The Duchess of Cambridge mixed high street and designer brands when she stepped out at the V&A museum in London yesterday.
Kate, 39, was the picture of elegance in a £1,565 pleated midi dress by favourite designer Alessandra Rich, which she wore with £550 Jennifer Chamandi suede pumps and her trusty Mulberry Bayswater Clutch.
She chose a selection of typically understated jewellery, including a pair of £10 earrings from ASOS.
High and low: The Duchess of Cambridge mixed high street and designer brands when she stepped out at the V&A museum in London yesterday
Bargain buy: Kate chose a selection of typically understated jewellery, including a pair of £10 earrings from ASOS (pictured)
New dress: Kate, 39, was the picture of elegance in a £1,565 pleated midi dress by favourite designer Alessandra Rich, which she wore with £550 Jennifer Chamandi suede pumps and her trusty Mulberry Bayswater Clutch
The 14k gold plated twist hoop earrings, which are currently sold out, could be glimpsed when the Duchess swept her brunette locks over her shoulder.
Kate also sported two gold necklaces. The £85 double strand gold necklace from Welsh-based brand Spells Of Love was added to Kate’s jewellery collection last year and catapulted the designer into the global spotlight.
It was worn with an Asprey gold charm necklace with pendants from the Woodland collection worth a total of £16,650.
The mushroom, acorn and oak leaf pendants are all studded with diamonds.
Delicate: Kate also sported two gold necklaces. The £85 double strand gold necklace from Welsh-based brand Spells Of Love was added to Kate’s jewellery collection last year and catapulted the designer into the global spotlight (pictured on model)
All that glitters: It was worn with an Asprey charm necklace with pendants from the Woodland collection worth a total of £16,650. Pictured, the £6,500 mushroom and £3,200 acorn charms
Touch of nature: The £6,950 single oak leaf pendant from the Asprey Woodland Collection
The Duchess who, studied art history at university and is royal patron of the V&A, viewed two new exhibitions as the London museum opened its doors to the public for the first since December.
Her first stop was the museum’s Raphael Court, home to the Raphael Cartoons, which reopened today following a nine-month refurbishment to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death.
A set of seven full-scale designs for tapestry painted by Raphael, the Cartoons were commissioned in 1515 by Pope Leo X for the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and are considered to be one of the greatest treasures of the Renaissance.
During the visit, Her Royal Highness heard more about how the refreshed gallery and its new interpretive approach will transform the way visitors experience the Raphael Cartoons.
Personal tour: The royal was joined by V&A director Tristram Hunt, a former Labour MP
Passion for art: The Duchess firstly visited the museum’s Raphael Court, home to the Raphael Cartoons, which reopened today following a nine-month refurbishment to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death
The Cartoons have been lent to the V&A from the Royal Collection by Her Majesty The Queen.
The highlight of her visit, however was the V&A’s landmark 2021 exhibition Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser, which finally opens this weekend after being postponed from last year.
Featuring over 300 objects spanning film, performance, fashion, art, music and photography, the exhibition will allow visitors to delve into the origins, adaptations and reinventions of Alice in Wonderland over 158 years.
The immersive exhibition makes the V&A the first museum to fully explore the cultural impact of the book and its ongoing inspiration for leading creatives, from Salvador Dalí and Yayoi Kusama to The Beatles and Vivienne Westwood.
Captivated: Kate also visited the V&A’s landmark 2021 exhibition Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser, ahead of its opening this weekend