After staying largely out of the spotlight this summer, Harry and Meghan have slowly started to make public appearances again: in September, they attended the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, and later that month, they attended Kevin Costner’s charity fundraiser in Santa Barbara. Throughout it all, Meghan has largely worn a polished yet very much casual wardrobe, mostly comprised of neutral colors: at the Invictus games, for example, she wore J. Crew jackets and Polo Ralph Lauren knits, whereas at Costner’s event, she put on a cape jacket and black pants. To host a panel for World Mental Health Day in October, she wore a simple cream set from Altuzarra.
It does feel like Markle is leaning into a subdued, stylish way of dressing where her clothes are (or seem to be) more relatable, reserved, and not, well, distracting. Which, in a way, seems to be a goal that goes far beyond fashion.