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Be like Kate: Clothing, jewelry knock-offs flooding Web - YAHOO! Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:11 PM PST It has been almost 30 years since royal wedding fever has overtaken not just England but the world. In the months leading up to the July 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and the Lady Diana, retailers rushed out to get their hands on anything with the royal couple's face on it, including royal wedding tea towels and royal wedding collector's plates. But the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton have spawned a completely new industry: the Kate Middleton knock-off. Demand for everything from Kate's look to her clothes has soared since the official engagement announcement. Here are some of the hot Kate Middleton knock-offs in high demand: The engagement ring. This is perhaps the most sought-after Kate item. Several vendors have mocked up copies of Kate's ring of sapphire surrounded by diamonds. The ring originally belonged to William's mother, Diana, and was one of the few mementos he kept after his mother's death in an automobile accident in 1997. The ring had been Diana's engagement ring as well. Knock-offs of the ring are being sold by companies such as QVC and start at around $20. They include cubic zirconium and blue crystal. The original cost was around $65,000 in 1981, according to the Garrard catalogue. Kate's engagement announcement dress. The blue Issa London cocktail dress worn by Middleton is also being widely copied and sold throughout England. Tesco.com began selling knock-offs made by Florence + Fred sold for around $25 on its website a few days after the engagement announcement. The company announced its entire stock sold out within the first hour. It brought more stock in but it has also sold out. Kate's engagement photo dress. The white dress that Kate wore in the more formal of the two engagement pictures didn't even need knock-offs: it was an off-the-rack design by Reiss. Several originals were up for sale within hours of release of the picture but because the collection is no longer available in large quantities, several copycats have begun appearing across the internet. The intricate embroidered blouse that Middleton wore in the more intimate photo is from Whistles and is still available in their catalogue. Kate's hair. Kate's hair is even the subject of the me-too frenzy. Just as every woman wanted Jennifer Aniston hair a decade ago, now it's Kate's long, casual style being sought after in hair salons on both sides of the pond. Hairdressers in New York are reportedly charging a premium to mimic Kate's hairstyle. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

Kate Middleton's Royal Wedding Touches - People Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:41 PM PST Kate Middleton PA Photos/Landov Every bride knows the adage-turned-checklist for her big day: Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. But for Kate Middleton there's a whole other set of traditional rules – the royal ones. There are several storied, well-preserved British royal traditions that the princess-to-be may incorporate on April 29. Among them? • THE MYRTLE MUST Ever since Queen Victoria wed in 1840, a sprig of myrtle, the proverbial "herb of love" has been added to royal bride's bouquets – Both Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana included a bit of the aromatic evergreen plant. "It is a long running tradition and we would be honored to supply Kate Middleton with some myrtle for her big day," a spokesperson for the site of the original myrtle bush, Osborne House, tells PEOPLE. • YE OLDE SILKWORMS Middleton will surely choose a British designer for her wedding dress, but if silk is her fabric of choice, she will likely have to start up a new royal tradition. Lullingstone Silk Farm, which has been supplying silk to the royal family since 1937, closed twenty years ago. "The last royal commission was for Princess Diana's wedding veil," notes Anna Hart Dyke, whose grandmother established the farm. • WITH THIS (WELSH) RING … Historically speaking, a royal bride's wedding ring should contain Welsh gold from a special royal family reserve. Ever since the late Queen Mother's wedding in 1923, bridal wedding bands have contained gold from a mine in Dolgellau, North Wales, operated by Clogau Gold. "We have been in touch with the palace to offer our services," says Ben Roberts, managing director of the jewelry company. The stash of rare gold, which comes from a mine with an abundance of copper, has a unique pink tinge. • A SPECIAL SPOT FOR THE BOUQUET For Princess (now Queen) Elizabeth's wedding, the floor of Westminster Abbey was covered with a fine carpet everywhere but the grave of the Unknown Warrior. The day after, she followed another royal tradition – one started by her mother – by sending her wedding bouquet back to the Abbey to be laid on the grave. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

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