The ballerina-length dress designed by Jacques Azagury went for eleven times its estimateA dress worn by Princess Diana at a dinner in Florence in 1985 (John Stillwell/PA)A gown worn by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1985 broke a new fashion record, going under the hammer in Hollywood for 11 times its estimated price. The black, ballerina-length velvet evening dress sold at Julien’s Auctions for a grand total of 1,148,080 US dollars (€1, 040,000). The previous record holder, a 1991 velvet gown by Victor Edelstein, fetched 604,800 dollars at an auction in January. Also on sale at the Julien’s Auctions and TCM Present: Hollywood Legends event was a blouse worn by Diana for her engagement portrait in 1981. Hollywood stars’ clothes also up for auction included a Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1963 comedy Charade, a sleeveless gown worn by Gloria Swanson in the 1950 noir film Sunset Boulevard and Barbra Streisand’s sailor dress from a 1960s special called My Name Is Barbra.

Source: Irish Independent December 18, 2023 12:21 UTC