That Letizia sets style in all her appearances is evident, but if there is any act in which she takes risks, it is at the opening of the ARCO art fair. This Wednesday, the Queen accompanied the King on a tour of the different stands where art galleries and other companies present the most avant-garde works, a favorable occasion to give a message with their style, after all fashion too. It’s art. On this occasion, however, the Queen has opted for minimalism, less is more, with a sober black and white outfit, consisting of skinny pants and a cloth coat, under which a white and black blouse could be seen. beige that seemed inspired by one of Antoni Tàpies’ collage paintings.
The Kings have toured, in pavilions 7 and 9 of the IFEMA fairgrounds, some of the stands of the fair in which more than two hundred galleries, from 36 countries, exhibit their works in an edition dedicated to the Caribbean.
Since the proclamation of Felipe VI, in June 2014, the Kings have attended all editions of ARCO, which had to hold a reduced sample in 2021 due to the restrictions still in force due to the pandemic. In 2022, Letizia went alone since in those days the conflict between Russia and Ukraine had broken out and the King had to preside over the meeting of the National Security Council that same day in Zarzuela.
Shortly after the announcement of her marriage engagement, Prince Felipe’s then fiancée attended the ARCO fair in 2004 for the first time accompanying King Juan Carlos and in subsequent years the Princes of Asturias alternated with Kings Juan Carlos and Sofía. their presence in the artistic contest.
Below we review the styles of the ten occasions on which Letizia has shown her commitment to fashion among the different manifestations of contemporary art.
2024 TÁPIAS STYLE JACKET
This Wednesday, the Queen has opted for a sober style, almost to go unnoticed, composed of skinny pants, an unstructured white blouse composed of white and beige pieces as a collage with a 3D effect, with the front made of crossed straps, a premiere piece , reminiscent of Tápies paintings, signed by Adolfo Domínguez, and a black cloth coat by Carolina Herrera. Massimo Dutti’s low-heeled shoes and Carolina Herrera’s bag
2023 PINK BARBIE PASTEL
The year of Barbie, the Queen also chose the color pink, in this case in a pastel tone, for an original midi dress with French sleeves made of a technical fabric with a shiny effect and front closure at neck level, designed by Moisés Nieto . Letizia accessorized with a leather Furla bag with a floral print and nude high-heeled Prada shoes.
2022 DIPLOMATIC AND SINGLE
In the 2022 edition, Letizia attended the inauguration alone since, after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine had just broken out, the King had to cancel his presence to preside over the meeting of the National Security Council in Zarzuela. The Queen dressed as an executive in a dark blue pinstripe pantsuit, with a kimono-style jacket fitted with a belt that stood out for her marked shoulder pads. A design by Inés Martín Alcalde, which Letizia completed with a navy blue Carolina Herrera handbag and Magrit pumps.
2021 WHITE AND WITH MASK
After the break due to the pandemic, the fair returned to Ifema in 2021 and the Kings toured its facilities wearing the mandatory mask. Letizia matched the sanitary dressing and dressed in pristine white. A set from the Spanish brand On Atlas consisting of a cape-effect blouse and pants with an asymmetrical hem. To complement her, she had a bag, also white, and her nude Carolina Herrera patent leather shoes.
2020 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
Two weeks before the state of alarm and confinement due to the pandemic were declared, the Kings inaugurated the 39th edition of ARCO. On that occasion, Letizia debuted a satin dress by Maje, with marked shoulders printed in tiny red and black flowers. She completed the look with Manolo Blahnik pumps and Gold double dagger earrings.
2019 LEATHER KIMONO
Of all the looks that the Queen has worn at ARCO, the most impressive was the one she wore in the 2019 edition. A black leather kimono dress from the brand
2018 EVERYTHING IN RED
From the neck to the feet, everything is red. The Queen dressed all in red for her visit to ARCO in 2018, when she wore a midi dress whose authorship is still unknown, coordinated with tall Magrit boots and a Carolina Herrera python-engraved satchel-style bag.
2017 LADY WITH JULIANA
The inauguration of the 2017 edition of ARCO coincided with the state visit of the president of Argentina Mauricio Macri and his wife Juliana Awada. Letizia chose to stand out without wanting to do so with a lady-style dress by Hugo Boss, with a length just above the knees. She paired it with black and white snake-effect pumps from Magrit and a matching purse.
2016 CULOTTE AND LEATHER
It was not the first time she wore them, but with the black leather culottes from Uterqüe, Letizia caused a sensation at ARCO 2016 by combining them with a white shirt from Adolfo Dominguez, a bubblegum pink jacket from Carolina Herrera, a pink Adolfo Domínguez purse and the originals heeled shoes laced up above the ankle.
2015 ADIOS A VARELA
On her first visit to ARCO as queen, Letizia remained faithful to the designs of Felipe Varela who had dressed her on most occasions during her time as princess of Asturias. The designer, who little by little, has been abandoning the royal wardrobe signed a tricolor dress, white, black and gray-green, adorned with studs. Varela was also the bag carried by the Queen who completed the look with Magrit shoes.
