<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Summer may be high time for exposed flesh, but thanks to Kate Middleton, the spring/summer 2012 shows, hitting the runways in New York this week, will quite possibly be a bastion of modesty and even--gasp!--sleeves.\nPinterestFacebookToday&amp;#39;s New York Times declares that the &amp;quot;RepliKates&amp;quot; are ready to invade New York Fashion Week, according to designers like Tory Burch, Tommy Hilfiger, and Jason Wu, all of whom admit that the Duchess of Cambrdige&amp;#39;s style is having a serious effect on how women get dressed, and, consequently, on how they&amp;#39;re designing. The less-than-polished &amp;quot;model off duty&amp;quot; look that was so prevalent for so many seasons--leather leggings, oversize T-shirt, combat boots--seems to be fading away thanks to the newly-crowned royal.\n&amp;quot;Now people are interested in looking ladylike,&amp;quot; Wu tells the paper, and &amp;quot;The duchess is part of that.&amp;quot; Other designers and buyers say that the effect will be felt in the form of sleeves where there once were none, as well as more elegant accessories (shoes and handbags that match!? It may seem a subtle touch, but a year ago that was practically unheard of in the fashion world, where one had to wear at least one thing that was askew in order to convey coolness). &amp;quot;Catherine&amp;#39;s style &amp;#8212; streamlined and seemly almost to a fault &amp;#8212; resonates as well with scores of young women who aspire to a classically patrician look but who have, until recently, had few credible role models,&amp;quot; Ruth LaFerla writes. &amp;quot;To court them, Mr. Gordon said, designers must ask themselves, &amp;#39;How do I make elegance relevant to someone who&amp;#39;s young?&amp;#39;&amp;quot;\nThe answer lies in Kate, who&amp;#39;s being dubbed an &amp;quot;anti-Kardashian,&amp;quot; and whose influence is likely to be all over the runways this week. Are you gals as happy as we are to see a return to more sophisticated, ladylike style? Do you think the duchess is the one to credit for ushering it in? Do you relate to her look? Discuss!\nPLUS...\n\nKate Middleton&amp;#39;s Alexander McQueen wedding dress is on the way to making $13 million!\n\n\nKelly Osbourne says the Duchess of Cambridge shouldn&amp;#39;t repeat outfits...what&amp;#39;s your take?\n\n\nKate! Michelle! Carla! Vanity Fair reveals its Best Dressed List\n\nMore Ways to Get Glamour:\nChat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;#39;s schedule\nGet the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion\nCheck out our chic Tumblr!\nRead Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;#39;s now part of your subscription plan!\nLike freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes!\nSign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#39;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise).\nAnd, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;#39;s the ultimate boredom buster.\nPhotos: Getty Images\nWant even more STF? Follow us on Twitter!\nLatest Tweets!\nFollow us on Twitter!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.glamour.com/story/the-kate-middleton-effect-expe>