A floral dress that Princess Diana wore for years, including during a visit to Brazil, was sold for about $ 2.7 million on Thursday (26), while more than 100 belongings of former Wales princess went to auction in California, United States.
Displayed in public on several occasions between 1988 and 1992, the dress was called by “care dress”because their bright colors helped reassure sick patients who were visiting in hospitals.
Titled “The Style of Princess Diana and a real collection,” the multimillionaire auction at The Peninsula Beverly Hills had a variety of deceased princess wardrobe items, including hats, bags and shoes, as well as sketches and handwritten cards. The Julien’s Auction House has described items as the “largest royal fashion collection ever auctioned.
The “Care Dress”, created by the sophisticated British hall Bellville Sassoon, was one of 10 lots to be bid for six -digit values. Among the others were a pipe dress and a cream dress, both designed by Catherine Walker, who were sold for $ 2.4 million each.
On another occasion, a Dior Lamb’s Dior Bag given to the French former first lady, Bernadette Chirac, was sold for about $ 1.7 million, while a sleeveless blue dress from her intimate friend Gianni Versace was bid for approximately $ 1.2 million. A set of two pieces Bruce Oldfield with yellow floral print and a suit of three pieces were sold for $ 1.4 million.
Before selling, designer Elizabeth Emanuel, who later created Diana’s wedding dress, said in a press release that she had offered file items so that they could be “loved and appreciated again by those who will never forget those golden days when Diana was our queen of hearts.” One of Emanuel’s designs – a Black Tafhet Night dress that Diana wore at an event in London during her first official appearance since her engagement announcement with then -Prince Charles in 1981 – was sold for about $ 142,000.
Although many items have been used on formal occasions, others demonstrated Diana’s quintessential approach to the 80’s and 90’s casual -style, including a scarlet nylon ski costume and a large British Lung Foundation logo (both surpassed estimates and were sold for $ 1.7 million, respectively).
Diana’s fashion often raised great sums on auctions – even during her lifetime. In 1997, she put almost 80 dresses for sale at Christie’s, raising more than $ 3.2 million for cancer and AIDS research. The current record of one of his costumes was established at Julien’s Auctions in 2023, when Jacques Azagury’s black and blue dress that she wore in at least two public commitments in the mid -1980s sold for $ 1.14 million.
In addition to private exhibitions in New York, London and Los Angeles, a selection of Diana Wardrobe items on Thursday auction was shown at the Newbridge style icon museum, Ireland, before the auction.
The auction also included Items belonging to members of the British royal family, including the Duke and the Duchess of Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Motherwith some pieces dating from the 19th century. Part of the auction lace will be intended for the British Muscle Charity Dystrophy UKinformed the auction house.
“Princess Diana’s legacy lives not only through her humanitarian work, but also in the timeless elegance of her style, which continues to inspire the world,” said Julien’s Auctions co -founder and CEO Martin Nolan in a press release before selling.
