I had a question about where the "Caring Dress" (for instance) has been all this time, but your article partly answered it---possibly Diana herself gave it away and her family or friends have owned it all these years. And it can be traced back. I wondered if William or Harry has any of them, still,---- I suppose we will never know? Wouldn't it be cool if Kate were to cut down one of them (Diana was slim, but Kate is slimmer!) and rewear it?? Wouldn't the world FREAK OUT?
Hi Suzy, I do wonder where a dress like the Caring Dress would have been! Auction houses do not reveal the identity of the consignors, although sometimes the buyers can learn a bit after the fact. Diana was quite generous with sharing pieces. I would imagine folks who have something of hers are constantly weighing the potential price of the piece? I think the fact that Diana herself auctioned off her clothes almost gave permission to others to do the same after her death. There certainly is more Diana fashion on the market than any other royal that I can think of...
This was so fascinating to read! Thank you, Elizabeth!
I had a question about where the "Caring Dress" (for instance) has been all this time, but your article partly answered it---possibly Diana herself gave it away and her family or friends have owned it all these years. And it can be traced back. I wondered if William or Harry has any of them, still,---- I suppose we will never know? Wouldn't it be cool if Kate were to cut down one of them (Diana was slim, but Kate is slimmer!) and rewear it?? Wouldn't the world FREAK OUT?
Hi Suzy, I do wonder where a dress like the Caring Dress would have been! Auction houses do not reveal the identity of the consignors, although sometimes the buyers can learn a bit after the fact. Diana was quite generous with sharing pieces. I would imagine folks who have something of hers are constantly weighing the potential price of the piece? I think the fact that Diana herself auctioned off her clothes almost gave permission to others to do the same after her death. There certainly is more Diana fashion on the market than any other royal that I can think of...
Hi Elizabeth! Your Town & Country article is behind a paywall - any way to make it available to us? It sounds interesting!
So interesting!
Fascinating! I can’t wait to hear how the auction went.