A St. Andrews student named Charlotte Todd had designed a black, blue and gold see-through skirt to be worn by a model during the University of St. Andrews fashion show in 2002. The model was Kate Middleton. Instead of wearing the skirt with a slip, Kate wore it as a mini-dress, with a matching pair of bra and panties instead of a slip.
Kate wore the dress for probably less than a minute, but it was long enough to allow Prince William, who was seated in the front row, a good look. Kate and Prince William were, at the time, very good friends… but Kate should have wondered why Prince William paid close to £350 just to see Kate walk around in a see-through dress for less than 60 seconds!
If rumors are to be believed, that little slip of fabric helped Katie and Prince William get over the friendship barrier and enter a royal romance that's being followed by millions of royal watchers around the globe.
To be honest, though, if it weren't for the above fact, the dress itself isn't much to rave about. It's rather shapeless and the hemlines are ragged, and heaven knows why Todd chose to decorate the hem with what looks like a ribbon from a cake box. Despite the fact that the dress kind of looks like an arm warmer that's gone through the cold cycle one too many times, the dress sold at Kerry Taylor Auctions last month for a whopping £78,000!
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your stance on see-through dresses (sexy and chic or outdated and trashy), now that Kate's about to become England's newest princess, she's probably not going to wear another see-through dress any time soon. However, if recent pictures of Kate in gorgeous gowns, pretty frocks, and crisp trench coats are any indication, we royal watchers are going to be treated to several more of Kate Middleton's adventurous (but probably less risqué!) fashion choices.
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