Striding on stage to present the BBC Cardiff Singer of The World award, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was her usual vision of elegance.
In front of a packed audience at St David's Hall in Cardiff and before a global television audience of millions more, she wore a lace blouse and an opulent skirt patterned with hydrangeas.
Look at it! How lovely, how fresh, how very, very summery, many must have thought.
![Dame Kiri Te Kanawa wore a skirt made from a £19.99 bedsheet that she bought from Zara Home.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CNHYGG3253DNZUFBIYIAZH2POQ.jpg?auth=c642ab904700f7d480e7c1a0a8324875cd41902d01d4250a40ceb476f415a3ec&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
The ritzy, chintzy design looked like a classic from Dolce & Gabbana. Or perhaps it was a vintage Liberty print?