Meghan Markle switches back into 'movie star' mode at PFW

Meghan Markle, according to a body language expert, during her Paris Fashion Week appearance, showed off a "movie star" transformation. 

Speaking to a foreign media outlet, body language expert Judi James said that the Duchess of Sussex shifted from a composed “Runway Royal” in her white Balenciaga outfit to a more confident, red carpet-ready look in a black, backless dress.

She described Meghan’s dramatic over-the-shoulder glance at photographers as a classic A-list move, adding that the bold dress created “camera-seeking drama.”

"Meghan’s body language here makes a mood switch-up from the ‘Runway Royal’ look of the white outfit to something more movie queen Holly Golightly with this black one,” the expert said.

She continued, “It’s clearly the backless feature of this dress that supplies the camera-seeking drama so she is less posed and more back to a controlling, confident mode from the front, striding out and with her arms at her sides as she then ushers the people in front of her with a touch on the back.

"But then, with perfect timing as she closes in on her car, she suddenly turns her head to glance around at the cameras in an A-list flirty pose, just as they are treated to a view of her back, creating an over-the-shoulder glance that is usually performed on red carpets."

While in Paris, Markle posted a video from her recent trip to Paris, for which she was heavily criticized. The clip, shared after the Duchess of Sussex attended a Balenciaga show during Fashion Week, showed her relaxing in a car and filming nearby landmarks.

One of the landmarks included bridges close to the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, where Princess Diana died in a car crash in 1997.

Some viewers called the video “insensitive” and “tasteless,” claiming it showed poor judgment.

However, revealing the real reason behind why Meghan did it, a source close to the Duchess said the reaction was unfair and that the former Suits star did not realise how close she was to the tunnel.

"They have chosen, at a complete stretch I might add, to draw the most tenuous, tenuous link between an Instagram post and the death of Harry's mother,” they told Newsweek.

The insider added, “That for me is the insensitive bit."

She is also under fire for supporting and flaunting Balenciaga during her Paris Fashion Week appearance. 

Meghan is being called out for supporting the brand as they had launched a campaign against children earlier in 2022 and Meghan has put in a lot of effort and work for the mental well-being of children.