Princess Diana's Gowns

[TheTruth]

Here you can vote for your favourite gown of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Details of the gowns are given in the next post. Diana wore some of the gowns for several times, so only the date of the first appearance in the given gown is listed.

Please, specify why do you like the gown and what are your reasons to vote for it, rather then saying I'm voting for X or Y.

 

[Avalon]

A) Blue chiffon evening dress worn at the Royal Variety Performance at London, Uk.
Designer - Bellville Sassoon ; Date - November 1984 ; A) Blue chiffon gown


B) Black velvet evening gown first worn at the White House banquet with the Reagans in WashingtonDC, USA.
Designer - Victor Edelstein ; Date – November 9, 1985 ; B) Black velvet gown


C) Red evening dress first worn at Gala in the aid of the London City Ballet in WashingtonDC, USA.
Designer - Victor Edelstein ; Date – October 4, 1990 ; C) Red evening dress


D) Black gown first worn at the Premiere of 'Dangerous Liaision' in London, UK.
Designer - Victor Edelstein ; Date – April 1, 1989 ; D) Black evening gown


E) Purple gown worn at a gala at Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, USA.
Designer - Gianni Versace ; Date – June 5, 1996 ; E) Purple evening gown


F) Black and red dress worn at Pavarotti Concert at Royal Albert Hall in the aid of The Red Cross’ 125th Birthday.
Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – May 8, 1995 ; F) Black and red dress


G) White dress with jacket, also known as the 'Elvis Dress', worn in Hong Kong, China. Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – November 9, 1989 ; G) The Elvis dress


H) Red gown worn in the British Embassy in Paris, France during an official visit.
Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – November 1, 1988 ; H) Red evening gown


I) White Halter dress worn in Lagos, Nigeria during an official overseas tour.
Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – March 15, 1990 ; I) White Halter dress

 

[Avalon]

J) Burgundy evening dress worn at the premiere of ‘Back to the Future’ at the Empire Cinema in London, UK.
Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – December 1985 ; J) Burgundy evening dress


K) Pale blue chiffon dress first worn at Cannes Film Festival, France.
Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – May 17, 1987 ; K) Pale blue chiffon dress


L) Red and back gown worn during America's Cup Ball at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
Designer - Murray Arbeid ; Date – September 1, 1986 ; L) Red and black gown


M) Blue evening gown worn at The Council of Fashion Designers of AmericaBall, New York, USA.
Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – January 31, 1995 ; M) Blue evening gown


N) Black dress first worn in Versailles, France at a gala to raise fond for children.
Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – November 28, 1994 ; N) Black long dress


O) Red and purple chiffon evening dress worn during a dinner in Bangkok, Thailand.
Designer - Catherine Walker ; Date – February 1988 ; O) Red and purple gown


P) Gold lame evening gown first worn at the premiere of James Bond “View to Kill” in London, UK.
Designer - Bruce Oldfield ; Date – July 1, 1985 ; P) Gold lame evening gown


Q) Blue silk gown worn at a gala to raise money for Chang Cardiac Research Institute at Sydney, Australia.
Designer - Gianni Versace ; Date – October 1996 ; Q) Blue silk gown



R) Red gown worn at a formal event at Claridges Hotel at London, UK.
Designer – Bruce Oldfield ; Date – July 20, 1989 ; R) Red evening gown

 

[sirhon11234]

Other The Blue Swan Lake Dress
Blue looked lovely on the Princess and it was short and showed Diana's long legs.

 

[gfg02]

My favorite dress is Gold lame evening gown first worn at the James Bond premiere

 

[scooter]

My personal favorite was the short black dress with the trailing sash she wore the night Charles went on TV as part of the Dimbleby book. People magazine called it her 'Screw you, Charles dress'. Her legs went on for days.

 

[TheTruth]

My personal favorite was the short black dress with the trailing sash she wore the night Charles went on TV as part of the Dimbleby book. People magazine called it her 'Screw you, Charles dress'. Her legs went on for days.

I know exactly the one ! Here's the pic. She looks tremendous !

 

[sirhon11234]

That dress showed the world what Charles left Diana for. I wonder how much that dress is worth now?

 

[TheTruth]

That dress showed the world what Charles left Diana for. I wonder how much that dress is worth now?

On this website, go to Lot 2.
It says :

Black silk crepe cocktail dress with
asymmetric ruched bodice & side sash.
Designer: Christina Stambolian
Price Raised: $74,000

 

[WindsorIII]

My personal favorite was always is called here "the Elvis Dress" She looked so regal and really like a queen rather than a princess.

