Kate Middleton Style Blog

A FASHION BLOG CHRONICLING KATE MIDDLETON—The Princess of Wales's— STYLE

  • Home
  • All Kate’s Outfits
    • June 2023
    • May 2023
    • Older
  • Inside Kate’s Wardrobe
    • Dresses
      • Casual / daytime dresses
      • Workswear / smart dresses
      • Gowns / evening dresses
      • Cocktail Dresses
      • View all dresses
    • Coats & Jackets
      • Winter Coats
      • Blazers
      • Casual, sports & outdoor coats
      • Formal, evening coats & coatdresses
      • View all coats
    • Bags & purses
      • Top Handled Bags
      • Clutches
      • Tote Bags & Holdalls
      • View all bags
    • Shoes & Footwear
      • Boots
        • Ankle Boots
      • Heels / Pumps / Court Shoes
      • Sneakers / trainers
      • Sandals
      • Slingbacks
      • Flats
      • Wedges / Espadrilles
      • View all shoes
    • Tops & Sweaters
      • Sweaters / jumpers
      • Cardigans
      • Shirts / blouses
      • T-Shirts
      • View all tops
    • Bottoms / pants & skirts
      • Jeans
      • Trousers / pants
      • Culottes
      • Skirts
      • Sportswear (leggings, tennis skirts, jogging bottoms)
      • View all bottoms
    • Jewellery
      • Earrings
      • Necklaces
      • View all jewellery
    • Accessories
      • Gloves
      • Sunglasses
      • Scarves
      • Belts
      • Hats
      • View all accessories
    • Suits
    • Maternity
  • Copy Kate’s Style
  • Favourite designers
    • Alessandra Rich
    • Alexander McQueen
    • Aspinal of London
    • Annoushka
    • Catherine Walker
    • Emmy London
    • Gianvito Rossi
    • Jenny Packham
    • Kiki Mcdonough
    • L.K. Bennett
    • Mulberry
    • VIEW MORE →
  • Articles
    • King Charles III Coronation Memorabilia 2023
    • 9 British Bag Brands Kate Middleton Carries On Repeat
    • Kate Middleton’s Best Looks Of All Time
    • 9 Reasons Why Kate Middleton Is A Fashion Icon
    • Kate Middleton Always Wears These 7 Luxury Heels Brands

Diane Von Furstenberg Patrice Dress

DVF Patrice Dress
View / Buy

During the 2014 Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand, The Duchess of Cambridge wore a blue ikat-print dress from designer Diane von Furstenberg The dress is known as the “Patrice”.

Kate Blue Mountains DVF Patrice

About the DVF Patrice Dress

The dress features a navy blue, black and white Ikat Batik print. It is made from lightweight structured crisp cotton fabric with no stretch.

DVF Patrice Dress

The 100% cotton dress has a v-neck dress with an A-line skirt, side pockets and cross-over wrap front.  It also features bracelet-length sleeves, a waist tie and button fastening.

DVF claimed the Patrice was created in “the ikat print of the season”  Here’s a close-up of the dress’s fabric, from Harvey Nichols:

DVF Ikat Print Fabric

Details about the DVF Patrice Dress:

  • Fits: true to size
  • Fits: slim over the body, wear tie to cinch in waist
  • Shoulder to hem: 39in/99cm
  • Bust: 35in/89cm
  • Waist: 29in/74cm
  • Sleeve length: 20in/51cm
  • Price: was £292 on DVF.com ($448 USD)

Sadly, the dress is now sold out.

Shop DVF dresses:

About Diane von Furstenberg:

Kate is a fan of Diane von Furstenberg, and has worn her dresses on a number of occasions in the past.  She has also carried several DVF clutch bags too.

Mostly recently, The Duchess wore a black full length lace dress by the designer to the Royal Variety Performance in November 2014.

In 2011, during the build up to the Royal Wedding, The Telegraph interviewed Diane about Kate and her style.  Kate was photographed wearing a beige-and-black printed dress while lunching with the Duchess of Cornwall.  Here’s an excerpt from the article:

“She’s always worn my clothes,” says von Furstenberg.

