Princess Diana’s famous ‘revenge dress’ goes on show ahead of Sotheby’s auction
Sotheby’s expects the gown to draw strong bids after Diana wore it on the night Charles admitted infidelity, with estimates up to $300,000.
- Sotheby's unveiled Princess Diana's black silk 'revenge dress' in London on Friday, ahead of a New York auction on December 9 with estimates of $150,000 to $300,000.
- Diana wore the Christina Stambolian gown on June 29, 1994, the same night Prince Charles publicly admitted his infidelity on television, earning the outfit its famous moniker.
- Morgane Halimi, Sotheby's global head of handbags and fashion, said Diana chose the 'beautiful and powerful outfit' to 'seize control of her own story' and communicate "I'm here, and I stand for myself."
- The dress will tour Hong Kong and Geneva before the December auction, marking its first public sale since 1997 when Diana sold it to raise money for AIDS charities.
- Nearly 30 years after her death, the international tour reflects enduring global fascination with Diana, as collectors and institutions are expected to compete for this rare cultural symbol.
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Quotidiano NazionaleLondon, 18 Sep. (askanews) - The dress worn by Princess Diana on the evening that her husband, the future King Charles III, publicly admitted that he was unfaithful during the wedding, was exhibited by Sotheby's in London at the beginning of a world tour, before being put to auction. The chief - nicknamed "Revenge Dress" (the dress of revenge) - was worn by Diana on June 29, 1994 and was not seen in public for almost 30 years, according to the a…
Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes on show amid clash between brother and Charles
Princess Diana’s “revenge dress” went on display in London on Friday, days after new claims about King Charles’s reaction to her death, as the shadow cast over the royal family by the so-called “people’s princess” lingers nearly 30 years on. The dress became a symbol of the rancour between Charles and Diana during the public breakdown of their marriage in the early 1990s, when she made a public appearance in the off-the-shoulder black silk numbe…
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Princess Diana’s famous ‘revenge dress’ goes on show ahead of Sotheby’s auction
LONDON — Revenge has rarely been so stylish.
Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes on show ahead of Sotheby’s auction - The Boston Globe
A striking black dress worn by the late Princess Diana on the day her estranged husband publicly admitted adultery is going up for auction at Sotheby’s, with a presale estimate of up to $300,000.
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Back in black: Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes on show ahead of Sotheby’s auction
A striking black dress worn by Princess Diana on the day her estranged husband admitted adultery is going up for auction at Sotheby’s. Known as the “revenge dress,” it has a presale estimate of up to $300,000. Diana wore the off-the-shoulder silk dress, designed by Christina Stambolian, to a gala in London on June 29, 1994, the day the then-Prince Charles' TV interview was broadcast. Sotheby’s Morgane Halimi says Diana used the dress to seize co…
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