The black dress worn by Diana
A large part of the Emanuel Archive focuses on the Royal wedding gowns and includes original designs and toilesfor the wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses, the layered tullepetticoatworn by the Princess for fittings and rehearsals at St Pauls Cathedral, a duplicate sequined veil, invoices, letters from the Princess' mother, correspondence with Buckingham Palace and a photographic record of the making of the wedding dress. The collection also features fashion designs for the Princess' official tours to Venice 1984 and the Middle East in 1986.
The black bridal gowns by Diana, Princess of Wales, for her first official appearance with the Prince of Wales shortly before their engagement in 1981 surfaces at auction this summer.
The dress caused a sensation when Lady Diana Spencer, as she then was, bent down to climb out of the car. She was met with a frenzy of flash bulbs and next day's newspapers included the headline: "Daring Di sets fashion as she takes the plunge".
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But while 19 year old Lady Diana thought that black was elegant and grown-up, it was deemed an unusual choice as the Royal family wear the color almost exclusively for mourning.
It was rumoured that the Princess had destroyed the black taffetagown - but it turned uprecently in a wardrobe at the studio of dress makers David and Elizabeth Emanuel. |
