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The late Princess Diana was known for her bold fashion choices, with each item in her extensive wardrobe reflecting her desire to forge her own unique vision of what it means to be a royal.
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From casual daywear to the most opulent of evening gowns, the ‘The People’s Princess”, turned heads with her effortless elegance and ease with her own personal style.
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Diana famously said that she doesn’t “go by the rule book”, and creating a wardrobe that at times broke the royal mould spoke volumes about her strength of character and desire to be seen as an individual.
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Explaining further Eleri Lynn – curator of the Diana: Her Fashion Story exhibition – says:
“She was very aware of the language of clothes and, that she was expressing something that through the way she dressed.”
And one such choice that marked the mother-of-two out as a leader, rather than follower, of fashion was the striking navy, double-breasted power suit she wore to a concert in aid of the Prince’s Trust on April, 29, 1990.
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The outfit made history as the first time a female royal had worn trousers to an evening function. And with it’s silk lapel detailing, square metallic buttons and tapered legs, it was masculine tailoring at its best.
Naturally Diana put her own feminine twist on the ensemble adding a matching blue clutch with subtle gem detailing and a pair of blue velvet court shoes.
While it’s not known whose handiwork was behind this now iconic piece of fashionwear, we do know that one of Diana’s most favoured fashion houses – Catherine Walker – was an exponent of the masculine/feminine look.
Explaining the impact of such an outfit to the IBTimesUK Said Cyrus – head designer for Catherine Walker – has previously said:
“One of the things that Catherine Walker tailoring does is gives you confidence. It makes you stand tall. And it’s almost like – I wouldn’t say armour – but it’s very structured.”
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Greeting singing sensation Phil Collins – one of the event’s performers – the suit-to-suit meeting wouldn’t have gone unnoticed by the watching world.
But while this fashion statement made waves in 1990, Diana had already worn a suit to an official engagement four years earlier. And a slightly more daring one at that.
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While on a visit to Canada with then husband Prince Charles on the 23rd of May 1986 Diana wore a black wool evening suit with a short single breasted jacket and jodhpurs. Paired with a ruffled white blouse the Jasper Conran two-piece was certainly a head turner.
The Princess of Wales completed her bold look with a diamanté appliqué on her jacket lapel which appeared to be in the shape of a snake!
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And again when she came face-to-face with Canadian Pop Star Bryan Adams at a meet and greet her one of a kind suit ensured she stood tall.
From her fashion choices to her charitable work, we continue to be inspired by Princess Diana!
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