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We are seldom not inspired by Pippa Middleton's wardrobe from her recent appearance as the Wimbledon Championships to her simply sublime Christmas ensembles she dons at the Princess of Wales' Together at Christmas Carol Concert.
While we are seriously inspired by her latest looks, her mid-20s archive is also a sartorial collection that has us taking notes from, and one look in particular has caught our attention.
Cast your minds back to London Fashion Week 2012; the then-29-year-old Pippa was a city girl dream, rocking a striking minidress as she sat front row during the Temperley runway show.
The future Queen's sister was proudly wearing a dress by the showcasing designer, the satin mini-dress featuring a black lace-like pattern. Pippa paired the showstopper with short heeled boots.
As for her hair, Pippa wore her trademark brunette tresses in perfect curls that beautifully flattered her flawless face of camera-ready makeup.
Pippa's Chelsea-girl wardrobe
With the beating summer heat, we are also reminded of Pippa's own heatwave wardrobe.
In another throwback moment, Pippa was pictured out on a bike ride in SW3 close to her home in Chelsea, which she shared with her royal sister and their younger brother, James Middleton.
Pippa was the picture of summer in a floral sundress, showing off her glowing suntan.
The dress in question was a navy blue and lilac ensemble covered in an elegant floral design with the addition of a figure-flattering waist-cinching belt.
The mother-of-three was beaming for the snaps, her brunette locks styled impressively straight, given her activity.
Completing her summer look, Pippa added a pair of ultra-glamorous brown sunglasses to battle the beating sun rays in London's most affluent postcode. On her feet, Pippa kept it casual with a pair of flip-flops.
The Middleton siblings
In his book, Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life, James opened up about what it was like living with his elder sisters while Kate was dating the Prince of Wales.
"By now, William has been dating Catherine for six years, so I know him well and there is no scramble to clear up when he comes to supper.
"Sometimes I'll be walking back to our flat late in the evening when an officer in a police protection car, parked discreetly up the road, alerts me to the fact that William is visiting, and Ella and I will make an extra lap of the block to delay our return."
James also candidly admitted that the home would get "messy" thanks to his visits! He writes: "I still have a toehold in Edinburgh but spend more time in London now, where Pippa and Catherine are not too thrilled to have their little brother disrupting their orderly, tidy existence, strewing damp clothes over the bathroom floor, leaving unwashed crockery in the sink and letting Ella pad wet-pawed across the living room carpet."
He added: "But they bustle round in their kind, sisterly way, clearing up after their messy little brother with only the mildest of rebukes."
