hadleyfreeman.JPGI only realised the true extent of my love for the Guardian's style writer when us Catwalk Queens were out for the Kate Moss launch. As I watched the first few people come out of the shop with their purchases, I saw her rising up from the escalators and exclaimed: "Ohmygodit'shadleyfreeman!"
One of the few fashion writers who doesn't seem like she might be a complete bitch in real life, Hadley actually has a sense of humour. She answers the nation's style queries with lighthearted bonhomie while dishing out sensible no-nonsense sartorial advice for people flummoxed by the whims of high fashion: "To whit, when a Fashion Person (hereon referred to as FP) describes a look as In they mean something that no one else is wearing aside from them, other FPs and a model on the Prada catwalk. When anyone else describes something as In they mean something that everybody is wearing and is currently in the windows of New Look." In short, she represents what fashion should be about, having fun with your clothes, not intimidating people with your status advertising frippery.