Hi, welcome back to LMT Royal Channel. Meghan Markle made quite the statement as she arrived at close friend Miss Honour News wedding, breaking away from tradition by wearing a black gown that cost her staggering $13,500. The Duchess of Sussex was seen wearing a sheer puff sleeve embroidered tulle gown by Valentino as she arrived at the villa. Orlier alongside Prince Harry for their friends wedding this evening to compliment the gown, Meghan wore her dark hair pinned up in a low-shiff on bun with loose tendrils curling around her chin, revealing glittering gold earrings. However, although her beauty looked was certainly stunning, it was the choice of dress that stole the show, and not for entirely positive reasons. Stylist Lucas Amatage told female that Meghan's choice to wear black was shocking, explaining, wedding guests usually shunned black in favor of a more complementary color to pair with white. Meghan isn't one for playing bietic yet as we well know but even for her this is fairly shocking. It may well be that Meghan was taking style cues from the opposite side of the pond, where it is seen as being far more acceptable to wear black to a wedding ceremony, particularly if the event takes place in the evening, as Miss Her and Mikey's noptials are. In fact, Model Carly Claus, who is based in New York and is married to Joshua Kushner, one of Groom Mikey Hess's best friends, also opted for a black gown for the event, wowing in a chic sleeveless number, as she arrived at the event. Roman Abramovic's ex-Stass Hazzookova, who is now engaged to Billie in airshipping airstaff Rosnichols III, was also pictured driving at the ceremony in a black dress. However, coupled with the extravagant price of Meghan's gown, it is easy to see why the outfit choice has been branded so shocking by British experts, with black seam as being much more to be when it comes to wedding guest dresses. Alice Lucas noted that the Duchess looked particularly on trend in the ensemble, and he added that she appeared to be channeling a particularly popular trend from Kutur Catwalks, which many people have yet to implement in their wardrobes. He explained, black sheer garments have been seen all over Catwalk for the season ahead so Meghan is riding the crest of the trend wave early. The slightly OTT jewelry is also tapping into the eclectic accessory trend we are seeing coming through. Proving she is and a slave to fashion Meghan perfectly distills the catwalk into her own brand of on-trend chic. Interestingly, the price of the gown actually differs depending on where it was purchased, in the US, the dress costs are whopping $13,500, while the same website, Fashion Italo Modicens, offers it to British customers for £8,900, likely as a result of increased import duties for customers who are further afield the dress, which is made from embellished deal with sequin embellishments, would certainly not have been out of place on a Hollywood carpet, which, given the alist-guest list at the wedding, is not a world away from the arrivals area at the event. Meghan's choice of gown also had a rather risk-album and to it courtesy of the completely sheer overlay, which is coupled with a built-in spaghetti's trap slip to protect the wearer's modesty, to complete her controversial look for the ceremony. Meghan added a small red box clutch, and wore a pair of gold feather-shaped earrings, which were unfold as play thanks to her chic updow. Interestingly, stylist Susie Hasler, of Style by Susie, suggested that Meghan may have worn the black dress in order to redirect the spotlight from herself and ensure that all eyes remained on the bride and groom, wearing black is the perfect way for Meghan to redirect the spotlight away from her. So she doesn't get accused of stealing the bride's thunder. Black is a clever color to use so that she can merge into the background, she told female, adding, a lot of my clients use it so they can hide away. If the Duchess had turned up in a bright red dress, for example, she would have been accused of attention grabbing. Black is a good choice for being unassuming. Susie also noted that black has become much more acceptable as a color choice for weddings, explaining that, provided guests don't opt for white, they can wear anything they like. Meghan's choice ticks a number of fashion boxes, including sitting well with her classic, timeless style, cheek included, the notion that Meghan would want to ensure all focus was on the bride for the evening is certainly in keeping with the ladies' close friendship, Missa and the Duchess of Susiex are known to have been friends for years, and it is believed that the designer was the one who said Harry and Meghan up on their first date. Whatever the reason for her choice, it's likely that the dress's sky high price tag will not sit well with critics of the Duchess of Susiex's spending habits. Earlier this year, she came under heavy criticism over a New York-based baby shower that was held in her honor, with the total cost of the multi-day trip, including the private jet travel to and from the Big Apple, coming in at an estimated $500,000. Since then, Meghan and Prince Harry, who are both outspoken environmentalists, have come under fire for their use of private jets as a preferred mode of transport, although they are understood to have flown on a commercial flight in order to get to Rome for the wedding, the outfit is actually reminiscent of several worn by the Duchess of Susiex, and may be a nod to her engagement photo shoot with Prince Harry, in which she wild in a one-of-a-kind sheer couture dress worth a whopping $75,000, and more recently she dawned a stunning $4,300 mid-length black gown by designer Jason Woof for the European premiere of The Lion King, which featured a sheer panel across the top of the body-sense leaves. The duke and Duchess of Susiex arrived in the Italian capital on Thursday to attend the nuptials of designer friend, who is rumored to have set up the Royal's first blind date in July 2016. Meanwhile, blushing bride Miss Ha, who designed her own wedding dress, arrived at the venue shortly before Prince Harry and Meghan, riding in a golf buggy through the gates of the villa alongside close friend Princess Eugeneley. Around 200 guests wearing black tie or gowns will attend the grand property in the west of Roman property close to the Vatican, which has a giant terrace, ballroom and dining round served with Michelin star quality food from its kitchen. The villa, earlier, one of the most prestigious wedding venues in all of Italy, is available for rent for around $24,700 per day not including food, wine or flowers. Thank you for watching the video on LMT Royal Channel, don't forget to press the button subscribe and enjoy the new videos to support us.