Kate Middleton, known as the ‘royal recycler’, has no problem wearing the same outfit twice and has become an expert at putting a new spin on an older item in her wardrobe.
Apart from re-wearing her own clothes, she also shares her style with her mum Carole Middleton and her sister Pippa.
Here, we take a look at how the Duchess plans her wardrobe and how her clever re-use of clothes gives her a number of mix and matches in her wardrobe.
Kate wears a Sylvia Fletcher hat to the Queen’s birthday and to a wedding in 2011.
Kate wears this coat to Zara’s wedding, and to Laura Parker Bowles’s wedding in 2006.
Kate wore a Diane von Furstenberg dress at Zara Phillips wedding and to an event in LA.
Kate swaps her style with her mum sharing a Reiss dress and a Corbett fascinator.
Kate wears a black Issa dress before her wedding and during her trip to Canada in June.
Kate wears this Brocade Coat in 2009 and to Prince Phillips birthday.
Kate recylced this Zara dress which she wore on a night out in 2007 for a wedding in 2011.
