Her style is followed by women across the globe and whatever she wears is sure to sell out within minutes . Yet the Duchess of Cambridge has been dismissed as an ‘ uneventful ’ dresser by leading author Margaret Atwood . And most controversially , the 75-year-old said Kate hasn ’ t lived up to the fashion icon reputation of her husband ’ s late mother , Princess Diana . Scroll down for video . The author said Kate ( pictured right ) hasn ’ t lived up to the fashion icon reputation of Princess Diana ( left ) Miss Atwood said she thinks the duchess is cautious when it comes to clothes and is told what to wear by advisers . But she added she is right not to follow in Diana ’ s footsteps . ‘ I think she dresses quite uneventfully , ’ the author of The Handmaid ’ s Tale said . ‘ I think she ’ s watching her back , I think she probably has people who pretty much tell her what is appropriate for her to wear . The Duchess of Cambridge was dismissed as an ‘ uneventful ’ dresser by leading author Margaret Atwood . ‘ I don ’ t think she ’ s become the fashion plate that Diana was , and I think she ’ s probably doing that advisably , wouldn ’ t you say ? ’ Miss Atwood is just the latest high-profile female writer to apparently attack the duchess ’ s image and public persona . Author Margaret Atwood ( pictured ) said she thinks the duchess is cautious when it comes to clothes and is told what to wear by advisers . Double Booker Prize winner and Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel has described Kate as a ‘ shop window mannequin ’ and a ‘ machine-made ’ princess who has been ‘ designed by committee ’ . Meanwhile Sandi Toksvig has said the duchess doesn ’ t have a ‘ single opinion ’ of her own , and Joan Smith caused outrage by labelling Kate ‘ unambitious and bland ’ . Speaking at a talk at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London , Miss Atwood , who has also won the Booker for The Blind Assassin , admitted she judges women on the clothing they wear . The novelist , who has been described as a feminist writer , said : ‘ Let ’ s pretend you ’ re meeting a person for the first time , as you do when you meet a character in a book . ‘ What do I see ? Your dress , I see your face of course , I focus on that . I see your earrings , I see your necklace , and those are all part of you . They are all part of the total image of who I ’ ve just met. ’ Miss Atwood ’ s latest book Stone Mattress prompted her to be labelled ‘ offensive ’ and a ‘ man hater ’ by critics last year . Last month a £35 black polka dot dress from online retailer ASOS sold out within half an hour of Kate wearing it to an event . And in 2013 the £46 Seraphine dress she wore for her first official family portrait with William and Prince George sold out two hours after the photo was published . Miss Atwood said the Duchess of Cambridge is correct not to follow in Diana ’ s footsteps .
Author Margaret Atwood dismissed Katherine as an 'uneventful ' dresser . She says Duchess of Cambridge has n't lived up to fashion icon Diana . Score: 6