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8 Times Australian Designers Received The Royal Tick Of Approval

Our favourite Antipodean style moments from the monarchy.
Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark are all royals frequently spotted wearing Australian designers.

When members of the royal family step out, we tend to notice what they’re wearing. Whether we’re taking style pointers from fashionable royals or relishing in fun fashion and beauty facts that make the family feel relatable (the late Queen Elizabeth’s penchant for Essie, Ballet Slippers is a royal fact that earned her a soft spot in our hearts), we love knowing how what they’re wearing.

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And when fashion plates like Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, and Tasmanian-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark venture out in Australian designers, it’s one of the most immediate ways Australian fashion is amplified globally. 

Often, royals dip their toes into Australian fashion when visiting down under. In 2014, Kate Middleton set hearts fluttering in a broderie anglaise Zimmerman midi dress paired with pearl earrings and wedges. A fan of silky fabrics and uber-feminine cuts, she was also spotted in a lacy Collette Dinnigan slip back in 2014 (we’ll cop to having spent hours hunting for the dress on second-hand retailers).  

The Duchess of Cambridge isn’t the only royal supporter of Australian fashion. Ever the diplomat, Kate’s sister-in-law Meghan Markle committed to a wardrobe packed with antipodean designers when she toured Australia in 2018. Markle pulled looks in designers like Camilla and Marc, Scanlan and Theodore, Oroton and Jac +Jack. She even wore Australian designer Ralph & Russo in her engagement portrait with Prince Harry. 

Meanwhile, Princess Beatrice has worn ultra-feminine Zimmerman looks on multiple occasions. And, of course, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark reps Australian designers whenever she can, stepping out in brands like Carla Zampatti, Willow, and Moss & Spy over the years.

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Here Are Our Favourite Royal Australian Fashion Moments

Meghan Markle In Strapless Posse

In 2023 Meghan Markle was spotted wearing Australian label Posse out on a date night with Prince Harry. The stunning Theo dress is still available (and just $289!).

Kate Middleton In Zimmermann

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends a lifesaving event on Manley Beach on April 18, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, the first official trip overseas with their son, Prince George of Cambridge.
(Credit: Getty/Samir Hussein)

Kate Middleton wore a classic broderie anglais Zimmermann dress while visiting Sydney in 2014

Kate Middleton In Colette Dinnigan

Kate Middleton attends the book launch party of The Young Stalin: The Adventurous Early Life Of The Dictator 1878-1917 by Simon Sebag Montefiore at Asprey May 14, 2007 in London, England.
(Credit: Getty/David M. Benett )
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Ever a fan of ultra-feminine silhouettes, Kate Middleton wore a gorgeous cap-sleeved Colette Dinnigan slip to a book launch in 2007.

Meghan Markle In Ralph & Russo For Her Engagement Portrait

Markle chose to wear a stunning floor-length gown from Ralph\ & Russo for her official engagement portrait.

Crown Princess Mary In Scanlan Theodore

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wearin Scanlan Theodore during the opening of the Danish Science Festival on April 24, 2019 in Klampenborg, Denmark.
(Credit: Getty/Ole Jensen)

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark showcased Scanland Theodore’s immaculate tailoring at a Danish science festival in 2019.

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Princess Beatrice in Zimmermann

 Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 14, 2022 in Ascot, England.
(Credit: Getty/Karwai Tang)

Princess Beatrice showcased the iconic feminine Zimmermann silhouettes at the Royal Ascot in 2022.

Meghan Markle in Martin Grant

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visits Bondi beach on October 19, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their official 16-day Autumn tour visiting cities in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.
(Credit: Getty/Samir Hussein)

Meghan Markle was the best model a designer could ask for when she wore a striped, square-necked Martin Grant sundress on Bondi Beach in 2018.

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Meghan Markle in Martin Grant Part Two

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the meeting with Tonga Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva (not in picture) on October 26, 2018 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
(Credit: Getty/Phil Noble)

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