FASHION

The dress owned by the world’s powerful women

The Duchess of Cambridge owns one. So does Samantha Cameron, Cate Blanchett and Melania Trump
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We can all agree that it’s been A Very Bad Day for Melania Trump.

(And if you don’t know what we’re referring to, then you should take a look at this.)

However, setting that speech aside, there is one area in which Trump has triumphed: her outfit choice at the Republican Convention.

On Monday night she wore an off-white bell-sleeved dress by designer Roksanda Ilincic. The dress cost $USD 2,190 on Net-a-Porter (and according to a spokesperson she paid for it herself) – and it sold out within minutes of Trump’s appearance.

In selecting a dress by Serbian-born, London-based Illincic, Trump is following in the footsteps of other powerful women. Michelle Obama, the Duchess of Cambridge and Samantha Cameron have all been spotted in Ilincic’s designs.

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So what’s the appeal of Illncic’s designs? They feminine yet bold, with artful draping, bell sleeves and colour-blocking typical features. Not everyone’s a fan though. When the Duchess of Cambridge wore a bright yellow Roksanda Illncic dress in Sydney, Prince William reportedly told her that she “looked like a banana”.

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