The Duchess of Sussex arrived at the Nigerian Defense Headquarters in Abuja this month looking elegant and ethereal in a strapless white dress by St Agni Studio that wouldn’t have looked out of place at the heart of a wedding.
Styled with her signature tousled bun, the radiant look mirrored the off-the-shoulder ensembles she wore on her big day at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 2018, which became one of the royal fashion moments. most celebrated in history.
But this is not the first time that Meghan surprises with a white dress and gives us bridal inspiration.
The former actress has sported white power suits, flowy ivory dresses, and flirty minidresses since marrying Prince Harry, following a pattern that leaves us wondering if she’ll always be on track for her next wedding.
Meghan was in Abuja, Nigeria, this month looking elegant and ethereal in a white strapless dress from St Agni Studio that wouldn’t have looked out of place walking down the aisle at a wedding.
In Tonga in 2018, Meghan looked as radiant as any bride at a state dinner. She wore a Theia dress with structured cap sleeves and a touch of sparkle on the shoulders that could have easily been purchased at a bridal boutique.
A striking white Louis Vuitton dress that Meghan wore during a visit to New York in 2022 would not have looked out of place on this year’s brides.
While Kate Middleton’s signature style is formal coats, tailoring and shimmering red carpet glamour, it seems like Meghan’s could simply be the wedding dress, or something remarkably similar.
Aside from her famous wedding dress, floor-length white dresses reign supreme for the Duchess.
Another addition to Meghan’s collection of bridal ensembles made her debut in Tonga in 2018, shortly after her wedding, when she looked radiant for a state dinner in a Theia dress.
It had structured sleeves and a touch of sparkle on the shoulders, which could have easily been taken from a bridal boutique. This raised the question: is this her third wedding dress?
Continuing her streak of bride-inspired fashion on the 16-day royal tour of Australia in 2018, there were more notable white dresses. First came a simple shift dress by local designer Karen Zee, which was both regal and relaxed, and then came an ivory Zimmermann dress topped with a Stephen Jones headpiece, which made Meghan look like a modern bride.
Next was Maggie Marilyn’s elegant white tuxedo dress she stepped out in on the same tour, followed by a striking white Louis Vuitton dress worn during a visit to New York in 2022. Both worthy of a regal princess, their silhouettes Structured dresses elevated designs from simple white dresses to statement pieces worthy of an impromptu wedding ceremony.
Meghan recently revamped her bridal wardrobe with a crisp white Altuzarra suit in Nigeria that looked tailor-made for an elegant registry office wedding.
In Australia she wore this simple shift dress by local designer Karen Zee, which was both regal and relaxed and wouldn’t have looked out of place during a wedding ceremony.
This ivory Zimmermann dress topped with a Stephen Jones headpiece made Meghan look like the modern bride.
This glamorous Maggie Marilyn style bridal gown wouldn’t have looked out of place for a ‘posh’ registry office wedding
Meghan in one of her royal wedding dresses on the day she married Prince Harry in Windsor in 2018. Made by designer Stella McCartney, it was worn during the less formal part of the day.
Meghan in her main wedding dress leaving St George’s Chapel with her new husband Prince Harry
Paired with minimal accessories, the clean lines and impeccable fit exuded sophistication while maintaining an air of simplicity. This look was quintessentially Meghan and another example of how she infuses her work wardrobe with a touch of wedding magic.
Let’s go back to their real wedding, the real one, not the metaphorical trendy ones. Meghan’s choice for her wedding reception was an elegant halter-neck dress by Stella McCartney that oozed elegance and modernity. The embodiment of understated elegance, it perfectly complemented the grandeur of her formal gown designed by Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy. While the first dress was all about fairy tale, the second was all about elegant sophistication. And since then, it seems like Meghan has kept a piece of that wedding magic in her wardrobe and she’s always ready to say, “I do.”