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Pippa Middleton Is The Most Overrated Style Icon Of The Year

We’re almost a week away from the end of 2011, which means the web is filled with listicles and Best Of proclamations and somewhat arbitrary rankings of all things fashion and style. It has also brought us face to face with a popular opinion that has been bothering us for quite some time: Pippa Middleton, The Style Icon.

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In November, Vogue declared her and Kate one of the year’s best dressed sisters and this week The Huffington Post put together a 40 page gallery of Pippa’s “Best Fashion Moments”. But ever since she walked down the long, red aisle at Westminster Abbey in one of the most perfectly designed bridesmaids dresses of all time, we’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about.

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Yes, she looked fantastic in that dress. But as far as we’re concerned, the buck stopped there. Sure, Pippa wears clothes — to work, to weddings, to tennis matches — but mostly average, unexciting ones. Her choices in evening gowns are largely uninspired (not to mention often ill-fitting and unfortunately shiny). And to top it off, she has no idea how to style a plaid shirt.

We’re not calling her a bad dresser (though there’s certainly a case to be made), we’re just calling her a boring one. And that does not a style icon make.





  • Diane

    You morons.  You shout her praises to high heaven all the time in your articles.  Then you put this snarky, mean headline out there?  Are you for real?

    Plus, you are just dead WRONG.  The most overrated style icon is Michele Obama.  She wears a sweater to meet the Queen of England!  But hey, your political agenda is more important than genuine style, so go ahead with your continuing drivel. 

  • Stevei28

    True. she’s had a few good looks but that hardly makes her the best dresser- her style is nice, but rather uninteresting

  • http://www.styleite.com Verena von Pfetten

    I think you might be confusing our stories about Pippa with our stories about Kate.

  • Anonymous

    My my, how styleite changes their tune. First you couldn’t stop gushing about the woman, now you dis her as being too frumpy to be a style icon. Which one is it styleite? How long will it be before you get all gushy about Ms Middletons style again? A week? A month? Two months? We’ll all be on pins and needles waiting!

     What a load of absolute bullcrap!  I’d love to know who the fool is that hires the so called, ”staff” for styleite. That person, along with the up, down, oh golly gee, I just can’t make up my mind if she’s good, or not good, idiotic staff, should be fired.

  • DUH.

    loll i kate middleten would have to be the overrated one … no one even knows about pippa … kate’s style is so everyday typical women wear -_-…, her style doesn’t have any like umph or anything.

  • Sarahjanefunnell

    This is such a bitter and jealous article! Why put someone down? Pippa happens to be the sister of a Royal Duchess and not a self proclaimed style icon. The media thrust this upon her. She’s naturally striking like Kate and is not trying to be anything she isn’t and the ‘shiny’ dress mat not be Avant Garde but who cares – its red and lovely!
    Stop being so mean!

  • Anonymous

    pippa is cheap and really most overrated person, not even ‘icon’, of the year, no news here

  • Jill_placko

    Finally! And Kate too. They have their own personal styles, so in theory could be called “stylish”. But fashionable? No. Banana Republic and Asos are not fashion. And don’t get me started on their terrible 80s eyeliner.

  • moopy

    are you all insane? this article is spot on. pippa is boring as fuck, and it is an EASY case to make that she is just bad at dressing! Come ON. you’re reading gossip trash, stop criticizing it for being superficial! That’s exactly what we want it to be. 

  • http://twitter.com/YuYme Vette Boogie

    Wow, there are some angry folks out there (how did Michelle Obama get dragged into this??) Pippa is so blah .. never understood the hype. I’m pretty sure Styleite never glorified her look, because had they done so, I would’ve unsubscribed months ago. You guys hit it the nail with this!

  • Lalalala

    Where is your Wikipedia? Do you pay to have that hidden?

  • Jama

    Thank you. I don’t get the Pippa hype either. Her sister, I get.

  • MTW

    Pippa’s ass is not that great, actually look kinda flat.

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