d watch it but if you can, do.
Sixer: i’m determined that you shall not fail out of Disney Princess academy. Today’s lesson…..Jeggings.
Jeggings = Jeans + leggings in one garment. Loved and reviled in equal measure.
Yes, it certainly feels Scandi Noir — I wasn’t expecting it to be set in London. I’ll admit when I first saw Nicholas, my first thought was Chiwetel. I had to do a double take and recheck the credits. Not a bad doppelganger, y’know?
The Legacy looks good, but not available on streaming. Boo.
Ok. LAK, I submit to your instruction. So long as I don’t have to put any of it into action upon myself. Deal?
So: what is the difference between skinny jeans and jeggings? And are jeggings stretchy? In which case, is it just a new name for the naff stretchy jeans people wore (not me) when I were but a young thing?
Nutballs – what about 30 Degrees in February – Swedes who have emigrated to Thailand. Again, not sure how you’d watch, but I loved it.
Bingo, it’s on Netflix. Woot Woot! I’m so glad some of my shows air weekly so I can binge on Walter Presents & Netflix. I break the cycle with a little Shetland comfo-drama, historical documentary and weepy reality TV!
ETAa: Grégory Fitoussi just may be my new crush.
ETAb: Don’t think that Bruno’s hawtness escaped me. I just need a younger man who has the stamina to keep me happy. 😉
21st century tellyboxing rocks, right?! I get my two shows a night from all over the world.
ETA: phew. Cos my crush was on Bruno Wolkowitch. Nice eyes. We don’t have to share.
Sixer- Yes- jeggings are stretchy and not made of denim (although they are meant to look like it). Super comfy & forgiving on the tummy which is why a lot of women I know wear them with flowy tops.
Skinny jeans are tougher & made of denim so they aren’t as comfy & stretchy. I have a pair but I never wear them if I’m planning to eat anything of substance that day.
Sixer: Jeggings are really Jodhpur style leggings with delusions of being jeans. The finished product has the fit of leggings, but they are made from a thicker material than leggings.
Skinny jeans are slim fitting denim trousers. Whilst they follow the countours of the body, they don’t fit as snuggly as Jeggings.
Ok, ladies. I am with you. But Chutney should not wear jeggings because… ?
Sixer: For me, Jeggings are not smart. They can be dressed up, but generally, no.
Where I live it’s popular to wear jeggings, a longer top & cute boots. It’s like the mommy uniform for the Pacific NW. You can chase a kid down & usually peanut butter mixed with snot will wash out easily.
P.S.- I’m wearing a pair today with a flowy top, scarf & ankle cut boots 🙂 looks okay & I feel like I’m still in my pjs.
I trust you are not suggesting that your attire, while being perfectly fine and swell for you is equally appropriate for Kate in her capacity as an official representative of the British Royals? And I’m not even referring to your specific outfit, I’m referring to your suggestion that what you find acceptable attire is also acceptable for a woman who is supposed to be working for The Firm and representing The Queen abroad, knowing she will be photographed and her picture run in many newspapers world-wide. In this case, Kate Middleton is not one of the neighbourhood moms, running after her children, and she should not dress like one.
Sixer, because seeing cameltoe on a future Queen Consort is inappropriate?
Jeggings and wedges. *SIGH*. She’s so thin her bottom has all but disappeared and despite the eight pounds of make-up she’s really looking haggard.
However those baby elephants are everything!!
Honking for more baby elephant pics!
I’ve finally envious of these bloodthirsty animal slaughterers: I would kill to feed baby elephants. Yo, Willy, feeding a future trophy, yeah?
Honking for the elephants, too! Their adorable. The jeggings, or whatever those tasteless things are called, are just tragic. She has no innate sense of style or good taste, and neither do her handlers.
Oops! They’re adorable.
I love the elephants too.
She’s a lovely young woman, but she’s lacking in style.
And she’s simply not photogenic – and I sympathize, because I’m not either!
That said, she inspires many girls and young women, it seems.
I’ve read that her off the rack choices sell out within hours of her wearing them.
Not everyone can be a Princess Di who wowed with her styles and jumped off the page/screen with her glorious face that the camera loved.
I’d be really interested to see some concrete evidence that Kate’s fashion does actually lead to sell-outs of the same off-the-rack pieces. The printed maxi dress she wore yesterday to the street children event is still available on the glamorous.com website in literally every size, whilst a lot of the other ‘sell-out Kate pieces’, like the Reiss dress she wore to meet the Obamas, had been on sale for a while and likely were in low stock by the time she wore them in public.
As you say, Kate has an unlucky way of dressing in a way that is both frumpy and twee. But a lot of her ‘style choices’ are either far too expensive for peasants to copy (c.f. £1,500 Wickstead dresses, etc.), whilst even the general silhouettes or styles of what she wears don’t make it onto the British high street in a major way.
Ah…interesting.
I don’t have concrete proof that what she wears sells having only read so or having heard it reported on television.
You seem to be from England and have a greater understanding of the actual facts.
Quite honestly, I’ve always been surprised to hear that what she wears sells out because I’ve never seen her wear anything that I’ve found stylish or appealing.
But Princess Diana? Her absolutely stunning styles and gorgeous face – I miss seeing her…
Still…I feel Kate is a lovely young woman…and a few moments after posting this morning, I watched a television report of the couple’s trip from this post and she looks much lovelier in the video.
