The Dazzling Duchess at the Ark dinner

Within minutes of Kate's appearance at the Ark charity dinner twitter was all of a.......well twitter about her stunning Jenny Packham powder pink gown from her spring/summer 11 line originally retailing in the UK for £3,835 but available on sale at mytheresa.com for £2,685 (in stock in a UK size 10 & 12, US 6 & 8)

On her feet Kate returned to high street favourite LK Bennett with the Agata Sandal in Rose, retailing for £175

 

kate photo source: daily mail

Duchess Kate at the races

**UPDATE** It has been confirmed that Kate was wearing the Reiss Peacock dress and the LK Bennett Sledge2 shoes. Details below!

On what had to be one of the hottest days of the year here in London, the newlywed Kate stepped out in a white and nude ensemble for the Epsom derby.

Lets face it determining the dress she is wearing is going to be quite the challenge but we are putting forward two potential contenders.....the Reiss Sonia perhaps, retailing for £195?

Why? well the skirt part is very similar, both the fabric and length would match Kates outfit, plus the top part of the dress is fairly revealing which could explain why Kate teemed it with a very modest military style jacket from Joseph, the Nessie Tweed (not available for sale in cream but Selfridges do stock it in the Navy costing £460).

The second contender is the Reiss Peacock also in Cream (retailing for £195)

This has a more modest top to the dress which is in keeping with Kate's style, however, there seems to be a bit more skirt to the dress than the dress Kate is wearing.

We do know that Kate has a couple of Reiss pieces waiting in the wings so could the Sonia or the Peacock be one of them? We will be sure to let you know if we find out!

For her shoes we have two contenders both from LK Bennett

Either the Sledge shoe in Light Taupe patent leather 

Or the Sledge 2 also in Light Taupe leather but not quite so shiny!

Both retail for £175.

Kate's clutch was also from LK Bennett the Natalie (now sold out) and retails for £140.

We will be sure to update you once we get confirmation from the retailers.

**NOW IN STOCK** Kate's Black Wedges

It's been just over a month since the Royal Wedding and the debut of the LK Bennett Black Rafia Wedges aka The Maddox.

The good news? The Black Maddox is now in stock (in every size as we type!). Right in time for summer!

Kates Obama Shoes

Continuing her support of the British High Street Kate accessorised her Reiss Shola Bandage Dress with Black pointed court shoes from LK Bennett. The Bella retails for £145 and there are still a few left in stock.

**Update: LK Bennet shoe update**

The LK Bennett Maddox shoe in turquoise is now in stock for £165 on their website. Maddox in Coral and "Kates" Black will follow shortly.

LK Bennett also ship internationally for those of you who need these shoes!

Shoes fit for a princess

French Sole/London Sole ballet pumps

An update on the French Sole ballet flats that Kate wore for her trip to Waitrose last week. They were the India style in brown moc-croc patent. According to the website the India:

"Suits a narrow to medium width fitting and has an elegant low vamp, which reveals a little toe cleavage, and has a quarter inch heel. An elegant and durable well-balanced ballet flat wardrobe essential."

If you like a little "toe cleavage" then the ballet flats are currently out of stock here.  In the US the brand trades under the name London Sole and surprise surprise they are also out of stock here. I suspect these will be back in stock shortly!

LK Bennett wedges

On Friday LK Bennett confirmed that the black wedges Kate wore both pre and post wedding were the Greta from their 2009 range and is sadly no longer available :-(

The good news is that the Greta is being relaunched this season as the Maddox in both Turquoise and Coral for £165.

Will keep you posted when they finally go on sale.

PS. no news on that gorgeous Green Shawl as soon as I get any news I will be sure to share!

The Mystery Dress - The Goring Hotel

Arriving at the five star Goring Hotel in Belgravia on the day before her wedding Kate looked amazing in a Navy print summer dress with black wedges.

The designer/make of the dress remains a mystery which is annoying since it is one of my favourite Kate outfits (if anyone knows who it is by please let me know!!). The black wedges are from LK Bennett and retail for £129.99 sadly they aren't available on the website. However, I have spotted these very similar wedges for half the price (£60) at Office!