Kate Middleton Wore This Pretty Dress Trend for Charlotte's First Day of School

There are lots of momentous (and well-documented occasions) in the British royal family, but we'd have to say that few are quite as cute as when one of the younger members embarks on their first day of school. In 2017, Prince William took Prince George solo when Kate Middleton was pregnant, but now the whole family (minus Prince Louis) is together this morning for what was Princess Charlotte's very first day of school and Prince George's return at Thomas's Battersea in London.
While the kids looked adorable in their polished school uniforms, we have our eye on Middleton's dress for the occasion. She chose to belt the midi-length dress in shades of pink and red, which touched on one of the year's biggest dress trends with its slightly puffed sleeves. Exaggerated puffs have been the norm among the fashion crowd as of late, but the duchess's subtle take on the trend (via a Michael Michael Kors dress that has now sold out) was perfect for the occasion. She finished the look off with simple black pumps, in true royal fashion.
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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