Photo Courtesy of: Toby Melville/Getty; Courtesy of Reiss
Photo Courtesy of BananaRepublic.com
Hidden amongst the gems in Banana Republic's Spring 2012 line, is the Kate Dress, not-so-subtly hinting at the beige Reiss Shola dress made popular by Kate Middleton when she wore it to meet President Obama and the First Lady in May 2011. Although the Banana Republic version is missing the pleating detailing through the thighs, from the waist up it is a pretty good copy. Clearly, Banana Republic is banking on a sell-out by piggy-backing on the publicity Reiss achieved. And the Reiss dress retailed for $340, while the Banana Republic version currently retails for more than $200 less at $340.
Interestingly, this isn't the first copy of the Reiss Shola dress. The U.K. retailer Tesco also retailed a version for only £30. See the article here.
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