President Biden’s daughter Ashley has left people divided after she wore the $5,080 gold Jenny Packham dress that Kate Middleton famously donned at the No Time To Die premiere.
The Princess of Wales, 42, wowed her fans in the glittering gold gown from the British label – which counts Taylor Swift, Martha Stewart, and Angelina Jolie as fans – in September 2021.
The elaborate tulle dress is part of a capsule collection that celebrates 60 years of James Bond, and is described online as embodying ‘Old Hollywood glamour,’ with structured shoulders, embellished crystals, and a dramatic, floor-length cape.
When Kate wore the gown at the Royal Albert Hall event, social media users praised her for her ‘stunning’ and ‘showstopping’ appearance.
The First Daughter, 43, stunned in the same gown, but some people on social media were unimpressed with her re-wearing the now famous gold dress.
‘Why would anyone in their right mind even attempt this?’ one Kate fan account asked on X (formerly Twitter).
‘After the Princess of Wales retired that dress for life. It screams socially unaware!’ another chimed in.
Kate has worn many heavily-embellished creations from the designer over the years, but has not repeated the specific gown in question.
Kate stunned in the glittering gold gown from the British label – which counts Taylor Swift, Martha Stewart, and Angelina Jolie as fans – in September 2021 at the No Time To Die premiere
Ashley Biden, 43, stunned in the same gown, but some people on social media were unimpressed with her re-wearing the now famous gold dress
Ashley shared a series of photographs on Instagram, including one of her wearing the embellished sequined tulle gown
‘Good question – I’m an American and think Ashley (if it were her idea to wear the dress), should have declined to wear the same dress. Not saying she shouldn’t wear it because of Catherine having “ownership” of the dress, but it just doesn’t look well on Ashley. But then imitation is the greatest form of flattery,’ another X user agreed.
‘One bad decision after another,’ a royal supporter tweeted.
An X user tweeted a side-by-side photo of the two women and wrote, ‘One of the photos from the Biden women’s last trip on our dime.’
‘That gold dress looks like a cheap Temu version of Kate Middleton’s golden dress from a few years ago. Kate was elegant. Ashley and Jill… well, not so much,’ they continued.
The First Lady wore custom Oscar De La Renta for the White House donor dinner.
Jill’s black and blue floor-length sequined gown was hand-embroidered with three-dimensional rosettes.
Ashley shared a series of photographs on Instagram, including one of her wearing the embellished sequined tulle gown.
‘Last International Trip as First Lady + First Daughter,’ the Tulane graduate captioned the snaps.
The elaborate tulle dress is part of a capsule collection that celebrates 60 years of James Bond, and is described online as embodying ‘Old Hollywood glamour’
When Kate wore the gown at the Royal Albert Hall event, social media users praised her for her ‘stunning’ and ‘showstopping’ appearance
Kate has worn many heavily-embellished creations from the designer over the years, but has not repeated the specific gown in question
On Instagram, Ashley called her time ‘a whirlwind of a trip…filled with moments that I will cherish and remember forever.’
‘And the best part was I shared them all with my forever First Lady…Mama,’ Ashley, who accompanied her parents to the reopening of Notre Dame, continued.
Many of the social worker’s followers celebrated the dress on social media, calling the two women ‘beauty queens’ and a ‘first class family.’
The designer herself commented with a glitter emoji, giving her seal of approval.
‘Ashley is wearing Princess of Wales’s iconic gold dress from 2021!!’ one supporter applauded.
‘Slide 4 gown reminds me of Catherine, Princess of Wales wore couple of years ago,’ another agreed, pointing out the regal connection.
