If, today, Kate Middleton or Camilla Parker Bowles are closely scrutinized for their refined outfits, Lady Diana has long carried the standard of elegance within the British royal family. The former wife of King Charles III, tragically killed in 1997 following a car accident, definitely left her mark with her dazzlingly modern outfits, in contrast to the classic looks favored at the time by the crowned heads. Thursday June 27, Julien’s Auctions, based in Beverly Hills (California), will also put up for sale exceptional pieces that belonged to Lady Di.
Dresses, handbags, hats… Lady Diana’s most beautiful pieces up for auction
During this exceptional sale, around fifty items of clothing and accessories that belonged to the late Princess Diana will be presented. Among the iconic pieces on sale: a sumptuous midnight blue tulle ball gown designed by Murray Arbeid and worn by Lady Di in 1986 at the London premiere of Phantom of the Operaor even a lace dress by Victor Edelstein.
« We have exceptional pieces. Iconic pieces that Diana wore with great pride and which are truly emblematic of her style », Gabriela Schwartz of Julien’s Auctions told AFP. And to add with admiration: “ She really loved fashion. She had fashion intuition. She was very thoughtful about the pieces and designers she wore, added Gabriela Schwartz. She is both the people’s princess and a fashion designer’s dream. »
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Lady Di: the princess with a thousand and one accessories
Chic from head to toe, Lady Diana also relied on numerous accessories to complete her outfits. During the said auction, his magnificent hat signed Philip Somerville, worn during his trip to Australia in 1985, or a pair of openwork fabric pumps from Ferragamo, will be put up for sale.
Unfortunately, no jewelry that belonged to the late princess will be presented. And for good reason, the latter chose to bequeath her numerous jewels to her descendants. “ I would like to leave my pieces of jewelry to my sons, so that their wives can, when the time comes, have them and wear them “, she wrote in her will. Result: in 2023, Kate Middleton, for example, paid tribute to the memory of Lady Diana by wearing, during Trooping the Color, earrings featuring two blue sapphires, each surrounded by a halo of diamonds, which belonged to her.
