Meghan’s world (as spelled out in Vogue)
FROM articles about sustainable fashion to features on £20 ‘gong bathing classes’, the Duchess of Sussex has filled British Vogue – she is the first to guest-edit its prestigious September edition – with some of her favourite causes and tips. So what is in Meghan’s guide to life, love and the universe?
ECO FASHION
Sustainability is the latest buzzword, says Vogue, which advises its readers to ‘buy less, but buy better’. A round-up of eco-friendly items includes a pair of £115 Veja trainers, featuring recycled plastic uppers – a brand Meghan wore in Australia last year.
FRIENDLY RIVALRY
The fashion world’s reputation for backstabbing was captured in the hit novel and film The Devil Wears Prada, said to be based on US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. A two-page feature highlights the designers championing ‘fellowship not froideur’, such as Louis Vuitton’s Virgil Abloh.
THE F WORD
The arts and culture section includes a poem, A Note From The Beach by Matt Haig, which rails against body fascism: ‘Hello, I am the beach... And I have to tell you something, I don’t care about your body, I am a beach, I literally don’t give a f***.’
The poem is accompanied by a message from Meghan, signed HRH The Duchess of Sussex, saying: ‘A personal favourite and the best reminder during the summer season... or any season as a matter of fact.’
SUSTAINABLE FASHION
Sustainable beauty products, ethical homewares and ‘mindful’ fashion buys all feature in Vogue’s monthly Life & Style section. They include a £1,780 organic wool suit, a £600 Berber rug made from recycled fabrics and plastic and £31 bath salts.
THE ALL-FEMALE BAKERY
Keen cook Meghan plugs Luminary Bakery, the all-female social enterprise bakery which helps women who have been victims of violence and sex trafficking or who have been to prison or found themselves homes get back into work. It has helped 56 women since its launch in 2014.
SOCIAL MEDIA CRUELTY
Meghan says she never reads social media, apart from her and Harry’s own Instagram feed. Its capacity to promote online bullying is an issue both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have spoken about. The magazine’s ‘Viewpoint’ offers techniques to cope with ‘social media cruelty’.
BODY IMAGE
Actress and presenter Jameela Jamil, who campaigns on the issue of body image, writes about weight and why women need to be less hung up on what they look like.
THE FOOD-SHARING APP
Meghan highlights as one of her favourite features an article about Tessa Clarke, founder of the food-sharing app Olio – which helps cut food waste – and her favourite innovations and community initiatives.
HOW TO FEEL GOOD
A focus on ‘holistic’ approaches to health and well-being including a £60 Vitamin B skin patch, a £68 face mask an £80 face oil and a £237 watch-like device to improve sleep. It also plugs the Ilapothecary Spa in Kensington that Meghan and Harry visited when she was pregnant, particularly its £20 ‘Gong Bathing’ class – meditation to the sounds of crystal bowls and gongs.
SARAH CHAPMAN
There is a full-page feature on Meghan’s personal skincare expert, Sarah Chapman, who helped her glow on her wedding day. It says: ‘If you have only one facial in your entire life, go to Sarah Chapman’.
BREATHING IS THE NEW GYM
Could breathing be the key to wellbeing, the magazine asks? It includes several different techniques and highlights a £4,398 week-long ‘breathing workshop’.
FORCES FOR CHANGE
What changes do you want to see in the world? Meghan poses the question each of her 15 ‘trailblazing cover women’
MICHELLE OBAMA
The ex-First Lady talks to Meghan in a scoop question and answer session secured over a lunch of chicken tacos.