Princess Diana’s approach to fashion was always ahead of her time, and to this day, her sartorial legacy is celebrated through inspiration and imitation. Her timeless approach to dressing was and is an ode to her glamour and grace, painting her still as one of the fashion industry’s reigning style muses. With her wardrobe choices having been mirrored both intentionally and otherwise by the fashion-forward and celebrities alike for decades with no sign of slowing down, it’s safe to say that her impact on fashion has been everlasting.

Her most memorable looks are, of course, her most intentional—take the iconic revenge dress or the black sheep knit she donned on multiple occasions. Her nonchalant styling has categorised her as one of the most beloved style icons of the photographed world. Some other style icons have paid homage to the late Princess in subtle intimations, such as Emily Ratajkowski and Taylor Swift in their casual off-duty attire. Others took a more gospel approach, such as Elizabeth Debiki’s ode to the iconic revenge dress at the recent season six premiere of The Crown—and over the years, there’s been many more, from direct copies to subtle influences.

Ahead, we’ve rounded up all our favourite looks of Princess Diana, and every time a celebrity dressed exactly like her.

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Emma Corrin

Having played the younger version of Princess Diana in The Crown before Elizabeth Debicki stepped in to finish the series, Emma Corrin is no stranger to channelling the late Princess for their red carpet looks. Pulling out the sartorial reference one more time, the actor attended The Crown’s season six finale event in a custom piece by Miu Miu. Their look included a white double-breasted tuxedo jacket with a classic white shirt and bow-tie, and for a point of the contemporary risque sartorial difference they’re known for, traded traditional bottoms in for a completely sheer floor-length skirt—and the inspiration for this look? Princess Diana on a trip to Italy in 1985, where she wore an extremely similar albeit more traditional white tuxedo jacket and skirt set, complete with a bow-tie. Both style icons added sheer hosiery to the outfit, the Princess opting for classic tights and Corrin getting playful with sheer gloves instead.

Elizabeth Debicki

Actress Elizabeth Debicki, who notably plays Princess Diana in the series The Crown, donned an awfully familiar black dress at the official season six premiere. Her black, off-the-shoulder styling choice paid sartorial homage to Diana’s iconic revenge dress, one of the late Princess’ most infamous looks. Debiki’s Bottega Veneta dress, which featured a structured bodice and the same off-the-shoulder sleeves, was without a doubt a tribute to the dress the Princess of Wales wore, designed by Christina Stambolian and which she wore on the same evening Princess Charles confessed his adultery with Camilla in 1994. Both women styled the chic LBD with hosiery and black pumps, for the full sophisticated yet sexy effect. Let’s face it, dressing for revenge is a timeless operation.

Emily Ratajkowski

In another display of casual off-duty style inspired by Princess Diana, Emily Ratajkowski was spotted in the streets of New York City wearing an oversized Reebok sweatshirt, black biker shorts and sneakers. She also nodded to Diana’s 90s style with a pair of little black sunglasses. Princess Diana was spotted in 1995 in an unassuming Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt and orange biker shorts, while also donning a pair of sunnies and a black tote bag, and since then, forever became the muse of this kind of off-duty sporty-luxe look—one that Em Rata, and countless others—have channelled over the years.

Harry Styles

This Harry Styles look bore a striking resemblance to Princess Diana thanks to the Lanvin vest from the spring/summer 2020 collection the singer wore while attending Saturday Night Live in 2019. His sartorial homage to Princess Di was instantly apparent, as his kitschy-chic sweater vest was akin to the sheep sweater from Warm & Wonderful which the Princess was photographed wearing on a number of occasions—most notably in 1981 at a polo match months after her engagement to Prince Charles. Now notoriously known as the ‘black-sheep’ knit, this piece is one of her most recognisable.

