If With Love, Meghan has taught us anything—aside from how to elevate a crudité or conserve energy while inflating a balloon arch—it’s that Meghan Markle (or Sussex, as she prefers to be called) is just like us. Across the eight episodes, Meghan reassures the concerned public that she’s an ordinary woman who enjoys cooking for her family, making bath salts and dabbling in a spot of beekeeping.
Beyond showcasing her hosting skills, With Love, Meghan also gave us another glimpse into the Duchess’s laid-back Californian wardrobe—think breezy shirts, medium-wash jeans and a carefully curated mix of Zara and Loro Piana. Finishing off her down-to-earth aesthetic? The most practical and comfortable footwear of all: the clog—beloved by Chelsea Flower Show attendees and House Garden readers alike. Meghan was spotted in not one but two pairs: a terracotta Crocs style and a Gardenheir pair in British Green (perhaps a subtle nod to her former life) – as she tended to the lush vegetable patch in the rented Montecito compound.
Stepping beyond the practicality of rubber clogs—no thorns in feet or shearing injuries here, Netflix!—Meghan seems to be embracing the wider shift toward slip-on styles. After all, who has time for straps and buckles when there’s a homemaking empire to build? And while clogs are having a moment in sunny California, they’ve also been clip-clopping through the streets of Europe throughout fashion month, with Chloé’s boho revival signalling a return to the wooden platforms of yesteryear. Meghan may not have gone full Stevie Nicks just yet, but her appreciation for the humble clog is a step in the right direction towards a full-blown ’70s revival.