1/17Diana’s Style: 1981 - A shy Princess of Wales attends a gala recital evening at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is wearing a dress by Bellville Sassoon, and looking very thin and pale. Picture: Getty
Diana: How her style evolved from 1981 – 1997
Diana was not always the glossy fashion queen she was crowned. We follow her transformation from a shy 21-year-old to a sophisticated global style icon.
2/17Diana’s Style: 1982 -The expectant princess made headlines in a single-shoulder, drop-waist Bruce Oldfield gown in vivid, blue silk. She was at the Guildhall in London for a fashion show. Picture: Getty
3/17Diana’s Style: 1983 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles arrive for a state reception in Hobart, Tasmania, 30th March 1983. The princess is wearing the Spencer family tiara and a dress by Bruce Oldfield. Picture: Getty
4/17Diana’s Style: 1984 -: Diana, pregnant with her second son, attending a film premiere in Leicester Square just weeks before his birth. She is wearing a pale blue Catherine Walker gown. Picture: Getty
5/17Diana’s Style: 1985 - Diana wears a white, crystal-beaded, silk chiffon, assymetric gown by designer Hachi to attenda gala dinner at the National Gallery in Washington. Picture: Getty
6/17Diana’s Style: 1986 - Princess Diana, wearing a typically 80’s black and white dress designed by the Emmanuels, accompanied by Prince Charles, arrives at a dinner given by the Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia. Picture: Getty
7/17Diana’s Style: 1987 - When Diana danced with John Travolta at The White House, her Victor Edelstein midnight blue gown attracted as much attention as her moves. Travolta later said: “That was one of the highlights of my life.” Picture: Getty
8/17Diana’s Style: 1988 - The Princes of Wales, wearing a red and black Catherine Walker evening dress, attends a dinner at the British Embassy in Paris during an official visit to France. Picture: Getty
9/17Diana’s Style: 1989 - Dubbed the Elvis dress for its high beaded collar, this Catherine Walker ensemble was in fact inspired by Elizabethan necklines. It was highly controversial in 1989, but remains one of Diana’s most enduring looks. Picture: Getty
10/17Diana’s Style: 1990 - The Princess of Wales leaves a gala dinner in Washington DC, wearing a red Victor Edelstein dress, October 1990. Picture: Getty
11/17Diana’s Style: 1991 - Princess Diana looking radiant at a London Kire Te Kanawa concert in a rasberry coloured Victor Edelstein dress. Picture: Getty
12/17Diana’s Style: 1992 - The Princess of Wales attending a banquet thrown by President Roh in Seoul, South Korea. She wears the Spencer family tiara and a gown by Catherine Walker. Picture: Getty
13/17Diana’s Style: 1993 - Diana attends an evening function at the Dorchester Hotel in a perfectly co-ordinated dress designed by fashion designer Catherine Walker. Picture: Getty
14/17Diana’s Style: 1994 - Diana radiated glamour on the night Prince Charles made his famous confession of adultery on prime time TV. Diana arrived at the Serpentine Gallery in a stunning Christina Stambolian dress that knocked her husband off the front pages. The gown became known forever more as the “Revenge Dress”. Picture: Getty
15/17Diana’s Style: 1995 - Princess Diana arrives at the Serpentine Gallery showing off her toned shoulders in a plunging, beaded cocktail dress by Catherine Walker.. Picture: Getty
16/17Diana’s Style: 1996 - On a visit to Sydney Diana’s signature one- shouldered look had come of age. The sleek Versace sheath dress worn to a dinner for the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute showed her star power to the world. Picture: Getty
17/17Diana’s Style: 1997 - A confident Diana, wearing a Jacques Azagury ice blue beaded evening shift dress and a necklace loaned by garrard The Jewellers, attends the ballet at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Picture: Getty
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