Weekly Wrap-Up, 15th Oct 2016

NEWS

This week, the Duchess of Cambridge resumed her royal duties on home soil, following a week off to recover from the tour of Canada. On Monday, Kate, William and Harry celebrated World Mental Health Day with a special Heads Together event at County Hall and The London Eye. Click to read more >

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The next day Kate was back out of the country and on a flight to the Netherlands. She carried out a number of engagements on Dutch soil including lunch with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.  The visit marked her first official solo trip abroad as a member of the British Royal family. Click to read more >

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The Duke and Duchess concluded the working week in Manchester. Click to read more >

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WHAT'S NEW IN KATE'S CLOSET

Kate debuted four new pieces from her closet this week:

Kate Spade New York 'Encore Rose' chiffon dress - US$498

Catherine Walker lilac blue separates (bespoke)

Erdem check-print coat (Resort 2016 collection)

Oscar de la Renta hammered gold faux pearl earrings - US$190

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POLL RESULTS

Last week I asked you to vote for you favorite royal tour outfit. I've tallied the results and the clear favorite was the Jenny Packham dress taking out over one quarter of the votes!  Here's how you ranked the rest of the outfits ...

Jenny Packham (25.1%)

Preen by Thornton Bregazzi (15.6%)

Alexander McQueen (9.1%)

Carcross outfit (8.8%)

Catherine Walker (6.5%)

See by Chloe (6.1%)

Zara outfit (6.1%)

Dolce & Gabbana (5.7%)

Carolina Herrera (5.3%)

Bella Bella outfit (2.7%)

Hobbs London (2.7%)

"Pacific Grace" sailing outfit (2.7%)

Haida Gwaii outfit 1 (1.9%)

Haida Gwaii outfit 2 (1.9%)

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REPLIKATE ROUNDUP

Below are my favourite repliKates of the week:

Kristen Blake US$199.90

ASOS US$43.00

Amazon US$26

Loft US$69.50

Phase Eight £89

Warehouse £50

Uniqlo US$19.90

Lands' End US$34.95

Guess US$159.90

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FASHION UPDATES

This week we finally resolved the identity of the teal sweater Kate wore in Bella Bella (thanks to @suebstyle)! It is the Jigsaw Cashmere Katharine Cloud Crew Neck Jumper.

It has sold out in Kate's teal colour but the 'Cloud' style is still available in a range of other beautiful colours! Click to shop >

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SAVVY SALES

Take 25% off Kate's Encore Rose dress at Kate Spade New York - use promo code EVERYONE. Offer ends Sunday 16th Oct 11:59 PM PT. Click to shop >

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I highly recommend you check out LK Bennett Private Sale where you will get a further 50% off sale items with code OCT1650! Here's just a tiny sample of the Duchess-worthy styles on offer. Click here to access the sale. Terms: Only available on LK Bennett US website. Ends 16th Oct

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BRAND BROWSING

Each week I like to devote a little time browsing the websites of Kate's favourite brands and designers. This week, many of the new season pieces from ME+EM caught my eye. I came across these Duchess-worthy styles by the British fashion brand:

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I always love hearing from fellow repliKaters, so if you would like to submit a review of your recent repliKate purchase or showcase your repliKate outfit/closet, please drop me a line at
admin@katescloset.com.au