Career

In November 2006, Catherine accepted a position as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw.[24] She also worked as a catalogue photographer, webpage designer and marketing officer for her parent's firm "Party Pieces". In 2008, it was reported that she had quit her job and was planning to become a professional photographer, intending to take private classes with photographer Mario Testino, who had taken several well-known photographs of Diana, Princess of Wales and her sons.[25] Testino later denied that Catherine was going to be working for him.[26]

Public image and style
Catherine is admired for her fashion sense and has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.[27][28][29] She was selected by The Daily Telegraph as the "Most Promising Newcomer" in its 2006 list of style winners and losers.[30] Tatler placed her at number 8 on its yearly listing of the top ten style icons in 2007.[31] She was featured in People magazine's 2007 and 2010 best-dressed lists.[32] Catherine was named as one of Richard Blackwell's ten "Fabulous Fashion Independents" of 2007.[33] In June 2008, Style.com selected Catherine as its monthly beauty icon.[34] In July 2008, Catherine was included in Vanity Fair's international best-dressed list.[35] In February 2011, Catherine was named the Top Fashion Buzzword of the 2011 season by the Global Language Monitor.[36]