Do we dare call out royal style trends here? Sure! I’ll go out on a limb and say that for the last few years royals have been wearing some significant design features on their sleeves. Poofs. Big cuffs. Ruffles. Lots of stuff. Kate and Letizia stepped out yesterday not bucking that trend.
La Reina attended the accreditations ceremony for ‘Spain Brand’ Ambassadors at El Pardo Palace, wearing a Zara blouse with “voluminous” sleeves (that’s their description, not mine, but there’s no questioning it!) and a Roberto Verino jacquard skirt. Oddly, I think she carries off both the color and the style. Amateurs need not attempt it.
The Duke and Duchess are in Ireland, and yes, Kate opted for green dresses for their first two events. For the meet and greet with Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina Coyne, Kate sported an Alessandra Rich printed silk peplum. The sleeves don’t have quite the volume of Letizia’s, but they do sport some impressive gathering and four inch cuffs.
In the evening, the duo attended a special reception at the Guinness Storehouses Gravity Bar in Dublin, an event I suspect William appreciated more than his wife. She, however, gamely sipped a brew. The sparkly dress is from the Vampire’s Wife brand, and, again, we spot some ruffly sleeve detail.
Enough sleeves for you? Let’s end with this old fella. Yeah.