Diana would be so proud

Prince Harry, followed in his mothers footsteps today visiting landmine victims and walking a landmine field.
Thirteen years after his mother made her historic walk Harry dressed almost identical to his mother, made the same walk.
He vowed to keep his Mother's legacey alive.
For her walk Diana chose off the peg, Ralph lauren oxford and versace khakis.

The Way She Wore Her Hat

Hats were an important part of Diana's new Royal life. Before here engagement. She owned a few here and there. At one count she had over 100 in here wardrobe. Hats were a regular accessory for royal women. On foreign trips, ascot races, or formal public occassions, royal women were obligated to wear hats.
Diana started trends with her hats as with here other fashions. Hats were made to match a certain outfit. And sometimes were designed to pay homage to a particular country. As in the red hats chosen for trips to Canada and Japan. In Hong Kong a hat with the top designed to look like a pagoda was worn.
Always mindful of money, some hats were re stitched and re fashioned to suit other needs. Milliner John Body created the early Diana style with feathers and samll caps and the small face veil. It wasn't until Diana met Phillip Summerville that the large wide brims she is know for took shape.

The Lady in Red

Red was a color associated with Diana. It was used on several occassions, maybe blue was the olny other color she wore more. He first visit as Prince Charles' fiance' to visit the town of North Hampshire. Diana chose a red and white outfit.
It was a way to pay tribute to her host,on her trips abroad as in her trips to Japan, France, America, and Canada.
For her last official engagment before her death it was a red Catherine Walker shift that she chose to wear.
Lacoix, Walker, Lagerfield, Edelstein all designers that supplied red outfits.
Legend has it the song "Lady in Red" by Chris Deburg was inspired by the night he attended the red dragon ball in London, and shared a dance with the Princess in a red dress.

the Blue Chanel Suit

Many agree that this is Diana at her best. The Karl Lagerfield design for the fashion house Chanel.
From their Spring/Summer line in 1997. This suit was bought off the peg. Diana wore it twice. On March 9, 1997 to Prince Williams conformation and in April that same year to a British Lung Foundation launch of a rose named after her.
The suit is in pale blue boucle',fringed lapels, inset pocket detailing and an above the knee skirt. For the conformation Diana wore a matching pillbox hat. Teamed with a biege handbag and Chanel heels. The look was polished and classic.
The suite today is part of the "Diana, A elebration" exhibit.

THE wedding gown

For mnay of us July 29, 1981 was a great day! I still remember sitting in my living room with my Mother watching this event unfold.
The big question was what would Diana's gown look like? And personally I couldn't wait to find out.
The Emanuel's David and Elizabeth were given the commission on March 10, 1981. They had designed one dress for Diana thus far the daring black strapless she had worn on her first outing as Charles' future wife.
The dress was made out of ivory silk taffeta made in Suffolk, England.
11,000 strands of silk were used to make the dress. It featured Lord Mountbatten lace, over 2500 beads and crystals. The major statement of the dress was the 25 ft train, the longest in wedding history.
Diana's dress set trends for many years to come.
Today the dress is in here Althrop museum. Where it is on display, and thru June 13, is in Atlanta, Ga. As part of the traveling exhibit "Diana, A Celebration.

Welcome

Welcome to my blog on Dressing Diana. I will talk about some of Diana, Princess of Wales most beautiful outfiits, accessories and hair styles. Hope you all enjoy!

I am starting with a overview of some of here best outfits from the exhibit "Diana A Celebration" exhibit. More to follow.