Meghan Markle’s aspirations of becoming a luxury fashion icon have seemingly gone up in cashmere smoke.
Reports suggest she is furious after Loro Piana abruptly severed ties with her, effectively scrapping a lucrative $2.2 million deal overnight. The reason? Meghan somehow managed to take one of the world’s most prestigious brands and strip it of its signature elegance, reducing it to something uninspired and forgettable.
Her attempt to embody effortless sophistication began with her Netflix series With Love, Meghan, where she stepped out in what she likely assumed was a chic ensemble—an ill-advised pairing of a Loro Piana short-sleeved cashmere top layered over a long-sleeved jumper, completed with wrinkled Zara linen pants. Fashion critics were aghast, likening the look to a drab, uninspired mess rather than the epitome of understated luxury. For Loro Piana, a brand renowned for quiet sophistication, this was nothing short of a branding catastrophe. Instead of exuding wealth and exclusivity, Meghan’s styling choices made the ensemble resemble something a perplexed retiree might throw on before brunch at the country club. The CEO wasted no time in damage control, swiftly pulling the plug on their association with Meghan.
The financial consequences were immediate and severe. Meghan reportedly lost approximately $1.5 million in contract value, along with another $700,000 in potential bonuses and future deals. However, the financial loss paled in comparison to the blow to her social standing. To make matters worse, her Netflix series has only fueled the backlash. Rather than presenting an intimate and heartfelt documentary, With Love, Meghan has been widely perceived as a tone-deaf display of extravagance. One scene features her fluffing eggs with sparkling water from her personal chicken coop—a detail no one asked for—while another showcases her arranging an artful display of expensive berries for a picture-perfect children's party with Mindy Kaling, as if an overpriced fruit platter somehow defined her personality.
Meanwhile, critics have been meticulously documenting her missteps, from accusations of plagiarism to the bizarre debacle involving corn on the cob and Whole Foods popcorn. YouTuber Leilani of Barbados did not hold back in her review, labeling With Love, Meghan as a self-indulgent fantasy. While Meghan’s supporters predictably cite racism as the root of the criticism, the issue isn’t her background—it’s the relentless inauthenticity. She preaches sustainability while drowning in high-end fashion, boasts about farm-fresh eggs while many families struggle with rising grocery costs, and clings to her royal title while insisting she wants to move on from the monarchy.
The $2.2 million loss is just the latest setback in her ongoing PR disaster. With Love, Meghan was meant to mark her triumphant comeback, a statement of independence and reinvention. Instead, it has only served as another public embarrassment. Even the A-list figures who once embraced her—Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry—seem to be keeping their distance. Rather than rubbing elbows with Hollywood’s elite, she’s now left settling for lukewarm sympathy from Mindy Kaling.
At the end of it all, Meghan isn’t some misunderstood visionary, a strategic mastermind, or an oppressed royal outcast. She’s a privileged former actress who overplayed her hand. After the failure of her Netflix venture, she now finds herself sidelined, seething, humiliated, and more irrelevant than ever. At least she still has her organic eggs.
