Get a made-to-measure dress like the Duchess of Cambridge

telegraph.co.uk:

Stella’s ‘Dress Guru’, who has long been a champion of under-the-radar labels. A focus on custom dresses was a natural evolution for her latest virtual Daily Dress Edit pop-up shop, which runs until Sunday. “You can be much more size inclusive because they can take a hem up, or make in-between sizes,” she says. “Our bodies can change shape after having children, or when we hit the menopause, and you can have a dress that fits you rather than being told, ‘Sorry, madam, we don't have your size.’”These designers come with a wealth of talent and expertise, too.

Take Coco Conran: as the niece of Jasper and granddaughter of the late Sir Terence, she practically has design running through her veins.

No wonder, then, that she ended up doing a degree in the very technical art of pattern-cutting, followed by two years working under her uncle’s tutelage, before establishing her own label making dresses to order for around the £200 mark.Portsmouth-based Megan Crosby brings skills from the world of costume design, where she created garments for actors of all different shapes and sizes: “In the fashion industry you don't always get that experience,” she says.

Brighton-based Faith Rowan Leeves’ training was in lingerie:  “I remember my teacher saying, ‘If you can make a bra, you can make anything’,” she says.