A close second for me would be the pale blue chiffon dress. Its so pretty and elegant. Diana looked so stunning in it, just like you would picture a Princess in a story book.

 

[TheTruth]

My personal favorite was always is called here "the Elvis Dress" She looked so regal and really like a queen rather than a princess.

Definately ! Elvis was the King so she was the Queen definition

 

[bbb]

i love the blue chiffon, its timelessly elegant and a beautiful color on her. anyone could put it on today and look beautiful, some of the others look very dated "80" bigger is better looks. one of my favorites isn't here, the green silk she wore in Australia with her necklace as a tiara. i couldn't find a photo to link.

 

[TheTruth]

i love the blue chiffon, its timelessly elegant and a beautiful color on her. anyone could put it on today and look beautiful, some of the others look very dated "80" bigger is better looks. one of my favorites isn't here, the green silk she wore in Australia with her necklace as a tiara. i couldn't find a photo to link.

I see the one you're talking about. Beautiful indeed : Corbis: photography, rights, assignment, motion.

 

[scooter]

On this website, go to Lot 2.
It says :

I've always wondered what those dresses would have brought if the auction had been just a few months later, say in September?

 

[bbb]

thank you TheTruth, it's as pretty as i remembered and with my favorite-emeralds

 

[fatima_gudzzye]

Is so difficul to chosse between the dresses. One of my favorite is Red evening dress, but is like the Gold lame evening gown too.

 

[jcbcode99]

It's hard to say--she looked lovely in so many of her gowns. I really liked her earlier looks a lot--
I loved this green gown for her formal engagement photos with the diamond jewellery lent by Collingwood Jewelers--
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/63578771_1c863be86d_m.jpg

I also like this gown, http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/images/Insight_apr06_mailbox_diana.gif

Maybe I like the earlier gowns because that's when she just looked like she was in love. I don't care any of her one armed gowns.

 

[crisscross1]

I know exactly the one ! Here's the pic. She looks tremendous !

Every evening gown that Diana wore was stunning but this one was my absolute favorite. She looked amazing, she was confident, happy and out there and (I would kill for those legs.)

 

[COUNTESS]

She looked stunning in all. Some I like better than others, but they are all beautiful. The burgundy gown is lovely, as is the "Elvis" creation. The gold lame is just eyecatching. I least like that red and black print. Just my opinion.

 

[debzone]

So many pretty ones to choose from. It was hard to choose just one. One of my favorites from way back when though won out. I had the opportunity to see the Dresses for Humanity Tour years ago and see many of the dresses from the auction up close. One of them--I think it was the burgundy velvet one? had a tiny hand print on the dress. You can just imagine maybe Harry came up to her and left the mark on the dress all those years ago?

Incidently, Dress B ( the Travolta dress) is not black. It is a very dark navy almost midnight blue.

 

[TheTruth]

The Pale Blue chiffon dress at another event (probably around the early 90's) :
http://image59.webshots.com/659/1/68/28/2391168280085180389RucjuM_ph.jpg

 

[dazzling]

Lovely work Avalon, thanks
There are a few dress's that ive not seen beofre which are lovely for ex the red beaded dress & the gold lame dress.

 

[Her_Majesty]

I love the pale blue dress!

 

[Avalon]

Lovely work Avalon, thanks
There are a few dress's that ive not seen beofre which are lovely for ex the red beaded dress & the gold lame dress.

Thanks you dazzling, although the full credit goes to TheTruth, who has found the pictures and the sources. I've just put everything together.

 

[TheTruth]

In June 1997, some of the gowns present in the poll as well as others raised $ 3,258,750 for cancer and AIDS charities.

Princess Diana Remembered - Princess Diana Tenth Anniversary - Princess Diana Christie's Auction dresses - Page: 1 of 1

(thanks to gfg02 who has posted this link in the thread, Princess Diana's Eveningwear)

 

[scooter]

The other gown I thought was fantastic was the one exactly like the one Grace Kelly wore in 'To Catch a Theif' white chiffon strapless 'greek goddess' floor length gown with a chifon scarf at the throat. I cant remember where Diana wore it, but it was one of my very favorites.

 

[TheTruth]

Here's a pic just for the fans of the pale blue chiffon gown (and according to the results, you are many) so they can see the back of the dress: 343.jpg - Image - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

 

[Penny Lane]

I have to go with the pale blue chiffon one too it's timeless,beautiful,elegant but simple.

 

[blondie28]

I'll have to go with the pale blue chiffon dress too. My second favorite is the black velvet gown.

 

[hilal]

The Elvis dress