11 Mind-Blowing Royal Fashion Hacks That Are Actually So Genius

Princess Di used her clutches to cover her cleavage as she got out of cars. Why? It prevented any prying photographers from snapping a revealing pic of her.

Even her go-to handbag designer Anya Hindmarch famously called them "cleavage clutches."

It's no secret that part of royal protocol for women is to wear pantyhose, but the smooth material can make it easy for their feet to slide out.

More formal public occasions sometimes call for hats, and I'm sure you've wondered at some point how they even stay on—especially the larger, wide-brimmed ones.

Reportedly, Princess Diana's had combs inside them that secured to her hair so they stayed put. Hidden but useful!

In this image, Kate makes a fashionable case for the chic hairnet. She often wears them when her hair is styled in more intricate updos—that way she doesn't have any rogue fly-aways.

Here, she wore one again over her low bun at the 2019 Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.

Another go-to fashion hack royals use to stop wardrobe malfunctions is adding weights to their skirts and dresses. Although it seems that this method isn't always used, as evidenced here by Kate's flying-skirt moment at Princess Eugenie's wedding in October 2018.

Stewart Parvin, one of Queen Elizabeth's couturiers, told the Daily Mail that he sews small lead weights (used for curtains!) into the hems of her clothes, which prevents her skirt from blowing up in the wind.

Another way royals prevent their outfits from billowing in the wind is by choosing thicker fabrics and more fitted silhouettes, like Kate's tweed blazer-and-skirt set pictured here.

A-line silhouettes have a greater chance of flying up in the wind, but a sheath dress like this will prevent any breezy malfunction.

According to fashion expert Harriet Davey, going up a shoe size is a style hack employed by many celebrities. It looks like Meghan used this trick in this photo, as there's lots of room at her heel in these strappy Aquazzura pumps.

"Celebs often go a size up, or even two, in the shoe department when they're at an event or on the red carpet, and it's for one reason we can all relate to—to avoid blisters," she said in an interview with The Sun.

Meghan looked super fashion-forward (like she always does, TBH) when she stepped out in this Alexander McQueen suit in February 2018. But perhaps more notable than her chic pantsuit was the fact that her white blouse was actually a BODYSUIT (!!!) by the brand Tuxe.

It seems like Meg has actually worn the style on more than one occasion. She slipped into a sleeveless cashmere one by the same label to celebrate the publication of Together: Our Community Cookbook in September 2018.