A certain fashion faux pas that Princess Diana shunned with aplomb and used to her advantage, isn’t one her daughter-in-law Kate Middeleton has adopted
Princess Diana raised eyebrows with her decision to constantly flout a royal clothing tradition back in the day as she walked her own path in fashion.
Being a member of the royal family means following rules and protocol, some of which has been laid down for years. When it comes to how they dress, there is a certain etiquette that must be adhered to. At official engagements, royal ladies are expected to wear knee length, or longer, skirts and dresses with tights, not bare legs. A hat should be worn to all royal weddings and nail polish shouldn’t be bright.
When style icon Princess Diana first entered royal circles it seems she was aware of another unwritten rule that she should follow when it came to choosing the colour of her clothing. Legendary fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes revealed that Diana loved LBDs, or little black dresses but that she wasn’t really permitted to wear black unless she was in mourning or at a funeral.
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According to Hello! she told Saga magazine that the Princess would have designs she liked made in a different colour at first: “She was very shy. She would come into my shop in Mayfair and go through the rails,” Dame Zandra explained. “Sometimes she picked something in black, which the royals weren’t allowed to wear except at funerals, so we would make it in her size in a different colour.”
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However Diana didn’t stick to the unofficial rule and flouted it on many occasion. As early as 1981, when Charles and Diana were engaged, she chose to wear a stunning black gown by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, who went on to design her wedding dress, to a fundraising concert. The off-the-shoulder taffeta number raised eyebrows at the time, none more so than with her future husband.
Ten years later when she was being interviewed for her biography, she reportedly recalled the event and said when Charles saw her in the dress, he remarked: “Only people in mourning wear black!” That didn’t stop her from going on to wear it on a number of other occasions though and she was often seen opting for black dresses at glitzy events and during the day on more informal occasions. She wore a black Chanel sailor style dress to visit Charles who was in hospital recovering from an operation, accompanied by their young sons Princes William and Harry.
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Probably her most famous LBD was the one she chose for the Serpentine Ball in 1994, which became known as her ‘revenge dress’. Charles had not long given a TV interview in which he admitted committing adultery with Camilla Parker Bowles while he was married to Diana and her stunning look for her night out was seen as her response.
Diana’s future daughter in law, Kate Middleton is also a lover of fashion but appears to keep to the rules more than her husband’s mother. Although she always stuns when attending official ceremonies and has worn some incredible looks, she only wears black when in mourning and at funerals.
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