Queen Letizia visits Bailén in a Carolina Herrera throwback from the Caribbean

19/7/2018

The King and Queen of Spain paid a visit to the town of Bailén today to commemorate the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Bailén.

It was the site of the first ever open field defeat of the Napoleonic army in 1808 by the Spanish Army of Andalusia during the Peninsular War.

Their Majesties received a warm welcome from the locals.

WHAT LETIZIA WORE

DRESS: Carolina Herrera white and black polka dot silk chiffon halter dress. Debuted in May during Caribbean tour.

BAG: NEW! Carolina Herrera White Initials Insigna Bag.

Carolina Herrera White Initials Insigna Bag as seen on Queen Letizia

SHOES: NEW! Steve Madden 'Plaza' mules in blush suede (US$110). They are currenltly available at Steve Madden, YOOX, and David Jones. Letizia also owns this style in black suede.

EARRINGS: Coolook two-tone onyx 'Luna' earrings (€333). First worn in May 2017.

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SUNGLASSES: Carolina Herrera New York black cat-eye sunglasses with gold rim and arms. Debuted yesterday.

SHOP LETIZIA'S LOOK FOR LESS

Hobbs £119

Boohoo US$25

alice + olivia US$276.50

13 Comments

Sonia

19/7/2018 10:58:49 pm

"Lunares" en Andalucía, very appropriate. Jaén, it's even hotter than Madrid, a furnace..

Laura

20/7/2018 12:25:37 am

Love this dress. It is flirty and fun. Not liking the pursue…hate the blatant display of logos and initials on clothes and accessories. I suppose they are a status symbol to some people, but it is like you are advertising for the company. Think a red purse and red shoes would have been wow with this dress.

Laura

20/7/2018 07:55:00 am

Oops, make that, Not liking the PURSE.

Marsha link

20/7/2018 05:26:52 pm

I agree with Laura; that purse is clunky and uninspired. Also, I'm not a fan of that shoe style with the big vinyl piece across the instep; Letizia has more than one of this style, I think. But the dress is fabulous—in silk chiffon, with lovely lines and a skirt that moves beautifully. Perfect for summer.

Berite

21/7/2018 01:23:44 am

I don't think I quite warmed to this dress first time round but this time it looks wonderfully summery and fresh. I love laid-back prints like that, I find they're the kind I can wear again and again. I love the styling on the pleated bodice and the pretty bow, and the neckline is cleverly worked too. It looks as if it might have benefited from a little more lining to the skirt to prevent too much see-through.

The earrings are perfect with it and the shoes are terrific, adding their bit of edge via the mule and plastic upper. Love the bag, I'm not usually a fan of logos, and rejected a Herrara tee-shirt once cos it had a brassy logo attached, but this trick with the buckle is fun.

Bertie

23/7/2018 03:00:13 am

Bertie being an unexpected variation on Bertie...

Bertie

23/7/2018 03:02:22 am

Great. First the phone changes my name to Berite and then fluffs the correction:-( This is Bertie speaking...

mary

27/7/2018 08:55:36 pm

Does anyone else think the dress Letizia is slightly different to the one in the picture? The CH dress shown has a higher, fitted waist and a bodice panel with gathers below the bust while Letizia's seems to have a flatter front which gathers at the waist. I prefer the version Letizia is wearing. Also, Letizia's dress seems to have a plain white neck facing while the CH one is in the black on white spotted fabric. Is it a custom made dress as it doesn't seem to be the same as the one pictured?

Elizabeth (Admin)

27/7/2018 10:22:07 pm

Yes I think you're right Mary! It does appear to be a customized version of the ready-to-wear dress. Thanks for pointing it out x

Sonia

27/7/2018 10:34:01 pm

Carolina Herrera belongs to a Spanish group, "PUIG", so probably..

Elizabeth (Admin)

27/7/2018 10:40:31 pm

Yes that's right and Letizia has several bespoke pieces from CH.

Kajo

31/7/2018 02:35:43 am

Hi Elizabeth, this post is not showing up in the 2018 chronicle of Letizia's outfits, just on the main page. I'm using Chrome for Android.

Karen

3/11/2018 12:54:57 am

The earrings, the sunglasses, the dress, and the shoes! Perfect. The shoes!! Love those Steve Maddens!

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