as a fashion icon, Kate Middleton has been piling up accomplishments since long

NAME Kate Middleton has become popular since her engagement to Prince William. However, as a fashion icon, Middleton has been piling up accomplishments since long. And, now touted tub Middleton Michelle Obama for the British fashion industry.

Blogging United States First Lady Michelle Obama wearing designer fashion collections from the American domestic makes Mrs. O, greeting familiar, a favorite of society such superpower.

Apart from continuing to perform beautifully in any collection of his choice, Mrs. O also contribute to increase the potential for domestic fashion business. The names of suddenly popular small designer collections imposed after Mrs. O. Call it the Jason Wu, IsabelToledo, Thakoon Panichgul, Prabal Gurung, or label highstreet J. Crew.

Not only "assist" in raising the name of a designer, Mrs. O was also shown to contribute greatly to the American fashion industry financially. Harvard economic analysts issue annual business review in which mention Mrs. O contribute to the fashion industry for USD2, 7 billion in the period of one year. Review is the result of analysis on Mrs. Obama's fashion choice for one year from November 2008 until December 2009.

The result of analysis conducted at Harvard showed total contributions as well as promotions in one year by 189 times Mrs. Obama's appearance in public wearing a dress, either from the label, designer, or a combination of both, totaling USD 2.7 billion. When averaged in one-time appearances, Mrs. Obama mengontribusikan money of $ 14 million.

"Michelle Obama's influence on American fashion industry is staggering," said David Yermack, an analyst at Harvard who typically conduct a review of Mrs. Obama.

Then, what about the contribution of Kate Middleton? In the UK, Middleton often compared with the late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, who is an international fashion icon. Achievement is predicted some fashion observers would be difficult to compete with 29-year-old girl.

However, Middleton did have his own way to put yourself in the midst of the fashion world. His style is simple, practical, independent, yet conservative proved popular with many parties. The girl's full name Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was even often included in the list of best-dressed women, among them the Most Promising New Comer by the Daily Telegraph in 2006, Tatler magazine put him in the position of the 8th Style Icons Top Ten list in 2007, People Magazine had twice put in the list of Best-Dressed List in 2007 and 2010.

Kate also included in the list of famous Richard Blackwell, Fabulous Fashion independents in 2007. While in 2008 Style.com select it as Beauty Icon and in the same year put it in Vanity Fair International Best-Dressed list.

Middleton also proved to have more attention to -- fashion industry, during the last six months, Middleton often seen using a number of British fashion label, including the use of domestic English designer collections.

A few days ago, Middleton photographers caught shopping at Whistles, UK highstreet retailer network. Middleton favorite of highstreet label is also seen when she shopped at Banana Republic, Warehouse, and Dune.

Middleton personal approach towards perpetrators of British fashion also strengthened by the latest rumors about the dress pengantinnya.Koresponden Buckhingham Palace of the Huffington Post, YvonneYorke, said the designer who designed the wedding dress Middleton is Sophie Cranston, local designers London, Libelula label owner.

"One of the dresses that will apply Middleton is a satin and lace gown with ornate pearl ivory berpalet which has a touch of elegance as Lady Diana's dress first," paparYorke.

Special anymore, Yorke said, the dress is not entirely designed by Cranston, Kate had come down tangan.Keterkaitan Kate with her wedding dress designer Cranston as seen from the frequent visits to the studio Kate Cranston in Dulwich, south London.

On several occasions, she was often seen wearing a collection of Cranston who showed support to the designer. One of them while attending a wedding in January, he wrapped his coat vintage-style design of Cranston. As for the wedding which will be held on 29 April next, the Clarence House, the housekeeper in UK, announced that William-Kate's wedding ceremony will be conducted in a simple and solemn by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.

Then proceed with a formal reception at the Palace Buckhingham. In the evening, the event continued with a dinner party that aimed for a limited circle with Prince Charles as the host. As for marriage William-Kate is one of the national events that awaited millions of pairs of eyes all over the world, the couple also will make an official appearance on a train a horse with a procession from Horse Guards Parade to Buckingham Palace Westminster Abbey.

Before the reception held, William-Kate to appear on the balcony of the Palace as a token of appreciation to the people who have come and watched their wedding ceremony. While the outline of following the tradition of marriage for the royal family, Clarence House said that William and Kate do some things outside the line of tradition.

"Not like the marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton will use the car to Westminster Abbey and then just do the parade with horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace," said Clarence House spokesman