This sartorial Ace card has never been more relevant: The wider fashion industry is only just waking up to the idea that the most sustainable wardrobe is the one you already have. And like the late Queen and the now King, Anne has always been ahead of the curve in preserving the life of her clothes. Just as her brother still wears the same overcoat he wore in his thirties, she too has pieces in her wardrobe that are decades old. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ When Anne does buy or commission something new, it will be with care, filling a genuine gap in her wardrobe. It’s also a means of supporting a small local business, as is the case of Gloucestershire boutique Shibumi, which has made several pieces for her. Nor was the Princess of Wales the first to alter an old garment to make it feel contemporary again. Anne adapted the puffed sleeves of a pink silk blouse first worn in 1984 to slimmer, longer sleeves so that she could wear it again in the 2000s.