The Sartorialist

This man is Princess Elena of Spain’s husband, Jaime de Marichalar.

Marichalar again.
Que fuerte

Peter O’Toole wears a nice example of a horizontal striped shirt in “How To Steal A Million.” He carries it off wonderfully.

Your chap carries it off too, though I like the rather lugubrious expression as much, if not more, than I do the clothes.

actually he is a prince, and i have always thought him to be extremely elegant.

Nice look .
Well he always dresses well.
Let´s just hope he can keep up appearances !
Otherwise Spain might become a republic.

Trying too hard if you ask me. The clothes are wearing him and not in a good way.

Not Alvaro, but Jaime

I like this pic, he has lots of style, and since the princess is her wife, she has improved a lot as well.

But sometimes I think he is simply too much. Maybe not in Paris or in New York, but for Madrid he is too much.

Besitoss

this man almost always dresses impeccable. very fashion oriented. although sometimes, he takes high risk clothing decisions that i’m sure are reprimanded at palace…

I adore the shirt but agree with verdiales about the tie and handkerchief. The white square seems like an afterthought.

Could you cross reference earlier pictures of the same person? It would be a lot of work, but it would be fun to see their style across time.

Agreed – is it partly because he seems so tall and lean?

i KNEW his face rang a bell!

and he’s just a snippet of Spanish-style … Would be so great to see what you choose on the “calles” here, looking forward to it.

He is Jaime de Marichalar, as you know.
Scott, we want you in Spain, as soon as possible!

Jaime is just one of the most classy Spaniards around. This is not my favorite out-fit. I have seen him many times better dressed.

What I really admire about the Duke of Lugo and his wife HRH Infanta Elena is their constant vindication of Spanish dressing traditions and style. You should see him wearing the Spanish cape or the Goya inspired dress of Elena in his brother’s pre-wedding party.

Yes! It is Marichalar! Funny he liked to pose.

Sorry don’t agree with most of the people that sent comment. I am Italian and have been living in Madrid for 3 years now…and haven’t seen lots of smart people or style-conscious people strolling out there…oh, miento, I had the vision of a colorful :) Agatha Ruiz de la Prada yesterday walking Calle Serrano. I wish I had my camera!

He is the King of original style…is the new dandy.

looks like a big stick of bubble gum:)

He is the Duke of Lugo, son-in-law of HM Juan Carlos I of Spain. He´s married with the Infanta Elena, one of the most elegant woman in the world!!. Please, come to Spain. There are fantastic people to shoot, specially in the north of Spain and in Madrid.

Yes, please come to spain but d´ont forget come to Andalusia a true paradise with the most beautiful women in the world.

He’s one of the best dressed people around. One of my style guru’s !

You know, I ‘m not really feeling this outfit. He looks out of proportion and overall, the outfit seems somewhat unsettled. Both the vest and suit coat have an uncomfortable fit – at least in the picture.

Jaime de Marichalar, Duque de Lugo. After marrying Elena, she became an icon of fashion and style. Not to keen on the shirt though. I’ve seen him dress better.

Actually, ex-husband…

Very smart? JAJAJA

soon to be ex-husband! they have separated.

See smart, or sophisticated people, in the spanish streets isn’t unusual (Sartorialist could check more often). The style of Jaime de Marichalar is controversial only for ordinary people because he don’t dresses in the middle class style who wear the rest of the Spanish Royal Family (and common Spaniards,or any countries, in general): He’s a dandy. But there are a lot of interior designers in Spain who dress like him and nobody frightens.

Bravo Jaime!!!, you have brought back the meaning of aristocratic dressing and behaviour to our already too “petit-bourgeoisized” royal family!!! Pity Elena will not have your keen eye next to her in the future.

he’s quite fond of stripes actually…of white lines to be more precise..

this is un gentelman

It is very rare to see people with such a shirt on the street. Anyone who is interested in it, should read this article about the horizontal stripe shirt

It’s true that horizontal stripes make things appear wider, but having them in the chest and shoulder area just broadens the shoulders. In this case the stripes actually help the proportions.