It was an Olympic concert at the Royal Albert Hall. It was attended by the great and good of British Olympians past and present. But all of that was irrelevant. The only thing that mattered was that
Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, and patron of the London Olympic Games, was wearing an up do for a change. Well, maybe that's just me. But it did make me inordinately excited. I love a complicated half-plaited-half-chignon bun situation. And it was refreshing after months of the tumbling waves. Oh, and that dress by
Jenny Packham was pretty awesome too.
Kate had made some changes to the original runway version of the dress, most notably by sewing up the navel-grazing neckline by about ten centimetres. Oh and changing the colour to a much more flattering teal green. Lovely.
There was also a small make-up change - the addition of a glistening gold eye shadow for the occasion. And of course with the glorious up-do, you could see her lovely earrings.
You could also see the magnificence of the lace detail back dress. See the beading, the scalloped edges, the bow belt, the covered buttons - all wonderful and that would have been missed, had Kate stuck with her usual hair.
In fact there was only one tiny thing that I didn't love about all this get up - and that was the matchy matchy clutch. Made from the same brocade as the bodice of the dress, I just found this touch a tad old fashioned. I would have liked to have seen a lovely silver clutch and it would have been perfect. Just like those
Jimmy Choo heels.
