L ast year, in randomly selected school halls across the country, Britain pitted its year-olds in an academic competition of wits against children from 79 other countries. The results this year showed the United Kingdom has finally made it into the top five. According to the results, British girls are the fifth most afraid of failure in the world, pipped only by Taipei, Macau, Singapore, and Brunei. Our fear gender gap is also one of the largest, with girls substantially more anxious than boys. There are a variety of likely reasons for this.

The Brits are practiced in the art of melding posh with punk and Portobello Road finds with high fashion. Just think of the quintessential fashion classics that originated in the U. The style spectrum is broad, with one overarching theme: individuality. Kate Moss was known for buying clothes at jumble sales in London before she became a supermodel, a key ingredient in her much-lauded undone look.

Take Alexa Chung, for example. I was instantly fascinated by this elusive British girl style. To get to the bottom of what goes into the signature look of the UK-based set, we consulted an expert on the subject: Mariam Boutorabi, head of womenswear design for longtime British-girl favorite brand Boden. Boutorabi schooled us on the sartorial philosophies, wardrobe essentials, and go-to outfits of a typical British girl. Think a mix of Kate Middleton and Sienna Miller.

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