The message behind Meghan and Harry’s looks at the NAACP Image Awards

telegraph.co.uk:

London Fashion Week after a 12-year hiatus. This was new too: in the past, Harry’s suits were made by Gieves & Hawkes, which also made suits for the Prince of Wales and Prince William until its Chinese parent company went into liquidation last month.In recent years though, Harry has favoured US high street brand J Crew, most notably wearing a pale blue suit for the now-infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey in March last year - presumably an attempt to position himself as ‘Mr Accessible’, although it wasn’t particularly successful given that his wife was wearing a £3,400 Giorgio Armani dress.The decision to work with Boateng on his latest suit seems more appropriate; a chance to draw attention to the work of a British independent designer, who in turn is using his position to champion black British creatives too.Whatever your opinion on the couple, their support for black fashion design talent this weekend is important.

Harry and Meghan have a platform of fame from which they can amplify the work of people who might have otherwise been overlooked for all the wrong reasons - although these two labels in particular are not lacking for celebrity support.

Their influence cannot be overstated - they are two of the most famous individuals in the world, and millions pay attention to what they say and wear.Although this isn’t the first time Meghan has worn a black designer (she introduced baby Archie to the world’s press in 2019 in a white tailored wrap dress by Wales Bonner, a British designer with a mixed race heritage) this is a means through which the couple has potential to create positive change.If the styling for every one of their appearances were this thoughtful, they could really make a difference in making the fashion.