In a closet full of white Alexander McQueen skirt-suits, this is an excellent Alexander McQueen skirt-suit.
In Gosia Baczyńska
This was possibly the most actually fashion-forward look of the tour; the construction of this skirt is fascinating and beautiful.
In Erdem
This whole look was divisive for that most popular of sartorial royals complaints -- appropriateness (which is followed closely on that list by boringness, which this is not). I liked it!
In Catherine Walker
This was custom, and it's like MANY things she already owns -- but in a diplomatic Prussian blue, which is very flattering on her (and Wills doesn't have to buy a new tie to match).
In Alexander McQueen
Insert dancing lady emoji here!
In Jenny Packham
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY - JULY 20: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge arrive for a visit of the German Cancer Research Center on the second day of their visit to Germany on July 20, 2017 in Heidelberg, Germany. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will meet researchers including Nobel Prize winner prof. Dr. Harald zur Hausen, and visit the stem cell research lab. The royal couple are on a three-day trip to Germany that includes visits to Berlin, Hamburg and Heidelberg. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)
Somewhere, Jenny Packham breathes a sigh of relief that she made the cut for this trip with this sunny yellow day dress -- that for me loses points for Boring Shoe Pairings, but your mileage (as ever!) may vary.
In Hugo Boss
Britain's Princess Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is pictured prior to a rowing regatta boat ride during a visit to the southern German town of Heidelberg on July 20, 2017. The British royal couple is on a three-day visit in Germany. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Patrick Seeger / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read PATRICK SEEGER/AFP/Getty Images)
#Classic.
In Markus Lupfer
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY - JULY 20: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive at the last original dancehall in Berlin, the Clärchens Ballhaus, to attend a reception on day 2 of their official visit to Germany on July 20, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images)
I LOVED this. Long may this Kate reign.
In Emilia Wickstead
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the Maritime Museum in Hamburg during their tour of Poland and Germany Featuring: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton
Where: Hamburg, Germany
When: 21 Jul 2017
Credit: John Rainford/WENN.com
And a very strong ending in a classic-but-perfectly-done Emilia Wickstead that I am fairly certain we will see again. Back in the day, this is absolutely the sort of thing you could expect J Crew to knock off as a work dress -- I have one that's slightly similar, actually, in red -- but who knows with them now? WHO WILL FILL THE LONG-SLEEVED WORK DRESS VOID?
