She opted for an Oscar de la Renta floral gown for a White House state dinner last year honoring Germany (Rihanna wore a version of the same gown to the 2011 Brit Awards).
Diana famously wore the deep navy, figure-hugging velvet gown to a gala dinner hosted by President Ronald Reagan, during her and Prince Charles' first joint state visit to the U.S. in 1985.
Her choice of Tom Ford for the Buckingham Palace dinner elicited praise because it was a gown by an American designer whose head offices were in London.
In each city, "Kate" will be shown in a different outfit: A lilac Alexander McQueen gown worn on the couple's U.S. tour in New York, a black lace Temperley London dress worn to a film premiere in Amsterdam, and a Jenny Packham gown worn at a charity dinner in Blackpool.
Many people were outraged at her decision to wear a non-American label the British Alexander McQueen's full red gown to a state dinner for the Chinese president in early 2011.