Queen Letizia's $30 Zara Dress Is a Major "Grandma" Trend

last updated 17 July 2019

"Grandma" dressing is all over our Instagram feeds right now. From trends like square-toe shoes to top-handle bags, it should come as no surprise when we see some of the coolest women in fashion (and celebs like Jennifer Lopez and Amal Clooney) testing out these retro-inspired looks, but when a royal dips their toe in the trend, well, that's newsworthy to us. Seeing as the guidelines that dictate royal wardrobes are strict and unwavering, it's not every day that their fashion choices share some common ground with fashion's inner circle.

Enter Queen Letizia of Spain, who nailed the biggest grandma trend of the year—tweed—during a recent appearance at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. Always one to show off a winning affordable find, she nailed the tweed trend via a navy dress from Zara, which is currently on sale for just $30. To complete her look, she cinched the dress with a thin black belt and opted for a pair of matching slingbacks. Congratulations, Queen Letizia. You managed to find the most expensive-looking item at Zara, and had we not known it had a fast-fashion label, we'd assume it was a designer piece. Tweed for the win.

Scroll down to see Queen Letizia's tweed dress look, how fashion girls are styling the trend, and then shop our picks.

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On Queen Letizia: Zara Tweed Dress With Gemstone Buttons ($30)

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Shop our tweed picks:

Warehouse

Shift Dress With Raw Edge

Iro

Structured Tweed Jacket

Song of Style

Trina Mini Dress in Rainbow Multi

Prada

Pleated Checked Wool-Tweed Skirt

Mango

Check Tweed Jacket

Proenza Schouler

Cropped Tweed Top

Vanessa Bruno

Huguet Herringbone Tweed Shorts

Rebecca Taylor

Tweed Jacket

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Anna is an editor on the fashion team at Who What Wear and has been at the company for over five years, having begun her career in the Los Angeles office before relocating to New York, where she's currently based. Having always been passionate about pursuing a career in fashion, she built up her experience interning at the likes of Michael Kors, A.L.C., and College Fashionista before joining the team as a post-graduate assistant editor. Anna has penned a number of interviews with Who What Wear's cover stars over the years, including A-listers Megan Fox, Issa Rae, and Emma Chamberlain. She's earned a reputation for scouting new and emerging brands from across the globe and championing them to our audience of millions. While fashion is her main wheelhouse, Anna led the launch of WWW Travels last year, a new lifestyle vertical that highlights all things travel through a fashion-person lens. She is passionate about shopping vintage, whether it be at a favorite local outpost or an on-the-road discovery, and has amassed a wardrobe full of unique finds. When she's not writing, you can find her shooting street imagery on her film camera, attempting to learn a fourth or fifth language, or planning her next trip across the globe.