One of Princess Diana’s most memorable looks could be yours if you’re willing to pay for a piece of history!
The late Princess of Wales’ iconic pink blouse worn in her 1992 engagement portrait with then-Prince Charles will be available for purchase as part of Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies’ Hollywood Legends, where it is expected to fetch between $80,000 and $100,000. according to Julien’s post.
The piece, worn by Lord Snowden in the portrait, is described as a “pink crepe blouse with a ruffled collar and sweeping pleats” and was designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel – who were later behind her wedding dress.
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A painting of Princess Diana on display at the ‘Diana, Princess of Wales’ exhibition in 2007.
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According to Julien’s Auctions, Diana selected the blouse from a rack of clothes given to her by her ex Vogue fashion editor Anna Harvey.
In her book Dress for Diana, Elizabeth Emanuel wrote that a client left a mascara stain on a custom dress, prompting the Emanuels to use blouse materials. “When she saw our blouse on the rack, she fell in love with it, asked who made it and was referred to us,” she wrote, according to the auction company.
Emanuel sold the piece, which appeared in the magazine’s February 1981 issue vogue, from her archive in 2010, and was previously exhibited at Kensington Palace in an exhibition from 2017 to 2019.
The auction will take place from December 14-17 in Beverly Hills and on the auction website, with the fourth day entitled “Glamour, Grace and Grandeur”. The auction company describes it as “a collection of some of the greatest attention-grabbing, star-making style icons of all time, created by some of the most revered and respected designers in fashion and Hollywood history.”
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Princess Diana’s pink blouse, which is available during December’s Julien’s Auction.
Julien’s Auction
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Also up for auction next month is an evening gown worn by Diana, designed by Jacques Azagury, which is estimated to fetch between $100,000 and $200,000. The piece was worn by Diana in Florence, Italy in 1985.
The auction will also include pieces worn by Audrey Hepburn, Gloria Swanson, Barbra Streisand and other interesting items — such as the original custom Apple PowerBook G3 laptop that Sarah Jessica Parker used to Sex and the city.
The four-day auction will also include presentations titled “Robots, Wizards, Heroes and Aliens: A Contemporary Hollywood Auction” and “The Big Lebowski: The Complete Storyboards Auction.”
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