LIZ JONES: I so wanted Meghan to be fulfilled. But these NINE outfits made me realise she was going from Duchess to D-List By Liz Jones Published: 02:00, 19 October 2024 | Updated: 02:03, 19 October 2024 e-mail 6 View comments Clothes, of course, are a window to a woman's soul. So, one wonders, what on earth is Meghan trying to tell us with her new style direction? A fortnight ago, the Duchess of Sussex turned up on the red carpet in an overly revealing Carolina Herrera U-neck – I prefer to call it a U-bend – split-hem dress that was truly surprising in its dishevelment and inappropriateness for a children's charity gala event.
And it wasn't just her ill-fitting dress: Meghan's hair looked wet and tangled, and her toes were exposed in skimpy sandals. It was such a turnaround from her old chic, together style – so determinedly 'look-at-me' – that even I, a staunch advocate ever since Meghan entered public life, could no longer sing her praises. A children's charity event hardly seemed the place to flash quite so much flesh.
Meghan and Harry left the UK and their public duties in January 2020 and, it seems, as her royal life unravelled, so has her dress sense, writes Liz Jones A piece I then wrote in this newspaper saying as much received over 4,000 comments and started a Twitter storm. So many readers agreed with me that Meghan's look was a disappointing low. When she was part of the Firm, don't forget, we had sleek up-dos, discreet simplicity, couture and closed toes .