Saturday, 19 September 2015

The Royal Wardrobe: Letizia in America

The birthday queen gave us quite a few fashion presents this week as Letizia of Spain travelled to America. There were plenty of repeats, a second glance at a dress only seen at a wedding before and one old favourite that needs to be unfavourited because it really is very old now. There was no big wow moment but Letizia rarely disappoints when it comes to delivering a set of chic looks. Here's the Royal Wardrobe of a royal fashionista in America




Most striking outfit of the visit was the silver flapper style dress donned for a visit to Miami-Dade College where her husband received the Presidential Medal. It started off underneath a slate grey evening coat then made an appearance all by itself where its full thirties styling could be appreciated.



 



 It was chic and striking and let down, as is usually the case, by the shoes. Given that she'd gone for flapper hair and make up (unforgiving but that's not a problem when you look like Letizia), the queen's choice of barely there strappy sandals rather than thirties style shoes was pretty inexplicable.



 
 



 Next on the noticeable list was a repeat of a blue toned dress worn on a visit to New York in 2014 and reworn on this latest US trip as Letizia and Felipe stopped off in St Augustine




 




It had come hot on the heels of another rewear, this one the navy blue blouse with turquoise flower print skirt that has been seen several times in 2015 and is starting to get slightly repetitive. It was worn in France and for a lunch with the President of Italy earlier this year.




 
 



 The shirt looked too informal while there was another shoe mismatch going on. At least with cooler weather around the corner, this outfit might take a back seat in this royal wardrobe for a while.




 
 



 We did get some new looks on this tour. There was a black cocktail dress with sheer panel at the top chosen for an event at Georgetown University.





 



There was also a sparkle effect two piece evening outfit for a meeting with members of the Senate which included a new variation on a favourite style for Letizia this year, the waistcoat top.



 
 




 There was also a new print dress on show for the set piece event of the visit, the audience with the Obamas at the White House.




 




The white jacket was left behind for a walk in the gardens with Michelle Obama which was a shame as it lifted the whole outfit.




 



But there was another white jacket event for the queen on a solo visit to the National Cancer Institute when Letizia paired the top with her favourite Hugo Boss mauve and pink flower print dress. It was among the most successful looks of the whole tour.







The US visit of the Queen of Spain was slightly underwhelming on the wardrobe front but with the seasons changing and a new royal school year getting under way it could mark a transition for Letizia, the fashion icon with a class of royal fashionistas breathing down her neck. Autumn could be very interesting.
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