Why You Should Shop Your Closet Like Kate Middleton
Any fashion stylist will tell you: buy in multiples. If it looks good on you, get it in every color! And that’s just what Kate Winslet did with this Stella McCartney color-blocked dress that shows off the star’s curves. ">
Actress Tracee Ellis Ross wore this geometric print dress twice; at the opning of Chanel's Concept Boutique on Robertson Blvd and 5 years later at the 6th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon. The short sleeve dress perfectly suits her edgy, classic style. ">
The pint-sized singer loves a form-fitting dress, and this black number with a structured corset top and flowing ruffled skirt is a no-brainer. She paired it with animal print sandals at the Grammy Nominations Concert. When she wore it onstage at Z100's Jingle Ball a week later, she added a silver belt and big hoop earrings.">
No one knows glamour better than Rachel Zoe, so it’s no surprise that her go-to frock involves sequins—and lots of them! ">
The First Lady made a splash during election night back in 2008, when she donned a wine-colored Michael Kors dress, paired with a black cardigan and a brooch. Two years later she wore it the whole look again while at The White House proving the old saying true, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
This floral number must be one of Dame Helen Mirren’s favorites; she has worn it on three separate occasions. With gloves for evening, a string of pearls for day, and with a simple cardigan and matching box purse. ">
Eva Mendes’ peach-fringed Atelier Versace gown did double duty at the International Rome Film Festival in Rome back in 2010, she wore it at the premiere of “Last Night” and “Little White Lies.”">
Carey Mulligan must really love this Lanvin suit–and she should, she looks great in it! She wore it to a party at Cannes in and two weeks later, for an appearance on “Good Morning America.”">
Prince William and Kate Middleton concluded their 3-day visit to New York City last night. And though she met the First Lady of New York, Chirlane McCray, and hung out with Beyonce and Jay-Z in Brooklyn, our eyes were glued to just one thing: what the Duchess wore. Luckily, she ended her trip in a gown. Unluckily, it was a gown we’d seen not once, but twice, before. She wore a long, emerald, Jenny Packham dress with a pleated detail at the bodice and short sleeves to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s not the first Middleton’s shopped her closet, nor is she the first celebrity to wear the same outfit more than once. Fashion magazines are constantly praising the virtues of “investment pieces,” or paying a little bit more for the things that you really love because you know you’ll wear them all the time, and these celebrities are showing us just how well that works. It’s wonderful to see women who are constantly judged for what they wear and how they look be true to themselves—and their style.