news uknews royal-wedding kate-middleton 8389537 ----- # Kate Middleton's see-through dress is auctioned for 78,000 ## A Mystery buyer snaps up the iconic outfit for nearly ten times its expected price. 560 315 TelegraphPlayer-8389537 11:14PM GMT 17 Mar 2011 The knitted lace outfit that Kate modelled for a charity fashion show while the pair were students cost just £30 to make. But with interest in [Kate Middleton][1] at such a height ahead of the royal wedding, the black and gold number sparked a buying frenzy. The winning bid, which was marked up by 20 percent to £78,000, eventually came from an unnamed man who would only reveal that he was acting on behalf of someone called 'Nick from Jersey'. The future Queen's outfit fetched far more than two designer dresses worn by Princess Diana that were sold at the same auction. The dress was being sold by its designer Charlotte Todd who created it for her degree course at the University of the West of England. Related Content * ## [See-through dress designer cashes in on Kate][2] Charlotte, 31, of Bristol, said: "I was keeping hold of the dress. No-one has worn it since Kate. "It was squashed in my parents' wardrobe underneath loads of junk. "But now it's quite a responsibility - people are really interested in the dress. I'd rather be rid of it. "It was just pure luck that Kate, out of all those girls, wore it for a few seconds. "I don't even see it as a dress, really. To me it's just a piece of fabric." [X][3] Share & bookmark Delicious Facebook Google Messenger Reddit Twitter Digg Fark LinkedIn Google Buzz StumbleUpon Y! 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