coatdress
noun
coat·dress
ˈkōt-ˌdres 
: a dress styled like a coat usually with a front buttoning from neckline to hemline
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Kate’s coatdress, designed by Catherine Walker, featured light blue buttons with white trimmings on the edges of her lapels and pockets to match her hat, which featured a light blue outer rim with a white center.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The princess wore a baby blue Catherine Walker coatdress with white trim, which was reminiscent of Princess Diana’s Easter 1987 look by the same designer.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
During a visit to the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a leading cancer center in greater Manchester, the Princess of Wales wore her cobalt blue Eponine London coatdress with a lapis lazuli necklace that has a meaningful connection to the city.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Kate Middleton accessorized her blue Eponine London coatdress with a rewear of her buzzy honeycomb bee earrings by African high jewelry brand Vanleles during a visit to Christie cancer care hospital on Thursday in Manchester, England.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The princess wore a baby blue Catherine Walker coatdress with white trim, which was reminiscent of Princess Diana’s Easter 1987 look by the same designer.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
During a visit to the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a leading cancer center in greater Manchester, the Princess of Wales wore her cobalt blue Eponine London coatdress with a lapis lazuli necklace that has a meaningful connection to the city.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Kate Middleton accessorized her blue Eponine London coatdress with a rewear of her buzzy honeycomb bee earrings by African high jewelry brand Vanleles during a visit to Christie cancer care hospital on Thursday in Manchester, England.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
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“Coatdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coatdress. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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