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Meghan Markle just ended her quiet luxury streak with one of the loudest colors on the spectrum.
On Saturday, the Duchess of Sussex co-hosted the Women in Leadership Panel in Nigeria with media executive Mo Abudu and World Trade Organization director-general Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. And the moment she stepped out on stage, there was noticeable shift in her style. Rather than opt for one of her signature monochrome looks, Markle, instead, chose to wear a bright red midi dress with a ruffled hem and spaghetti straps from Nigerian designer Orire.
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Explaining her decision to wear the vibrant dress in lieu of her usual neutrals, Markle told the audience, “I am just flattered and honored and inspired. It has been a whirlwind 24 hours since we arrived, and I very quickly got the memo that I need to wear more color so I can fit in with all of you in your incredible fashion!”
Markle, who recently discovered that she’s 43-percent Nigerian through a genealogy test, accessorized with strappy nude sandals, a stack of gold bangles, and a delicate diamond necklace with matching tiny hoops. She pulled her brunette hair back into a sleek, center-parted bun and rounded out her glam with nude lips and glowing skin.
The next day, Markle continued to wear color as she and Prince Harry visited the home of the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. For the occasion, she slipped on a sunny yellow floor-length column dress that paid tribute to her son, Archie, and a coordinating striped shawl over her shoulders.
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Back in 2022, Markle explained the reasoning for her mostly neutral wardrobe during her stint as a working royal. “Most of the time that I was in the UK, I rarely wore color,” she said in the Netflix docu-series Harry & Meghan. “There was thought in that.”
“To my understanding, you can’t ever wear the same color as Her Majesty [Queen Elizabeth] if there’s a group event. But then you also should never be wearing the same color as one of the other more senior members of the family,” she continued. “So I was like, ‘Well what’s a color that they’ll probably never wear?’ Camel? Beige? White?”