And that ruffled blouse with the jeggings is SO pretty in video…the material looks to be a soft silk and definetely prettier than in the still photos.
Bella, it’s true the press often refers to items as already sold out.
But, in many cases the items Kate wears are from an earlier season and no longer available- or technically- sold out. So, it’s more of a semantics thing.
I’ve noticed it because, since she barely works- comparative to the other royals- I always think it would be nice for her to wear and support more (A) currently available and (B) more widely affordable High Street fashion brands. Many of these companies are now global and if she wore something from say, Whistles while going to visit one of her Patronages, it would remind everyone if the brand. People might shop the website and it’s a free uptick for British industry.
The Glamorous maxi is available to pre-order, it’s sold out otherwise.
Yes, the dress had already sold out before Kate wore it. The company has been taking pre-orders for when it comes back in stock on April 30. This seems to happen frequently with certain items in clothing industry- it’s often hard to predict ahead of time what will appeal to buyers.
My point was, imagine if say about 70-80% of Kate’s choices came from affordable British brands what an amazing boost this would be for the BRITISH Industry.
The fact that the Glamorous dress was already sold before Kate wore it isn’t even a negative because, people like me simply look at what IS then available on a website.
What’s not cool to me is going on a Royal Tour in INDIA costing the tax payers over a Million pounds and using that valuable international spotlight to wear and support Zara…a Spanish company. It just seems so tone deaf as an Ambassador for Britain.
Styloroc: the dress was pre-order for 30th April, but they’ve apparently restocked this morning in all sizes. Despite the ‘Kate wore this dress banner’, all sizes are available.
It’s just PR spin. Hers is always easily researched and debunked.
She’s not a style icon or fashion girl. Period.
bella, I miss looking at pictures of Diana too. She could wear almost anything, stunningly.
Diana – now, that was glamour! She looked beautiful even in trekkie pants and on her way to the gym!
I think she could work on the resting bitch face first and foremost. That’s where she has real issues. She looks totally miserable in so many photos. Girl, you are a duchess traveling around the world, count your blessings a bit.
It’s possible she received a ‘talking to’ as a result of yesterday’s Marilyn moment. Today she does not look happy.
I don’t blame her, she seems to be complained about across the board from all corners internationally. That would hurt anyone’s self esteem. Today I’m starting to worry about her because of the weight of negativity… and i’m not a fan of hers though agree she is beautiful.
The photo of Will with his hand on her leg above was the first photo i’ve ever seen with him touching her, apart from engagement photo and wedding day. If she did get criticism from the palace overnight, it’s nice that Will is attentive to her today. Normally she’s worried about his feelings all the time (at cost of her own it seems at times!).
I do think she has a face that looks harsher when she’s not smiling, which is why she is very smiley often. She can’t help that.
She has lost her sporty booty!! And the close up with the scarf…..SMH
I was thinking that but didn’t want to say it considering the fall out of Diplo re: Taylor Swift’s butt.
She looks terrible in that picture.
I lost my butt after I had a baby. Whyyyyy? The first time I looked at my butt postpartum I almost cried. Its awful. Worse than the tummy pooch. Instant pancake butt. Its like the fat just redistributed elsewhere. Ive been squatting and lunging my heart out to get it back. So anyway, I empathize with Kate here.
Not the pants I would have worn, but I’m just happy to see her in pants. Both of these dresses are nice but I’m tired of seeing long sleeve, high collar, “Indian inspired” print dresses.
@KK
Me too! I used to get compliments on my cute but and now it’s completely gone. Even though I fit back into my pre pregnancy clothes after 3 mo nothing fit the same because of this. I want my booty back!
Also, these pics make it look like it didn’t take long before Kate was bored and day dreaming about a shopping trip.
My butt is my favorite thing about my body. Not gonna lie, if I lost it from pregnancy I would cry and seriously consider some kardashian butt doctors lol
Williams pants never fit correctly. The royal business is always showing.
Harry set hearts a flutter a few months back with an unintentional D-print whilst wearing a suit.
I think Wills got jealous and switched to all tighter pants ever since. 😉
Huh, do say? IF someone perhaps wants to look up those pics of Harry, around what month did you saw those? You know looking them up for study purposes, & nothing else.
Lizzie, LOL!
As I am ever the supportive fellow researcher but, only for the really important news… Per your request, Prince Harry hard at work:
http://www.gofugyourself.com/royals-round-up-october-23rd-2015-10-2015
Oh my! Mmmmm I’m not going to do anything productive today at work. Going to print that out as a poster & put it up in my room, you know for research purposes. Thanks Hudson Girl!
Girl you have a dirty mind! Lol. But thanks for the research photo. It is…ah…quite illuminating.
@ Hudson Girl-
Commando. Harry is commando in that suit. I am now rendered speechless.
William’s pants are so tight he manages to show us which side he dresses on, and have a wedgy.
He single-handedly is bringing back the codpiece along with the skinny pants. TMI.
LAK, you are SO right, of course.
https://instagram.com/p/BCz0uvdqZON/
The last 2 comments (as of this morning) on this Insta post are cracking me up!
Hudson Girl: and that’s the official KP instagram!
To be fair to Wills, I think his physical proportions are quite nice. Sometimes on Will and Kate posts I scroll over his pictures so his head isn’t visible but his broad shoulders and polo thighs are… *hangs head in shame*
I zoom in to confirm that he still dresses on the left.
