Diana dress sells for £192,000 at auction
SOURCE: Telegraph (UK) (6-8-10)
A dress which catapulted the Princess of Wales on to the world stage when she wore it just weeks after becoming engaged has sold for £192,000.
The 19-year-old, then Lady Diana Spencer, wore the black taffeta dress to a black-tie benefit event at Goldsmiths' Hall in the City in March 1981 - her first official engagement with her fiance the Prince of Wales.
The dress, which had been expected to sell for around £50,000, was bought at an auction in London today by a fashion museum in Chile....
The 19-year-old, then Lady Diana Spencer, wore the black taffeta dress to a black-tie benefit event at Goldsmiths' Hall in the City in March 1981 - her first official engagement with her fiance the Prince of Wales.
The dress, which had been expected to sell for around £50,000, was bought at an auction in London today by a fashion museum in Chile....
Source:
Telegraph (UK)
Source URL:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/fashionnews/7811906/Diana-dress-sells-for-192000-at-auction.html
Date:
6-8-10
