Last October, Meghan Markle announced her pregnancy at the beginning of a 16-day tour
of the South Pacific, and went on to set a high bar for maternity style. Little did we
know that Meghan’s style in Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, and Fiji was just the beginning.
In the months since, she has established a royal maternity wardrobe for the ages—and
reports say it is the most expensive one yet.
Blazers. Meghan attended a road race during the Invictus
Games in Sydney on October 20, 2018, wearing an Invictus Games polo, jeans by Mother Denim,
and an Altuzarra blazer.
Meghan arrives at an airport in Dubbo, Australia, on October 17, 2018, where she visited community
farms wearing a blazer from the label started by her friend Serena Williams, a Maison Kitsuné
oxford, jeans from Outland denim, and suede boots from J. Crew.
At her first visit to the National Theatre as its patron on January 30, 2019, Meghan
wore a blush Brandon Maxwell dress and blazer combination, a Carolina Herrera clutch, and
strappy, suede Aquazzura heels.
At an event to dedicate a portion of land in New Zealand on October 30, 2018, Meghan
stepped out in a Karen Walker blazer, jeans from J. Crew, and Muck Boot Company wellingtons.
Double-Breasted Dresses and Coats. On a tour of a war memorial in Wellington,
New Zealand, on October 28, 2018, Meghan wore a dress from the ASOS maternity collection
along with a Karen Walker trench coat, and black Sarah Flint pumps.
Meghan wears a sleeveless, double-breasted Maggie Marilyn dress, suede Manolo Blahnik
pumps, and jewelry given to her as a gift from New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda
Ardern, at a center for creativity on October 29, 2018, in Wellington.
At the Sydney Opera House for a public meet-and-greet on October 16, 2018, Prince Harry spotted
a girl who bore an uncanny resemblance to his wife, but was not wearing the duchess’s
casual, structured dress by Karen Gee, suede Stuart Weitzman pumps, and a Martin Grant
trench coat.
At a reception hosted by New Zealand’s prime minister in Auckland on October 30, 2018,
Meghan wore an Antonio Berardi dress that she first wore in 2017, along with suede Aquazzura
pumps.
Bare Shoulders. On October 19, 2018, Meghan wore a striped
Martin Grant dress and a pair of espadrilles to a mental-health awareness event on Australia’s
Bondi Beach.
Meghan wore a custom Safiyaa gown with a sequin bustier top to the Royal Variety performance
on November 18, 2018.
On December 10, 2018, Meghan wore a custom Givenchy gown to present an award to Clare
Waight Keller, the house’s designer, who also made her wedding dress, along with a
pair of gold Tamara Mellon sandals.
On October 22, 2018, at a resort on Australia’s Fraser Island, Meghan wore a Reformation striped
dress, Sarah Flint sandals, and Karen Walker sunglasses.
Slingback Heels. An event to dedicate a memorial in Sydney,
Australia, on October 20, 2018, Meghan wore an Emilia Wickstead dress, Tabitha Simmons
suede heels, and a Philip Treacy hat.
At a Remembrance Sunday service at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2018, Meghan accessorized
her custom Givenchy outfit and Aquazzura slingback heels with the traditional poppy.
Meghan attended her first meeting as patron of the Mayhew animal charity in an Armani
coat and an H&M Maternity dress on January 16, 2019, but sadly she was not able to adopt
a dog during the event.
On her visit to Canada House, Meghan broke out the pair of Manolo Blahniks again, which
she also appears to own in several colors.
In February 2019, Meghan visited the Andalusian Gardens in Rabat, Morocco, in a Babaton blazer,
a pleated dress with an asymmetrical hem by Loyd Ford, and Manolo Blahnik heels with velvet
detailing.
Tie-Belt Waist. At a visit to a school in Tonga, Meghan laughed
so hard she nearly started to cry, while wearing a Veronica Beard shirtdress and a pair of
suede heels from Banana Republic.
Meghan visited a crafts exhibition in Tonga wearing a Martin Grant dress and suede pumps
on October 26, 2018.
To celebrate the 100th Armistice Day on November 10, 2018, Meghan attended the annual Festival
of Remembrance in a crepe dress from Marks & Spencer, a Stella McCartney tie-waist coat,
and black suede Manolo Blahnik pumps.
On this trip to the charity Brinsworth House for caroling on December, Meghan, who said
she was feeling “very pregnant”, wore a Soia and Kyo coat over a Brock Collection
dress and suede Aquazzura pumps.
Bold Patterns. In Fiji on October 23, 2018, Meghan gave a
speech about the importance of education while wearing a whimsical patterned dress by Figue
and a pair of espadrille wedges.
At the Australian Geographic Society Awards on October 26, 2018, Meghan held onto a toy
numbat while she wore an Oscar de la Renta gown featuring laser-cut fabric birds and
suede Aquazzura pumps.
Meghan wears an Oscar de La Renta dress from the Fall 2018 collection and olive suede Sarah
Flint boots to visit children at a boxing charity in Bristol on February 1, 2019.
On a visit to the palace of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on February 25, 2019, Meghan wears
a bespoke periwinkle Carolina Herrera gown, featuring a fabric created for the Fall 2019
ready-to-wear collection.
On her way to a panel for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2019, Meghan wears a black-and-white
dress from Reiss and suede Manolo Blahnik heels. The dress, which is not specifically
a maternity dress, sold out soon after Meghan was spotted in it.
Chunky Boots. On her way into a New Zealand café on October
29, 2018, Meghan wore a gray Club Monaco trench coat, and black suede Stuart Weitzman lace-up
boots.
At Christmas Day services in Sandringham, Meghan matched a fascinator to her double-breasted
Victoria Beckham navy cashmere coat and boots.
Meghan talks to a gathering crowd on a Bristol walkabout on February 1, 2019, wearing olive
suede Sarah Flint boots and a coat from William Vintage in London.
In New York City for her baby shower on February 19, 2019, Meghan stepped out in that same
Victoria Beckham cashmere coat, along with Tamara Mellon calf-hair boots and a Stella
McCartney leather tote.
Messy Buns. In an Erdem coat and dress from the designer’s
Fall 2019 collection, Aquazzura pumps, and a Givenchy satin clutch, Meghan made an appearance
at Canada House on Commonwealth Day, March 11, 2019.
Shortly after announcing her pregnancy, Meghan pulled her hair back in a bun and wore an
olive green Brandon Maxwell dress with intricate pleating to a reception in Sydney, Australia,
on October 16, 2018.
On a visit to a supermarket in Birkenhead on January 14, 2019, Meghan wore her trademark
updo with a jewel-toned red coat with sleeve detailing from Sentaler and a dress from Aritzia.
On this trip, she let a hint about her due date slip while talking to a crowd that gathered.
For a black-tie event with the King and Queen of Tonga on October 25, 2018, Meghan wore
a bespoke gown by Theiacouture and her hair in a sleek, but informal updo.