Following on from the last post here are the 5 dresses on display from the late Princess Diana. All of these dresses were auctioned at her famous auction in June 1997. Only one dress - the red Bruce Oldfield - was never worn in public, so we can only imagine what Diana would have looked like wearing it.
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| The 5 dresses in a circular cabinet. |
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| Bruce Oldfield design. |
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| This dress was bought by 2 ladies in the USA who kindly loaned it to the exhibition. |
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| Detail of the beading. |
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| Blue Jaques Azagury worn on visit to Italy 1985. |
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| Detail of the embroidery. |
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| Bow detail on the drop waist. |
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| Diana wearing the dress in Italy. The blue fabric is no longer quite so vivid. |
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| The rear view. |
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| The dress was bought by a US magazine (Life or Time I think!) |
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| A beautiful pale pink Zandra Rhodes creation. |
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| Lots of detail in the dress but it is so pale that it is hidden the fabric is painted with white and the beading is lovely - you need to see this up close to appreciate the detail. |
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| The first outing on tour
in Japan.
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| Diana wearing the dress a second time in London in a heat wave! |
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| Ruching and sequins add to the detail. |
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| A cute little frill on the tush! |
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| here you can see the detailed pattern on the fabric and the sequin finish to the shaped hems. |
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| The blue strapless Murray Arbeid dress. |
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| Navy blue tulle covered in spangly stars covers a purple silk fabric to give this lovely iridescent effect. |
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| Diana first wore the dress to see the premiere of Phantom of the Opera in 1986. |
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| Photo ITN - Diana at the premiere of Phantom 1986. |
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Snowdon's portrait of Diana for
her "Dresses" auction catalogue
in 1997.
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| Here you can see the iridescent fabric quite well. |
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| And the lovely diamante stars. |
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| The detail of the hem finishing. |
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| Catherine Walker one shoulder dress. |
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| This dress features lovely sequin work in shades of pink. |
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| A side zip keeps the dress looking svelte. |
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| Diana famously meets Liza Minelli in this dress. |
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| Wearing the dress on tour in Brazil with her beautiful Cambridge Lovers Knot tiara. |
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| Further detail of the sequins on the skirt. |
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| Here you can see the back with long split. In the background you can see one of the videos playing on the wall - here Diana meeting Michael Jackson. Sad how 2 young people are now both deceased :-( |
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| And those cushions again as I left! |
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| Portraits of residents past and present at KP. |
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| Diana by Testino. |
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| And the lovely Julie Verhoven Diana Wallpaper! I have the scarves which were made in this same design...that's for another post sometime. |
