Meghan Markle Christmas and New Year Outfits to Copy This Season
When December arrives, Meghan Markle’s festive dressing becomes the easiest royal style to copy, and this year there is more to work with than ever. From the ivory party dress leading her As Ever holiday campaign to the New Year’s Eve rules she wrote herself on her old blog The Tig, these Meghan Markle Christmas and New Year outfits all share the same calm idea: one strong piece, and everything else simple.
This guide gathers five looks that are all real and all verified: the As Ever holiday campaign outfits from October 2026, the white tuxedo dress that later turned up at a New Year’s Eve dinner, and Meghan’s own 2014 guide to dressing for December 31. Each one comes with a simple way to copy it at home, without chasing the exact designer labels.
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The Ivory Party Dress That Leads the Holiday Campaign
Meghan in the cream Khaite “Ria” dress in the As Ever holiday campaign. (As Ever / What Meghan Wore)
The lead look of Meghan’s As Ever holiday campaign is a cream Khaite “Ria” dress, worn at a candle-lit festive table. Elle reported the look as an ivory party dress with an emerald Logan Hollowell necklace and ring, and What Meghan Wore identified the pieces: the Ria dress in cream, reported at $2,400, the Logan Hollowell “Maison Verde” oval emerald necklace, reported at $55,650, and Ralph Lauren “Celia” pumps she has worn for years.
What makes it so copyable is how little is going on. The dress does the work, the necklace is the only colour, and the hair is worn long and loose. To copy it, start with a cream or ivory midi dress with short sleeves, add one green jewel — emerald if you have it, deep green glass if you do not — and finish with neutral pumps. Keep the rest of the jewellery quiet and let the dress hold the room.
The same campaign offers a softer daytime version of the idea on its cover: the Khaite “Mae” sweater in Glaze, reported at $1,580, with ivory white trousers and Veronica Beard caramel heels, reported at $395. It is the same palette, ivory on ivory, worn for a fireside afternoon instead of a party night.
The All-Black Look That Launched the Holiday Collection
Meghan in the all-black look that launched the As Ever Holiday Collection: Chapter One. (Instagram / HELLO!)
On October 7, 2026, Meghan announced the launch of the As Ever Holiday Collection: Chapter One with the words “Discover our first arrivals of the season, with thoughtful gifts and new favourites for everyone on your list.” For the announcement she wore a black turtleneck with slim black pants, black flats and gold jewellery, her hair pulled back into a neat ponytail, leaning against her kitchen bench with desserts and As Ever products, including the strawberry spread, behind her.
The launch came just days after Meghan announced a collaboration with the Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés, with the brands launching an advent calendar in the shape of the Montecito home she shares with Prince Harry. The chocolates are inspired by As Ever’s spreads, her garden and her home, and the brand itself launched in April 2025.
To copy the look, take a black turtleneck, black trousers and black flats, then add gold jewellery — a bracelet and a ring are enough — and pull the hair back into a low ponytail. It is the simplest outfit in this guide, and that is the point: an all-black base makes the gold, and the occasion, stand out.
The White Tuxedo Dress That Became a New Year’s Eve Dress
Meghan in the white Maggie Marilyn tuxedo dress in New Zealand in October 2018. (Getty / PopSugar)
In October 2018, while she and Prince Harry were on their official royal tour of New Zealand, Meghan debuted a white Maggie Marilyn double-breasted cotton-twill tuxedo dress. She had the long, structured sleeves removed, and wore it with navy Manolo Blahnik pumps, gold stud earrings and a black wool coat, her hair in her signature low bun with a no-makeup makeup look.
The same dress then turned up on a New Year’s Eve table. The Zoe Report noted on January 2, 2019 that Kylie Jenner wore the white tuxedo dress for a New Year’s Eve dinner at Craig’s, the Los Angeles restaurant, with the hemline shortened slightly, rose-coloured Olgana Paris pumps, a lucite clutch and freshly dyed blue hair. The brand behind the dress, sustainably focused Maggie Marilyn, posted on January 1 about its “Leap of faith” blazer dress being worn by “so many remarkable and trailblazing women”.
To copy it, look for a white tuxedo or blazer dress, keep the sleeves simple, and pair it with navy pumps and small gold studs. The lesson of the look is that a sharp white dress needs almost nothing else, and that the same piece can work for a royal tour in October and a New Year’s Eve dinner in December.
Meghan’s Own New Year’s Eve Rules, From The Tig
Meghan in a black jumpsuit in 2019 — the one-piece she called New Year’s Eve’s best bet. (Getty / PopSugar)
Long before the duchess title, Meghan ran a lifestyle blog called The Tig, covering fashion, recipes, wellness and city guides. In 2014 she wrote a guide to New Year’s Eve dressing, later reported from the archived post, and her starting point was blunt: wearing a sequined mini dress and heavy smoky eyes “just isn’t going to continue to cut it”.
