It would be a bit of an understatement to say the Middletons are getting rather a lot of attention at the moment.  From how they got their summer glow to the secret of Kate Middleton’s bouncy hair to the exercises Pippa Middleton does to get her posterior so pert, everywhere you look Middleton mania is rife. 

But since Pippa’s star turn as maid of honour at the wedding of the year the sister dubbed ’Her Royal Hotness’ has also become a bit of a style icon.  While some query her fashionista status we have to profess that we think both the Middletons with their simple, understated and elegant but accessible sartorial choices are a breath of fresh air. 

They have their favourite designers – both are very fond of Issa dresses - but rarely will you see the ladies kitted out in head-to-toe designer gear, with both Kate and Pippa prefering to fly the flag for the high street. 

The day after the wedding, Pippa wore a blue blazer from Zara (pictured left) which sold out in days and it’s Zara, French Connection and Reiss that feature again and again in the Middleton wardrobes.

Unlike plenty of others in the public eye, Pippa Middleton tends to wear the things she likes more than once.  By day she’s rarely seen without her Modalu bag, a bag which the brand have now renamed the ‘Pippa’ while the gorgeous sparkly Jimmy Choo clutch she wore with her green dress for the Royal Wedding reception also made an appearance during a recent night out to the Kensignton Roof Gardens. 

We’ve picked out two of Pippa’s daytime and evening looks featuring the items she bought so you too can steal her style.

Pippa pairs her French Connection  Talia’s tail dress (£57 and still available in store!) with her £149 Modalu bag  and a pair of mid height court wedges.  The Maddox shoe in dusk pink is from LK Bennett (£165). 

For the evening, Pippa Middleton was recently spotted in this pink silk ruffled dress (£110, French Connection at House of Fraser) and a classic black blazer - we love this one from Reiss (£179) - and the famous Zeta clutch by Jimmy Choo (£265).

What do you think? Is she a style icon in your book or not?