2017年12月,一個涼爽的夜晚,Sussex準公爵夫人梅根(Meghan Markle)在Nottingham的繁華街道上漫步,這是她訂婚後首次公開露面。穿着海軍藍色風衣和黑色絨面靴子,她的中型栗色手提袋備受關注。這款優雅的皮革手提袋,備有海軍藍拼接顏色,以及象牙色手柄,這是鮮為人知的蘇格蘭品牌Strathberry的作品。相機捕捉到瞬間,並迅速在網上流竄,不到11分鐘,品牌的網站受到重創,短暫停頓,5,250港元的手提袋被搶購一空,Strathberry網站上的到訪人數增加了5,000%。接下來的一周,手提袋的候補購買名單增加到3,000多人。

儘管數字令人印象深刻,但並不令人驚訝,皇室成員長期擔任非官方的時尚大使。伊利沙伯女皇是在位統治時間最長的英國君主,2017年在其寶座上慶祝了她在位65年,她獲授予藍寶石禧年獎。她一如既往,選擇色彩豐富和大膽的套裝,去年搜索「明亮顏色套裝」的網絡流量增加了89%,搜索詞達到了五年來的最高水平。仰慕者繼續向這位93歲的潮流先鋒尋求靈感,從1950年代起,她就一直忠於她心愛的Launer London手袋,她幾乎每6分鐘就望它一次。她的妹妹瑪嘉烈公主沉迷高級時裝,她以豐富的服裝選擇和對鍾情奢侈品聞名,並在巴黎參加Chanel時裝展。她21歲生日那天,穿着一件乳白色Dior禮服,被拍到在毛絨栗色的沙發上休息,背後掛著裝飾的織錦,瑪嘉烈公主本身就是一幀時尚風景。

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 23: Princess Diana Arriving At Buenos Aires Airport For Her Historic Visit To Argentina. The Princess Is Wearing A White Suit Designed By Fashion Designer Versace And She Is Carrying A Black Christian Dior Handbag. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 23: Princess Diana Arriving At Buenos Aires Airport For Her Historic Visit To Argentina. The Princess Is Wearing A White Suit Designed By Fashion Designer Versace And She Is Carrying A Black Christian Dior Handbag. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

LONDON - NOVEMBER 1995: Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt, leaves Chelsea Harbour Club, London in November, 1995. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage)

LONDON - NOVEMBER 1995: Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt, leaves Chelsea Harbour Club, London in November, 1995. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage)

巴黎《 Vogue》今年的9月刊中,Hailey Baldwin向戴安娜王妃致敬。

巴黎《 Vogue》今年的9月刊中,Hailey Baldwin向戴安娜王妃致敬。

凱蒂與威廉王子宣佈訂婚時穿着的Issa寶藍色裹身裙揪起爭購熱潮

凱蒂與威廉王子宣佈訂婚時穿着的Issa寶藍色裹身裙揪起爭購熱潮

Alexander McQueen的創作總監Sarah Burton為凱蒂設計嫁紗 Kate Middleton arrives with her sister Philippa Middleton (R) to the West Door of Westminster Abbey in London for her wedding to Britain's Prince William, on April 29, 2011. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Alexander McQueen的創作總監Sarah Burton為凱蒂設計嫁紗 Kate Middleton arrives with her sister Philippa Middleton (R) to the West Door of Westminster Abbey in London for her wedding to Britain's Prince William, on April 29, 2011. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

公眾對皇室作為時尚標誌的熱忱,到了戴安娜王妃時期,可說達到巔峰,她富有親和魅力,被譽為「人民公主」,亦是時尚的先驅,她的力量和親民作風,叫人難忘。她逝世20週年之際,Virgil Abloh在他的2018春夏Off-White系列中向她致敬。模特兒穿着緊身的黑色連衣裙,使人想起了她臭名昭著的「復仇連衣裙」,輪廓鮮明的肩膀,像她著名的肩墊,錯配的手套,與她在1986年美國盃足球賽上使用過的手套不同,還有備受爭議、但她堅持穿着的單車短褲。最近,戴安娜王妃成為Tory Burch的2020春夏系列繆思女神,品牌重新詮釋80年代的時尚,以微妙的方式向已故王妃致敬,靈感也源於她堅強的性格。「她明顯是一位時尚偶像,但我更喜歡她的無畏無懼,聰明才智,最重要的是她人性化的一面。」Tory Burch談到該系列時說道。戴安娜王妃對時尚的影響力無遠弗屆,佐證包括引人注目的Lady Dior手提袋,她擁有每種配色、不同年代的款式,在她逝世後,品牌以她重新命名手提袋。戴安娜作為皇家時尚的代表,影響深遠,她一生中為三本《 Vogue》雜誌作封面人物,到現在仍然為雜誌增色,在巴黎《 Vogue》最新的9月刊中,Hailey Baldwin向戴安娜王妃最具標誌性的服裝致敬。

