Duchess of Sussex's Wardrobe Down Under

Which ‘look’ did you like best?

https://www.standard.co.uk/fashion/meghan-markle-royal-tour-dressing-the-part-a3972921.html

I like the Gabriela Hearst dress in Wellington on Day 13 & the Figue dress on Fiji on Day 9 I do not like today’s Tuxedo dress; its too short, and too casual with her hands pushed in her pockets

…and I can’t stand the ‘cradling’ at every opportunity!

She looks so great in everything! I like his look too. He’s in a gray linen suit at one point that it would be nice to know the name of.

I love the Oscar de la Renta with the birds, the boho Figue dress and most of her casual wear too. It must be strange to be constantly photographed, yikes…

What is “cradling”?

I think"cradling" is holding her “baby bump”.

I think she always looks great. That was a very perceptive article, I think. The only thing I was not crazy about was the cape evening dress. I think that’s an ugly blue. Loved the evening dress with birds, though.

I hate the term “baby bump.” :slight_smile:

I did not like the white dress that she wore today. It didn’t seem to fit well. I did not like the flowered dress by Figue at all. That was my least favorite. I did not like the Khaki striped dress by Martin Grant. I also did not like the striped maxi dress by Martin Grant.

I did love the Oscar de la Renta evening dress. That was her best look of the trip.

I like that they both look so genuinely Happy. I like the birds dress, and I don’t like the one with Pom poms.
I wonder if she will repopularize the oversized blazer. (Or maybe it’s already very popular and I don’t even know it).

I had to laugh at the day she wore the dress with the tag hanging from the bottom. Reminded me of Minnie Pearl :)). I think it was the Tonga dress (day 30),

I can’t imagine being pregnant and having to have brought along more than a momth’s Worth of clothes (and you can’t insult one charity or group by, horrors, wearing the same outfit that you wore before). How would you know what size you might be?

She is very beautiful. I love the Oscar de la Renta evening gown. I am not fond of the messy hair styles. I think she looks best with her hair pulled straight back off her face - she wore it like that in a couple of those photos.
I am definitely turning into my mother. She was always telling me to get my hair out of my face.

@momo2x2018 lol I thought it was just me! Why is she holding her non-existent belly at every turn. Please stop!

I love the Oscar de la Renta tulle evening dress with the birds. I thought she struck a good note with the gauzy striped beach dress, and the olive green striped maxi. And most of the other outfits were lovely. She knows what she is doing with fashion.

The forest green Jason Wu dress with the raglan sleeves didn’t fit her in the shoulders, and the scarlet dress with the cutout details and the pleats in the skirt was a rare failure: that is not her color.

I think its a strange mix of choices. In some pics, she’s dressing like she’s a lot “bigger” than she actually is. I mean, she’s tiny with a slightly protruding belly and she’s swimming in some of those dresses. But then in other pics, she’s wearing things that are much more body conscious. Maybe she’s just feeling like other pregnant women, glowing one day, and bloated the next :).

I agree about the Oscar de le Renta dress. Stunning…but, I cant’ get beyond the price tag!

@partyof5 ^:)^ Yes! I’m with @Consolation and the ‘baby bump’ - hate that term. Back in my day, I don’t think there was a term. @BSL1199 - some of the outfits exaggerate her appearance; that, and swaying her back! IMO, she looks much more attractive when her clothes fit. All that said, she is a very attractive woman

I doubt she spent that much time selecting her clothes. Stylist did. Packed for a month or more. The black dress with buttons was a hit, others, not so much

I don’t mind it. Certainly not on the level of “baby daddy.”

I only saw a couple.The majority of the ones with her hands in front looked more like “What do I do with my hands?”

Right. It looked to me like she was doing the front hand clasp if she didn’t have a clutch bag.

Ski - something tells me you have not/will not have personal experience with pregnancy. :wink: I do mind that term. Not cute.

I think cradling is an instinctive action that’s hard to avoid. I know I couldn’t!

She looked stunning in every picture, in my opinion.

I travel for three weeks with a carry on and a tote bag…and she must have three or four steamer trunks full of clothes, shoes and bags.

OK, now the big question. Is Meghan wearing hose? In most pictures, it looks like she isn’t.

I remember reading, just after Kate joined the royal family, that hose had been out of style but were coming back in because she wore them. Apparently it is expected of royalty? Is Meghan exempt?

I haven’t posted on the hosiery thread, but I have never stopped wearing pantyhose in the summer and black tights in the winter. I wear dresses and skirts to work every day. I am well aware now that I am completely out of style, but I am quite old and I like my legs covered.