Roksanda Ilincic Ryedale Dress
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Catherine wore Roksanda Ilincic ‘Ryedale’ Yellow Colour-Block Dress in April 2014, when she arrived in Australia for a royal tour. She again wore the dress to Wimbledon in 2016. The £900 gold-yellow dress was a sartorial nod to the host country as gold and green are Australia’s national colours.
Designed by London-based Serbian designer, Roksanda Ilincic, the dress was a customised version of the designer’s ‘Ryedale’ ivory wool-crepe dress giving it square neckline and fitted sleeves and reversed colour block making yellow the dominant colour. Catherine’s dress was rendered in a sunshine yellow with ivory block accents. During the tour, Catherine told the reporters, “William said I look like a banana” since then dress was famously known as Banana Dress.
Catherine brought the dress back in June 2020 when she sent a thank you message to the front line workers of Australia.