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Kate Middleton’s Gowns & Evening Dresses

Attending a gala dinner or formal event and need a gown?  Looking for inspiration?  Find 30+ of Kate Middleton’s gowns and evening dresses listed below. (Plus, photos of her best looks!)

Four photos of Kate Middleton wearing gowns: A black lace design with a sweetheart neckline; a glittering green gown with a jewelled neckline, a Grecian-style gown in lilac and a stunning red asymmetric evening dress. The other three gowns are floor-length. This one hits above the ankle.

Four photos of Kate Middleton wearing gowns: A black lace design with a sweetheart neckline; a glittering green gown with a jewelled neckline, a Grecian-style gown in lilac and a stunning red asymmetric evening dress. The other three gowns are floor-length. This one hits above the ankle.

Four photos of Kate Middleton wearing gowns: A black lace design with a sweetheart neckline; a glittering green gown with a jewelled neckline, a Grecian-style gown in lilac and a stunning red asymmetric evening dress. The other three gowns are floor-length. This one hits above the ankle.

Below, we’re creating an archive of Kate Middleton’s gowns and evening dresses. Relive your favourites below or browse through for inspiration if you’re lucky enough to be attending your own soirée! Plus, where Kate’s gowns are still in stock, we’ll give you links to retailers.

Gowns worn by Kate Middleton:

Needle & Thread Aurora Ballerina Dress in Red Sequin

Jenny Packham Elodie Floral Beaded Gown in Red

Solace London Sabina Off Shoulder Maxi Dress, Bright Green

Jenny Packham Elspeth Cape-Sleeve Gown in White With Shoulder Embellishments

Self Portrait Black Tailored Midi Dress With Blazer & Chiffon Skirt

The Vampire’s Wife ‘The Falconetti’ metallic dress in Emerald Green

Self-Portrait Cream Tailored Boucle And Chiffon Midi Dress

Roland Mouret Lamble Off-Shoulder Gown in Black & White

Phillipa Lepley Vienna Crossover Gown in Blue

Jenny Packham Wonder Off-The-Shoulder Ruffled Tulle Gown in Green

The Vampire’s Wife ‘The Light Sleeper’ Dress in Ruby

Alexander McQueen Asymmetric Draped Sleeve Anemone Print Dress in Red

Jenny Packham Green Sequin Gown (Tenille, formally Georgia)

Alexander McQueen Lilac Gown from the BAFTAs

Alexander McQueen Lilac Gown

Jenny Packham Goldfinger Gown

Jenny Packham ‘Goldfinger’ Gold Sequin Dress with Cape

Saloni Mary Dress In Blue

Jenny Packham Aspen Gown in Teal Lace

Erdem Iman Dress

Erdem Iman Dress In Burgundy and Purple Check Tweed

DVF Zarita Lace Gown in Black

Diane Von Furstenberg Zarita Black Lace Gown

Temperley London Eclipse Dress

Temperley London Eclipse midi dress

Blue Issa Wrap Dress

Issa ‘Engagement’ Wrap Dress in Blue

Markus Lupfer Arabella Dress in Teal

Markus Lupfer Arabella Dress

Alexander McQueen Off Shoulder Maxi Dress

Preen Everly Dress

Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Everly dress

Kate Middleton dresses

Marchesa Notte Flared Midi Dress

L.K. Bennett Cersei dress

L.K. Bennett Cersei Evergreen dress

Preen Finella Dress

Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Finella Dress

Kate Middleton's Self Portrait Pleated/Crochet Maxi Dress in White

Self-Portrait Pleated Crochet Maxi Dress

Alexander McQueen Poppy Print Dress

Barbara Casasola Tribal Off-The-Shoulder Dress In White

Kate Middleton's LK Bennett Addison Dress

L.K. Bennett Addison Dress in Purple/Blue

Roland Mouret Nansen Dress

Roland Mouret Nansen dress

Temperley London Desdemona Dress

Dolce and Gabbana Black Lace Dress

Temperley London Emblem Flare Dress

Temperley London Emblem Flare Dress

Roland Mouret Ella Gown

Roland Mouret Ella Gown in White

Temperley London Amoret Black Lace Gown

Jenny Packham Asymmetrical One Shoulder Dress in Silver

Jenny Packham Pink Pearlescent Swarovski Crystal Gown

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Please note: this archive is a work in progress and more dresses will be added at regular intervals.  

