With the exception of a striped Ralph Lauren shirt, the capsule wardrobe features light colors, shades of brown, and black or dark blue garments—mostly solid colors rather than any patterns or patterns that could convey chaos rather than a feeling of harmony. “Quiet” is the adjective associated with this style, though the items’ hefty price tags are anything but.
It remains to be seen whether Meghan is, in fact, planning a personal rebrand and comeback, and what role fashion might play in that. Could a collaboration with a fashion house be in sight, or are clothes simply a canvas on which Meghan writes her values or, more simply, her personal tastes?
Meghan reportedly gave Balenciaga creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli a call and got invited to the Paris show, a move the creative director said was done without “any strategy or grand orchestration.” Curiosity about a fashion move from Meghan was further fueled by a meeting in New York.
Meghan was spotted conversing amiably with Chloe Malle, the new head of editorial content at Vogue. Is something brewing, or did the two just see each other for a chat since they were in the same city? There are no definite answers but Malle is in a position to put an offer of some kind on the table, whether a collaboration, a cover, or, who knows, maybe a column.
Let us now look in detail at the outfits Meghan has recently sported in New York and Washington. Among the speculation about her future, we finally have one certainty: Meghan’s outfits will not be for sale on ShopMy, the platform on which her selection of garments could be purchased. That initiative, which launched so much discussion last spring, seems to have waned. The duchess has closed up shop—pardon me—boutique.
The Giorgio Armani suit
To accept the “Humanitarians of the Year” award at the gala held in New York for the Project Healthy Minds festival, Meghan chose a suit, as if to nod to the series that made her famous and was set in the Big Apple. The suit in question, consisting of a fitted jacket and a pair of soft pants, was already in the duchess’s wardrobe. It’s designed by Giorgio Armani, one of Meghan’s go-tos.
To make the outfit suitable for an evening event, Meghan chose to wear the jacket with nothing underneath, making her chain necklace by Anine Bing stand out. It’s a bold styling choice that casts her in the world of celebrities rather than the somewhat more collared world of Buckingham Palace. Her earrings are by Guzema, a Ukrainian brand that may have come to her through her husband Prince Harry, who recently visited Kyiv. It could be a way to emphasize the support the couple wants to show the warring country.