If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. It’s beginning to look a lot like advent calendar shopping season, and the market is being flooded with fresh arrivals in that department from brands like Laneige, Anthropologie, Victoria’s Secret, Venchi, and Jack Daniel’s — clearly offering something for every taste under the sun. A particularly buzzy advent calendar unveiling came courtesy of Free People this year, known for going all out with its holiday assortments of beauty minis: always packaged in darling boxes that, as far as I’m concerned, can easily moonlight as home decor. GOING FAST Free People 2026 Curated Beauty Advent Calendar $148 Buy Now at free people 24 compartments to open during the entire month of December, with a total product value of $420. Hundreds of shoppers ha...
Kate Middleton Elevates Butter Yellow Elie Saab Gown With Historic Royal Jewels at Oman State Banquet
Kate Middleton paired a butter yellow Elie Saab gown with historic royal jewels at Tuesday night’s state banquet for Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman at Windsor Castle. Prince William and Kate Middleton Getty Images The Princess of Wales turned to the Lebanese designer’s spring 2025 ready-to-wear collection for her gown, a caped dress with pleating and keyhole cutout below the braided neckline. The silhouette of the dress included a cinched waist and served as the ideal canvas for the shimmering jewels from the royal family vault. Along with her badge, sash and star of the Royal Victorian Order, Middleton wore Queen Mary’s diamond choker bracelet, as well as the Greville diamond chandelier earrings, both of which previously belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Prince William and Kate Middleto...