The aubergine design is now back in the spotlight thanks to a Sotheby’s auction.
A tulip-shaped dress by Victor EdelsteinIt was one of the Princess’s most recognizable looks: she wore it during an official 1991 portrait with Prince Charles, taken by Lord Snowdon. Later that year, artist Douglas Hardinge Anderson painted her in the gown for a work hung at the Royal Marsden Hospital, one of Diana’s patronages. Finally, in 1998, Franklin Mint recreated the dress for their limited edition doll of the princess.
Today, Sotheby’s announced that this piece of fashion history will go up for auction on January 27. “Among her many lasting influences, Princess Diana was revered for her effortless sense of style, which is perhaps best captured by this sleek and sophisticated ball gown designed by world-renowned Victor Edelstein,” Christina Prescott-Walker, Sotheby’s global director of art and objects says of the dress. It’s expected to fetch up to $120,000.
According to Sotheby’s, the dress—which previously sold at a 1997 auction to a private owner—has only been worn a handful of times. Following the auction, perhaps the public will see the dress once more—either donned by a new individual, or on a mannequin behind museum plexiglass.
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