Haha!
Can’t disagree. No shame. The man is 6ft 3in of good body. His head though……it’s like two parts assembled from different bodies.
He needs a stylist too. He is too big overall to fit the slim silhoutte. He needs to tell his tailor to loosed up abit whils keeping to the slim silhoutte. A case of Tom Ford rather than Hedi Slimane.
Yes. I have a handy thumb for those purposes. Nice body but his tight clothes make him look very not sexy. Veering into eww territory.
Livvers, you had me laughing out loud. I do the exact same thing with Willy’s pictures. His proportions are nice, can’t help it….
She looks nice in the dresses. How interesting can you look in jeggings and ruffles? Those tight pants look hot. As in temperature.
Agreed…why in the heck didn’t she wear some nice loose linen pants instead of painted on jeggings?
Loose linen pants don’t show crotch and thigh gap or thin legs: that’s why she’s not wearing them.
I like the Toposhop dress.
And she really looks better with her hair up !
Yes the elephant outfit was spot on – nice dress and hair up. Thou i still think her wardrobe is that of a 20 something going on vacation.
I like the pants outfit and the red dress. The green dress is hideous.
They look like a couple on a vacation because they are a couple on a vacation.
Her wardrobe DOES look like a vacation wear, at least Willy is a bit more professional with his boring clothes. But as others have said, just look at the female team members, they all dress like 20 something sloaney students.
I think that is the problem. She has been taught that the upper classes are everything so they must know everything. Instead of embracing her middle class roots, she listens to people who haven’t a clue, just because in her mind they are posh.
But ineptitude can be found in any class. These women are simply bad at their job.
I wouldn’t say they are on vacation. For once I think they are doing what counts as work for them.
That’s what I meant. Their “work” is basically a glorified vacation. Useless people on an useless trip.
Ah. Now I see. Yeah, got it.
It’s fluffy for the most part, but it’s work. Today was obviously tailored to William’s interests, but they’ve gone out and met people. As someone said, it’s not hard work, but it is work.
I do have a question for anyone who knows. How long are they at the meet and greets on this tour?
I would guess that given the number of engagements, and number of locations in such a large country, plus side trip to a smaller country before coming back again, that the length of time at any one event would be minimal.
She looks fine in both the dresses and the pants are probably comfortable. They seem to be enjoying their trip.
Her clothes have been SO disappointing this tour. She needs to cut her hair to look more interesting … or something. It’s just been major yawn this trip!
She needs a stylist, or someone a friend who tells her to stop wearing dresses when it’s clearly going to be windy & get her plenty of pants to wear. Also she needs to do something with that hair, no more bangs please. Kate makes the most boring choices ever.
I know right. I’m having to drink a few power drinks to get up the energy to care sometimes. Wasted opportunities.
Tight jeans advertising her wares. How charming.
Classy, huh?
The jeggings are awfully tacky and very inappropriate in a conservative country! Well, with the near flashing of course this is all vintage Waity. I’m thankful these two nitwits do not represent my country!
Speaking as someone from said conservative country…… we do wear jeans. Even tight ones.
The Marilyn moment at the war memorial was inexcusable and the Taj scaffolding scandal was worse, but some of you tend to think Indians are way more scandalised by a pair of tight jeans than is actually the case.
I believe it’s projection. Pretending WE aren’t scandalized by tight jeans, oh no, WE are liberated and all, it’s those people in those other “conservative” countries who will be scandalized, so we get to be scandalized on their behalf.
I’m not scandalized, I just think they look hugely uncomfortable — in any situation, but especially one like this.
Nice selection of if-looks-could-kill and bored-out-of-her-gourd photos, Kaiser!
That’s a magnificent side-eye she’s got in the top picture!
I watched her on TV and I was very shocked by how thin she is. More so than seeing her in picture.
Nobody who gets to feed Baby elephants should look that annoyed.
Wow she has a death glare in that one picture! Like, “Can I go home now?”
I personally always wear heavy lashings of black eyeliner and brow pencil when I feed baby rhinos.
think that is the real Waity Katie.
Yes, so do I. I’m not taken in by the puppydog looks she gives Wills nor by her hyena grins! I read that someone, who met her in a shop, found her very unpleasant.
Yes – she’s a piece of work. There are several stories of her and pip’s nastiness during the great Prince hunt. She cursed out Princess Beatrice, the nasty comments and side eye that she and Pippa made about Rodger Federers wife at Wimbledon a few years ago (there is video footage on YT) as well as them being nasty to any woman who dared speak to William in her presence – she was known for running other women off.
seriously, how come no one is commenting on her constant death stares and glares.
@Tourmaline
Not to mention the full face of make-up when it’s 35 degrees centigrade outside. It would all melt off if it were me. Less is more Kate! Jeez
And her death glare makes all her maniacal grinning look at the more fake. The death glare is the REAL Kate.
At least it’s not yet another photo of her grinning like a fool.
There are tons of photos on DM of her smiling laughing and looking happy and relaxed. But the nice photos Don’t get as much attention.
Resting bitch-face.
This! I got on to say to the same thing. Not that I can talk, I’ve got one too. I think laying off the eye liner would make her features look softer,that or putting on some weight.
There is no such thing. This is who she is.
