Queen Rania Opens an Exhibition in Aqaba in an Outfit Worth Nearly 10,000 Euros: Burgundy Loewe and a Gold Elephant with Black Diamonds

Queen Rania of Jordan has reached for Spanish fashion again - this time in an outfit costing nearly 10,000 euros. The occasion was the opening of the art exhibition Layered Becoming at Ayla Oasis in Aqaba on Thursday, 8 October, organised by the WUJUD foundation.

The exhibition brings together more than 140 works by ten artists from Jordan, other Arab countries and the rest of the world. It is housed in the Moroccan space at Marina Village in Ayla and covers ceramics, textiles, paintings, sculptures and installations. It runs until 10 December 2026. The queen toured the display and talked to the artists, accompanied by representatives of the foundation and the hosts.

Still, it wasn't the works that drew attention but her look. The whole outfit is burgundy and built around the Spanish brand Loewe. The trousers are wool, wide, with cape-inspired draping at the back and a rounded silhouette reminiscent of "barrel" trousers - one of the trends of the last few seasons. The blouse is silk-blend satin with a soft sheen, a neck bow that can be tied as you like and an asymmetric fastening.

The details complete the picture. The Joya bag, also by Loewe, is in burgundy nappa calfskin, with a tubular handle and a bar that can be personalised. The Oval Slim sunglasses have oval frames in a translucent olive-green tone - a clear retro wink. Around her neck she wore a pendant from Annoushka's Mythology collection: an elephant in 18-carat yellow and white gold set with tiny black diamonds, more a collector's piece than everyday jewellery.

The only thing that breaks from the burgundy is the shoes. Rania chose dark blue suede Lorenzo 105 heels by Jennifer Chamandi, with the signature cut-out at the heel known as the "eye of the needle", through which a thin leather strap passes and fastens across the foot. A contrast that only underlines the burgundy.

Rania has long used clothes as a message - a Spanish brand, symbolic jewellery and heels signed by a female designer, all at an event dedicated to art. The fashion industry will call it style diplomacy. But one question remains: how many of the 140 works on display are worth as much as the outfit of the guest who opened the exhibition?