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Stylist makes comment about Diana's fashion
By Jessica Callan
BITCHY style "expert" Susannah Constantine caused fury yesterday by attacking Princess Diana's fashion sense.
What Not to Wear star Susannah said she was never a fan of Diana's famous taste, adding: "She wore such awful shift dresses. I wouldn't say she was someone with innate style."
Chubby Susannah, who once dated Viscount Linley, and skinny TV partner Trinny Woodall found fame by being cruel about people's dress sense.
The new low - in an interview with People magazine to publicise their book What Not To Wear in America - comes days after the sixth anniversary of Diana's death. Designer Ulrich Engler defended the princess.
German born Engler, former assistant to Victor Edelstein - one of Diana's favourite couturiers - said: "The princess went through a journey. Perhaps in her younger years she was not so stylish but she became the epitome of style.
"She had amazing style. She looked good in almost everything. She was graceful and charming and was a wonderful advertisement for British fashion."
Simone Simmons, one of the princess's closest friends, said: "Diana was a trendsetter. She led style.
"She could carry off any outfit and look amazing. All the designers wanted Diana to wear their clothes.
"Someone should ask these girls to take a good look in the mirror."
Only last month Trinny and Susannah were praising Diana. In a jibe at pregnant Sophie Wessex they said: "She's the one girl in the Royal Family who could take on the mantle of the Princess of Wales - but she has this tendency to look frumpy."
Other victims include Mirror columnist Carol Vorderman, who hit back this year after they said she "feels the need to show off as much as possible".
Carol described Trinny, 38, as "an anorexic transvestite" and Susannah, 40, as being "like a carthorse in a badly fitting bin liner".
The duo, both pregnant, might find Susannah's latest comments do not help their careers in the US. Three years ago fashion experts voted Diana the best dressed person of all time.
By Jessica Callan
BITCHY style "expert" Susannah Constantine caused fury yesterday by attacking Princess Diana's fashion sense.
What Not to Wear star Susannah said she was never a fan of Diana's famous taste, adding: "She wore such awful shift dresses. I wouldn't say she was someone with innate style."
Chubby Susannah, who once dated Viscount Linley, and skinny TV partner Trinny Woodall found fame by being cruel about people's dress sense.
The new low - in an interview with People magazine to publicise their book What Not To Wear in America - comes days after the sixth anniversary of Diana's death. Designer Ulrich Engler defended the princess.
German born Engler, former assistant to Victor Edelstein - one of Diana's favourite couturiers - said: "The princess went through a journey. Perhaps in her younger years she was not so stylish but she became the epitome of style.
"She had amazing style. She looked good in almost everything. She was graceful and charming and was a wonderful advertisement for British fashion."
Simone Simmons, one of the princess's closest friends, said: "Diana was a trendsetter. She led style.
"She could carry off any outfit and look amazing. All the designers wanted Diana to wear their clothes.
"Someone should ask these girls to take a good look in the mirror."
Only last month Trinny and Susannah were praising Diana. In a jibe at pregnant Sophie Wessex they said: "She's the one girl in the Royal Family who could take on the mantle of the Princess of Wales - but she has this tendency to look frumpy."
Other victims include Mirror columnist Carol Vorderman, who hit back this year after they said she "feels the need to show off as much as possible".
Carol described Trinny, 38, as "an anorexic transvestite" and Susannah, 40, as being "like a carthorse in a badly fitting bin liner".
The duo, both pregnant, might find Susannah's latest comments do not help their careers in the US. Three years ago fashion experts voted Diana the best dressed person of all time.
