Meghan Goes Head-to-Toe Black to Open the Festive Stretch for As Ever

The Duchess of Sussex dressed entirely in black for As Ever, a choice that works as well on a Palm Beach evening as on a Manhattan sidewalk. A single dark shade from collar to hem is hard to get wrong and very hard to date, which is why it shows up in every serious archive. Here it marks the start of the gift-giving months with restraint rather than sparkle. Our readers will note it as an early-season move worth copying.

With reporting from Harper's Bazaar.