Kate’s Tik Tok Time Machine: Youngsters emulate Princess of Wales’ unique Nottis style in social media frenzy.
- Catherine Middleton’s ‘before she was a royal’ pictures are showing up on Tik Tok video sharing.
- Young girls have been trying to copy her clothes since the early 2000s
- Social media users on Tik Tok hailed her as ‘the real girl’.
She was the height of beauty in a feathered fedora as the royal family gathered at Sandringham on Christmas Day.
And young fans of the Princess of Wales now look to Kate for earlier – and somewhat more sophisticated – fashion inspiration.
Kate Middleton’s outfits have become popular among teenagers who have embraced retro fashion trends.
Photos of Catherine Middleton – as she was ‘before she was a royal’ – are trending on video-sharing social media platform Tik Tok, where young girls have been trying to copy her outfits since the early 2000s.
Vintage fashion sellers who sell second-hand clothes on apps like Depop and Vintage have even created ‘Kate Middleton Drops’ – clothes for sale inspired by the royal’s previous looks.
Kate Middleton’s (right) outfit has become popular among teenagers on social media who have embraced retro fashion trends (left)
Gen Z users on Tik Tok hailed her as the ‘real woman’ by making photo montages and dressing in her old styles.
One of the reasons why no one talks about what Kate’s style was like in the 2000s, they captioned one of their videos: ‘Once a fashion icon, always a fashion icon.’
Some posted videos of her putting together outfits similar to her previous looks.
‘We’re going to dress up like Kate Middleton today, let’s go,’ one teenager said to the camera. I’m not a big fan of Kate’s look now, but I love her older looks before she was [a] Princess.
Photos of the princess have been trending on video-sharing social media platform TikTok, with young girls mimicking her outfits from the early 2000s.
‘She’s wearing such a look,’ said the user, adding a photo of the younger Kate in low-waisted jeans, a wide black belt and a camisole top.
Another user tried to copy the princess, captioning her video: ‘Then who doesn’t want to be Kate?’
A third was inspired by the royal, now 40, who wrote: “Kate I wish we were in the 00s.”
Gen Z users on Tik Tok hailed her as the ‘real woman’ by making photo montages and dressing in her old styles.
These outfits include a black, belted embroidered dress with over the knee boots for a ‘date with a boy named William’. going ‘to a polo match’ in beige trousers, a knitted hat and a patterned jumper; And a black dress and a printed top ‘Club with the girls’.
While the princess’s clothes are not for sale on the high street, those who want to dress like her can find similar items from second-hand websites.
A vintage seller on Depop has taken to re-creating the ‘Kate Middleton drop’ she wore to a charity event in 2008 in a ‘gorgeous plaid dress’ for £28, as well as yellow shorts ‘in her roller skating outfit’. She was 26 years old.
Some posted videos of her putting together outfits similar to her previous looks.
Other items include cable skirts, sweater dresses and patterned V-neck sweaters.
Another seller used photos of Kate in her younger days in blue boot cut, low-waisted diesel jeans. Kate Middleton’s favorite pair of jeans in the 2000s, they wrote.
Novelty fashion is generally enjoying a renaissance, with eco-conscious Gen Z teenagers increasingly opting for second-hand or vintage clothing.
