The Duchess of Cambridge christened the cruise liner “Royal Princess” today in Southampton England. For this engagement (which is widely understood to be one of Kate’s last ones before her upcoming maternity leave), she chose a new hat! It is designed by Lock & Co. and appears to be a custom design (perhaps a take on the similar Salsa hat design). It is another small, percher style hat that Kate favours- this one features a black straw saucer with a stylized bow at the top. While I would love to see Kate break out and try some different hat shapes, this one is really lovely on her. What do you think of this hat? What hat shape would you like to see Kate wear?
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I have to admit I do not like these little hats. They look like clown hats! And as some of the other commenters have posted, Kate likes this style and wears it often and is becoming boring and predictable. She looks much better in a wider brimmed hat. Love the hats Princess Diana wore.
Clown hats! that’s a good one.
Wow. There’s a lot of hate on this hat. I really like it. I love the twisted bow at the back.
I really like this hat on Kate too. It’s super cute!
Alas, this hat falls short on nearly all fronts. The woven texture creates a mottled grey overall appearance that is rather dull and lifeless. The saucer shape, placed directly on the Duchess’ forehead, creates the impression of a sattelite beacon rather than an attractive accessory. Only 3/10 may be awarded for this hat.
This is another truly beautiful hat that simply compliments and does not dominate the appearance.
I also think this is a beautiful hat. It doesn’t overwhelm her, like you said, and compliments her so well. The small hats really suit her.
Amazing how a simple little hat can get the masses up in arms! It’s a nice hat that the Duchess wears well. If she wore the loud, wonky hats that Zara does, we’d all be saying she was too much of a show off. Here she is choosing small hats and we’re saying she’s too boring. Poor girl can’t win.
I forgot to add that I’m so glad that Kate has been wearing her hats with her hair half-up recently – it looks so much better with a hat than ordinary hair down. And the way she has done it the last couple of times with the cross-over at the back is very elegant.
Oh yes. Her hair looks so nice this way and shows off the hat more.
This is a really nice example of what has been Kate’s staple hat shape. I do hope we get something different on Saturday and Monday, though!
The smaller hats that Kate often chooses are very flattering on her. Why should she change if she’s found something that works? The Queen hasn’t changed her hairstyle in 65 years and we’re not complaining about that!
I’m getting tired of these small hats that look like they are just plopped on her forehead.
I like Kate a lot and love most of her fashion but her hats have become pretty predictable and a little boring.
Most of the suggestions here are pretty predictable and pastel. Yawn. I think she should totally step outside the box and wear something like this. http://www.lovehats.com/p/little-shilpa-rainbow-circles
Um…I don’t think so
I would really like to see Kate try a hat like this one
http://www.lovehats.com/p/justine-bradley-hill-blossom
That hat would be great on Kate! I’d like to see her in something light and fun. something like this
http://www.lovehats.com/p/nerida-fraiman-imelda
Kate used to wear some Pilip Treacy hats that looked great on her. I also think she would look great in pink.
http://www.lovehats.com/p/philip-treacy-london-oc409
What about this blue one for her? http://www.lovehats.com/p/gina-foster-kimberley
The hat’s you all sudgested are so nice! I would like her to wear any of these ones expecially the hot pink one at the top http://www.wedbits.com/2012/09/how-to-choose-a-wedding-hat/
Wouldn’t it be so funny if Kate were one of these hats!!
I am too, unfortunately. This hat is ok, not bad but not very good either. Once again I don’t like the position of the hat. The pink Salsa-hat looks much better when it’s tilted a bit on the side of the head. Salsa also has much nicer “decorations” (don’t know a proper word for them 🙂 ) than that stylized bow.
Another predictable and boring percher from the Duchess. She has every hat designer in Britain at her disposal and this is the best she can come up with?
Agree.
The hat/fascinator is nice, but I would have liked to have seen a pillbox type hat with this coat.
I agree with you. It seems as though she has worn a version of this same hat too many times, even though it looks nice. The real question is…….was she given a gift for doing this? The Princess Royal once received a tiara – one of her prettiest – for christening a ship.
Don’t the royals have to now publish what gifts they receive? Somehow I don’t think there will be any tiaras being gifted today. I think there’d be a lot of criticism if Kate accepted a gift that big.
A pillbox hat would have just took the cake. I wish more of the young royal gals would ware pillbox hat’s.
Oh, I agree! This is a lovely hat, but I’d love to see Kate in something with large, face-framing brim.
I agree but I think a big hat would have been too much with her black and white coat. The small black hat is perfect and the bow at the back is kinda flirty and cute!