The Duchess of Montecito has struck again. In only eight episodes of "With Love, Meghan," she wore a wardrobe with the combined cost of a modest midsize home.
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00:00The Duchess of Montecito has struck again. In only eight episodes of With Love, Meghan,
00:05she wore a wardrobe with the combined cost of a modest mid-sized home. Meghan's new Netflix
00:10show has made quite a splash on social media since its March 2025 debut. There really is
00:15a lot to talk about, from Markle's homemaking skills, to whether her recipes are any good,
00:19to her insistence that she should now be called Meghan Sussex.
00:22"'You keep saying Meghan Markle, you know I'm Sussex now.'"
00:25But the main thing that caught everybody's eye was the many, many wardrobe changes that
00:29happened throughout every single episode.
00:31"'And while the tea's brewing, we'll get changed for our party.'"
00:34These weren't casual sweater swaps, either. Reportedly, Meghan's wardrobe and jewelry
00:38budget for With Love Meghan set production back about $172,000. Through the eight-episode
00:44season, Meghan wore a variety of designer pieces that individually retail for hundreds
00:48of dollars, and more. A couple of examples include the $793 Saint Laurent sandals she
00:54wore during Episode 4, and the Amelia Wickstead dress she donned in Episode 2, which cost
00:59a smidge over $1,000.
01:01"'And all of this is not pricey. You can do this on a budget."
01:04"'You can do this on a budget.'"
01:05Even a simple pair of shorts, like the belted Zimmerman pair she slapped on for cocktails
01:09in Episode 6, cost someone about $600. But those price tags paled in comparison to the
01:14tens of thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry she wore. No stranger to bling, Markle definitely
01:19flaunted her love of jewelry at various points during the series. In Episode 8, she rocked
01:24a $3,000 pair of diamond earrings from Anina Bing, and fans were quick to notice the $14,000
01:30Cartier necklace she put on to close out Episode 6.
01:33"'Stunning. And high-end."
01:36And just to blow all those out of the water, in Episode 7, she whipped out a $57,346 Fortuna
01:43tennis necklace. Call us peasants if you want, but that wouldn't be our first choice of accessory
01:48if we were in the middle of frothing up a pot of milk.
01:50"'I bet it's good.'"
01:52Price tags aside, there was also one specific fashion choice that had audiences in an uproar,
01:57even though on the surface it seemed innocuous enough.
02:00During Episode 7, Markle proudly flaunted a sweatshirt featuring the logo for Northwestern
02:04University. No biggie, right? Mrs. Sussex is an alumnus of the university, after all.
02:09But fans were quick to point out that she could have probably worn literally anything
02:13else. Instead, she picked something that recalled Princess Diana wearing a Northwestern sweatshirt
02:18after she visited the university in 1996.
02:21Fans immediately accused her of forcing parallels between her and the beloved late princess,
02:25with one writing,
02:26"'Meghan Markle recreates one of Princess Diana's most iconic looks in a blatant attempt
02:31to exploit her late mother-in-law for publicity for her failing brand.'"
02:34Okay, it's arguable whether that was one of Princess Di's most iconic moments, and again,
02:40Meghan did go to school there, but the point is fair. It would be naive not to expect every
02:44moment of this show to be put under a microscope, so she most likely understood what the reaction
02:48would be. Plus, with $172,000 worth of other wardrobe options to choose from, this sweater
02:54was bound to stick out.
02:56For better or for worse.
02:57The good news is that, with Netflix confirming that more episodes of With Love Meghan are
03:01coming this fall, this probably won't be the last time fans get the chance to lose their
03:06minds over Meghan's outfits.