It might just be time for us to adjust our expectations when it comes to Pippa Middleton's style. We love the almost-royal; we really do. But her latest look has thrown us off.
The party planner hit up the launch of the new Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London wearing a Matthew Williamson cocktail dress that would've fit in perfectly at a Jay Gatsby party... on acid. The teal feathered number, chosen from the designer's Pre-Fall 2013 collection, featured a drop waist and Vegas-style plumage at the hem. Paired with matchy-matchy blue pumps and Pippa's signature heavy eyeliner, this ensemble didn't really sit well with us.
The socialite spent the party rubbing shoulders with the likes of Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Lord Maurice Saatchi, Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter (aka her boss) and Jemima Khan. We imagine an obligatory outfit compliment meandered its way into the conversation at some point.
Alas, we still can't wrap our heads around why Pips must distract from her natural beauty with all of these bells and whistles. Our suggestion for next time? She should go sleek and simple -- it worked at her sister's wedding.
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March 2013 -- Cheltenham Festival
Pippa walks out in an outfit that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/14/pippa-middleton-fur-hat_n_2875816.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">totally channels Kate:</a> a Katherine Hooker coat and a fur hat.
March 2013
Usually heavily made-up, Pippa <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/08/pippa-middleton-no-makeup-photos_n_2838349.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">steps out for lunch with her mother with hardly any makeup on</a>.
December 2012 -- Holland
She wears a Beulah London electric purple peplumed sheath with matching pumps and nude tights to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/pippa-middleton-book-launch-holland-style-photos-pictures_n_2278636.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">promote her book</a>, "Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Family and Friends."
December 2012
Pippa <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/pippa-middleton-sneakers-photos_n_2271869.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">dresses herself down and looks super-edgy</a> in Amandine sneakers from Sandro. We love it!
October 2012 -- Visiting a Botox Spa
Pippa <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/17/pippa-middleton-london-photos-botox_n_1974057.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">pays a visit to Santi</a>, a spa that focuses on "aesthetic therapies to rejuvenate the skin."
October 2012
Pippa <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/17/pippa-middleton-photos-pictures-style-fashion_n_1973028.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">proves she is a style risk-taker</a> (by royal standards) by stepping out in awesome casual outfits that prove she knows how to perfect the art of street-style.
September 2012 -- New York
She <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/05/pippa-middleton-new-york-apartments_n_1858241.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">looks for apartment in New York City</a> sporting cropped red pants, a blue blouse and white sunglasses.
July 2012
She <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/19/pippa-middleton-starbucks_n_1686792.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">goes for a morning Starbucks run</a> in a perfect summer dress.
July 2012
Pippa wears an Alice Temperley dress with a dramatic black fascinator for the wedding of Alice St. John Webster and Gerald Avenel. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/02/pippa-middleton-wedding-dress_n_1644506.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">She was dateless.</a>
June 1012 -- Wimbledon
She <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/28/pippa-middleton-wimbledon_n_1634100.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton#slide=1156959" target="_blank">keeps it perfectly prim and proper </a>in a navy Orla Kiely dress and buttoned-up print jacket. She attended the match with then-boyfriend Alex Loudon.
June 2012
Here she is with her brother, James, at the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London.
April 2012 -- Paris
Here she is <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/15/pippa-middleton-paris_n_1426670.html?utm_hp_ref=pippa-middleton" target="_blank">dressed in a costume for her friend Arthur De Soultrait's birthday party.</a> She keeps it fashionable with an edgy black leather jacket over the ridiculous get-up.
March 2012
She looks exuberant and beautiful as she crosses the finish line at the 88th Vasaloppet cross country ski marathon in Mora.
July 2011
She knows how to rock a summer dress. Here she is attending the semifinals at Wimbledon.
October 2011
She looks stunning in a silk floor-length gown at All Saints Party in aid for Too Many Women, supporting breast cancer research in Richmond, UK.
June 2011
Pippa shows her competitive side as she crosses the finish line at the GE Blemheim Triathlon at Blenheim Palace.
May 2011
Pippa shows how to wear double denim as she leaves an office in Kensington.
May 2011
She displays the best balance of sophistication and coolness in her street style.
April 2011 -- The Royal Wedding
The Alexander McQueen dress that shook the world: Pippa shows off her svelte body and steps into the limelight at Kate and William's wedding at Westminster Abbey.
April 2011
After she solidified her place as a sex-symbol by wearing her form-fitting dress at Kate's wedding, Pippa shows she can rock a professional blazer but makes it look casual-cool with jeans.
February 2011
She keeps English wedding fashion edgy and unpredictable with bright colors at the wedding service of Lady Katie Percy.
November 2008 -- Somerset House Ice Rink
Pippa ice skates at the VIP opening of the Somerset House Ice Rink in London.
September 2008 -- London
Pippa knows how to party. Here she is attending the Day-Glo Midnight Roller Disco at The Renaissance Rooms.
June 2008 -- London
Pippa attends the Sotheby's Summer Party in a cute coral frock.
November 2007 -- London
Here she is attending the book launch party of "Time to Reflect" by Alistair Morrison in an extremely fashion-forward black lace dress.
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