For the Dutch State Banquet

First things first: 

THE PROPOSAL!

The dress as shown is based on an Elie Saab gown from the Fall Couture 2018 collection and the altered bodice I'm imagining (and tried to sketch out) picks up on the sleeves of the dark teal Jenny Packham dress the Duchess wore,e.g., in New York, and the draped gauzy 'collar' of the green Jenny Packham BAFTA2018 dress.

The neckline alteration is roughly outlined; alas, sleeves symmetry and a more or less radical trimming of the waist-hedge I leave to your imagination as those alterations go beyond this tyro's photo manipulation capabilities ...).

I expect Jenny Packham to create the gown for October and I dearly hope she adopts a color scheme similar to the lovely burnished orange fading into silvery pinkish purple of the Elie Saab. The burnt orange would be a subtle nod to the honored guests, of course.

My fantasy dress also would go fabulously with Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara; Collingwood Pearl Drop Earrings; a Diamond Collet Necklace (example pictured); HM's Diamond Quatrefoil Bracelet; a Pearl and Diamond Cocktail Ring (vintage); Shoes and Clutch by Jimmy Choo:

NOT the proposal! Merely a first but latter discarded approach ...

In fact, I think those jewels are far more likely to be worn by the Duchess on the occasion than the emeralds. However, it seems high time for the Greville Emerald Tiara made by Boucheron to reemerge from the vaults and spread its sparkle - which is why the pearls lost out in this running for the finals. Thus, my grabby little hands snatched it, the Delhi Durbar Necklace, Earrings and Bracelet from HM, and a vintage Cabochon Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring from the net, to go with the big cabochon emerald of the tiara. Last but not least, and not distract from the glorious emeralds of the jewels, the clutch and shoes were relegated to a platinum shade (random pieces pulled from the net) ...

And not to forget: The original Elie Saab gown for your enjoyment:

Which should conclude this undertaking, you'd think. Alas, I couldn't stop there but felt the urge -if not the obligation- to put my own outfit together as well (of course this is NOT a proposal for the Duchess and, thus NOT a second entry :-) ...

NOT the proposal! Just for fun :-) ...

... which features Alexander McQueen's Angel Print Dress, Boucheron's Lierre de Paris Necklace with matching fantasy earrings and bracelet, a Todd Reed ring, a Diamond Ivy Leaf and Berries Tiara with matching Bangle, a Judith Leiber clutch, and Manolo Blahnik Shoes.

Yep, that'll do nicely enough for me when impersonating a wallflower trying to fade into the greenery ... :-) ...