She made a major style statement with the black, strapless gown.
, there was the black dress — the stunning evening gown that introduced Princess Diana to the world as a style icon.
“She said, ‘I'm going somewhere very, very posh,’” Emanuel told TODAY. “Wouldn't give any other detail, happened to have a black silk taffeta bodice in the studio. I said to put that on. And, of course, with pale skin, blue eyes and blonde hair it looked ravishing.
Up until that point, Diana’s style had been “all pale pink and baby blue netting and sequins,” she told“It was astounding,” she said. “We witnessed the birth of a fashion icon before our very eyes.” Princess Grace of Monaco apparently comforted Princess Diana at the gala. Like Diana, Grace Kelly was an outsider who married into a royal family.She revealed that she found a friend that night in Princess Grace of Monaco, who also attended the gala.
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