Kate Middleton's Royal Look Didn't Happen Overnight — Here's the Proof

While these high-neckline looks are still a part of Kate's wardrobe, she has become more confident and experimental in her choices. It's unlikely we'll see the likes of those slinky plunging Issas she wore when she was a Miss, but the duchess has mixed things up recently with deeper V's, as well as illusion panels and bare shoulders. She likes this skin-baring Preen gown so much that she has it in red and black.