Meghan Markle is reportedly making her acting comeback in the third season of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix crime drama, “The Gentlemen.” If true, the move would mark her first major TV role since leaving “Suits” in 2017. The Duchess of Sussex’s possible return to TV is the perfect opportunity to look back at Rachel Zane’s office siren-inspired wardrobe and the designer shoes that helped define it.
Markle left the show after she began dating Prince Harry, her now-husband, whom she married in 2018 and with whom she has two children. Her life as a royal included a fairytale-inspired wardrobe, including a long list of shoes from luxury footwear designers like Aquazzura, Manolo Blahnik and more. But Markle’s love for designer high heels began long before she became the Duchess of Sussex.
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Markle’s footwear in “Suits” played a key role in defining her character’s sophisticated, polished style. As a young paralegal working at a high-powered New York law firm, Rachel’s wardrobe needed to look professional and feminine while still reflecting her ambition and confidence. Her shoes complemented that aesthetic.
The pointed-toe pump was one of the character’s most recognizable shoe styles. She frequently wore sleek pumps with high, slim heels from brands like Gianvito Rossi, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik and more. The shoes created a streamlined silhouette and paired easily with the fitted pencil skirts, tailored trousers and structured blazers that dominated her wardrobe. On the red carpets for the show’s premieres, Markle turned to the same brands, as well as her go-to Aquazzura designs, later became part of her royal wardrobe.
In a scene from “Suits” Season Five, Episode Seven, “Hitting Home,” which aired in August 2015, she appeared alongside her costar Rick Hoffman wearing an ultra form-fitting Burberry Prorsum resort 2015 navy blue striped midi pencil skirt with Alexander McQueen burgundy leather pumps. The shoes featured a low-cut vamp, stiletto heel and pointed toe.
In the first episode of Season Four, which aired June 11, 2014, Markle wore a Burberry Prorsum light blue floral lace skirt from the spring 2014 collection. She paired it with a Banana Republic white button-down shirt, a Saint Laurent Cabas Chyc tote bag in burgundy leather and Christian Louboutin Corneille pumps in burgundy patent leather. The pointed-toe shoes featured an asymmetric cutout along the inner topline, creating a uniquely curved vamp that framed the foot.
These are by far the only designer heels Markle wore on the small screen. Ahead, take a look at more of Markle’s standout shoe moments from her “Suits” era.
