{"id":241324,"date":"2025-07-05T23:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T23:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/241324\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T23:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T23:53:26","slug":"duchess-sophie-divides-fans-with-her-boldest-summer-dress-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/241324\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess Sophie divides fans with her boldest summer dress of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Duchess Sophie<\/a>‘s summer style is defined by her dresses: some are elegantly subtle, and some are classically royal, but this one is unbelievably bold.<\/p>\n

Attending the Kent County Show on Friday, the Duchess of Edinburgh opted for the most striking dress she’s worn in summer 2025 so far, but royal style<\/a> fans are feeling a little divided on it.<\/p>\n

The wife of Prince Edward<\/a> stepped out in the ‘Kasia’ floral print midi shirt dress from Erdem<\/a>, which featured bold flower patterns in various shades of red, with a touch of white and light blue to break it up.<\/p>\n

Duchess Sophie’s dress fell just above her ankles, hugging her figure towards the waist and flaring at the hem, making for an elegant silhouette.<\/p>\n

\"The\u00a9 PA Images via Getty ImagesDuchess Sophie opted for her boldest summer dress of 2025 so far<\/p>\n

To accessories, the 60-year-old brought out her trusty ‘Taormina’ beige clutch from Sophie Habsburg, a pair of light tan espadrilles, and a trendy pair of round sunglasses with a light brown gradient from Stella McCartney<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, followers of royal style blog @royal.fashion.daily<\/a> on Instagram weren’t all too keen on the look. One person commented: “Such a busy busy fabric. The dress is wearing her. She isn’t wearing the dress.”<\/p>\n

Another penned: “A different choice of summer footwear would help this dress look better. These espadrilles cut her off at the ankle.”<\/p>\n

\"The\u00a9 PA Images via Getty ImagesDuchess Sophie’s outfit choice divided her fans<\/p>\n

It seems that perhaps the drawback of experimenting with various styles is that the Duchess of Edinburgh won’t always please everyone, but it’s always refreshing to see a fashion-forward royal opt for something a little more daring than the typical, though always classy, royal looks.<\/p>\n

Duchess Sophie’s waffle sundress<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the mother-of-two looked incredible when she stepped out for the Hertfordshire Schools food and farming day on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Duchess Sophie wore a floral dress from Peter Pilotto<\/a>, which had short and floaty sleeves, a tapered waist and a gorgeous floaty skirt.<\/p>\n

This time around, she accessorised with a pair of ‘Valenciana’ espadrilles from Penelope Chilvers and the orange ‘Lola’ shoulder bag from Sophie Habsburg, rounding off her look with a pair of Stella McCartney sunglasses.<\/p>\n

She previously wore the same dress to Wimbledon back in 2019, for day nine of the championships.<\/p>\n

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