Meghan Markle's Outfit for Oprah Winfrey Interview Named Fashion Museum's Dress of the Year

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Meghan Markle wore for her and Prince Harry's bombshell sit-down with Oprah Winfrey was selected as the museum's Dress of the Year 2021.

A version of the garment — a silk, belted v-neck dress by Giorgio Armani with flower embroidery — will be on display in the museum's exhibition, A History of Fashion in 100 Objects.

Markle's March 2021 look was selected for the museum's esteemed title by  magazine’s Ibrahim Kamara and Gareth Wrighton. «In today’s hyper-stylised pop culture, the Dress of the Year now has the potential to also be ‘meme of the year,'» they said in a statement, «and we both latched upon Meghan and Harry’s now iconic interview with Oprah as the definitive anti-establishment moment that will forever endure in the British collective consciousness.»Not only did the sit-down mark a milestone moment for the couple as they addressed stepping down as senior members of the royal family, but it was also a physically personal one considering Markle was pregnant after suffering a miscarriage the previous summer.

During their interview with Winfrey, the couple revealed they were expecting a baby girl. Their daughter, Lilibet Diana, was born that June.