The Royal Wedding Series is an eight-part series that highlights exceptional work by fashion journalists at SCAD Atlanta. The series was written entirely by students in Writing About Fashion and Fashion Writing courses, taught by Professor Linda Sherbert. The students were assigned to cover the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Each piece was written from a unique perspective and style surrounding the topic of the historic royal wedding. If you would like to submit a work of fashion journalism, contact fashion@scadconnector.com.
by Dontavious Stegall
This one missed me. I find no interest.
Even trying to look for an angle, I’ve discovered only round edges that gently roll off my attention. These people don’t affect me or my life, or inspire my ambition. Meghan Markle is a talented actress. I’ve yet to see her on screen but can understand admiration for someone with talent. However, that still does not make me interested in the wedding, and Harry being a prince does nothing for me.
Why do we create these idols? Who do we give our attention to? What do we allow to influence us? Maybe I’m not interested because I long ago unsubscribed from pop culture, or because I’m a man and men usually don’t care about weddings. Maybe it’s because I never really watched TV anyway, and my connection to its programming was never built.
Despite my disinterest, the wedding still found its way into my life. I couldn’t help hearing that David Beckham wore a suit designed by Kim Jones, who was recently appointed to the helm of Dior Homme. Victoria Beckham reportedly looked like she was going to a funeral. Someone said Meghan Markle’s dress was elegant and understated, accentuating her natural beauty. Someone else couldn’t believe Markle’s dress was so ill-fitting. Oprah had to make an outfit change the night before because her original outfit would have photographed too white. I guess the fashions at this event do not speak to me. Too many rules, not enough breaking. Too much tradition. I’ve always been one for the underdog, the unorthodox, the weirdos. Give me a royal wedding with an extraterrestrial or maybe even an extravagant 16th century vampire theme. Have the ceremony in a dome under the ocean.
The fact is that the family is royal is unexciting. What does that even mean in 2018? The world is anew — every man or woman can be royal in their own kingdom. We have more captivating normal, non-royal people appearing everyday through seemingly insignificant things called memes. So, this one missed me. I found no interest.