Hailey Bieber

Princess Diana’s nonchalant late 90s wardrobe has become an incredibly timeless approach to style, which the likes of Hailey Bieber have seized as the perfect inspiration for an off-duty supermodel look. This chic street-style formula of an oversized blazer, white t-shirt and casual denim jeans is the epitome of casual sophistication, and is an outfit which Princess Diana herself famously wore at a polo club in 1988. Styled with boots like Lady Di or sneakers like Bieber, this oversized blazer look has been copied and pasted into the current cultural dress book and blends in seamlessly.

Kendall Jenner

It was on more than one occasion where Princess Diana publicly showcased her proclivity for cowboy boots—a footwear obsession that is shared by the likes of Kendall Jenner. Lady Di was spotted in an eclectic and endlessly off-duty cool outfit of white trousers, her signature blazer jacket and baseball cap, and a pair of brown leather and leopard print cowboy boots over her pants on the school run in 1989. The tucked in pants and cowboy boots is a combo Jenner has done herself, and then in 2022, the model stepped out in Los Angeles in a simple singlet and slip midi skirt combo, and another pair of black cowboy boots—proving that Princess Diana’s act of pairing this kind of western inspired footwear can quite literally go with anything.

Angelina Jolie

In 1985, Princess Diana stepped out in another off-the-shoulder black dress by Victor Edelstein—not to be confused with her revenge dress, this gown famously became known as the “Travolta dress” for the fact that the Princess danced with the Grease actor while wearing the dress at this White House dinner gala. Then, in 2918, Angelina Jolie channeled the iconic moment at the 2018 BAFTAs, in a Ralp & Russo dress with an almost identical sweetheart neckline and sweeping black skirt. While the Princess accessorised with her signature pearl and sapphire choker, Jolie left her décolleté free and opted for chandelier earrings instead.

Gigi Hadid

Which two style icons can make a bold, full body black and yellow tracksuit set work for them? Princess Diana and Gigi Hadid, of course. For her 1985 visit to The Regiment in Berlin, Princess Diana wore this legendary black and yellow tracksuit, one of her first known forays into the athleisure aesthetic she would champion in later years. In 2019, Gigi Hadid stepped out in New York City, paying tribute to Lady Di in a black and yellow Ralph Lauren set, pairing it with a white tee and sneakers.

Jennifer Lawrence

Sometimes, channelling Princess Diana is all in the accessories alone. When Jennifer Lawrence walked the red carpet at the 2013 Oscars in that iconic Christian Dior gown, we all took notice of the delicate Chopard back necklace she paired the dress with. But it isn’t the first time we’ve seen this move—Princess Diana first draped a strand of knotted pearls down her back while wearing a backless, red velvet gown by Catherine Walker at the Back to the Future premiere in 1985. Timeless and elegant.

Lily Rose-Depp

Princess Diana instituted ethereal elegance at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, where she wore a baby blue Catherine Walker tulle gown, matching blue shoes, and blue diamond chandelier earrings and bracelet. A matching chiffon scarf softly draped around her neck, and traced behind her as she walked. Lily-Rose Depp took a similar approach to film festival attire with her Chanel lilac evening gown with strappy stilettos and silver earrings at the premier red carpet for The King at the 76th Venice Film Festival. Statements in their own right yet undeniably similar, these gowns displayed true regal sophistication by two glamorous parties.

Amal Clooney

In 1990, Princess Diana attended a dinner in Budapest held by the Hungarian President at the time, wearing a beaded strapless white dress by own of her go-to designers, Catherine Walker. A stunning, classic look with a “party dress” feel thanks to the beading, Amal Clooney decided to take style notes from the Princess at the premiere of The Tender Bar during the 65th BFI London Film Festival in 2021 in a strikingly similar sequinned gown by 16Arlington. Clooney’s gown was custom-made for the occasion, leading us to believe Lady Di’s look may very well have been on the human rights lawyer’s mood-board.

