"Fashions fade, style is eternal" – Yves Saint Laurent. These iconic stars of weren't only stylish in their heyday, they could very well be gracing the pages of today's fashion magazines and street style blogs with their timeless style.

Shorter hemlines, sheer dresses and ray bans… the Duchess of Cambridge’s style is evolving – and there’s one woman responsible: Natasha Archer.

It’s undeniable: flat shoes are back. So could a heel devotee learn to love loafers? And could a flat aficionado survive in stilettos? Here, two writers spend a week in another woman’s shoes.