There is Kate Middleton

Kate is having a baby. And that is big news of course. Of course, I don't want to belittle anyone's morning sickness, but I do think it suits the porcelain doll to nestle on her sofa with a cup of tea and a dry biscuit for the first three months. Quite different from Blake Lively, who suddenly looks hugely pregnant on red carpets with décolletés down to her navel.

Kate and Blake, both women with a strong reputation as style icons, but one has just a bit more glamour sticking to her backside. Of course, they have different roles, and Kate is being whispered to by her mother-in-law to dress classy and royal. This week, after 11 weeks of dipping those biscuits in her tea, she made her entrance again.

Kate is Kate, so she goes all out with some British designers. There are plenty, so that's not the issue.
Her black dress from Temperley London was a picture. If you looked very, very closely, you could see a slight swelling in her lower abdomen.

At the next event, she chose Alexander McQueen, an amazing label, but this coat dress had a stuffiness that even Prince Charles and his Camilla probably said, girl, it could be a bit more exciting.

At the next presentation, a Jenny Packham was taken from the rack where sweet, good Kate tried to do a little Angelina Jolie. Think bare leg.

I love Kate and praise her style, but this week... Let's just say I don't get the impression that she's been sniffing around fashion magazines much in the past 11 weeks.