Meghan Markle in Self Portrait & Stella McCartney: stunning or underwhelming?
April 22, 2018
Meghan Markle had a big day on Saturday. She and Prince Harry made a daytime appearance at Australia House in London, apparently to discuss Australia hosting this year’s Invictus Games. We already knew that Meghan was going to be involved somehow with the Invictus Games, even if her role is more like “informal ambassador to the Games” or something like that. It feels like her inclusion in this visit was more about Harry wanting to introduce Meghan to every single part of his life, even the boring bureaucratic/diplomatic glad-handing part of it.
For the visit to Australia House, Meghan wore a green crepe de chine dress by Self Portrait. You can see what the dress looks like without the jacket here – honestly, I don’t like the dress on it’s own. It’s got wide shoulder straps and then fluttery little cap sleeves on top of the boob-ruffle. It’s too fussy for my taste and I see why she wanted to cover the straps and cap sleeves – it’s a much cleaner look when you can’t see that part of the dress. But I probably would have paired the dress with a light cardigan, not this McQueen blazer, which is actually her first “royal repeat.” Still, all in all, this isn’t terrible. She’s not covered in buttons, the skirt length is appropriate and in several photos, you can tell that she’s wearing a slip so there will be no inappropriate flashes if a gust of wind came along. Her shoes are Manolos!
Hours after this appearance, Meghan and Harry attended the Queen’s birthday concert in London, at the Royal Albert Hall. Other royals were in attendance, like the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Princess Royal, the York princesses, the Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise and Prince William (Kate stayed home because she’s due any moment). The Queen was celebrating her 92nd birthday, and she was serenaded by the likes of… Shaggy and Sting. And Tom Jones. And Kylie Minogue. For this evening event, Meghan wore a navy cape dress by Stella McCartney. You guys know how much I loathe Stella’s designs, but I don’t completely hate this. I think the “slits” for the caped sleeves are a bit wonky, and it makes it seem like Meg is wearing a partial straightjacket, but other than that, it’s totally fine. The seating arrangements in the royal balcony/box are very… interesting.
Photos courtesy of Getty, WENN.
