On the tour of Colombia, Prince Harry found power in one shirt
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's four-day Colombia tour has come to an end. Our takeaway? Harry's got great taste in shirts
Words: Zak Maoui
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have just embarked on a whistle-stop tour of Colombia, where, at the invitation of the vice president Francia Márquez, they spent four days taking part in salsa classes, visiting schools and getting down with official engagements. The trip was centred around the priorities of the couple's Archewell Foundation, as well as the Sussexes’ philanthropic interests.
And as with most royal tours (although this wasn't an official one), the entire thing was captured on camera, at the request of the couple themselves. The "demi royal tour" turned into a bit of a stylish event for the couple.
Meghan Markle showed off her curated sense of style, recycling outfits (Victoria Beckham shirts) from previous trips, dressing in Columbian designers such as Silvia Tcherassi, and wearing high street bargains from Mango (which have naturally sold out) alongside super luxe garb from Loro Piana. There was even a nod to the late Lady Di, who famously made headlines on her own royal tours, by way of her butterfly earrings in there, for good measure.
Meanwhile Prince Harry found solace in one particular shirt. Throughout the trip in Colombia, where it is currently seasonly humid and sticky, he's been dependant on one of Luca Faloni's Portofino shirts. Paired with Banana Republic chinos and suede John Vavartos shoes in one instance, and Mott & Bow trousers on another, the shirt (in various colourways) is what we'd describe as one of the best linen shirts out there. Loose-fitting, and made from 100 per cent Italian linen, it's the sort of thing you need to beat the heat. It's the jewel in the crown of the brand, and each shirt is crafted in Bergamo and Brescia, in Northern Italy, by skilled artisans who use a single piece of cloth to created a simple collared shirt.
But, Prince Harry's choice was an interesting one, and has garnered a little attention on social media. Luca Faloni has long been the go-to brand of his famously estranged brother, and so perhaps it was a nod to a rekindling of their relationship. After all, Harry has been no stranger to using clothes to subtly say something, for example when he came out twinning his Paul Smith evergreen suit jacket lining with Meghan's dress back in 2020 to show their united front.
Or perhaps he, like us, just knows that the shirt is the perfect way to tackle a back drip in the Colombian heat.
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