Kate Middleton rocks a peplum: Is this her most fashion-forward frock to date?

Thanks to Kate, Peplumania™ is set to strike a high

street, friend and perhaps a granny near you – are you prepared? Get the look here

When the Duchess of Cambridge stepped onto

the red carpet at a film premiere on London’s South Bank last night, she was not just wearing another (Lady) grey

dress.

Neither was she wearing just another Matthew Williamson dress.

Oh no, Kate Middleton slipped on a Matthew

Williamson PEPLUM dress with turquoise accents – and the fashion world nearly imploded on itself.

Though the above

may read like an M&S advert (this is no ordinary dress lalala) the significance of the

peplum shouldn’t be downplayed – because if Peplumania™ was a pretty big deal already, it’s now set to get very,

very manic indeed  thanks to the good DoC.

What IS a peplum? you may or may not yell…it’s basically a teeny weeny

skirt, that flares over another skirt and features on tops, dresses and more skirts (scroll down to see the best the high

street has to offer)…

The sleek two-piece dress is from Matthew Williamson’s Pre-Fall 2012 collection

too – meaning Kate is streaks ahead of the fash’ pack and already wearing next season’s wares.

Which is

pretty fitting baring in mind that it’s BASICALLY AUTUMN ALREADY, now that the sun is feeling so shy…

Usually

a grey dress worn on an equally grey evening would leave the fash’ pack feeling a little flat, but check out those turquoise

embellishments! The glossy hair! Oh to hell with it, the PEPLUM PART, AGAIN!

Kate accessorized her frock with a pair

of bright blue topaz and diamond earrings by Kiki McDonaugh and co-ordinated the lot with heels and a clutch bag, both by

Emmy Shoes.

With the outfit

costing upwards of £995 for the dress alone, the Discount Duchess has certainly splashed out but was it worth it?

And

what to YOU make of Peplumania™? Is it a trend that just keeps on giving, or did peplums just peak too early to make the

grade?