Princess Diana’s enduring influence on fashion

Princess Diana wore this Emanuel ivory silk moss gown for an official visit to Bahrain in 1986. It sold for $184,032 plus the buyer’s premium in December 2018 at Kerry Taylor Auctions.
Princess Diana wore this Emanuel ivory silk moss gown for an official visit to Bahrain in 1986. It sold for $184,032 plus the buyer’s premium in December 2018 at Kerry Taylor Auctions.

NEW YORK — More than two decades after her death, the public’s enduring fascination with Princess Diana shows no signs of abating. On July 1 — what would have been her 60th birthday — a statue honoring her legacy will be unveiled in Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden. An exhibition, Royal Style in the Making, on view from June 3 to January 2, 2022 at Kensington Palace, features a variety of royal fashions, including Diana’s iconic wedding dress.

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