Kate sets the trend at Wimbledon

The Duchess of Cambridge will be the style inspiration for celebrity tennis fans at Wimbledon, a stylist to the stars has said.

The tennis tournament has attracted famous faces in the past including former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, pop stars Gwen Stefani and Shakira, singer Diana Ross and model Suki Waterhouse as well as Kate and her sister, Pippa Middleton.

This year, as a similar set of A-listers are set to take their seats on Centre Court, the women are predicted to follow Kate's elegant lead when it comes to deciding what to wear.

Alex Longmore, a celebrity fashion stylist who has worked with stars including model Claudia Schiffer and TV's Amanda Holden, said this summer will be "all about the dress".

Conveniently fitting in with Wimbledon's tradition of the players wearing white, Alex said the colour is a "huge trend" this season.

"But it will be all about the dress. Forget separates and trousers - it's going to be all about knee-length dresses, inspired by the Duchess of Cambridge's look.

"I think we will see demure dressing rather than the spaghetti-strap look that has been popular courtside in years before," she said.

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Sunglasses are a staple of the tournament, and no star will come to SW19 without a pair of shades at the ready.

Alex said there will be lots of mirrored sunglasses on show, adding: "Ray-Ban and Victoria Beckham's designs have been popular this season, with blue and green lenses being seen on the likes of Cara Delevingne and her sister Poppy."

The celebrity stylist said she expects to see a lot of loose blazer styles in black and navy worn in a bid to keep the rain off.

"I predict an elegant Wimbledon this year with white taking centre court followed closely by an array of block pastel colours, and, for those celebrities that really want to hog the limelight, bold reds,” she added.

Kate’s Wimbledon-ware has been strictly white – she only dabbled in a cobalt blue to watch the Olympic Men’s Tennis finals. As for Wimbledon itself, it’s always been white. Let’s take a look at her four fantastic fashion moments at the event.

Kate and friends watched Rafa Nadal beat Nicholas Kiefer at the 2008 tournament. Kate’s first appearance at the event as Prince William’s girlfriend set the tone for her future fashion choices; the-then 26-year-old Kate wore a white Issa dress which had a broderie anglaise finish.

Kate joined her new hubby William for a seat in the royal box in 2011 on what was one of the hottest days of the year. Keeping her cool, Kate wore a slightly racier dress than we were used to seeing her in. Clearly taking inspiration from the action on court, Kate wore a white pleated Temperley dress that featured unusual cut-outs on the shoulder.

Now a year into marriage, Kate opted for a more demure look in 2012 and our favourite to date. The sailor-style cable knit dress from her favourite designer Alexander McQueen is pure class. A little quirky but definitely Queen-approved.

A few days later, Kate was back in SW19 along with sister Pippa (who wore the same dress as Kelly Brook) in an impossibly chic ensemble. Pairing a few shades of cream and white together can be tricky but Kate pulled it off with aplomb by teaming a crepe Joseph dress with a slightly darker hued tweed jacket.

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