Style icons Anne Hathaway, Kate Middleton, Dua Lipa are fans of houndstooth – how to wear it without looking too retro

Welcome to the year of Anne Hathaway – the actress has been serving some exceptional looks of late. Among them have been several houndstooth outfits

Hathaway is not the only one who has been spotted in the bold, timeless print. We get some tips on how to have fun with houndstooth and make it contemporary

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The houndstooth pattern is a timeless, iconic print and has fans in major fashion houses and stars like Anne Hathaway (right) and Dua Lipa.

Published: 6:15pm, 19 Dec 2022

Anne Hathaway is on an unparalleled style streak of late. Indeed, this may be her year, despite all the naysayers.

She showed movie star glamour with her retro-tinged looks at the Cannes Film Festival, and looked incredible in pineapple yellow Valentino yellow shirt and shorts worn with Bulgari jewellery at an event for the Roman jewellery house in June.

In September, the WeCrashed star sat next to American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour at the Michael Kors show in New York, channelling her Devil Wears Prada character Andie Sachs – right down to the fringe.

The fashion streak has continued this month in New York, with Hathaway appearing in several of her signature high-octane looks for press appointments.

These included a hot pink houndstooth Versace skirt suit and an ’80s-inspired – shoulder pads and a bold print – oversized blazer by Christopher John Rogers.

Incidentally, Hathaway also wears an impeccable houndstooth blazer as the Grand High Witch in Roald Dahl’s The Witches on HBO Max.