Belgium royal accused of copying the Princess of Wales
A dress worn by Belgium’s Princess Delphine has caused a stir over its similarity to one of Princess Kate’s recent looks.
The original designer of Kate’s dress, Andrew Gn, has called out Belgian design label Atelier ExC for creating a “shameless copy” of his work.
The Singaporean designer expressed his anger via an Instagram story which has since expired.
Princess Delphine wore a dress that featured colourful swirls and a blue trim that was embellished by matching blue crystals, during the country's National Day celebrations on Friday.
Her dress bared a striking resemblance to the Princess of Wales’ green dress with satin trimmings and jewelled button-like decorations, which she wore at Trooping the Colour in June.
Not only that, Gn had also worked closely with hat designer Philip Treacy to create a wide-brimmed hat for Kate, and Princess Delphine was pictured with a similar looking hat on Friday.
The stylist who designed Princess Delphine’s outfit has denied the claims and said that her look was “inspired” by vintage Chanel.
"For Princess Delphine's dress we were inspired by the Chanel style of the '60s," Jody Van Geert told Vanity Fair Spain.
"Both the designer of Kate's dress and Atelier ExC copied from the best. Therefore, it is purely coincidental that the dresses are similar.
"And, in fact, there are differences, like the ruffles on Princess Delphine's dress."
Some royal fans were quick to judge, taking to Instagram to express their critiques.
"When you ordered Kate's dress from wish," wrote one person.
"It seems the Shein version of Catherine's outfit,” echoed another.
However there were a few others who defended Atelier ExC’s design choices.
"I'm a huge fan of AG so I can see why one would be inspired by him. His work is breath-taking,” wrote one person.
"Everybody is inspired by someone. Kate's green dress by Andrew Gn was inspired by a hundred dresses before him, even with the buttons,” commented another.
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