Meghan Markleis adding clothing designer to her royal resumé!
In the September issue of BritishVogue, which sheguest edited, the Duchess of Sussex revealed she is partnering with her designer friend,Misha Nonoo, to create a capsule collection of women’s workwear. The line, which will be released in September, will benefit herpatronage Smart Works, a charity that helps women land jobs.
“When you walk into a Smart Works space you’re met with racks of clothing and an array of bags and shoes,” Meghan writes inVogue. “Sometimes, however, it can be a potpourri of mismatched sizes and colors, not always the right stylistic choices or range of sizes.”
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Meghan Markle visits Smart Works in January 2019.Clodagh Kilcoyne - WPA Pool/Getty Images
At Smart Works, clients receive one-on-one interview preparation and an outfit to help them secure employment, according to theirwebsite. Once the client lands a job, they receive five additional pieces of clothing to help see them through to their first paycheck.
“The reason why I was drawn to Smart Works is that it reframed the idea of charity as community…..it’s a network of women supporting and empowering other women in their professional pursuits,” wrote Meghan, 37.
Meghan Markle with Smart Works founder Juliet Hughes-Hallett in January.Clodagh Kilcoyne - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Meghan Markle visits Smart Works in Jan. 2019.CLODAGH KILCOYNE/AFP/Getty Images
During a January visit to her royal patronage, Meghan played ahands-on rolein helping Patsy Wardally find an interview-ready outfit. Meghan helped style Wardally for the important interview as she was being fitted in a patterned pink dress with a belted waist.
She also picked out accessories, and they completed the outfit with a camel-colored coat – a piece that could easily belong in Meghan’s own closet!
Meghan Markle.Clodagh Kilcoyne - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Meghan also sat down with some of the women to discuss why she was drawn to their organization.
“It’s a community that I’m so drawn to about it here. It’s not just donating your clothes and seeing where they land, but really being part of each other’s success stories as women. If that’s in the tools that you give or the interview prep that’s happening, every piece of it.
source: people.com
