Queen Letizia adopts a romantic style in Charo Ruiz dress for a trip to Ibiza

17/8/2020

The Spanish royal family are on their annual summer holiday in Mallorca, however this year, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will spend their vacation attending various institutional events to support the social and economic recovery of the Balearic Islands following the COVID-19 lockdown.

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit Ibiza on 17 August 2020

To conclude their tour of the Balearic Islands, on Monday Their Majesties visited Ibiza.

Upon arrival in the capital, The King and Queen went on a guided tour of the Puig des Molins - a small hill located on the south-west side of the bay of Ibiza. It gets its name from the windmills ('molins' in Catalan) which have stood on the top of the hill since at least the 14th century.

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit Puig des Molins, Ibiza on 17 August 2020

The site is the best-preserved necropolis in the Mediterranean. It also contains a medieval Islamic rural property, and an archaeological museum.

Afterwards, Their Majesties moved to Sant Antoni de Portmany and began a tour of the historic centre of the town. The King and Queen strolled along the promenade and passed by 'The Egg' monument, a tribute to the discovery of America. The route included stalls selling local crafts and a visit to the Iglesia de San Antonio where they saw a performance of local folklore.

The Royal Couple continued through the Ancha and del Progreso streets and onto the Paseo de la Mar where they received greetings from the members of the Sant Antoni municipal corporation and members of other municipalities of the island. At the dock, Their Majesties held a meeting with the heads of the Fishermen's Guild.

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia meet Fishermen's Guild of Ibiza on 17 August 2020

WHAT QUEEN LETIZIA WORE

DRESS: NEW! Charo Ruiz Ibiza 'Aida' lace long dress (£560).

HANDBAG: Whittelily mini woven palm leaf tote bag (repeat).

Queen Letizia carries Whittelily mini woven palm leaf tote bag

SHOES: Macarena 'ALBA50' espadrilles (repeat).

27 Comments

Tammy Harris

18/8/2020 04:52:36 pm

Perfection!

Sandy

18/8/2020 08:54:50 pm

This dress is beautiful! It's such an interesting and imaginative design with so many lovely details. The 'V' neckline front/back with the ruffles, the lace trim and the tiered skirt all come together to create a captivating dress. I even like the long length. The dress certainly justifies the high price tag. This will be on my top ten of 2020 list.

I do wish the King and Queen and everyone really would start wearing reusable masks instead of the disposable ones. It would save resources and be much better for the environment.

Geneviève

19/8/2020 06:46:27 am

What a difference 400 pounds makes! LOL!

While the Uterque looked daggy and the Vintage looked dumpy this dress got everything right.

Despite having ruffles, tiers, and lace it's balanced not busy. The neckline - front and back - is elegant (and sexy) and the waist placement and length are perfect.

Bertie

19/8/2020 07:32:42 am

This is a dress which incorporates many features I don't usually like, but which works well nonetheless. Ruffles and tiers on a full length white dress often turn me right off, but this Charo Ruiz has a lovely fit and flow.

The deep lace-edged vee neck with such a pronounced ruffle seems highly Spanish to my foreign eye, with maybe even a hint of flamenco, and the skirt layers are beautifully worked with the lace insert bands. The Macarena espadrilles are safely under cover much of the time. A super dress for a hot day and I love the woven tote with it.

Asya

19/8/2020 08:17:57 am

A beautiful dress which looks cool and comfortable. I like how the deep v neck is balanced out by the cap sleeves and the billowy skirt. This is one of my favorite handbags of Letizia as it is perfect for summertime!

Zoe link

19/8/2020 08:19:48 am

QL hits it out of the park with this dress. The lace and voile are combined with spectacular effect. The fluidity and sweeping skirt with her added graceful movement, make some of the pictures catalog worthy. This woman can make a potato sack look good, but this dress.....wouah!!.

Rebeca

19/8/2020 08:21:15 am

Me encantan las alpargatas! Y éste vestido está en mi top de éste año.

Marsha link

19/8/2020 09:38:29 am

This dress is so perfect for the occasion—white for summer, light, airy, yet not showing too much skin, appropriate for a queen. I do wish, however, she had chosen a pair of sandals, either flat or with a short heel, instead of the rather clunky espadrilles.

Ava Pittman

20/8/2020 03:15:28 am

This is a beautiful dress. The craftmanship is perfection, the dress flowing gracefully on movement. Back view of the dress is as breathtaking as the front. The ruffles and tiers add a softness to the overall look. I dont mind the length of the dress at all, its spot on. The mini woven palm leaf tote bag is a perfect finishing touch.

Jennifer F

20/8/2020 05:33:31 am

The references in the Aida dress are too literal for my taste, but I can't deny that it looks wonderful on the Queen. It fits beautifully, skimming her figure before cascading into a pool of guipure. Flamboyant frills contouring the front and back of the bodice appear regal. The sweetheart neckline under the guipure has been sensitively achieved, enhancing the soft femininity of the dress, as opposed to an afterthought to protect the buyer's modesty. The bare guipure at the back adds a sensual note to the fluttering deep 'V'. Minor quibble, the alpargatas. I appreciate that they offer some extra height to help carry the proportions of the dress, but an almost naked foot in tan flat strappy sandals would have echoed the flashes of skin above and enhanced the bohemian quality of the dress. It's been exciting to see Letizia endorse two new labels whilst in the Balearic Islands, I would never have heard of them otherwise. Most importantly, during these challenging times, I am sure both companies welcomed the extra publicity, which has no doubt increased sales considerably.

Zoe link

20/8/2020 09:40:16 pm

Jennifer , I bow! What a gift! I hang on every word. One quibble. Strappy sandals would not have been comfortable on the sandy dirt path leading to museum. She is always well researched beforehand, and moves comfortably no matter what kind of terrain in those espadrilles.

