The Duchess of Cambridge brightens up a grey day in ??22 Gap trousers to visit the Eden Project

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a two-day tour of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, but today had to reschedule their visit to the islands because of heavy fog.Instead, the couple visited the Eden Project, where the Duchess made a surprising departure from her usual casual style, and swapped her signature Breton top and skinny jeansforapair of jazzyprinted trousers in a skinny fit and cropped above the ankle.

Theblue and white printed trousers are from Gap, and are currently available in the sale for a purse-friendly ??21.99.The mid-rise skinny cotton trousers are a tricky style to pull off, and are at first glancereminiscent of the patterned pedal pushers that were popular in the Nineties.

The Duchess balanced her statement trousers with her old-favourite conservative pieces, wearing her nude LKBennett wedges, a navy fitted blazer by Canadian brand Smythe and a simple cream top.

Although the Duchess"s visit was a last-minute change to the schedule, her habit for dressing inliteral tribute to the topic of her visits still came into play with thevibrant print complementing thetropical indoor rainforest at the Eden Project.

The Duchess of Cambridge might regularly lean on designers including Alexander McQueen, Erdem and Jenny Packham, but her wardrobe is filled with just as many affordable, high street labels.

The Gap website reveals that the trouserswere made by women who are part of Gap"s PACE educational programme.

The project, running since 2007, provides courses and support forwomen working in Gap factories,toopen more opportunities to them.

Considering that every detail of the Duchess of Cambridge"s outfits iscarefully planned, it is likely she will have been aware of the origins of her trousers.

Theycould be her way of supporting an initiative to make high street manufacturing more ethical and sustainable.

When it comes to high street sweeps, the Duchess of Cambridge usually turns to British storeLKBennett, butshe does own a number of pieces by Gap, an American retailer.

Ahead of her royal tour of Australia, she was seen shopping in Gap in Kensington where she is believed to havebought classic children"s-wear pieces for Prince George.At least one item from that shopping tripseemed to have made it into her own suitcase, as she wore a blue and white gingham shirt from the high street store for a wine tasting trip with the Duke.

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