Um there is definitely a thing called resting bitch face. I have it. If I’m distracted, my face makes me look angry/upset. My mouth in its naturally setting is a frown. I will definitely give her a pass on this. Yes, it’s her job to make sure her facial expressions are positive but sometimes you can get distracted and not realize you look pissed, even if you’re perfectly content.
I concur Lex. I’ve been asked “what’s wrong” my entire life. That’s how my face settles, especially when I’m concentrating.
Me too Lex. I get comments all the time at work when I’m focusing on something. Apparently I look demonic!
Yep I have it too, I was constantly asked if I was upset or mad.
My husband constantly thinks Im mad at him when I wasnt even thinking about him I was just thinking normal thoughts. :p
It seems like there are three choices or explanations when it comes to W/K. All three are problematic for one reason or another:
1. They are out of their depth (and continue to be)
2. They are still learning the very basics 5 years into the gig, and/or
3. They don’t care as much as they should
There is a fourth option. Their intent could be to change the monarchy to make it less stuffy and more casual but Great Britian is not Sweden. I don’t think people are going to tolerate the ‘see we are just like you but way richer and privileged’ without having some sort of return on investment. Here, I’m not talking about how quickly clothes sell out or how much tourism brings in. I’m talking more of an emotional or psychological investment. William’s style of leadership or forethought or whatever you want to call it doesn’t promote that. Look at all of his tone deaf decisions. Kate is ill-equipped to do it–at least it appears that way to me. I’m Gen-X tho. I don’t know how the Milleneals judge their peers but it looks to me that W/K and their team are buikding a plane while in the sky. Too many more fumbles too many more times and either (1) they are going to come crashing to earth; or (2) William (cause it’s all him with her smilingly telling him it’s all good (they truly seem to reinforce the weaknesses in each other’s character)) will have to call for help by bringing in some seasoned vets cause the Will & Kate show is one big sloppy production–episode after episode.
It could work – with, as you say, the requisite return on investment. But I think Normal Bill doesn’t understand that going the slimmed down route of other royal families will also require him to divest an amount of the social privilege and anachronistic attitude. It’s a cake and eat it thing with him.
I think the millennials in the UK have zero interest in the royals. I’m entirely sure, for example, neither of the Sixlets could name ER’s four children or the two Cambridge sproglets. Or are aware that this Indian tour is even happening. But they could name the Prime Minister and many other public figures, or give you a brief summary of Brexit, in addition to the usual teen encyclopaedic knowledge of the bits of pop culture they like.
It will also require him to do 1000 engagements a year.
How fulfilled he would be!
I caught the last 15 seconds of a BBC report on their trip the other day. Ended something like “trying to do things his way in a future role he cannot escape”. Very dramatically deadpan. If he doesn’t want the gig, he is free to walk.
The BBC has absolutely hilarious coverage of the royals, honestly. It’s like it’s still the 1950s. This is why I can’t understand Normal Bill snubbing them at every turn. When everyone else is hostile, he can rely on Auntie.
There’s lots of evidence of (2) in the photos from this trip–so many images of her smiling adoringly at him or laughing uproariously at something he said. Seems to be when she is most genuinely happy, when he is paying attention to her.
Well given that he seems to spend most of his time AWAY from his family – Kate herself said that he wasn’t around much for the first 6 months of George’s life, says it all. His friends even accompanied them on their honeymoon FFS, so yes he seems to try not to spend too much time alone with his wife. Its been that way since the beginning.
As for the laughing at his jokes, it does come across as being a bit fake at times. She lives to please him.
Birdix, Charades, mechanical, he is thinking and when I get back to my cough, cough!!!
I agree, Kate’s life revolves around Wills and whether or not he is around, or pleased with her. She dresses to please him, I think, wearing jeggings when slacks would be appropriate, long hair. She often looks at him adoringly, while he doesn’t give her the same attention. Hey, what did she expect? He was raised to think he is the best in the world and doesn’t even have to do anything to earn that. He seems like a narcissist, and very careless with their relationship. Hence, going away on Easter when you have two babies.
I see a serious power imbalance in this relationship, with him calling all of the shots and Kate knowing that she’s better go along to get along or she can be replaced. Why not? His father did it.
Dena – yes, I agree with your 3 points, it has to be one or a combination. Why aren’t we hearing tidbits from their conversations with people? It makes me wonder if they don’t have much to say, or don’t say much that’s worth quoting.
Birdix – I’ve noticed Kate ‘laughs uproariously’ at any joke William makes too, in their engagement interview she threw her head totally back at one of them. As you say, she seems happy in his company.
Can someone explain the Campo reference? Is it how William dresses or how he acts? I don’t watch the show.
I just think they are beyond their talents. I honestly don’t think they will ever change simply because they can’t. They are hopelessly flailing in deeper waters when they belong in the puddles.
I’m technically a millennial and they are but so is Harry and other royals so there is no excuse. I think they seem younger than they are. They had a chance to modernize and be more dynamic but they just aren’t.
Sixer et al:
Is think it would help tremendously if they showed up prepared, looking interested and well-briefed to their events. I don’t mean knowledgeable but well-briefed with speaking points and a few key questions. William needs to drop the bored, arrogant and sometimes inside joke look & Kate needs to get rid of the big eyed head tilt thing she does (#1). I’m not going to talk about the hyena grin.