Jennifer F

21/8/2020 03:14:15 am

That's so kind Zoe, many thanks. It's always a treat to see you post! I very much enjoy your thought-provoking comments.

Laura

21/8/2020 10:25:40 am

I agree that this dress is very beautifully made with great attention to detail. However, this dress and the white one worn a few days ago certainly have a nightgown vibe. Is this look common to the Balearic Islands?

Sandy

21/8/2020 08:27:45 pm

I think it's the pure white colour of the dresses that gives a nightgown look. If they were black or blue we might not feel that way.

Carmen

22/8/2020 06:29:49 am

There are not "nightgowns" in Spain, it must be and Anglo-Saxon concep, it is too much hot, only you can find lingerie.

Wendy

21/8/2020 11:13:29 pm

In the Balearic Islands you have 32C degrees and 85% humidity, you need something like this to survive, specially cotton, you can see these dresses in the rest of the Mediterranean Coast also, as Nice in France, Italy, Greece, etc..men wear white trousers and white shirts too.

Montse

22/8/2020 05:56:36 am

By the Mediterranean sea all is white, the towns, the houses, the dresses, etc..Greece, France, Spain, Italy...and their islands...
Santorini in Greece is all white too..., the South of France, the North of Africa...

Simone

22/8/2020 07:18:03 pm

I would say that they seem "wedding dresses", not nightgowns, women don these kind of gowns to get married. You only need to google "wedding on the beach in Ibiza" . These islands are full of discos, parties, pubs, bars, nightlife, drag queens, beaches, inlets you can enter by yatchs, the less "formal" way of life you could find, all is ejoying..something similar to Mykonos in Greece.
They are promoting the Balearic Islands as a vacation destiny, and Spain is a very open minded country, so women dress very "informal", in summer in holidays. Actually, these ones Doña Letizia is wearing are "very formal".

Caroline

29/8/2020 07:35:11 am

The Queen looks stunning, not hard to do for an already extraordinarily beautiful woman. Does anyone know what brand are the shoes that King Felipe is wearing?

Wendy

3/9/2020 01:11:32 am

The brand is called "Yuccs"..made in Spain..I do not know where you live, they deliver to Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Italy and UK.

https://yuccs.eu/

Kirat

2/9/2020 09:11:12 pm

First of all...
Hello everyone!!!
This is my first time commenting on this style blog...though i have been reading and following it for a long while now..!!
I do agree with most of comments...
The dress is beautiful! The details make it even more pretty...
The only problem i see is that of the color..anything other than white would have worked really well!!
Also..to the admin...
Absolutely Great job..as always...
I especially love when you add flashback pics...
Lots of love and peace to everyone!!

Elizabeth (Admin)

2/9/2020 09:54:22 pm

Thank you Kirat! I hope we continue to see you commenting more often x

Kirat

7/9/2020 01:18:30 am

Absolutely Elizabeth!!

Montse

2/9/2020 10:28:14 pm

The dress can't be in other colour, theses dresses are WHITE...it would be as a Scottish kilt was all black, for example...it is a kilt...

These ones are the WHITE dresses worn in Ibiza...we are speaking about cultural and traditional things...they are as they are....in places where there is a lot of hot, people wear WHITE cotton clothes, even in the desert...imagine a Bedouin in orange..for example....it has no sense..

Wendy

2/9/2020 11:21:57 pm

Other colour would have been as if the police would wear their uniform in other colour. It is a regional dress.
The traditional customes of a country are like that because tradition not because of "fashion". You are not accustomed that Letizia wear "regional " dresses, there are more than 50 in Spain, some people would be thrilled is she wore them, as a "flamenca" dress, from the region of Andalucia. Queen Sofia used to do it.. and in the Scandinavian countries all royals do it...

The media has criticised Letizia because she does not wear them..it is sort of "patriotism" and love for her people....as the alpargatas...done for her people, the Spaniards who understand it..and she is the Queen of Spain...not from orher one..

https://okdiario.com/look/casa-real/letizia-reina-sofia-feria-abril-401298/fotos

https://www-revistavanityfair-es.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.revistavanityfair.es/realeza/articulos/la-realeza-y-los-trajes-regionales-dona-sofia-los-llevo-las-reinas-y-princesas-europeas-son-fieles-cuando-lo-hara-letizia/39338/amp?amp_js_v=a3&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15990525079133&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=De%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.revistavanityfair.es%2Frealeza%2Farticulos%2Fla-realeza-y-los-trajes-regionales-dona-sofia-los-llevo-las-reinas-y-princesas-europeas-son-fieles-cuando-lo-hara-letizia%2F39338

Iker

3/9/2020 12:31:39 am

As the dress of a bride is always white, the dresses in the Islas Baleares are white, if not they are not typical. (Nevertheless the brides in Spain used to wear black in their weddings, only since the 70s or so, the white is common for brides in Spain), my mother in law got married in pink in 1970, actually.
The dresses in Andalucía wear "lunares" (polka-dots) and frills....probably you would need to visit Spain or read a bit about it, the culture is very different to the Germanic or English spoken countries. It would be more similar for example it has more things in common with Israel than with Canada, and some things could be even the contrary. An every region is different to other, even the language sopoken is different.
In the Balearic Islands they speak mallorquín ( a variariation) of Catalan..as in all the Mediterranean part.
I think you find difficulties in general with the cultural part, I understand that Spain is a very tricky country.

Catherine

18/9/2020 12:16:05 am

I love this dress. I am not one for frills, but this dress is perfection, the flow and details are well balanced and not overwhelming. Queen Letizia looks beautiful.

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Queen Letizia adopts a romantic style in Charo Ruiz dress for a trip to Ibiza

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