Meghan Markle

Royals are well known for communicating through their clothes, so it’s no surprise that contemporary royals tend to mirror the late Princess Diana and her style for many sartorial and perhaps even sentimental reasons. Here, Meghan Markle’s purple Aritzia dress and red wrap coat are inspired by the queen of contrasting colours herself. Princess Diana wore a purple and red one-shouldered gown in Bangkok Thailand in 1988, and inspired an iconic colour combination that both Markle and her sister-in-law Kate Middleton have worn before.

Kate Middleton

Like the Duchess of Sussex, Kate Middleton is well-known for channelling her mother-in-law’s past looks, having done so on a myriad of occasions over her time as a royal. One of the most notable moments included Princess Kate in a blue Zara blazer and matching pleated skirt by the brand Hope on her tour of Scotland with Prince William in 2021, taking notes from when Princess Diana wore an almost identical royal blue jacket and skirt combo in an appearance in 1992. Both looks featured double-breasted blazers with gold buttons and midi length skirts, but while Princess Diana opted for a full monochrome fit with blue pumps, Middleton instead chose a brown suede clutch with matching shoes.

Taylor Swift

If there’s one thing that the style of Taylor Swift and the late Princess have in common, it’s a casual approach that proves that sometimes, at least when it comes to the wardrobe, celebrities are just like us. Princess Diana was known for bringing bike shorts into the wider fashion conversation, as seen here when she paired an oversized blue sweater, chunky sneakers and sunglasses—a combination which she often used. Taylor Swift likewise donned a similar approach to casual dress only this year, swapping the sweater for an oversized tee and styling it with a white cap.

Mandy Moore

For Mandy Moore, the brief was contrast and colour as she took inspiration from Princess Diana’s pink and red blazer dress by designer Catherine Walker in 1989. Moore wore an off-the-shoulder colour block dress by Brandon Maxwell to the 2019 Emmy Awards, channelling the well known pink and red contrast that the Princess had first championed. Princess Diana even went so far as to match her iconic outfit with her accessories, including a pair of red shoes and a clutch—so, of course, Moore followed suit with her own pair of red strappy heels for the occasion.

Dakota Johnson

When Princess Diana landed on the tarmac of RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland after her Mediterranean honeymoon cruise, she stunned in an elegant and refined white blazer dress that effused sophistication. Making the blazer a staple in her wardrobe for years to come, this iconic moment by Lady Di proved that a well-cut white blazer could serve very well as a dress all on its own—a move that Dakota Johnson channelled in 2022 when she stepped out in New York City to attend the Tribeca Festival.

Lili Reinhart

A silver lamé gown is one of those show-stopping looks that never goes out of style, as Princess Diana and Lili Reinhart have shown us. The Princess of Wales wore a lamé pleated gown by Bruce Oldfield at the 1985 A View To a Kill premiere, and then, 33 years later, Lili Reinhart channelled the Princess’ evening look when she wore a sparkly metallic number by H&M to the 2018 Met Gala—some fabrics and colours are always in.

Elle Fanning

Princess Diana wore red impeccably well, demonstrated when she wore a red skirt suit by Japer Conran on a visit to Florence in 1985. A colour she donned often, it was one of the key vibrant hues that became synonymous with the royal. Taking her cues from the Princess, Elle Fanning wore a monochromatic red suit by Gucci at a photocall for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in 2019, proving that Princess Diana’s all-red look is still imitable today.

Anne Hathaway

At the 1996 premiere of In Love and War, Princess Diana shone in an understatedly elegant midnight blue lace slip dress by Catherine Walker, championing her penchant for sophisticated minimalism once again, only a year before her untimely passing. In 2014, Anne Hathway demonstrated her appreciation for Lady Di’s style choice by wearing a similarly cut midnight blue slip dress, this time in silk, by Richard Nicoll for the Interstellar Los Angeles premiere. As both the Princess and Hathaway knew, sometimes a simple navy dress is all you need to make a sartorial impact.

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