Someone upthread referred to them being young. Well, in some respects age is a relative thing. But those two will be on the other side of 35 in less than 2 years (or Kate will anyway). They will hit 40! in the next 6-years. What gives? (#2)
So now, a new descriptor has been introduced–their mental ages. Ok. So now, it’s Silly Willy & Kittenish Kate? (#s 1 – 3) A part of me wants to have sympathy for them. I really do but I can’t. True, they were raised to be what they have become but they each knew the public expectations of their roles if not the depth. How they keep getting stuff–little fixable stuff–so wrong is beyond me (#3).
Sixer –ironically, W/K can only hope that others within their age range are like the Sixlets & many others: indifferent to W/K’s presence, unaware enough to care about W/K or too preoccupied with their own lives or political matters to scrutinize those two. Why? Cause as long as those conditions hold, the Will & Kate public show still has a chance of being on air. They are still safe & protected.
People accept a lot and will tolerate a lot but I don’t see Will & Kate having a game winning strategy in terms of adding value to the British public and folks in the Commonwealth. Which, in this day and age, really means justifying their privilege by keeping them on the payroll.
Last thing. I don’t mean to go on and on. In wanting to plot their own course, I get that given their lack of experience and William’s waiting to put the courtiers on ice that they thought hiring a younger staff would be refreshing & even easier to manage (boss around). For Kate, it’s probably less intimidating & she probably doesn’t feel so inferior, wanting or lacking. But smart people, reflective people, know or are willing to know what they don’t know, what will hurt them, and/or where they fall short. W/K don’t seem to be a part of that group.
I couldn’t agree more about not having a game winning strategy. I think they are treading a fine line if they really do expect to be King and Queen.
The best part of the story is the 3 year old Bihu festival dancer who stomped on Kate’s wedges. On purpose.
Even small children hate her footwear.
As someone who love wedges I will fully admit that I laughed my ass off when I saw that picture!!
Jeggings and Wedges of Doom. No tour would be complete without the staples of Duchess Kate’s wardrobe. Awful outfits, especially the pink and teal dresses. I saw the DM pictures and she looks totally haggard–AND the snarky DM had lots of shots of the Royal behind looking flat as a pancake
Those biker leggings are too tight, like her regular jeggings. Just inappropriate for her position. They make it seem as if she’s a regular woman on a vacation, instead of a royal on a tour.
It’s obvious that colorful and paisley equals exotic to Kate and Tash. Simpletons! She is not going to wear these items again on the job, but I bet we’ll see them on vacation.
William needs to buy a larger sized jeans. I don’t need to see what he’s got and which side it rests on. Leave that to his tailor and Kate, please.
She likes her exclusive private island vacays too much. She MAY wear them again but we will never see it again. Plus she probably has tons of designer, expensive beach wear that is less ‘colorful.’
But this is part of their ‘we’re normal people just like you’ narrative that they are obsessed with pushing on us while she shows up to engagements wearing brand new designer outfits costing around £3k a pop.
I think a regular woman on vacation would have worn khakis and sneakers or boots to see the elephants. Not super tight trousers (or jeggings or whatever) and cute little flats that are begging for elephant poo between the toes.
Ha ha yes Kate and Tash have some interesting fashion ideas. Does anyone know if Tash is still dating Chris the royal photographer from Getty?
I’m seeing more pictures of the Biker Leggings and whoa WTH is she thinking? The detail on the knee of the pants plus the bunching up are not a good look. We get you are very skinny, Kate. Gold star! Why not just spray paint your legs an opaque brown and call it pants?
Once again to all the comments on why we hate on kate so much is because she barely does any work out makes her a target. She wouldn’t get as much flak if she wasn’t so lazy.
Other hard working royals show their personality through work, we get none of that with her
There it is in a nutshell. If she worked hard all would be forgiven. But she doesn’t.
I don’t hate her. I am getting awfully close to not giving a damn any more though.
I’m already pretty much in that category. That’s why I don’t comment as much.
Call me crazy, but I like those jeggings. For her position, no, but Beaulah makes some moto leggings like that & i’ve been dying to get them (not in that brown shade, tho).
I just noticed the side eye she’s giving in that header pic – looks like its aimed at the press. She does not look pleased.
Could be just fatigue, fatigue mixed with her ultra restrictive diet, missing her children or maybe all three?
Well, in terms of her diet, she better load up on the appropriate nutrients since she’s scheduled for a long hike soon in Bhutan. And hopefully she’ll get enough sleep. Some people find it very difficult to sleep away from home and I get the feeling she’s one of them.
I don’t understand why she would be fatigued…surely not with all those weeks of rest beforehand!!
If Kate has an eating disorder, then she’d be chronically tired due to vitamin deficiencies. But then I don’t know enough about her to comment on that specifically. Maybe she takes vitamins every day? But if she suffers bouts of bulimia then it wouldn’t matter, the nutritional deficiencies would still catch up with her. It’s obvious she takes a lot of exercise. She has body image issues. It happens to some people in the public eye and it’s happened to her.
One of the reasons Kate refused to take a bite of the dosa is she didn’t want to be photographed eating.
HM is aware too of her image (not nearly to the same extent as Kate) and prepares for it for example by wearing socks over her nylons when she must remove shoes. But then HM is from a very different generation. The generation where people would put on a sweater and shoes before they answer a knock at their door.
