How Will Kate Middleton’s Fashion Change When She Becomes Queen Catherine?
Posted onWhen Kate Middleton’s engagement to Prince William was announced on November 16, 2010, she wore a dramatic sapphire blue dress from the brand Issa. Within 24 hours, the dress sold out online, and “the Kate effect” was born. Though social media was still in its early days—Instagram had only been launched one month earlier—Kate immediately became something we were only beginning to understand but now see everywhere: a style influencer.
Bethan Holt, the fashion news and features director at The Telegraph, has been following Kate professionally