GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Is this the dress of the year? Duchess of Cambridge, Paris Hilton and Tamara Ecclestone are all spotted wearing £320 white gown by a little-known designer
At a London film premiere on Thursday evening, the Duchess of Cambridge – whose Kensington Palace home is next door to Tamara Eccelstone’s 57-room mansion – inadvertently copied the heiress by wearing a £320 white gown made by emerging designer Self Portrait.
Tamara wore the same dress for an Evening Standard photoshoot in June, as my picture shows, while American socialite Paris Hilton has also sported the gown.
Paris, 35, first wore the £320 pleated crochet floral maxi dress - which features a prominent slit in its long flowing pleated skirt - to the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles.
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Unusual pairing: The Duchess of Cambridge, pictured left, followed in the footsteps of Tamara Eccelstone, who both wore the same £320 pleated crochet floral maxi dress
Look like a work of art in Kate's Self-Portrait dress
It’s a fashion first for the Duchess of Cambridge! Stepping out to the premiere of A Street Cat Named Bob, Kate wore a dress by Self-Portrait - the very first time she’s worn this popular label.
Unless you've been hiding under a rock recently, you'll be well aware of Self-Portrait. Launched in 2013, the brand's signature lace dresses have gone on to be worn by pretty much every A-lister out there including Beyonce, Chrissy Teigen and Olivia Palermo to name but a few. In fact, we spotted Paris Hilton in this very same dress just last week!
Featuring a high neck top in the label's signature floral crochet, plus a pleated skirt, it's an ultra-elegant gown and suits Kate down to the ground.
The Duchess normally favors designers like Alexander McQueen and Jenny Packham when it comes to eveningwear but for just under $400, finally this is a red carpet look we can try ourselves! Click (right) now to snap up a two-tone version.
For more Self-Portrait action, head to our edit below, plus check out our credit card friendly crochet picks from the likes of Club L and For Love & Lemons.
Other features of the dress include a modest high neckline countered by an intricate lace bodice.
Kate wore her hair down and red shoes, while Paris gave her look an LA twist by accessorizing the dress with dangling earrings, a jeweled headband and patent white stilettos.
Self-Portrait was founded by Malaysian-born designer Han Chong in 2013. The designer studied at London art school Central St Martins.
Han said his 'heart skipped a beat' after seeing Kate wearing the dress.
Matching: Paris, pictured right, wore the same $400 cream Self-Portrait dress to the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles last Friday
Look like a work of art in Kate's Self-Portrait dress
It’s a fashion first for the Duchess of Cambridge! Stepping out to the premiere of A Street Cat Named Bob, Kate wore a dress by Self-Portrait - the very first time she’s worn this popular label.
Unless you've been hiding under a rock recently, you'll be well aware of Self-Portrait. Launched in 2013, the brand's signature lace dresses have gone on to be worn by pretty much every A-lister out there including Beyonce, Chrissy Teigen and Olivia Palermo to name but a few. In fact, we spotted Paris Hilton in this very same dress just last week!
Featuring a high neck top in the label's signature floral crochet, plus a pleated skirt, it's an ultra-elegant gown and suits Kate down to the ground.
The Duchess normally favors designers like Alexander McQueen and Jenny Packham when it comes to eveningwear but for just under $400, finally this is a red carpet look we can try ourselves! Click (right) now to snap up a two-tone version.
For more Self-Portrait action, head to our edit below, plus check out our credit card friendly crochet picks from the likes of Club L and For Love & Lemons.
Elegant: The gown features a prominent slit, a long flowing pleated skirt and a lace bodice with a high neckline
'Feels so incredible, just like a dream! It's a proud moment for me as designer to find her in one of my designs,' he wrote on Instagram.
He said the brand have been inundated with requests for the dress since Kate's red carpet appearance.
'Everyone has been asking for it, we are listening,' he added.
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