@Citresse. Its very common for celebs to make a point of NOT being seen eating or drinking in public even in their personal time (JIC a pap is lurking) so i would expect her to be mindful of that. However she has also eaten at other events, there are photographs but i don’t have the time to search on Google for them. I do recall there is one where she is taking a bite from a cake.
ITA she has body issues but is something that predates William and comes from Carole who is also very body conscious. Even before they got engaged there were periodic press reports of Carole and Kate being on the latest fad diet, the Fail did a piece about how there were devotees of the Atkins Diet. While I think she is naturally slender and sporty she clearly controls very closely what she eats. I have seen her in person and she is very very thin (it doesn’t come across in photos as they add 10lbs on you) and i could see the bones in her knee caps very clearly (she was wearing thick black tights).
I love that picture, but I think she’s squinting because of the sun. If you look at Will he’s also squinting but looking straight ahead.
I’m one of those who can’t sleep in hotels. I usually look like death after the second day. Needless to say, there are no good vacation photos of me.
If you don’t understand why these are inappropriate, this photo showing them from the back might help. Pants look amazing on her, but the jeggings are simply too tight to be appropriate for an official, royal visit. People don’t need to be seeing every nook and cranny!
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/04/13/11/331FADB200000578-3537374-image-a-57_1460543253636.jpg
That’s why a longer top/tunic would have worked better with these.
EXACTLY. That thought had not even occurred to me, but it would have been lovely and worked.. but the fact that she went out of her way to make everything so visible is just in poor taste.
Well, that photo leaves nothing to the imagination.
I personally don’t like super skinny jeans, but those look too tight. There is NO need for her to wear those jeans on a royal tour. Out gardening with her children? Yes. Out at Waitrose pretending to be oh so common? Yes. On a royal tour of a conservative country? This is why she is being called unsuitable for the job/position. She has no judgement.
Exactly. And I don’t get the sense that this is a particularly revealing shot. She’s just standing there, not bending over or anything. So, this is literally just how they looked from being too tight. I don’t disparage her from wearing this in her downtime, They simply are not appropriate for a royal tour, and they’re in bad taste.
+1 ‘It’s more important to show off my arse and wear my cool moto jeggings than to dress appropriately as I represent my country’. That’s what those jeggings announce about her priorities and maturity level.
As I said yesterday she reminds me of a very young kid who refuses to wear practical or necessary clothing. Wearing jeggings when it’s 86F and very humid is silly and childlike. Loose or even just looser pants than those, in a lightweight fabric would allow for some air circulation and therefore cooler while providing some mosquito protection.
Very very few women (I would argue not a single man on the planet) can make pants that tight work without covering their butt. It has nothing to do with weight either, it’s all about the shape.
Except for the crazy tight pants, I think she looks pretty good in all of these pics. But my god, these two don’t have any charisma, do they? I WANT to say nice things at this point but I’m so bored by this entire endeavour.
YIKES to that picture.
Ouch!
I will confess to wearing jeggings but only running errands or in very casual situations. But never ever with them that revealing. Even with a small t shirt. I mean really.
Has she ever worn, like, bootleg pants? Or anything other than jeggings or skinny jeans? I wish she’d mix up the silhouette up a little. Like, a sleek little top with some wide-leg pants. How cute would that be?
She wore some bootleg jeans in Canada. They looked great on her. It was at the rodeo.
Some wider legged pants are certainly in vogue at the moment and would be fashion forward – not to mention, very attractive on her.
She’s received some gorgeous scarves on this trip. I hope she’ll wear them again.
I’m tired of the theme dressing. I like the Topshop dress, but it looks so much like all the others. Not into the shoes, though. I’d be surprised if Kate wears any of these boho dresses again, hopefully she will auction them off and donate the proceeds to one of the Indian charities. If I’d been in her position, I would have hired some Indian designers to create my travel wardrobe…..I wouldn’t have gone to the usual designers back there in the UK.
On the jeggings. If they had been styled differently (longer top to cover the rear and crotch) and worn with boots, they would have looked cool. I would just question how comfortable something like would be in that climate? Personally, I would have gone for some perfectly tailored khakis, loose enough to feel cool and comfy, tailored enough to look fantastic.
Oh well. The animals are great. I’m still trying to figure out the point of this trip.
Good old TopShop outdoes the high end designers and is why i love that brand.
The thing with Zara is that most of their jeans are low rise waists, even if you wear a belt they will move down if you walk/bend over.
Hi Betti,
I’m surprised she’d go for a low-rise pant. It doesn’t really work with her proportions, imo. But ultimately, the way she styled these jeans just didn’t work to her advantage today.
Leggings in that HEAT?! My crotch is sweating just thinking about it.
DK, linen trousers are you friend.
Who cares about Kate, did you guys saw those baby elephants?!
they are fantastic!
Can anyone tell me what those red and white scarves are? Are they sacred or honorary pieces or something? I would love to have one of those. Also, Kate is annoying me tremendously. I hope one of the animals takes a giant dump on her.
She looks positively miserable in 6/8ths of the photos.
#duchesslifeproblems
Have we ever considered that William might have a serious anxiety disorder? Did anyone see Victoria Murphey’s tweet about Kate squeezing Williams leg and saying we are all safe. I’m not British, maybe that’s a normal British expression… It just made me wonder if there is a mental health issue at play.
