Prince Harry's dislike of the "trappings of monarchy" shows through his choice of ready-to-wear suits over traditional bespoke tailoring, according to renowned online menswear expert Derek Guy.
The Duke of Sussex has been photographed on a tour of Nigeria wearing a cream linen jacket plucked from a hanger, rather than the hand stitched Savile Row suits historically favored by British royals including his father, King Charles III.
His sartorial choices caught the attention of Guy, social media's most prominent menswear commentator, who has become known for his searing takedowns of male public figures for their ill-fitting suits.
Posting on his @dieworkwear account on X, formerly Twitter, he wrote: "Prince Harry seemingly has no interest in clothes and (reasonably) dislikes the trappings of monarchy.
"IMO [in my opinion], this shows through his clothing choices (machine-made pick stitching along the lapel reveals this is a mid-tier ready-to-wear jacket).
"But I wish he would wear a different silhouette. Many of his outfits would be improved by a wider lapel, a higher rise, and better shaping.
Guy then posted a picture of Harry's outfit from his Nigeria tour, which began on Friday and continued over the weekend, alongside another linen suit from a fashion shoot.
The British royals have had a long relationship with various bespoke Savile Row tailors dating back through Charles to Prince Philip and beyond, including to Edward VIII, the controversial uncle of Queen Elizabeth II who abdicated in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson.
However, both Prince Harry and Prince William have kept their clothing choices fairly safe, and have been less known for their fashion as a result.
Harry also famously swerved Savile Row in order to get his coronation suit made by French fashion house Dior, though the specific tailor Kim Jones, is English.
This is not the first time Guy has turned his sights on a British royal after he was asked to give a take on a new image released of King Charles as he announced his return to public duties during treatment for cancer.
Guy wrote on X: "His clothes don't fit that well anymore, and I'm not sure why. @voxsartoria tells me that, on the advice of his private secretary, he switched from using bespoke to made-to-measure in the early 2000s. I haven't confirmed if that's true, but his clothes lack shaping.
"I still think that he dressed very well throughout his life, especially when he used Kent & Haste and the older version of Anderson & Sheppard. He exhibited a kind of taste that I'm afraid will be snuffed out as more people from his generation pass away."
Bespoke suits are cut from scratch to fit a client's unique sizing and hand sewn, usually by the same tailor that takes the measurements, whereas "made-to-measure" suits are cut to preset patterns and then altered to fit a clients as closely as possible.
Guy also recently compared 10-year-old Prince George's outfits to mixed martial artist Jake Shields in a jokey thread about "alpha males" dressing less well than aristocratic children: "Jake Shields wears a suit with low armholes, which restricts movement. He has also fastened the bottommost button on his suit jacket (a faux pas)
"Prince George wears a jacket with high armholes, allowing him to cheer for England at the Euro 2020 game against Italy."
