Kate Middleton Bares Her Shoulders In A Daring — For The Duchess — Dress

After rocking worlds with her mystery outfit and truly retro hair net over the weekend in France, Kate Middleton re-emerged in England on Wednesday to attend a dinner at London's Natural History Museum.

To present the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2016 Prize​, the Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in a beautiful cream dress with a fitted bodice and pleated skirt, and took a fashion risk by showing off her bare shoulders (and yes, an off-the-shoulder look definitely counts as ~bold~ish for a senior royal!).

As pointed out by What Kate Wore, the dress is from designer Barbara Casasola's spring 2016 collection and was priced at $2,385 in a trunk show on Moda Operandi. (It was also sold as separates, but the crop top would have been far too much skin for the Duchess.)

Kate's hair was looking especially on point for the event. She wore it down with good volume and a bouncy curl at the ends.

Even a hint of skin was enough to throw everyone off. The Daily Mail's royal correspondent Rebecca English went as far as to call it vampy.

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And while normally, I'd be like, Rebecca, please, calm yourself, I do see here that Kate is smiling in a — dare I say it — flirtatious way? So wow, maybe we're entering the dawn of sexy Duchess Kate. Here's to hoping? No more hair nets!

Kate also revealed an adorable little tidbit about Prince George, who she likes to take to museums. She revealed that George likes the 3D sculptures at the Natural History Museum, according to the ​Sun​'s Emily Andrews.

According to the Daily Mail, she ate the appetizer (asparagus and quail egg) and main course (sea bream and crushed potatoes) at the dinner but didn't eat dessert. Everything in moderation for the Duchess.