[But] does [von Furstenberg] feel, like Vivienne Westwood – who recently said that Prince William’s bride-to-be should “catch up a bit somewhere with style” – that Middleton should be edgier?

“She’s going to be Queen of England, but she’s not from an aristocratic background, so she needs to play the game. Still, I like the fact that she seems to be very independent.”

Where Kate wore her Diane Von Furstenberg Patrice Dress

Kate Blue Mountains DVF Patrice

Day eleven, William and Kate visit Blue Mountains in Australia

Ikat print dress

Related Posts:

Home » Items » Kate Middleton's Dresses » Kate Middleton's Daywear Dresses » Diane Von Furstenberg Patrice Dress
Welcome to Kate Middleton Style Blog

A fashion blog about Catherine, Princess of Wales (still often referred to as Kate Middleton). We cover Kate's outfits & post news from her royal engagements.

Kate Middleton’s recent outfits:

Kate Middleton wearing her bubblegum pink dress at the Chelsea Flower Show

Older:

  • The Princess of Wales visits Anna Freud
  • Kate Middleton in sunshine yellow for Dame Kelly Holmes Trust visit
  • Kate Middleton looked ethereal in Elie Saab at coronation garden party 

View more of Kate's outfits

Kate’s outfits from the archive:

Duchess Kate wears Jesire coat dress and Jimmy Choo Cosmics for visit to the NPG

RECENTLY WORN BY KATE

Browse site by month:

Browse site by category:

Featured:

Lululemon Chargefeel Sneakers in White On A Pink-Blue-Yellow gradient background

Kate Middleton Wears “Chunky/Ugly Sneakers” To Demonstrate Her Rugby Skills – Will She Wear The Trend Off The Pitch Too?

Princess Charlotte Looked Immaculate At The Coronation — All The Details Of Her Ensemble

Kate Middleton’s Handbags

Kate Middleton’s Boots:

This website participates in advertising and affiliate marketing. This means I receive compensation from some of the companies mentioned here, at no extra cost to you. Full details can be found on this page

Carly Wood (KateMIddletonStyle.org) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com & amazon.co.uk. Read full earnings disclosure here

Boring legal stuff:

  • About & Contact
  • COOKIES & PRIVACY
  • Media, Press and PR
  • Privacy policy
  • General disclaimer
  • Earnings disclaimer
  • Google Sitemap

Find us on social media:

  • BlogLovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Browse Kate’s wardrobe:

  • Bags
  • Coats & Jackets
  • Dresses
  • Jewellery
  • Earrings
  • Shoes
  • Wedges
  • Boots
  • Skirts
  • Tops
  • Sweaters / Jumpers
  • Trousers
  • Maternity
  • Sunglasses

Browse by colour:

  • Blue outfits
  • Green outfits
  • White outfits
  • Black outfits
  • Red outfits
  • Pink outfits
  • Yellow outfits
  • Gold Outfits
  • Purple outfits
  • Peach Outfits
  • Orange Outfits

Browse by style:

  • Tie-neck blouses & dresses
  • Casual style
  • Wedding guest style
  • Country style
  • Sporty style
  • Summer style
  • Floral prints
  • Stripes
  • Skirt suits

Designers worn by Kate:

  • Alexander McQueen
  • Kiki Mcdonough
  • L.K. Bennett
  • Jimmy Choo
  • Stuart Weitzman
  • Mulberry
  • Tiffany & Co.
  • Gianvito Rossi
  • Jenny Packham
  • Prada
  • Topshop
  • Catherine Walker
  • Cartier
  • Zara
  • Beulah London
  • Temperley London
  • Cornelia James
  • Barbour
  • & Other Stories
  • Boden
  • Emilia Wickstead
  • Erdem
  • Goat

LATEST ARTICLES:

  • Kate Middleton’s Best Looks Of All Time
  • The 9 British Bag Brands Kate Middleton Carries on Repeat
  • Will Kate Embrace The Chunky Sneaker Trend?
  • 7 Luxury Heel Brands Kate Middleton Wears on Repeat

Kate Middleton Style Blog is written by Carly Whitewood, 2011—2022