Best gilets for women: from Kate Middleton’s beloved Barbour to Dua Lipa's quilted Stussy

You only need to walk down the streets of London to see the chokehold that gilets have on the capital's collective wardrobe.

Hackney hipsters clad in Carhartt’s fleeced, sleeveless jackets, yummy mummies tootling around town in Lululemon’s finest and finance bros sporting technical numbers during their morning commute to the city - all commonplace sights to behold in 2023.

Once considered the ultimate fashion faux pas due to the garment’s Sloaney connations, the wearing of gilets has once again gained traction in the style sphere. We undoubtedly have movements such as gorpcore, normcore and most recently