Meghan Markle’s good friendMisha Nonoois giving a behind-the-scenes glimpse ofher wedding day— and the special dress she wore to walk down the aisle.
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Misha Nonoo.
Nonoo recently opened up about designing her own wedding dress, telling PEOPLE: “It was really hard. Obviously, you want your husband to think you look beautiful and you want your respective families to as well, but otherwise you can do whatever you want — you can have short sleeves, long sleeves, high neck, low neck, open back, no back. It makes it much more challenging.”
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“I like to design with a set of parameters. It took awhile for me to come to what it was going to be in the end. I had some ideas initially. I knew I wanted it to be traditional. So I’ve opted for two dresses, so I can tick both boxes!” she continued.
“From the beginning of our relationship we bonded over our shared ethos about supporting other women — it was something that we absolutely felt, and as friends who support each other over the years, you see that,” Nonoo told PEOPLE.
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Nonoo recentlycollaborated with Meghan on the launch of the royal’s Smart Works capsule collectionon Thursday in London. Nono designed a crisp white shirt for the line, which benefits the royal’s patronage Smart Works, a charity that helps women find employment with coaching tips and professional attire for their job interviews.
“She’s the consummate professional,” Nonoo told PEOPLE. “It was a very easy, collaborative, communicative project.”
“We are honored HRH the Duchess of Sussex chose to wear our Boyfriend Tank while discussing inequality and women’s rights on royal tour in South Africa.,” Nonoo shared on Instagram. “We are so grateful to be included in conversations about the empowerment of women – this is a core value that runs deep through each member of our staff and in all of our customers.
Of her close friendship with the royal, Nonoo told PEOPLE: “She is an extraordinarily supportive, kind and loving friend.”
source: people.com
