A look at Self-Portrait, the label loved by the Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte and Carole Middleton

It would seem that Carole Middleton favours similar fashion brands to her daughter, Catherine, Princess of Wales, as she was spotted wearing a beautiful blue dress by Self-Portrait for Day Two of Royal Ascot.

When Catherine, Princess of Wales attended the reopening of the National Portait Gallery in London in summer 2023, she wore a white jacket and pleated skirt with black detailing by one of her favourite fashion labels, Self-Portrait. She teamed her look with a black clutch bag and black Aquazzura heels (Meghan Markle also loves Aquazzura).

Catherine, Princess of Wales also wore Self-Portrait’s ‘Twisted Crepe Midi Dress’ to a pre-coronation reception at Buckingham Palace. In November 2022, she wore a black blazer Self-Portrait dress to the 2022 Festival of Remembrance.

She wore the same outfit in cream to the Party At The Palace event for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

The Princess of Wales also wore the cream Self-Portrait blazer dress for a reception for the Hold Still Community project the year before. If you think Princess Catherine has only become a fan of Self-Portrait recently, think again. She wore a Self-Portrait white silk and lace dress by the label for the London premiere of A Street Cat Named Bob back in 2016.

It would also seem that the Princess of Wales’s daughter, Princess Charlotte has also developed a liking for the brand too. She wore a black and white dress by Self-Portrait to the concert held in celebration of King Charles’s coronation. 

So, who is the designer behind Self-Portrait?

The designer behind Self-Portrait is Han Chong, who established Self-Portrait back in 2013. According to Self Portrait’s website, “A graduate of Central Saint Martins, the Malaysian-born designer unites a refined aesthetic with a deft understanding of structure and materials that has propelled the brand’s meteoric rise and upended the contemporary fashion market.”

In 2022, Vogue asked him the secrets of success. One of the questions that they asked him was the following: “There’s only five minutes to get ready-what to wear?” He replied by saying “Red lipstick, a silk top and Self-Portrait’s high-waisted jeans with a heel.”