Who are the British women who really influence what we as a nation wear? They may not necessarily be the most stylish, though some of them indubitably are, but they are the ones who shape how we shop. Here’s our top 20. No debate that Kate deserves the top spot.
Despite the fact that her life tends not to interface too much with the existence of us lesser mortals — saucer hat for the balcony at Bucky Pal, anyone? — we can’t get enough of what she wears. No wonder she is a game-changer for small British operations such as the bag brand Strathberry. “She has really put us on the global map,” says its founder Leeanne Hundleby.
• Kate’s style evolution: from tea dresses.
