What Missy said.
I honestly think she should have, until the wedding, Used whomever is dressing Catherine as her stylist, have them create and build her outfits, make them look 100% what is expected of a royal, and once the wedding passed she should have slowly started adding her own personal touches.
Yeah - NO. A big huge, fat, emphatic NO to this.
All this does is confirm my earlier comments that people ragging and dragging Meghan and implying that she's not taking her role seriously (because of some boots and a trench coat - OMG the horror
) seem to be working from some pre-defined idea of what a "royal" must wear.
When Meghan steps outside of that "uniform" in any way - she gets dragged and her commitment to the monarchy is questioned. The fashion stuff has become a proxy.
When she wore a tux outfit with fitted pants to that very casual awards event, she was dragged even though the outfit was gorgeous. When she wore the black pants, they were too loose. When she wore the loose sweater with slim fitted pants, the pants were inappropriate. But now for the "sporty event", she should have worn skinny pants? Hmmm...
It's fair to not like neutrals and want color - but a neutral wardrobe isn't "un-stylish". Loose coats aren't "un-stylish", especially given that she's gotten her sleeves more fitted as the year has gone on. It's just a style aesthetic that some people (but clearly not the fashion set at Vogue, WWD, T&C, Glamour, Cosmo, Who What Wear, The Cut, InStyle and countless others).
Personally I think the "uniform" people are pushing is dated. And not all royals "follow" it. I also don't quite understand where this "uniform" was ratified. Was there a vote?
I think we need a recount.
I didn't see anyone dragging her, I know I certainly wasn't. The strongest comment I made was the trench reminded me of Pride and Prejudice and she should have worn flat shoes or trainers for the kind of event it was. I said the logo polo was appropriate and the jeans were fine and that she was improving.
Maybe I'm missing it, do you have an example of ratcheted up comments?
The "ratcheting up" was more about people making conclusions about her commitment to her new role - based on how she dressed for a very casual event. It was startling. Here are a few samples (the thread has been edited so some of the harsher comments are now gone):
"Her job is going to be representing the Crown, if she can't learn how to do it correctly then she needs to seek advise."
"Seems like Meghan doesn’t really bother how she turns out at events."
(..)
Again - a lot of comments seem to hinge upon the existence of this mysterious "royal uniform" and when Meghan doesn't adhere to it she gets dragged. Like she's not "in her place" and "how dare she" not adhere to this "rule", "who does she think she is that she can break the 'rule'?"
Sometimes I wonder if it's a "Well, Kate had to wear the "uniform", so how dare Meghan not wear it too." --> when the only reference to this "uniform" seems to be from folks on this thread.
I think Meghan is deliberately rejecting this "uniform" and I couldn't be happier. It may lead to a couple of misses in the interim (she hasn't had many) but in the end, her style will likely endure longer than 80s princess coats and dresses.