For Meghan Markle, the sky is the limit. She was a TV star and highly successful blogger before she landed the greatest gig of all: becoming royalty!
As the Duchess of Sussex, she makes a splash wherever she goes. That’s due in large part to her impeccable fashion sense. In fact, here are some of her best and most iconic looks!
Garden Party
According to her fans, Meghan Markle may just be the “greatest of all time.” During her first garden party as a newlywed, she decided to make that official with an awesome fashion statement.
You can see the Duchess sporting a cream Flavia dress by the British label GOAT. Combined with a hat tilted at a rakish angle, her look mixes royalty and runway.
If you’re hoping to steal this look, don’t bother: Goat actually custom-made the dress for this special occasion!
Baby Shower
It’s entirely possible that Meghan Markle has superpowers. For example, she can take a look that screams “running to Wal-Mart” on anyone else and turn it into a stylish fashion statement.
This was the outfit she rocked when she left her star-studded baby shower in New York. It’s got many hallmarks of a comfortable travel look (check out those comfy shoes and hat), but she dresses it up with a light camel coat and a stylish leather tote.
That coat provides a pop of contrasting color while also hiding her baby bump. Form, functionality, and elegance: what else were you expecting from royalty?
RAF Centenary
Due to her stunning beauty and awesome fashion sense, Meghan Markle gets most of the attention in her family. However, she also knows how to dress up to honor her husband’s service.
When the two attended the Royal Air Force Centenary, it wasn’t just any occasion. This was a celebration of the RAF’s 100th birthday! To go with this timeless occasion, Meghan wore a black Dior dress.
This wasn’t just any “little black dress,” though: with a veiled headpiece and nude court shoes, she looked the part of royalty in every way. After all, Westminster Abbey would demand no less!
Royal Tour of Oceania
Despite attending so many official ceremonies, Meghan Markle does not stand on ceremony. For example, when her Royal Tour of Oceania brought her to the Redwoods Tree Walk in Rotorua, she ditched the fancy dresses and got nice and practical.
This simple jacket and comfy shoes are perfect for traipsing about the forest. And that’s exactly what she did, alternating between holding her husband’s hand and bonding with various fans from New Zealand.
Not afraid to get her hands dirty or walk among the people. That’s our kind of royalty!
Christmas Service
Meghan Markle is great at straddling that fine line between “fancy” and “functional.” And one of the best examples of this was when she attended Christmas services at Sandringham in 2018.
As a Christmas event attended by fellow royalty, this occasion called for some pomp and circumstance. However, she was also very pregnant at the time, so she needed to find something that was also comfortable and modest.
She settled for a double-breasted coat (matching her husband’s look) over a black dress, topping it all off with a feathered black hat. Overall, she balanced comfort and formality… a real contrast to when she broke tradition the previous year and appeared with the family before she was officially married.
Shout Event
Many fans of Meghan Markle’s fashion like to compare her older, edgier looks with her newer, more formal ones. However, fans soon discovered that the royal Markle had not lost her edge!
She helped to launch Shout in 2019. This is a text message crisis hotline designed to help those in need. And when she met with Shout volunteers in 2018, her outfit made quite a few waves.
With an oversized coat, leather pants, and a black T-shirt, Markle looks more like a rockstar than royalty. However, this look seems to be her way of asking: why can’t she be both?
We Day UK
Meghan is more than royalty: she is also a socially-minded activist. And she proved this when she made a surprise appearance alongside husband Prince Harry at WE Day in Wembley, London.
This day celebrates the WE Movement. That movement is all about getting young people to take a more active part in fostering social change all across the world.
When Harry was on stage dishing about how Meghan reminded him that only love drives out hate, she suddenly appeared onstage. In blue blazer, black pants, and black top, Meghan was projecting seriousness and confidence.
Nonetheless, the two found time for some absolutely adorable onstage affection. This must be the power of love in action!
Happy Mother
Some people think the most important day of Meghan’s life was her marriage. However, the real answer is the day that she became a mother!
Even right after delivering a baby, Meghan managed to look stunning. She wore a cream-colored, sleeveless dress in a very modern trench-style. But what shocked many fans was what she didn’t wear!
Previous princesses wore looser clothing to try to hide their post-birth bodies. Meghan, however, wasn’t afraid to show her natural figure. And her willingness to keep it real is just one more reason fans love her!