{"id":442517,"date":"2025-09-22T05:07:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T05:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/442517\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T05:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T05:07:29","slug":"duchess-sophie-goes-barefoot-in-tapered-600-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/442517\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess Sophie goes barefoot in tapered \u00a3600 dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Duchess of Edinburgh<\/a> offered a masterclass in daytime elegance on Saturday as she stepped out for day three of her and Prince Edward<\/a>‘s five-day visit to Japan. Duchess Sophie, 60, was seen visiting Danjo Garan, one of the two most significant religious sites within Koyasan, a sacred mountain complex in Wakayama Prefecture, which is home to the Shingon sect of Buddhism’s headquarters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Observing the dress code relating to maintaining the sanctity of Buddhist temples, the duchess was seen going barefoot. In terms of her outfit, she kept things understated so as not to draw attention away from the purpose of the visit. She was seen wearing the ‘Wales’ dress by Max Mara, while her husband also removed his shoes and wore clean white socks.<\/p>\n

\"The\u00a9 PA Images via Getty ImagesThe Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh visited Danjo Garan in Japan<\/p>\n

Her dress featured long sleeves, which cinched at the waist, and a collared neckline. The piece, which retails for \u00a3660, also had a floaty ankle-length skirt and a tie waist. Layering her look, the mother-of-two added the ‘Indiana Double-Breasted Blazer in Optic White’ from Altuzarra, which added structure to the look, thanks to the double-breasted buttons, despite being worn undone.<\/p>\n

For the outside portion of her day, which saw her meet a group of children involved in the British Council English Programme delivered in Koyasan, Sophie popped on her favourite ‘High Mary Jane Leather Espadrilles’ from Penelope Chilvers. She also carried the deep green ‘Moneypenny’ from Sophie Habsburg and wore Giulia Barela’s ‘Poetica Hoop Small Earrings’.<\/p>\n

Recommended videoYou may also likeWATCH: Duchess Sophie’s best fashion moments – ever<\/p>\n

Sophie’s Japan wardrobe highlight<\/p>\n

\"The\u00a9 PA Images via Getty ImagesDuchess Sophie wore a ‘dreamscape’ dress – and looked so elegant<\/p>\n

It isn’t the first lovely look of Sophie’s Japan trip. The day before, the royal opted for the ‘Dolce Vita’ silk shirt dress<\/a> from Suzannah London, with a dreamy Tuscan landscape print, to tour the gardens of the Nezu Museum, in Minato City, Tokyo. She was accessorised to perfection, elevating her look with Asprey London’s ‘Woodland Single Oak Leaf Bracelet’ to match her gold drop earrings.<\/p>\n

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\"Duchess\u00a9 Instagram\/lgwendycocchiaDuchess Sophie was seen with The Honourable Wendy Cocchia, the 31st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia<\/p>\n

When embarking upon an overseas engagement, Sophie always makes an effort to dress up. Earlier this month, she headed on a solo trip to Canada, choosing Beulah’s ‘Siena’ dress<\/a> to attend the vice-regal conference reception at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Alberta. “The Duchess of Edinburgh continues to master the art of diplomatic dressing with effortless grace,” luxury stylist Angela Kyte<\/a> told us at the time. “The dress’ navy base provides a refined backdrop for its vivid floral print, while the structured bodice and soft pleating offer both polish and femininity.”<\/p>\n

LISTEN: The family member Prince Harry visited at Kensington Palace during UK visit<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Duchess of Edinburgh offered a masterclass in daytime elegance on Saturday as she stepped out for day…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442518,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,2584,4884,9318,14427,7796,712,21035,38151,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-442517","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-fashion","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-royal-fashion","13":"tag-royal-style","14":"tag-royalty","15":"tag-scotland","16":"tag-sophie","17":"tag-the-duchess-of-edinburgh","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115246219650885385","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}