Duchess of Cambridge a fashion icon

Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine "Kate" Middleton, has been well praised for her dress sense. As a recognized fashion icon, she always looks so elegant and amiable at each public appearance.

The British royal was included on Vanity Fair magazine's annual International Best Dressed List and topped the Best Dressed list in British magazine Harper's Bazaar in 2011. She reportedly turned down an opportunity to appear on the front cover of US Vogue.

From the pictures we have collected, it seems that the beauty prefers suits and solid-colored dresses, which look formal and graceful but not stiff. Let's review her outfits over the last few months.

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives to officially open the new Treasures Gallery at the Natural History Museum, in central London November 27, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]