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Princess Diana's dresses on display in Hong Kong ahead of auction

Hong Kong - Shoulder-padded, daffodil yellow and accented with gleaming gold buttons -- a very of-its-time suit Princess Diana wore during her 1989 trip to Hong Kong is now among six outfits on display in the former British colony. The collection of dresses, shoes and handbags -- some of which are familiar fashion moments from the Princess of...

Business

Princess Diana's sweater fetched one million, over ten times more than expected

A jumper belonging to Princess Diana fetched 1.1 million dollars at Sotheby's, according to the auction house's website. That is 10 times more than Sotheby's initial estimate, which expected proceeds of between 50,000 and 80,000 dollars. A newly engaged Diana wore the jersey to Prince Charles' polo match in 1981. The sheep depicted on the jersey...

Business

Pendant worn by Princess Diana to come to auction via Sotheby’s

Auction house Sotheby’s has announced that a jewellery item worn by the late Princess Diana is set to become available as part of its annual Royal and Noble sale. The Attallah Cross is currently owned by Ramsay Attallah, a relative of Naim Attallah, the former group chief executive of Asprey & Garrard. According to Attallah, the princess had...

Culture

Best looks from the Spencer trailer

The highly anticipated Spencer trailer has finally come out, building up more excitement over the Princess Diana inspired flick. Kristen Stewart plays the troubled Diana in a film that strives to capture a brief moment of her life within the royal family. Centering around three days during a Christmas holiday in the early 90’s, the film tells...

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Princess Diana's wedding dress to go on display at Kensington Palace

Diana, Princess of Wales’ famous wedding dress will go on display at Kensington Palace as part of an exploration of the fine art of designing for royalty, for the first time in 25 years. The temporary ‘Royal Style in the Making’ exhibition opens on June 3 in the newly-conserved Orangery at Kensington Palace and will explore the “unique...

Fashion Featured

Tory Burch take inspiration from Princess Diana's fearless persona at NYFW

A homage to the late Princess Diana and a collection made almost entirely of sustainable clothing were among the breathtaking shows that lit up the second full day of New York Fashion Week Sunday. American designer Tory Burch, a paragon of Bohemian chic style, wowed a star-studded audience with soft floral prints and baggy, puffed-out sleeves...

People

Jeweller to the stars, Alexandre Reza passes away

Russian-born jeweller Alexandre Reza, whose elite clientele included the lover of the late Princess Diana, has died in Geneva aged 93, his Paris-based company announced Tuesday. Reza died Friday after a long illness, having transferred his business to his son Olivier in 2008. On the fateful night in 1997 when Diana was killed in a road accident...

Fashion

Princess Diana gowns go under the hammer in the US

Five dresses designed for and worn by Britain's late Princess Diana have gone under the hammer in Los Angeles for a total of nearly half a million dollars. Three of the gowns were made by British dressmaker Catherine Walker, Diana's favorite designer and close personal friend, as well as one by Caroline Charles and another by Zandra Rhodes. The...

Fashion

Princess Diana's dresses fetch £862,800 at auction

Ten dresses belonging to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, including the velvet, midnight blue Victor Edelstein gown that she wore while dancing with John Travolta, fetched more than 800,000 pounds at an auction in London. The ‘Fit for a Princess’ auction lot was held by fashion specialists Kerry Taylor Auctions, and the famous blue gown that...