Pippa in plimsolls: New Vanity Fair columnist looks chic in her casual combo as she goes hunting for stories
By Sadie Whitelocks and Tamara Abraham
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Pippa Middleton stepped out in a casual summery outfit jeans and plimsolls as she was was pictured days after landing a new job as a Vanity Fair columnist.
The 29-year-old ditched her usually more formal fashion for a relaxed style as she strolled around Kensington, west London, wearing oversized sunglasses and grey skinny jeans, accessorised with her favourite Milli Millu Vienna tote.
She also appeared to be lost in thought - no doubt a little overwhelmed by her sudden career acceleration which has seen her land top jobs with Waitrose and most recently, Vanity Fair.
Covert: Pippa Middleton looked relaxed as she stepped out to enjoy some summer sun in west London
Her first book, Celebrate: A Year of British Festivities for Family and Friends, also hit the shelves last year.
It was announced yesterday that the aspiring lifestyle guru had been awarded the title of contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
She will write regular pieces for the magazine in addition to her monthly Friday Night Feasts column in Waitrose Magazine.
In her first editorial for the Conde Nast-owned glossy she decided to write about her most memorable experiences at Wimbledon.
Published ahead of Wimbledon this year, the article sees Pippa describe the tournament as 'the highlight of my summer', and recalls her first visit to the All England Club at the age of eight.
Laid-back look: The 29-year-old was barely recognizable from her usual glamorous self
She says that she was an aspiring professional tennis player at the time, and remembers purchasing a postcard of the women's championship trophy and writing on it: 'I will win this one day.'
She admits that as a child, she imagined she would get married in tennis whites, 'shorts with no pleats or frills.'
Pippa, who is dating stockbroker Nico Jackson, 35, tells readers that she has now grown out of her tomboy phase, but that said, there will still be 'no white dresses this summer, apart from at my local tennis club.'
She says a favourite Wimbledon memory was queuing with her sister on People's Sunday in 2004 to get £35 tickets for Centre Court - something that would be highly unlikely - and indeed unnecessary for them today.
Aspiring lifestyle guru: Pippa released her
first book, Celebrate: A Year of British Festivities for Family and
Friends (left), last year. She is also a columnist for Waitrose's
monthly magazine (right)
She also remembers how her father embarrassed her during a match between Tim Henman and Pete Sampras.
'We were sitting quite close to the players' court entrance,' she recalled. 'When Tim Henman walked onto the court, the crowd cheered him, and as he walked near our seats my dad mistakenly yelled, "Come on Pete!" That was embarrassing.
'There will be no white dresses this summer, apart from at my local tennis club'
Pippa, who remains a regular at Wimbledon, and is frequently photographed alongside her sister in prime seats on Centre Court, further hones her reputation as a lifestyle guru offering advice to Wimbledon-goers, from strategies on beating the traffic, to new British tennis talent to look out for.
She advises readers to prepare for the weather: 'Bring everything from sunblock and sunglasses to a mackintosh and umbrella,' she writes.
She also suggests leaving the stilettos at home, and to walk, cycle or share a taxi to the grounds.
Keen tennis fans: Pippa Middleton pictured with her sister, the Duchess of Cambridge, last year at Wimbledon at the men's singles final where they saw Roger Federer beat Andy Murray
Game, set and match! Pippa with brother James watching Andy Murray play at Wimbledon last year
And steer clear of making plans afterwards, she warns, as play can go on well into the evening.
'There's nothing worse than having to leave Rafael Nadal's athleticism for a routine pizza with friends,' she writes.
Demonstrating that on-court style, an accompanying shoot shows Pippa posing seemingly mid-game with racquet in-hand in Azzedine Alaia's designer take on tennis whites.
Another image sees her demonstrating how one might cycle to the All England Club in order to beat the traffic in a romantic black-and-white shot clad in 3.1 Phillip Lim, atop a vintage-look bicycle loaded with peonies.
WHO ARE THE VANITY FAIR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS?
Friends in high places: Vanity Fair has no less than 88 contributing editors on its masthead
As a contributing editor, Pippa joins a lengthy yet illustrious list of names on the Vanity Fair masthead.
There are no less than 88 names on the list in the new July issue, among them the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Friday Night Lights, Buzz Bissinger and former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers.
One-time Interview magazine editor-in-chief Ingrid Sischy, who wrote this month's long-awaited interview with John Galliano, also features, as does author and social commentator Fran Lebowitz.
Prominent
writers Christopher Tennant, Nancy-Jo Sales and Sebastian Junger are
listed as contributors to the magazine too, as well as Carl Bernstein, famous, in particular, for his reporting of the Watergate scandal in the Seventies.
Nor
is she the only society name on the list. Among the impressive line-up
are Reinaldo Herrera, husband of fashion designer Carolina and holder of
the Spanish title of The 5th Marqués of Torre Casa. His name appears alongside that of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and veteran society photographer Patrick McMullan.
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Boy was she given a gift when her sister married William. Riding on the coattails of royalty...literally.
- someone , somewhere, 08/6/2013 06:01
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