Kate, Wills, and Harry attend Spencer Wedding

Sometimes, when you are used to a certain thing arranged in one way you resist it when you see it another way.  I thought at first that was why I wasn't thrilled with this ensemble but when Kate recycled the blue jacket last year, I liked it.  Not as much as the original time she wore it with a crisper color underneath, but I liked it.

Recycle done right:

Recycle not done so right:

Today, at the wedding of William's cousin -- on the Spencer side-- Kate recycled the Jenny P she wore to the polo match in Santa Barbara, the striking Katherine Hooker she wore to the Order of the Garter last year, and the hat she wore to the Epson Derby--again, last year.  Individually, I loved both the hat and the coat, but I never warmed to the Santa Barbara dress. If anything, I have soured towards it. That flower pattern is dreadful.

So right off the bat I am prejudiced, but if I had to make an impartial case against this I would start by saying she is mixing an item that works for an occasion as fancy as the Order of the Garter, with a dress she wore to a polo game. That seems to clash. Plus, the coat has detailing that clashes with the pattern of the dress. The dress has a high neckline, and the coat has a v-shaped opening, which is better complimented by a lower neckline, as seen when she initially wore the coat. That dress just doesn't go with anything, and it certainly doesn't go with this coat.  Gosh, the more I write the more I dislike it.  But, I still loved seeing Kate, and that coat, and that hat.

Frankly, she should have recycled the whole outfit from last year, and switched the hat up if she wanted to change the pace.

Verdict is a no on this one.