Lady Victoria Starmer wears a Kate Middleton-worthy designer dress that can be yours for the night for £20
Lady Victoria Starmer wears a Kate Middleton-worthy designer dress(Image: Getty)
Kate Middleton is famous for championing British brands by wearing elegant pieces that don’t necessarily cost a fortune, and it seems Lady Victoria Starmer, wife of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, is following suit.
Attending Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards, Victoria looks like the picture of sophistication in a midnight blue Stella McCartney gown. And though the dress itself will cost you around £1,750 to buy, the UK’s first lady has a shopping hack that will get you the same gown for your own special event for as little as £20.
It’s confirmed that Victoria turns to By Rotation, one of the UK’s most popular fashion rental websites, for special events, and tonight is no exception. The exact dress she wears can be borrowed for £20 per day, which is a fraction of the cost of buying it to keep. As well as being an excellent money-saving hack, it also means you’re making a sustainable fashion choice by not adding to landfill.
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Lady Victoria Starmer wears a Kate Middleton-worthy designer dress(Image: Getty)
You can rent Lady Victoria’s dress for £20(Image: Getty)
Victoria’s dress itself is a work of art. With draped mid-section detailing, a midi cut and a demure jewel neckline, it’s the perfect dress for a red carpet event. It’s also a top pick if you’re looking for something a bit special for a festive party or for a winter wedding. The Stella McCartney piece is also similar in silhouette to dresses Kate favours. In fact, Kate wore a dress with a lookalike jewel neckline and drape detail to the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in 2022.
Though Victoria is up there with the best-dressed of the night, this year’s Pride of Britain Awards has seen plenty of gorgeous outfits grace its red carpet. Take Helen Skelton, who nails effortless classic glamour in a black velvet maxi dress. The exact dress Helen wears is Self Portrait’s Strapless Cutout Velvet Peplum Maxi Dress, which is usually priced at £480.
Although this is still reasonably priced for a red carpet-ready gown, it’s quite the splurge for most of us to spend on a dress. However. if you’re coveting her dress for a black tie event or an upcoming Christmas party then you’re in luck, because it’s now got 50% off, slashing it to £240.
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden paired her purple Maria Lucia Hohan gown with a pair of affordable high street heels. Amy tagged her outfit details on Instagram, revealing that her sparkly stilettos were from River Island. A quick search reveals that they look to be the Gold Diamante Strappy Heeled Sandals
That’s our Christmas party inspo sorted, then!