So, the softly tanned new Duchess of Cambridge met Michelle Obama and, nuclear submarine cutbacks or no, she blew her American rival out of the water.
For their first meeting yesterday, Kate wore a simple but stylish £175 bandage dress in fashionable ‘nude’ from Reiss, one of the few truly British fashion brands left on the planet.
She looked every inch the modern and fashionable style icon she has become. As soon as Kate’s dress was identified, it promptly sold out, crashing the Reiss website into the bargain, which just shows how powerful she is.
Michelle Obama, on the other hand, looked like a little girl in a too short pink bolero (I hate boleros – and only six-year-olds should wear pink!) that my fashion spies tell me is not even vintage, it’s just old. Ouch.The pale blue floral Fifties gown by Barbara Tfank, a Los Angeles-based designer who dresses everyone from singer Adele to Vanessa Redgrave, is just too prom and girly for the wife of the President.
Tfank’s dresses retail at around £1,400 – almost ten times what Kate’s dress cost. But this one is so exclusive that it is not even available online.
England: 1 America: 0
But wait! She redeemed herself the next day. Wearing Ralph Lauren, the First Lady was absolutely stunning. No pictures of Kate, so no contest. Take THAT England!
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