Every autumn, the Royal Family gathers at the Princess of Asturias Awards. A decade ago, Princess Leonor assumed the title of Honorary President of this institution created in 1981 that recognizes the merits of figures from different fields, from literature to science. Oviedo, the hometown of Queen Letiziais the meeting point of this event, and for the awards ceremony held at the Campoamor theater this year, the kings and their daughters opted for dark outfits. Princess Leonor, who during these days in the Principality has not stopped remembering that she has Asturian blood, opted for a black jacket suit with a buttoned vest underneath, a type of outfit that is becoming her personal trademark. A suit with pants was the outfit he chose for the oath of the Constitution in 2023 (on this occasion white, created for her by the Madrid tailoring company Serna) and this week in Oviedo she has also used this silhouette for other events. Queen Letizia also wore black, but not with a suit, but with a dress with a large ruffle at the neckline. Carolina Herrera.
The sobriety of the queen’s dress, with long sleeves, midi length and a simple tight-fitting silhouette, gained impact thanks to its asymmetrical neckline, marked by a large ruffle that left one of her shoulders exposed. As accessories, she chose black shoes with sharp toes, barefoot behind and medium heel from the Spanish brand Magrit, the same brand as her handbag, and some earrings from the Swiss jewelry house De Grisogono. It is not the first time that the queen chooses Carolina Herrera, a house founded in 1981 by the Venezuelan designer who gave it its name and which for almost three decades has belonged to the large Spanish fashion and beauty group. Puig. In fact, this brand is the one that has been chosen to attend the last three Princess of Asturias awards ceremonies, where on other occasions it had also used Felipe Varela or The 2nd Skin Co. Coincidentally, in addition to agreeing on the brand, the The 2023 model was also black and had an asymmetrical neckline, but on that occasion without a ruffle, with long sleeves on one arm and the other exposed.
Beyond the ceremony held every year at the Campoamor, Queen Letizia has opted for the creations of Carolina Herrera (whose current creative director is an American designer born in Chicago Wes Gordon) in other noted quotes. The most recent, the Planeta Award dinner, on October 16, to which she attended in a black dress with small ruffles of silver rhinestones from the same brand. And it was also the firm he trusted to attend the coronation of Charles III. On that occasion she wore a suit with a pink skirt and a peplum jacket with embroidery on the collar. In the oath of the Constitution of Princess Leonor, last October, the queen once again wore the brand: on that solemn occasion she reused a blue dress with oriental airs with rhinestones on the shoulders that she had already worn during an official visit to Germany.
