The Princess of Wales Doubles Down on her Fashion Favorites in Boston

The Princess of Wales’s impossibly bouncy blow-dry signaled it was business as usual in the royal camp, despite the release of a bombshell trailer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new Netflix documentary, on December 1. Kate Middleton, the picture of professionalism as per, was all smiles as she visited Greentown Labs, a climate technology start-up, in Somerville.

An appointment with eco-minded pioneers called for a conscious fashion choice, and Kate looked to Roland Mouret for a twist on a classic suit that was resolutely her. The Princess’s slim-cut burgundy coords, accessorized with a signature pussy-bow blouse, looked prim and proper, but leaned retro rather than modern. Kate played into this subtle nostalgia with her classic Chanel top-handle bag—a follow-up from the Karl Lagerfeld-era blue bouclé blazer that she wore on day one of the Boston tour.

Just like that ’90s jacket—originally worn by Claudia Schiffer on the runway—the Princess’s tailoring will become a forever look she turns to time and time again. We’ve seen it happen before, with the snow-white McQueen suiting Kate wore to the Platinum Jubilee concert and previously in Jamaica. At the former, the crisp separates had shades of Bianca Jagger, while in the Caribbean, Burton’s work looked fresh and destination appropriate—no mean feat for a single transseasonal fashion commission.