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To think Meghan should have chosen a Nigerian stylist

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LateAF · 12/05/2024 07:33

For her Nigerian tour. Whoever put the outfits together for her has no clue on culturally appropriate attire. When I was a child it was drummed into me to cover my shoulders- especially in formal settings. So far all her dresses have been strappy or shoulder less (even backless!), while all the women in the photos with her have their shoulders covered as is the norm.

Also the relentless neutrals are uninspiring in a country where colourful clothing is standard. There are many amazing Nigerian or west African designers she could have highlighted on this tour (one of the images is from Lagos fashion week).

Please this is NOT a Meghan bashing thread so take your nasty comments to the Royal Family board (hence why I didn’t post on there). I think she looks stunning and her hair and makeup have been spot on. I also like how welcoming the Nigerian community have been- and I know they will give her a pass for her outfits since she’s an outsider. Just wondering what the consensus is.

YABU- she’s a foreigner so can dress how she likes
YANBU- clothing on a “royal” tour should be culturally appropriate and tailored to that region

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GoodAfternoonGoodEveningAndGoodnight · 12/05/2024 20:20

Nothing she wears ever fits well

That is just such a load of bollocks though, some of her outfits look lovely.

JaneJeffer · 12/05/2024 20:05

This is the nicest thing she's ever worn

To think Meghan should have chosen a Nigerian stylist
Msmumm · 12/05/2024 20:01

Nothing she wears ever fits well. `Things are way too long, too baggy, dragged around the waist with an ill fitting belt. Even her wedding dress didn't fit right under the arms and looked awkward.

YaMuvva · 12/05/2024 19:59

Mooda · 12/05/2024 19:56

Give over, she looks consistently amazing and people over there seem to be loving the visit. Harry and Meghan are just very likeable and good at this stuff. What a loss they are to the royal family, think that penny is finally dropping in the UK.

Can I ask, and I’m not being facetious, what do you think is is that makes them likeable?

Mooda · 12/05/2024 19:56

Give over, she looks consistently amazing and people over there seem to be loving the visit. Harry and Meghan are just very likeable and good at this stuff. What a loss they are to the royal family, think that penny is finally dropping in the UK.

YaMuvva · 12/05/2024 19:41

If someone spends their life being something of a clothes horse then they open their choices up to discussion. I don’t wanna live in a world where only “Be Kind” is allowed.

I think Meghan is absolutely running and has an amazing figure and I don’t understand why she wears clothes that would suit a bigger or larger cheated woman. But she can wear what she likes, my main grievances are her behaviour and actions which FAR outweigh any fashion ‘crimes’ she commits

NoOneFellOffTheirChair · 12/05/2024 19:39

None of you are starting constant threads on what Harry is wearing, put it that way.. Apart from his racist fancy dress outfit and being starkers Vegas , Harry dresses appropriately for the occasion. However accepting and tolerant people in Nigeria seem to be, it’s not appropriate imo to wear a backless, sideless dress for a formal school visit, in any country.

Arraminta · 12/05/2024 19:19

Her dress for the polo is gorgeous but yet again it's much too long.

taleasoldashoney · 12/05/2024 19:16

frazzled1 · 12/05/2024 18:52

I just find it really odd that H & M have arranged a trip so they're away from home today - it's Mother's Day in the US isn't it? Maybe they don't make a big thing of it, I dunno. PH always seems to be away for Archie's birthday too.

Maybe they celebrate it on the UK mothers day date? I work with an American guy who has worked in the UK for 15 years, has a British wife but still celebrates mothers day for his wife on the American date

frazzled1 · 12/05/2024 19:13

Didn't he literally fly straight back so that he was able to attend his little one,'s birthday party?! Ah ok maybe. Archie's birthday was Mon 6th. Still find them being away for Mother's Day weird.

YaMuvva · 12/05/2024 19:12

Seen the latest pictures, loving the yellow dress with the wrap over the shoulder. A really flattering outfit with a nice touch

GoodAfternoonGoodEveningAndGoodnight · 12/05/2024 18:53

frazzled1 · 12/05/2024 18:52

I just find it really odd that H & M have arranged a trip so they're away from home today - it's Mother's Day in the US isn't it? Maybe they don't make a big thing of it, I dunno. PH always seems to be away for Archie's birthday too.

Didn't he literally fly straight back so that he was able to attend his little one,'s birthday party?!

frazzled1 · 12/05/2024 18:52

I just find it really odd that H & M have arranged a trip so they're away from home today - it's Mother's Day in the US isn't it? Maybe they don't make a big thing of it, I dunno. PH always seems to be away for Archie's birthday too.

PumpkinPieAlibi · 12/05/2024 17:56

HeadNorth · 12/05/2024 08:21

Meghan really can't do anything right, can she? The criticism she receives is relentless, it is quite disturbing.

God, it's relentless, isn't it? I can't understand what people get from being so horrid all the time. She could literally save another person from a burning building and there would be opinion pieces and columns about she got it wrong.

Even the posters who say it isn't important make a point of saying it doesn't matter what she wears as she's just an actress, and not Royal. The passive aggressive nastiness is disgusting.