It’s certainly not a normal British expression! I can’t think of any situation (short of the aftermath of a terrible accident / hostage situation) where that comment would even be appropriate. Talking to a child perhaps, but he’s adult and the future King! Is he really that paranoid of photographers? This is worrying..
I’m not trying to invent wild stories on their behalf or in his defense but I wonder. Mental illness is serious and it could be a lens by which to understand his behavior as well as “allowances” it seems HMQ makes on his behalf.
I realize that sometimes the simplest narrative is the best/correct one. I’m am just puzzled by this particular exchange it is making me wonder.
Someone wrote further down that they experienced an earthquake. Maybe that’s why she said that?
ETA: Ah, nevermind.
Was this after the tremors from the earthquake? They weren’t at the center, but apparently they felt something. It would be normal behavior for spouses to comfort each other in that case.
The earthquake was later in the evening. This moment happen and was reported via Twitter much earlier during the day.
I think jeggings could have been an OK choice for her but they’re too small (how is this possible?) and she has no bum… She needed a really beautiful, expensive, well fitting tunic and better shoes, then I could support the choice of jeggings for this event.
If I were dressing her, I would have had her in a nice slim fitting (not skin tight) pair of cotton pants and a lovely cotton blend tunic with 3/4 Sleeves and a thin belt. And flats. She looks tacky here.
Styling aside, anybody else find it tone-deaf, obtuse or generally horrifying that the Duchess is choosing to wear two of the biggest “fast fashion” perpetrators out there (Zara and TopShop) while touring a country stricken with massive child labor issues that stem largely from western consumerism of fast fashion?
If you think “this poor woman can’t do anything right”, it’s because she’s a f%cking halfwit, not because the rest of us have high standards.
Also, don’t those stores outsource their labor to countries like India where women and children are essentially working in sweatshops?
Yes, @Hausfrau! Crazy insensitivity to labour issues in that part of the world. Refutes any argument that the rich can/should lead due to their ability to gain insight into global conditions etc. These cosseted kids couldn’t give a tinker’s cuss about the greater world – much like their forebears. They’re poster-children for privileged apathy, and their PR’s bleatings about their being “passionate conservationists” cut no ice these days. We’re lucky the Cambridges don’t require a wedding-shawl of baby elephant foreskins. A few generations ago they’d have butchered and eaten that rhino to secure a male heir!
She won’t worry her pretty little head about such things.
As a self-styled clothes horse, she could have as one of her less than a handful of causes issues related to clothing sold in the Western world that were made in sweat shops, especially related to child labor. Then she could lead by example.
She just attended an event dealing with mental health issues of children in poverty. She could connect it with child labor too. But then she’d have to genuinely be interested in the cause as something more than just an ever-changing PR gimmick.
THANK YOU! I did not think of this and you make such an important observation.
Her team is as bad as she is.
Hausfrau — that was my immediate reaction too. Quite baffling that she would support this brand at all, let alone in India.
Kate’s starting to look tired. Poor thing. So much work! She should be able to take the rest of the year off now.
I’ve been OK with all of her clothing choices, they haven’t been perfect, but they haven’t been disasters…until the jeggings. But if you’re going to have a sartorial disaster, might as well make it epic.
She got to feed a baby nellyphant! Now I’m jealous.
Hello all – an old reader but this is my first post. I love this website for the sharp commentary and feel compelled to cry BOTOX! on Duchess Kate. Her face looks great. Baggy, puffy and lined: begone! I’d say she’s stopped breastfeeding so can finally call once more on the good services of Dr B. Makes us all ask: looks like crap= no Botox? What universe do we inhabit and create, people?
Yes to Botox and a lil filler. Don’t blame her because she was looking weary.
She more than likely cries her self to sleep most nights, this didn’t turn out the way she imagined, all those BJ”s and this what she gets!!
The Daily Mail is reporting that W&K are in the area just struck by a 7.0 earthquake! It says everyone is okay, but that it was very frightening, that all the journalists ran outside of the hotel because the entire lobby was swaying. That’s enough to give their security guys palpitations!
Edit, edit, edit!!! The second article the DM has posted on the earthquake says that W&K were hundreds of miles from the epicenter in Myanmar, but that strong tremors did reach them. I hope those in Myanmar are okay.
“Strong tremors didn’t reach them”. What a metaphor.
Cleoyeo rules with that comment……
LOL Cleoyeo!
I like what I can see of the dress. I do not like her elephant-visiting outfit; it does not look appropriate or comfortable enough.
Will’s first outfit does look both appropriate and comfortable, and that’s the kind of thing I’d have worn and I think she should have worn too. However, there is something to criticize about it. He looks like the platonic ideal of taupe. He needs a colored shirt.
His second outfit is phenomenally dull and lazy. Something a college student would wear to a friend’s play. He gets to throw on clothes five minutes before leaving, while knowing Kate will take all the heat.
It truly is past time we started dialing it up on him. Not for his basic looks (i.e. hairloss), but for what he chooses to wear. Just like with his wife, if he were doing his job he could be taupe all day every day and it wouldn’t matter. But he doesn’t, so let’s start dwelling on his clothes as much as we do on hers. Even if the comments only boil down to, “he’s boring and lazy.” He deserves it.
