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If you had to be immortalized in wax by one outfit until the end of time, the Temperley frock above isn't too shabby a choice. The dress adorns Madame Tussaud's rendition of Kate in wax, one of a series of figurines that will be popping up at the famed wax museums. Compared with the sapphire blue Issa wrap dress worn for her engagement announcement (now also in wax for London), Kate Middleton's illusion-lace Temperley gown might not be remembered for the historical significance of the event it was worn to—the premier of Steven Spielberg's War Horse—but it's beyond stunning both in wax and in real life.
All the figurines get Kate Middleton's likeness down to eerie (creepy?) perfection, but no surprise there: The Duchess of Cambridge is always kind of eerily perfect. And while the Temperley dress would set you back few thou if you could get your hands on it, each wax figurines cost about £150,000—that's about $200,000. Wowza.
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