Once upon a time in the world of television, I imagine that the costume departments for presenters were barren wastelands where tight-fitting dresses went to die and nude heels reigned supreme. Women were certainly stuck in a rather traditional rut (and viewers still love to complain about anything vaguely adventurous or risqué), but a wave of cool female presenters is changing all that.
Fearne Cotton wouldn't be Fearne Cotton without her metallic ankle boots, kooky suits and band tees. Claudia Winkleman would be unrecognisable without her signature smooshing together of kohl liner and fringe. And just what the hell would we have written about in the past few years if Holly Willoughby hadn't had her style rebirth and started posting daily snaps of her This Morning looks?
It would appear to me that increasingly girls interested in fashion are looking to women they can relate to on the tele—and it's proven in the effect many of these women have on retail results. Anything Holly wears, for example, sells out just as fast as anything Kate Middleton wears.
There remains a noticeable lack of diversity (would love to see more women of colour and someone mega-stylish who is over a size 10, please!), but one can hope that the networks are catching up with the rest of popular culture. For now, though, here are the stylish TV presenters I follow for fashion choices.