All this Royalty nonsense doesn't appeal to me but to me a woman relentlessly criticised like this, seemingly more so by other women, is just so disheartening.

Blinkeredsoul34 · 12/05/2024 17:44

I really like the yellow dress she is wearing today. I think it looks lovely.

coupdetonnerre · 12/05/2024 17:17

WhenYouHearTheRain · 12/05/2024 16:56

Please this is NOT a Meghan bashing thread

Lol. Of course it is.

She looks gorgeous, as always, and she and Harry look very happy together, both of which are a big problem for some people.

It 100% is a Meghan bashing thread like most of the threads started by people who are beyond obsessed about her.

coupdetonnerre · 12/05/2024 17:15

LateAF · 12/05/2024 14:22

Who has said any of those things on here except for wear more colour and cover her shoulders?

None of her dresses are trashy and I haven’t seen anyone say as such. No one has commented on her body or figure. Seems like you spend too much time on the daily mail and are looking for some outrage.

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Why does she need to do that? As a person of African descent who grew up in an African and Christian family - I don't see anything wrong with what she's wearing. What's wrong with shoulder. She's not at church - in which case I'd then expect her to wrap a scarf around her shoulder if she was going into the building.

WhenYouHearTheRain · 12/05/2024 16:56

Please this is NOT a Meghan bashing thread

Lol. Of course it is.

She looks gorgeous, as always, and she and Harry look very happy together, both of which are a big problem for some people.

rainbowunicorn · 12/05/2024 16:55

Higglings · 12/05/2024 13:15

I don't know why anyone is remotely interested in the woman.

Yet here you are, on a thread about her.

taleasoldashoney · 12/05/2024 16:38

Arraminta · 12/05/2024 16:19

Now this latest yellow dress is a definite improvement, the colour is excellent on her but again it's much too long. The hem is dragging in the dirt and she's having to hitch up the skirt. And she is very much wearing the wrong bra again.

You'd assume she'd do a prior try on of all these dress and choose suitable underwear and get the hems tailored.

She's worn that dress before so she must be happy with the length and the underwear with it?

PurplePansy05 · 12/05/2024 16:38

Those of you who are still struggling to get it: today's yellow dress is beautiful. It suits her, it's a flattering colour, and in addition to it, it references her heritage. She might have one or both shoulders revealed, but it's irrelevant because the dress is overall suitable for the occasion (I would only say it's still too long touching the floor when she's wearing high heels). Her white shirt and blue patterned skirt in other photos released today are also suitable. I think today she got it right, but beforehand on this trip she definitely didn't.

Harara · 12/05/2024 16:29

LateAF · 12/05/2024 07:41

But Nigerians wouldn’t see it as cultural appropriation which is surely what matters. We would see it as a celebration of our culture. Kind of like wearing a sari to an Indian wedding or festival wear to carnival.

I agree with you that she can’t win in terms of criticism.

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But Nigerians wouldn’t see it as cultural appropriation which is surely what matters. We would see it as a celebration of our culture. Kind of like wearing a sari to an Indian wedding or festival wear to carnival.

A number of Indian commentators seemed pretty unimpressed with Justin Trudeau and his family when they wore Indian outfits to visit India. It wasn’t greeted as ‘a celebration of our culture’. https://www.businessinsider.com/canadian-pm-trudeau-mocked-for-political-fashion-blunders-in-india-2018-2

Whatever Meghan does, someone will complain about it and attribute the worst possible motives to her. She might as well just wear what she likes.

Canadian PM Trudeau roundly mocked for political, fashion blunders during disastrous trip to India

Justin Trudeau's hometown paper, the Ottawa Citizen, compared his India trip to George H.W. Bush's 1992 Tokyo trip when Bush vomited on Japan's prime minister.

https://www.businessinsider.com/canadian-pm-trudeau-mocked-for-political-fashion-blunders-in-india-2018-2

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LateAF · 12/05/2024 16:27

ReadySetSit · 12/05/2024 15:13

None of you are starting constant threads on what Harry is wearing, put it that way.

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I don’t have any interest in his outfits but like Meghan’s style and choices.

But I do agree the spotlight is normally on women tor their clothing choices in a way it isn’t for men.

However, Meghan knows she’s a style icon- she used to run a fashion and lifestyle blog- fashion is important to her and she does it well. So it’s only natural people will pay attention to and comment on her clothing choices.

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Willmafrockfit · 12/05/2024 16:25

Arraminta · 12/05/2024 16:19

Now this latest yellow dress is a definite improvement, the colour is excellent on her but again it's much too long. The hem is dragging in the dirt and she's having to hitch up the skirt. And she is very much wearing the wrong bra again.

You'd assume she'd do a prior try on of all these dress and choose suitable underwear and get the hems tailored.

can you show a picture

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LateAF · 12/05/2024 16:23

x2boys · 12/05/2024 15:13

Yeah right 🙄

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Helpful - if you have an opinion please articulate it rather than make sarcastic comments. I asked genuinely as I want to learn if I’ve said something out of turn on here. I personally feel commenting on fashion choices is fair game and not bashing.

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