What Is She Wearing? Kate at the Epsom Derby

I have to admit that I'm strangely fascinated by Kate Middleton (and while I know she's officially Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, I think she'll likely be Kate Middleton to me for a long time to come). For some reason she strikes me as someone I'd like to be friends with--and she seems like a fun drunk. Plus, I'm always interested to see what she wears.

On the weekend the royal family turned out at the Epsom Derby to cheer on the Queen's horse, who came in third. Kate was turned out in a white blazer and floaty dress paired with nude platform pumps. For once her hair was up--and I have to say I'm a fan of this fascinator.

So, the million dollar question is...just what--or who--was Kate wearing?

The jacket looks like this Nessie tweed blazer by Joseph,

available for £460.00 at Selfridges.

Impossible to tell without seeing the top, but

Kate's floaty white dress looks like Reiss' Peacock style.

The Duchess' accessories are once again from L.K. Bennett.

Kate's taupe platform pumps are the Sledge2 Courts (£175.00).

Kate's straw bag is the Natalie Clutch (£140.00) and

her hat is from Whiteley.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie wore

polka dots and floral.

Sophie of Wessex had a pretty hat.

What do you think of the derby outfits?

How was your weekend?

Photos Getty / Daily Mail UK

R.I.P. Espresso Machine

I was woken up yesterday morning by an especially distraught husband. There was much flailing about and, if I was a better wife, there should have been some soothing and hand holding. As it was, the hour was ungodly and I'm not that understanding, so M had to suffer the loss of his beloved espresso machine on his own.

Bugatti Diva

Don't get me wrong, I love a good coffee as much as he does. Still, the loss of the beloved espresso machine didn't exactly move me to tears. I winced instead. With all the expenses we've had lately we didn't exactly need to add another to the list, but c'est la vie, right? Plus, I do love a shiny new toy as much as the next girl.

A Blinged Out Diva

So while M set out to find us the bestest machine our money can buy I hopped online to see what I could scrounge up. Admittedly he was the more practical one in this process. He was looking for a dual boiler (essential for us, apparently) in brass and all other types of things I don't really understand, but I'm sure I'll appreciate once it's sitting on my counter. (And no totally automatic for him. Just like his cars M likes to be able to control his coffee.) While he did practical I got kind of distracted instead. By pretty.

If Only the Rose Gold Matched My Kitchen! Elektra Mini Verticale

Aren't these machines just so nice looking? Apparently the first is not what we're looking for, but wonderful to look at nonetheless. Hopefully we'll have a machine by the end of the weekend. A weeping husband can really be disconcerting for a girl.

How goes your week?

New House Purchase: A Dining Table

We had a most productive weekend. Along with the work coming along at the house--hardwood floor installed, stairs stained, paint colours chosen, island and custom bookcase likely ready to be installed by the end of the week--I also got quite a bit of packing done, including a storage area that I had been dreading.

And we also found our table! I guess I should say bought our table, because we found this one over a year ago. Since then we've looked around to see if there was anything we liked better or if there was a better deal to be found. After all that we decided to go back to our first love, which is made of distressed mango wood with a great stud detail. At 112" x 44" (285cm x 110cm) tablecloths are going to be hard to come by but I'm happy with our purchase, which should ship over from France by mid-month.

Our chairs (black fabric, nailhead) are getting made and will take a little longer (July) while our new sectional is getting made here in the city and should be ready for delivery by June 13th. So slowly but surely things are coming together.

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Once we move in I'll be on the look out for some chairs to go with the couch, plus a coffee table, and also two chairs in a different fabric for the head of the table to break things up. Maybe a wingback. I also need to decide once and for all if we're doing wallpaper in the powder room (narrowed it down to two contenders). Decisions, decisions! How's your week going?