Kate Middleton(凱蒂)在2010年宣佈與威廉王子訂婚時,重燃了公眾對皇家時尚的迷戀。她為宣佈訂婚而穿着的Issa寶藍色裹身裙,五分鐘之內就賣光了,促使後來被冠以「凱蒂效應」。她的日常風格,簡約又現代,引起了全球的共鳴。凱蒂的婚紗是英國時尚史上的決定性時刻,精心刺繡的喱士、匠心的剪裁和手工雕花,刻在象牙色絹網上,由英國設計師Sarah Burton為Alexander McQueen設計。觀乎所有因素,不難想像為甚麼凱蒂會成為英國時尚雜誌《Vogue》百週年的封面女郎。

梅根王妃身披出自英國設計師Clare Waight Keller的Givenchy出嫁 WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 19: Meghan Markle arrives for her wedding to Prince Harry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

梅根王妃身披出自英國設計師Clare Waight Keller的Givenchy出嫁 WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 19: Meghan Markle arrives for her wedding to Prince Harry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend a Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary on December 1, 2017 in Nottingham, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday 27th November 2017 and will marry at St George's Chapel, Windsor in May 2018. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend a Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary on December 1, 2017 in Nottingham, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday 27th November 2017 and will marry at St George's Chapel, Windsor in May 2018. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

蘇格蘭品牌Strathberry因當時的準公爵夫人梅根變得一時無兩

蘇格蘭品牌Strathberry因當時的準公爵夫人梅根變得一時無兩

梅根也有類似的時尚影響力。在婚宴上,她選擇與英國品牌Stella McCartney合作,接着一周,品牌在網絡的搜索量增加了3,000%,為她設計高級訂製婚紗的Givenchy增長了61%。梅根是可持續時尚的擁護者,經常穿着道德時尚(ethical fashion)品牌,例如Stella McCartney、Reformation和Everlane。她在英國《Vogue》9月刊中,擔任客席編輯,披露自己與Marks&Spencer、John Lewis和Jigsaw合作推出可持續發展的「工作服系列」。每售出一件服裝,都會將另一件衣服捐贈給Smart Works慈善機構,該機構提供免費培訓和面試服裝,以增強婦女的工作能力。 時裝電子商店Lyst的高級傳訊人員Yasmine Bachir表示,但凡是Markle穿過的設計品牌,接下來幾週的搜索量,平均增加200%。所以梅根的舉動非常明智,以自己之名生產服裝,驚人的銷量和需求定必是前無古人。

臨床心理學家Donna Rockwell博士專門研究名氣和名人,就皇室的行為如何及為甚麼會產生如此巨大的影響,提出了一些建議。她將生活描述為動蕩不安,自然流離失所,她認為皇室代表了一種溝通中的秩序感、穩定感和平靜感,一般大眾心理上都會傾向喜歡。時尚創造了一種聯繫,讓公眾可以通過模仿的方式,來實現某種感覺,無論是購買現任皇室成員凱蒂和梅根所穿的服裝,還是重塑戴安娜王妃甚至是瑪嘉烈公主的一切,都能將美麗的時代帶回來。

ATTENTION - EMBARGO, RELEASABLE Thursday July 21, 2011 at 2301 GMT - THIS RESTRICTION APPLIES TO ALL MEDIA INCLUDING WEBSITES The wedding dress of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, is pictured at Buckingham Palace, in central London, on July 20, 2011. It was the best kept secret of the royal wedding, but now the Alexander McQueen dress worn by the Duchess of Cambridge when she married Prince William is being put on public display for all to admire. Catherine's ivory and white satin-gazar dress, designed by Sarah Burton, goes on show at Buckingham Palace on Saturday as part of the annual summer opening, where hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to see it. One million people lined the streets of London to see William and the former Kate Middleton marry on April 29, but few will have got close enough to appreciate the intense effort that went into the stunning gown. AFP PHOTO / LEWIS WHYLD / WPA POOL (Photo credit should read LEWIS WHYLD/AFP/Getty Images)

ATTENTION - EMBARGO, RELEASABLE Thursday July 21, 2011 at 2301 GMT - THIS RESTRICTION APPLIES TO ALL MEDIA INCLUDING WEBSITES The wedding dress of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, is pictured at Buckingham Palace, in central London, on July 20, 2011. It was the best kept secret of the royal wedding, but now the Alexander McQueen dress worn by the Duchess of Cambridge when she married Prince William is being put on public display for all to admire. Catherine's ivory and white satin-gazar dress, designed by Sarah Burton, goes on show at Buckingham Palace on Saturday as part of the annual summer opening, where hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to see it. One million people lined the streets of London to see William and the former Kate Middleton marry on April 29, but few will have got close enough to appreciate the intense effort that went into the stunning gown. AFP PHOTO / LEWIS WHYLD / WPA POOL (Photo credit should read LEWIS WHYLD/AFP/Getty Images)

載安娜王妃創下的時裝時刻至今依然為人津津樂道。

載安娜王妃創下的時裝時刻至今依然為人津津樂道。