Her first suggestion was a jumpsuit. She wrote that there is rarely a good occasion to try the one-piece, but New Year’s Eve is the best bet, because it is “sexy, but not too provocative”. For a smaller frame she suggested a sleeveless, more basic version, since it draws the eyes towards the legs, which look longer in a jumpsuit.
Her other ideas were just as direct: throw a motorcycle-style jacket over a maxi dress to “stand out in a crowd”; if a long skirt does not appeal, try a beaded mini, which she called “chicer” than a metallic option; add a pop of red; and wear sequins in an unexpected way, such as a multi-coloured sequinned piece paired with neutrals on top, like a white chiffon blouse, and on the bottom, like black lace-up heels.
To copy her rules, pick just one of the five. A black jumpsuit with gold earrings, like the one she wore in 2019, is the easiest starting point, and it follows her own advice exactly: one statement, everything else calm.
Cosy Knits and the Houndstooth Blazer
Meghan in a houndstooth blazer with jeans and her Mulberry Bayswater tote in the As Ever holiday catalog. (As Ever / What Meghan Wore)
The As Ever Holiday Catalog 2026, shared in late October, adds the daytime side of Meghan’s festive wardrobe. In one photo she wears a houndstooth blazer with jeans and carries her Mulberry Bayswater tote in Oxblood, with a red gift box and a bottle at her feet. What Meghan Wore noted that the exact blazer has not been identified, and suggested it could be an older piece from one of her go-to brands, Veronica Beard, Ralph Lauren or Max Mara, with the blouse possibly the Aritzia Babaton Nominee satin blouse, reported at $110, and the Logan Hollowell Diana Diamond Bracelet, reported at $32,550.
The same catalog shows her in the Khaite “Margaux” sweater in putty, reported at $1,780, with Khaite “Abigail” jeans in Lansing, reported at $620, and another Logan Hollowell ring, the “Maison Verde” ring, reported at $27,695, sitting by the Christmas tree with a glass of champagne. Elle’s holiday looks add one more knit to the set: the Khaite “Vin” knit top in olive, the season’s It colour, worn with Khaite jeans.
To copy the look, wear a houndstooth blazer over a satin blouse with straight jeans and a structured tote, or take the softer route with a chunky cream knit and ivory trousers. The olive knit is the colour moment of the set, and it works because everything around it stays neutral.
What This Means
These five looks all point the same way. Meghan’s festive dressing is neutral-led — ivory, black, white and houndstooth — with one statement piece doing the work, whether that is an emerald necklace, a white tuxedo dress or a bold blazer. The As Ever holiday campaign turns her personal style into the brand’s holiday story, and her Tig rules from 2014 still match what she wears now: one statement, and everything else calm. What it could mean is that the holiday campaign is the template for her style going forward, with the same palette returning each festive season. It does not mean these exact pieces are easy to buy — most are designer-priced — so the copy tips in this guide use high-street equivalents instead. The looks are the inspiration, not the shopping list.
Key Takeaways
- The As Ever holiday campaign’s lead look is the cream Khaite “Ria” dress with a Logan Hollowell emerald necklace.
- Meghan launched the Holiday Collection: Chapter One on October 7, 2026 in an all-black look — a black turtleneck, black trousers, black flats and gold jewellery.
- The white Maggie Marilyn tuxedo dress Meghan wore in New Zealand in October 2018 later appeared on Kylie Jenner at a New Year’s Eve dinner.
- Meghan’s own 2014 Tig guide to New Year’s Eve dressing backs the jumpsuit, a motorcycle jacket over a maxi dress, a beaded mini, a pop of red and unexpected sequins.
- The As Ever holiday catalog adds a houndstooth blazer with jeans, the Khaite Margaux and Mae knits, and an olive Khaite “Vin” knit.
FAQ
Q: What is Meghan Markle wearing in the As Ever holiday campaign?
A: The lead look is the cream Khaite “Ria” dress with a Logan Hollowell emerald necklace. The campaign also features an all-black launch look, a houndstooth blazer with jeans, and the Khaite Margaux and Mae knits.
Q: Did Meghan Markle write New Year’s Eve styling tips herself?
A: Yes. In 2014, on her lifestyle blog The Tig, she shared a guide to New Year’s Eve dressing: a jumpsuit, a motorcycle jacket over a maxi dress, a beaded mini, a pop of red, and sequins worn in an unexpected way.
Q: Which dress did Meghan Markle and Kylie Jenner both wear?
A: The white Maggie Marilyn tuxedo dress. Meghan wore it in New Zealand in October 2018, and Jenner wore the same dress for a New Year’s Eve dinner at Craig’s in Los Angeles.
Q: What is the easiest Meghan Christmas outfit to copy?
A: The all-black look — a black turtleneck, black trousers, black flats and gold jewellery — or a houndstooth blazer over a satin blouse with straight jeans.