sˈɪks jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ sˌʌm fˈæʃən dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪsts klˈeɪmd ðæt kˈæθɹɪn mˈɪdəltən hɐdbɪn ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ sˈaɪks wˈɛdɪŋ dɹˈɛs tə tʃˈuːz bˈɜːtən tə dɪzˈaɪn hɜːz fɔːɹ hɜː mˈæɹɪdʒ tə pɹˈɪns wˈɪljəm.
Six years later some fashion journalists claimed that Catherine Middleton had been inspired by Sykes' wedding dress to choose Burton to design hers for her marriage to Prince William.