Personally i think the jeggings are awful and far too tight. However she seems to favour that style and they are fine for a casual occasion. I liked both dresses although they are quite similar to previous ones. . Poor William or Compo always looks the same although i dont think he has ever been interested in fashion. His clothes seem to be functional rather than trying to make a statement
She needs a wiglet to wedge makeover. Wear clothing that is fit for royalty! Kaki shorts and a linen button down perhaps? Capri leggings and a beautiful tunic? No. We get to admire biker leggings and a Topshop top. I can see that anywhere! I want royal safari & she serves me average. every.single.time.
There are two photos taken from behind on the DM of her in this skin-tight jeggings. There are butt pockets on each cheek, kind of reminiscent of the boob laps on her white Marilyn Monroe dress. Anyhoo…
Where and when I have no criticism of Kate wearing butt-molding leotard-like pants with a blouse positioned above her butt so as to to put each of her buttocks on full display to the global press and her host country and the park employees around her at the work-event:
Everywhere on this planet and any time so long as it’s not worn this way during work-related duties. But if someone else is paying for her to be there to ‘work’ then she should reciprocate by showing up in work-conscious clothing as a sign of respect and gratitude for her being gifted this opportunity to be there. Show respect for her employers and their business-related cohorts.
I know the sugars say that part of her job is to be a clothes horse. Um, no it’s not.
I’m not prudish or pearl clutching but oy vey, those pants are ridiculous.
OK if she wants to wear such things for running around shopping in Norfolk that’s one thing.
But to a national park on a state visit to India, give me a break. If she had to wear these, at least she could have worn a much longer top over them.
I saw a sugar site post a comment like “I’ve got serious Duchess butt-envy!” GAG.
It’s weird because she seemed to go out of her way to wear longer-than-usual skirts the last few days.
When are they going to the Taj Mahal? Those are the pics I want to see the most.
Saturday. It’s the grand finale before they jet back to England to presumably rest for the next 2 months.
My apologies if someone already pointed this out but could the Doolittle nickname refer to Eliza Doolittle from Pygmalia / My Fair Lady and it’s a scorcher of an insult since Eliza is a “lower class” English girl and it’s the male protagonist role to pass her as upper class English and make her “high society” (part of which includes teaching Eliza how to speak with a proper accent…)
It is from the 1967 film DOCTOR DOOLITTLE starring Rex Harrison about a man who talks to animals. It was remade starring Eddie Murphy.
As a nickname for Kate it’s a scorcher on several levels. The internet nicknamed her Duchess Doolittle as long ago as 2012 due to her poor work ethic. The DM started using the nickname publicly a few weeks ago in reference to her poor work record.
In this context, they can claim to be referencing the film and continue to make digs at her poor work record.
Yeah, I always thought the reference was from Pygmalia/My Fair Lady with the added benefit of the name Dolittle quite literally a perfect description of her (and his) work ethic.
Regardless, a scorcher for sure.
The original nickname reference is correct ie from MY FAIRLADY, but in this context, it’s from DOCTOR DOOLITTLE.
I think the safari outfit is perfect, I don’t understand how the outfit is inappropriate for bombing about in the back of a jeep.
I don’t get the Kate clothing bashing, personally I think she looks great most of the time *shrug*
I realized I’m just never going to like them. They just seem SO UNNATURAL, to me. They’re missing that “IT” thing. And since these days, royals are only, essentially, reality stars — they kinda need that “IT” thing.
Jeggings are popular in my age group, I’m just a bit younger than Kate. I wear skinny jeans every day to work and nobody bats an eye since it’s a casual office environment. I personally think the jeggings are fine. So she likes to emphasize her slim figure–what a scandal!! She is on a safari, it’s not a gala. So far all her outfits have been appropriate minus some shoe choices and the wind blowing up her dress. I don’t get that but so far all her outfits have been appropriate for all the events. Some of you may dislike the cut or fit or pattern of some her clothes and that’s cool. I haven’t loved every single outfit. But jeggings to see some wildlife sounds ok in my book.
I wish she would aspire to be more than a clotheshorse. Her style is not good enough for that to be her sole purpose. She doesn’t highlight emerging british talent, she doesn’t wear enough foreign designers while on tours, she is basically wearing fast fashion in a country where children and women are modern slaves to an over prices industry…
At this point, and in my opinion, she has failed at everything except at giving birth to two children to carry on her husband’s line. I wish there were more to her.
O M G.
Skinny skinny jeans, a flared dress that exposes her bum (again), themed clothes like she’s going to fancy dress parties: her stylist is really not getting things right for Kate. It is just not necessary to drag out so many ‘Indian’style dresses and why on earth doesn’t she try some smart trousers? I think it’s because she has no business background at all and never really worked in a ‘normal’ job. Check out Queen Letitzia in Spain or Princess Mary in Denmark for smart, businesslike, appropriate clothing.
The skin tight jeggings were the worst. I’m pretty sure I could hear the Queen screaming.
what’s wrong with her jeggings? they look great! they are not topped with a t-shirt they balance out the blouse and it is a classic look. Why was it OK for jackey O to wear jeans and not her? If she wore baggy linen trousers you would have said she dresses too old for her age. I also love the dresses and the makeup which is less harsh. the longer hair let loose is not my favorite because it is too full with extensions. If it were straight or flat ironed it would have looked better.
She looks great in the skinny jeans and as for appropriate they’re on a safari in the back of a jeep, linen trousers might have been a bit over the top!!
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