Princess Kate’s coat designer revealed that the princess “has a good, strong idea of what works for her” when it comes to personal style. Before she was the Princess of Wales, she was just Kate Middleton, “a very straightforward, very normal, down-to-earth person” who needed coats for events like the Cheltenham Races and Royal Ascot, and often turned to designer Katherine Hooker.
Hooker’s eponymous label became popular with Princess Kate, Pippa Middleton, and Princess Beatrice nearly two decades ago, and the Princess of Wales still loves the classic styles. In a 2012 interview with The Cut, Hooker says that Princess Kate “does have quite a strength in her style. Although it’s very conservative, there is something that sets her apart from just your average nice, conservative, well-brought-up girl."
