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“Her father [King George VI] had been a huge fan of his music, and when they met, he was so enamored with her that he wrote a piece of music called ‘The Queen’s Suite,’ ” Erdem Moralioglu said following a London fashion week show last year, according toThe Telegraph.
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“Thinking about The Cotton Club, and Harlem, and Dorothy Dandridge, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday,” he added. “What if she went to New York, and what if Dorothy Dandridge ended up in Buckingham Palace?”
As a result, the Erdem collection included reimagined floral dresses, gloves and ruffles.
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Of course, Princess Kate added her own touches to make the outfit her own, including matching Jimmy Choo velvet heels and a clutch. She styled her hair in her signature blowout and wore $1,220 crystal and pearl embellishedhoop earrings from Erdem.
Kate returned to royal dutylast week afterbeing on maternity leavesince the birth ofPrince Louisin April.
source: people.com