Who designs Kate Middleton's gowns?  Where does she buy her evening dresses? UPDATED: 2022

Kate's worn some sensational gowns over the last eleven years.  She tends to favour the following designers: Jenny Packham, Alexander McQueen, Temperley London and Erdem.

We've also seen her in multiple dresses by Self Portrait, Preen By Thornton Bregazzi and Roland Mouret.  Amanda Wakeley.

Kate's Five Best Gowns (According To Me!)

Kate has worn some iconic gowns on the red carpet over the last ten years. Don't get me wrong: every single gown she's worn since joining the Royal Family has been beautiful (the Duchess rarely puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion), but from time to time, one of her dresses will REALLY stand out. I call these her 'showstopping looks.' I will argue that these iconic gowns are some of the best she's ever worn, they've 'broken out' of royal-watching circles and into the mainstream, generating a lot of buzz on the way. These are the gowns that have earned front-page headlines, trended on Twitter and garnered multiple column inches for the Duchess, etc.

So, let's take a quick look at what I think are her five best gowns:

Kate Middleton in five different evening looks: arguably her five best gowns since joining the Royal Family. In the first image, she's wearing a glittering gold gown. In the second, a teal number with lace. The third is pink, with Swarovski detailing. The fourth is a ballgown with unique pink ombre detailing. The fifth and final is a long red evening dress covered with glittering sequins.

Kate Middleton in five different evening looks: arguably her five best gowns since joining the Royal Family. In the first image, she's wearing a glittering gold gown. In the second, a teal number with lace. The third is pink, with Swarovski detailing. The fourth is a ballgown with unique pink ombre detailing. The fifth and final is a long red evening dress covered with glittering sequins.

Kate Middleton in five different evening looks: arguably her five best gowns since joining the Royal Family. In the first image, she's wearing a glittering gold gown. In the second, a teal number with lace. The third is pink, with Swarovski detailing. The fourth is a ballgown with unique pink ombre detailing. The fifth and final is a long red evening dress covered with glittering sequins.

1.) Of course, the sparkling golden gown Kate wore to the James Bond No Time To Die premiere has to be the first choice. This gown was part of a special collaboration by Jenny Packham and the 007 franchise. This was the first gown we'd seen Kate wear in a couple of years due to the pandemic. It has been called one of her 'best ever' looks by some media outlets—and I have to agree.

2) The second is another Packham piece, the Aspen gown in teal. Kate chose this for the Olympic Gala in 2012 (she wore it again to the Tusk Awards in 2018). The stunning floor-length dress features a unique, ornate lace back.

3) The third is also by Jenny Packham (noticing a theme here?). It's a pearlescent light pink gown covered in Swarovski Crystals from top-to-toe. Kate wore it to the Ark Gala in 2011.  This is the first gown-worthy engagement Kate attended after marrying Prince William.  I remember a group of us camping out on Twitter, waiting to see what she'd wear.  We weren't disappointed. (She also wore the gown again to the exclusive A Taste of Norfolk gala in 2016—this was a private event, not a public engagement).

4) This is my fourth favourite gown. It's a pink ombre design by Gucci. She wore it to the 100 Women in Finance gala dinner in 2018. This dress made headlines because it was very Disney Princess!

5) I've got to include the red sequinned Aurora Dress by Needle & Thread. I've always loved this bold, cherry-coloured evening dress.  Kate wore it to the UK-Africa Investment Summit in 2020. At only £435 / $669, this is probably the most affordable gown we've ever seen her wear. (Most of her designer gowns cost 3x the price of this!).

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