A new fashion?

Well, we couldn't have asked for more! It was a fairy tale wedding. But more special because it was real.

I wasn't in London on the day so I missed the excitement that I'm told was in the air. But I won't forget turning on the TV early in the morning. Watching it in my pajamas, sitting cross legged on a hotel bed. 

My first sight was of Kate getting into her car. So my lasting memory will always be of her and the first exclamations of excited US TV presenters about how beautiful she looked.

Her dress was perfect. Perfect for her. Simple, elegant, classic. It was stunning last Friday. And it will be stunning in 10,000 Fridays from now.

It's clear from her choice of wedding dress that Kate knows who she is, what she's comfortable wearing and is confident enough to be true to herself. It would have been so easy for her to be swept away by over-the-top fashion choices - after all, she had one of the world's greatest design houses at her disposal and an unlimited budget. I've read quotes from a few fashion types describing her choice as safe, and expressing their disappointment that her dress was not more innovative. Safe, yes. Boring, I don't think so. Because on her wedding day she was true to herself. A more radiant version - as all brides are - but still unmistakeably Kate.

Perhaps if she becomes the icon the media will try to turn her into, her timeless fashion choices will influence how we all dress. In the last few years, we seem to have fallen into a 'Sex and the City' fashion nightmare. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of the show and of a lot of the fashion. But how it's translated onto high streets and into shopping malls, for those of us on a budget, can be somewhat terrifying sometimes - mixing patterns is bold (not bad), wearing sequins at 11am is chic (not tacky), wearing anything from 'last season' is out (not clever).

Will Kate usher in a more thoughtful, simple fashion aesthetic? She won't intend to but she just might.

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(Images: instyle.com)