Kate Middleton Just Wore the Fall Color That's Trendy, Elegant, and Expensive Looking

Royal fans around the world breathed a sigh of relief when the Princess of Wales announced her completion of chemotherapy in early September. Her statement, accompanied by a heartfelt video, mentioned that she will slowly return to royal duties. Roughly a month later, today marks her first official appearance since then.
Kate Middleton welcomed a 16-year-old aspiring photographer to Windsor Castle. For the meeting, the princess wore a familiar outfit: a burgundy Roland Mouret pantsuit that she debuted back in December 2022. Nearly two years later, the color is actually trendier than ever thanks to a surge in popularity. Burgundy is so in demand right now that my Who What Wear colleague Allyson wrote an entire story on the hue, chronicling its prevalence on runways, Instagram, celebrities, and retailers. Scroll down to see Kate Middleton's burgundy pantsuit and shop the color trend for yourself.
Middleton's Burgundy Suit in 2024
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Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.