Princess Diaries: Lady Diana’s Most Iconic Fashion Moments
Lady Diana would have turned 59 on July 1, Here's a look back at some of her most iconic looks.
03 July, 2020
Lady Diana would have turned 59 on July 1, Here's a look back at some of her most iconic looks.
She married Prince Charles on July 29, 1981, in an ivory dress with a 25 foot-long-train made by David and Elizabeth Emanuel.
1Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKShe married Prince Charles on July 29, 1981, in an ivory dress with a 25 foot-long-train made by David and Elizabeth Emanuel.
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A trend setter, Diana, rekindled interest in plaids as she wore a Bill Pashley suit while holidaying with her husband at Balmoral in 1981.
2Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKA trend setter, Diana, rekindled interest in plaids as she wore a Bill Pashley suit while holidaying with her husband at Balmoral in 1981.
She knew how to do florals with panache. She makes an appearance at a Wimbledon match dressed head to toe in florals in 1981.
3Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKShe knew how to do florals with panache. She makes an appearance at a Wimbledon match dressed head to toe in florals in 1981.
Stripes, pussy-bow blouse and red skirt and hat, there are too many trends she works in that one look. The Princess wore the outfit on a royal tour of Australia in 1983.
4Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKStripes, pussy-bow blouse and red skirt and hat, there are too many trends she works in that one look. The Princess wore the outfit on a royal tour of Australia in 1983.
For a dinner reception in New Brunswick, Canada, Diana went dressed in a blue gown with ruffles and accessorised it with a chunky silver belt and matching clutch. Not to be missed here is Spencer family tiara, Diana’s family heirloom that dates back to the Tudor period. She wore this tiara on her wedding day too.
5Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKFor a dinner reception in New Brunswick, Canada, Diana went dressed in a blue gown with ruffles and accessorised it with a chunky silver belt and matching clutch. Not to be missed here is Spencer family tiara, Diana’s family heirloom that dates back to the Tudor period. She wore this tiara on her wedding day too.
Polka dots were something that she wore at many of her public outings. For a tour of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, she chose this pink polka dot dress by Donald Campbell.
6Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKPolka dots were something that she wore at many of her public outings. For a tour of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, she chose this pink polka dot dress by Donald Campbell.
No one rocked a gold lame gown like Diana. She wore this glitzy number by Bruce Oldfield to the London premiere of A View to Kill.
7Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKNo one rocked a gold lame gown like Diana. She wore this glitzy number by Bruce Oldfield to the London premiere of A View to Kill.
Diana's one shoulder gown that she wore to a gala at the National Gallery in Washington, was edgy, fun and oh so glamorous!
8Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKDiana's one shoulder gown that she wore to a gala at the National Gallery in Washington, was edgy, fun and oh so glamorous!
In her famous pill box hat on a trip to Canada. Much later both her daughters-in-law Kate and Meghan wore similar hats for their public outings.
9Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKIn her famous pill box hat on a trip to Canada. Much later both her daughters-in-law Kate and Meghan wore similar hats for their public outings.
Much before women fell prey to the allure of jumpsuits. Diana vacationed in them in 1987 in Spain.
10Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKMuch before women fell prey to the allure of jumpsuits. Diana vacationed in them in 1987 in Spain.
She made a stunning appearance on the red carpet of Cannes Film Festival in 1987 wearing a draped blue chiffon gown.
11Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKShe made a stunning appearance on the red carpet of Cannes Film Festival in 1987 wearing a draped blue chiffon gown.
Acing colour-blocking like a bawse! She wore this pink and red dress and hat in 1989, during her tour of Kuwait.
12Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKAcing colour-blocking like a bawse! She wore this pink and red dress and hat in 1989, during her tour of Kuwait.
She looked elegant and glamorous as she appeared for the premiere of the movie Hot Shots in 1991, dressed in a ruched red evening gown.
13Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKShe looked elegant and glamorous as she appeared for the premiere of the movie Hot Shots in 1991, dressed in a ruched red evening gown.
She knew how to look picture perfect in a red-and-purple skirt set, while she posed in front of the Taj Mahal.
14Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKShe knew how to look picture perfect in a red-and-purple skirt set, while she posed in front of the Taj Mahal.
Diana looked gorgeous dressed in a classic black bodycon dress by Christina Stambolian as she attended the Vanity Fair party in 1994. This dress is also famously called Diana's "revenge dress", as the same evening as the party, Prince Charles publicly revealed that he was cheating on her with Camila Parker-Bowles.
15Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKDiana looked gorgeous dressed in a classic black bodycon dress by Christina Stambolian as she attended the Vanity Fair party in 1994. This dress is also famously called Diana's "revenge dress", as the same evening as the party, Prince Charles publicly revealed that he was cheating on her with Camila Parker-Bowles.
She wore a cream power suit to meet Mother Teresa, long before power suits rocked the fashion and political world.
All images courtesy Cosmopolitan Uk.
16Image Courtesy: Cosmopolitan UKShe wore a cream power suit to meet Mother Teresa, long before power suits rocked the fashion and political world.
All images courtesy Cosmopolitan Uk.