It was confirmed last month that Prince Harry and Meghan would be moving back to the UK, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocating from the US shortly before their children started school in September.
For the first time on Sunday, Meghan shared a glimpse of their new life in Britain, posting a video of her family on Instagram that suggested their new home is nestled away in the English countryside. In the short clip, the Sussexes could be seen walking hand in hand down a quaint country road alongside their beloved black labrador Pula. Prince Archie, seven, and his sister, five-year-old Princess Lilibet, were also seen in the clip, which was set to Wham!’s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.
Dressed for the British weather, Meghan wrapped up in a quilted jacket and tucked a pair of dark-wash skinny jeans into her wellies; clearly, she came prepared for England’s drizzle. Bidding her California-cool aesthetic adieu, Meghan swapped airy slacks and Labour Day whites for aristocratic-cool, embracing the British countryside’s iconic style codes to create a look that was practical and elegant in equal measure.
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But it was Meghan’s jeans that caught our eye. Slim-fitting styles are having something of a comeback this autumn, with drainpipe-inspired silhouettes popping up everywhere from Valentino to Celine. A far cry from the spray-on styles that dominated the noughties, this new roster of skinny jeans is much more grown-up. With less stretch and crafted from rigid cuts of denim, the skinny jeans’ new era has structure, polish and a decidedly modern feel.
Whether you’re tucking them into wellies or wearing them with oversized winter knits (slim-fit jeans work even harder during the cooler months as they’re perfect for balancing out bulkier outerwear), expect to see all the most stylish women you know embracing leaner denim over the coming months.