Letizia and the “privilege of white”: Spanish tradition, power and fashion in the Vatican | S fashion: fashion magazine, beauty, trends and celebrities

White and with Mantilla. This is the way in which Queen Letizia has reached the initial mass of the pontifical of the new Pope, Leo XIV, a choice that has become viral in the networks in a few minutes but has an explanation (very traditional): the Vatican protocol establishes that in the public with the Ponteff and in public events it must dress black or in dark colors, but there is an exception called “White privilege” (White privilege), that women of Catholic royalty can wear white in such acts. A privilege (not an obligation) that shows European queens and consorts and is seen as a symbol not only deference to the Church, also power, since only women representing a state can exercise it. Other consorts, such as Charlène de Monaco or Matilde de Belgica, have also opted for this privilege.

It is not the first time that the queen goes to the Vatican dressed in white. He has already done so in 2014, to his first public with the recent deceased Pope Francis. On that occasion he brought a jacket and a skirt of the same color signed by Felipe Varela, although perhaps his most remembered white dress is what he carried, by Armani, when he announced his commitment for the now King Felipe: of the pants and with a closed neck. Mantilla is another problem; Except for the funeral and her wedding, the queen looked at only an audience with John Paul II in 2004. Obviously, it was black, since it was not yet queen.

Although it usually opts for Spanish creators for official events, it is the first time that the Queen opts for the Redondo brand company in a public act of this size. The company commanded by Extremadura Jorge Redondo was born in 2019 with the aim of “democratizing high fashion”, or making personalized clothing for events (hence most of the turnover of most national designers) inspired by the gold era of the Parisian seam. “Those brands that only want to dress high society and aristocracy are very passed, it is not the world. I want to dress the people who have things to say. I don’t want a crowded sign in a single type of people, I want an aristocrat to defend a round but also make it an Olympic champion. It is what is fun,” he said in A recent interview in the weekly country. Regularly in the red rugs, in particular among the actresses, he opened his shop in the Madrid district of Salamanca two years ago, in which he sells his prêt à porter line, that is, made in workshops and a few months ago he launched his first perfume, which is distributed in his shop, both physical and online. Adjusting the Madrid catwalk, Mercedes Benchion Week Madrid, a year ago decided to celebrate his fashion shows from the calendar independently. The last, held in January, brought together the Spanish celebrities and aristocracy Around a collection entitled “Marisa”A tribute to the model and the actress Marisa Berenson who included her already municipalities powerful colors, draped and ties. Obviously, the white dress made for Queen Letizia, the straight cut and a knot on the side, is much more discreet, for protocol problems, but, judging by the nets, infinitely more relevant.