The Most Expensive Clothing Purchases Kate Middleton Has Made So Far This Year

5. Asprey 167 earrings

Cost: $4,800

Kate aims to look good, even when she’s running a marathon. When the duchess attended the London Marathon training, she sported a put-together look, complete with black leggings and a cropped red jacket. However, her most expensive item was on her ears. She graced her delicate ear lobes with a $4,800 pair of Asprey 167 earrings.

4. Chanel bag

Cost: $4,908

A duchess’s outfit isn’t complete without a designer bag. During Kate’s visit to Paris she accessorized with a Chanel calfskin purse to match her tweed Chanel coat.

3. Blue Jenny Packham dress

Cost: $5,170

If you’re a royal, what do you wear for a visit to France? If you’re going to a gala and you’re the duchess, you wear a $5,170 blue Jenny Packham dress.

2. Custom Alexander McQueen Dress

Cost: $7,765

That was the case with this floor-length bespoke Alexander McQueen dress she wore to the British Academy Film Awards. This lovely gown cost $7,765.

1. Chanel dress coat

Cost: $10,891

No designer is off limits when it comes to her clothing budget. On Kate’s second royal visit to Paris, she did it big in a multi-colored Chanel dress coat.