The Duchess of Cambridge embraced BAFTA's message of sustainability as she arrived at the awards ceremony on Sunday night wearing a dress she has worn before.
Attending the event, held at the Royal Albert Hall, alongside her husband Prince William who also wore a tuxedo he has worn several times before, Kate looked radiant in a gold-embroidered cream Alexander McQueen gown.
Kate first wore the dress on a royal tour of Southeast Asia back in 2012, to attend a dinner with the King and Queen of Malaysia.
In re-wearing a dress she already owned, Kate was adhering to the sustainable fashion guidelines of this year’s BAFTA event; and demonstrating that the red carpet needn't be about newness in order to be fabulous.
BAFTAs event organisers had this year issued a request in advance to ask all attendees to consider re-wearing an outfit they already own or to choose another sustainable option.
"Sustainability is very important to BAFTA, and we’re doing more than ever before," a BAFTA spokesperson told Harpers Bazaar. "The goal is that the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 will be carbon neutral, working towards having a net positive impact on the environment. From travel and food, to branding and materials, BAFTA is ensuring the awards are as sustainable as possible."
Guests at this year’s event were given dressing guidelines, created by the London College of Fashion, UAL’s Centre of Sustainability which suggests guests consider renting their red carpet gowns or buying vintage, or even wearing something they have worn before. The guidelines also offer examples of designers who have sustainable credentials, including Stella McCartney, Phoebe English, Reformation and Rejina Pyo.
The spokesperson said, ‘The LCF sustainable fashion guide is provided as one small part of our wider sustainability efforts where we are looking at every part of our awards to do more than ever before’.
Kate accessorised her look with gold shimmering courts, a gold clutch bag and Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery.
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