Meghan Markle Wore the '80s Trend Zara Made Famous Again
It's a busy day in the life of Meghan Markle. Today the duchess stepped out for two events (so far) in two different wardrobes. As Markle is nearing the end of her pregnancy (she's rumored to be due in April or May), she's relying on easy dresses and coats and is still very much devoted to her trusty heels (pumps, in most cases). That certainly doesn't mean that she can't try some of the latest trends. One of the easiest ways to do so is via print, and the particular print Markle chose for the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey is undoubtedly a product of the '80s revival. Markle wore a chain-print dress from Victoria Beckham's F/W 19 collection, along with a cream-color coat and pillbox hat and green pumps.
Hermès and Versace really made chain print famous (see the S/S 18 runway proof below from when they officially revived the trend), but over the past year, Zara has really embraced it and made it more accessible. Currently, blouses, blazers, skirts, and scarves abound in the expensive-looking trend, and we're guessing the retailer might add to its stock even more now that Markle has endorsed the '80s-inspired look.
Keep scrolling to see how Markle styled the chain-print trend and shop affordable versions of it from Zara.
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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