It’s difficult to ignore the fact that the Duchess of Sussex has created rosy, costly hues on her fashionable calling card, despite your lukewarm at best level of interest in the royal family.
It has become known on social media and it has a closet palette that includes everything from ivory to cream to brown. Among the fashionable stars who have embraced it are Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
The latest example came on Friday, when Meghan attended in Wellington, Florida, a fit staged to gain Prince Harry’s generosity, Sentebale, which supports children and young people affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana.
The Duchess looked flawless in a £421 pearl silk-hemp dress by green California-based brand Heidi Merrick, which has a scarf-style, halter neckline tied in a spear at the nape of the neck, and a split area at the ribcage. It is currently sold out in every size on the Heidi Merrick website. Whether you like her or no, she undoubtedly raises the bar for the companies she supports.
It follows from luxury Italian label Giuliva Heritage, chosen for her attendance on a panel at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, on International Women’s Day. Finally, she wore a milk round-neck top in a preview video for the release of her lifestyle brand next month. Additionally, she greeted the Invictus Games athletes in Vancouver in February with an all-white outfit and a grey down coating.
“Vanilla woman”, therefore, is rapidly becoming a name that Meghan has doubled down on in 2024. And no question, it looks beautiful and suit her also.
You can buy these shades on the high street, so you don’t need a Montecito budget to try it. “cream gives the skin a nice but vibrant tone,” private stylist Annabel Hodin said last year for the Telegraph. It looks like a million dollars and looks great in any building, making it a wardrobe essential for “vegan women” I make sure to get the ingredients right for each client.
Even so, Meghan’s choice of a dress that costs less than £500 is amazing considering her most recent polo appearance. This is a fairly uncommon event, her attire counts some more significant pieces by Valentino, Dior, Oscar de la Renta and Chloé. Perhaps it’s an endeavor to seem more visible, to saddle bulk- market appeal ahead of the launch of, her fresh lifestyle brand. This year will even notice her operate on a in which she is expected to enjoy “the pleasure of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship”. It’s a company approach that is banking on the idea that we all aspire to be more Emma: bread, desk- scaping and flower- arranging, all in an cheap beige palette.
Then again, it’s rumoured that Meghan is, if not working with, at least friends with, Jamie Mizrahi, a fellow Montecito- ite who masterminded – although the official party line is that “Meghan styles herself”. Mizrahi also styles, whose Scandi- minimalist style isn’t a million miles from Meghan’s quiet luxury image.
The polo ensemble wasn’t all accessible luxury: Meghan teamed her dress with vintage Chanel earrings, a Valentino bag, a Cartier bracelet and Aquazzura heels. The sunglasses were Merrick’s £176 Santa Barbara style, also sold out.
It’s probably her most elevated, dressy look for a polo match to date, although they don’t all warrant such smartly turned- out spectators, she’s worn denim shorts and casual linen dresses with sandals in the past. She wore a polka-dot blouse and Khaite’s tailored shorts full Pretty Woman in 2022, which were, of course, white.
Meghan’s most recent style effectively makes a strong case for a crisp white midi dress ( weddings aside ) as the mainstay of a summer wardrobe. Keep a close eye on red wine and coffee.