From living room chic to a masked parade: Duchess Catherine's fashion took an unprecedented turn in 2020
Unexpected, albeit stylish.
Kicking off the year in style, Kate gave us a taster of what was to come with this perfectly put together winter outfit. As she attended a church service at Sandringham, she wore a maroon-toned wool coat by Roksanda Denton, along with heeled Stuart Weitzman Boots and topped off (quite literally) with a navy blue fedora by Hicks and Brown Suffolk.
(Getty)She followed it up with a real hum-dinger - this glorious Alexander McQueen dress worn during her red carpet appearance at the BAFTA Awards in London that was all about promoting sustainability. The Duchess first donned the glamorous frock in 2012.
(Getty)While visiting Ireland at the beginning of the year, Kate wore a dreamy array of dresses - one of the standouts was this shimmery Vampires Wife dress. So chic!
(Getty)She certainly had the strut of the Irish! Kate wore another green frock during a busy day of engagements during the royal tour. This time, it was all about the spots.
(Getty)A special mention must go to this glorious Ghost dress Kate wore while she and her family took part in the Clap For Carers initiative back in April.
(BBC)During the first lockdown, Kate wore an array of gorgeous at-home outfits. This Altuzarra spotty dress was all the more apt given it came in NHS's trademark blue colour. A subtle show of support.
(Kensington Royal)June brought us 2020's GOAT, our number one pick of the year - this gorgeous floral puff sleeve dress of dreams by Faithfull the Brand. She wore it while mucking in at a community garden in Norwich.
(Getty)While Wimbledon was out this past summer, there was still no reason why one couldn't celebrate it. Duchess Catherine appeared in a special Zoom call with Andy Murray wearing a very quirky shirt dress featuring... tiny little tennis players!
(Kensington Palace)And we certainly can't forget this polka dot Emilia Wickstead number she wore for a special BBC collaboration in July.
(BBC)In August, Kate stepped out to visit Baby Basic UK & Baby Basics Sheffield in this crisp white shirt dress, complete with her signature floral face mask. Heavenly.
(Getty)On a visit to the University of Derby, Kate beat the chilly weather in this gorgeous Massimo Dutti coat. Given the October timing, we despairingly lamented the idea of wearing beautiful woolen coats as the weather heated up Down Under.
(Getty)And then there was the black blazer. Oh yes, one of Kate's most heavenly event ensembles came in the form of this satin-lapelled-product-of-pure-GLORY. The event in question was at London's Natural History Museum.
(Natural History Museum)In November, Kate released a series of videos to discuss her Hold Still photography competition. As soon as this video appeared on our screens, you can bet we were enchanted, enthralled, obsessed with this bright red blazer.
(Kensington Royal)In one of her final looks of the year, the Duchess opted to wear this glorious Alessandra Rich dress, an older season style which had clearly been sitting in her wardrobe waiting for its moment. We're glad she chose this night to debut it.
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