In the second episode of With Love, Meghan—Meghan Markle’s new lifestyle show on Netflix—Mindy Kaling has a confession. “Meghan, I want to ask about your lewk,” she says. “Your fashion is one of my favorite things.
After some back and forth about what a “lewk” actually is, Markle gives her a rundown. Her striped sweater is Jenni Kayne, her knit top is Loro Piana, and her linen pants are Zara. (Kaling gasps.)
“Sometimes I will look like, where’s the coat from,” Kaling says of her fascination with Markle’s style. “[Then] go to maxmara.com—it’s already sold out.”
“So silly,” Markle says, smiling.
With Love, Meghan is a lifestyle show. In it, Markle makes avocado toast for herself, skillet pasta for her friends, and rainbow-shaped fruit platters for her children. She stuffs gift bags for an imaginary birthday party, arranges flowers, and makes homemade candles. She says things like “Love is in the details!”, “In pursuit of joy, not perfection!”, and “Do something that scares you a little bit!” Yet despite everything going in and out of the oven, the reviews for With Love, Meghan have been lukewarm. Or in the case of the Times of London: ice cold.
Part of the issue is the setting: Markle sets her show at a Montecito farmhouse that is not her own. It’s understandable for security reasons—and to be fair, most cooking show hosts don’t use their real homes for filming. But it lends an air of inauthenticity to the whole thing. She stages a child’s birthday party with no children; similarly, she invites her friends over for game nights and dinner parties at an unoccupied home. And part of the issue is aesthetic: the elegant California energy Markle wants to emulate is already (and very visibly) mastered by Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as brands like Flamingo Estate.
All this to say: maybe don’t watch for the lifestyle tips. Like Kaling, maybe watch for something else entirely… the fashion.
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