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Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ comes to auction at Sotheby’s, may fetch up to $377,000

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Princess Diana's "revenge dress" is up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on December 9, estimated to fetch around $377,000. The black silk evening dress was designed by Christina Stambolian and worn by Diana in June 1994 to a fund-raising dinner in London. This is the first time the dress has been put up for auction since it was previously sold in 1997, although no details of that sale are provided. The dress's notoriety stems from its association with Diana's tumultuous relationship with Prince Charles, who had announced his infidelity on national television that same evening.

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Princess Diana's 'revenge dress', a custom-made black silk evening gown by Greek designer Christina Stambolian, is going up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on December 9 as part of their Luxury Week. The dress is estimated to fetch up to £220,000, or approximately $377,000. Diana wore the dress to a fund-raising dinner at the Serpentine Gallery in London in June 1994, just hours after Prince Charles (now King Charles III) had appeared on national television and admitted to infidelity during their marriage. The dress was initially intended for a more traditional Valentino outfit, but Diana's former stylist Anna Harvey said that she decided to wear it instead "because she wanted to look a million dollars". This bold choice has made the dress an iconic symbol of Princess Diana's style and resilience in the face of public scrutiny.

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It gained notoriety because the then Prince Charles (now King Charles III) – from whom she had been separated for nearly two years but not yet divorced – was widely expected to say in a national television interview broadcast that same evening that he had been unfaithful to her.

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🔮 Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ comes to auction at Sotheby’s, may fetch up to $377,000 AI

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Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ comes to auction at Sotheby’s, may fetch up to $377,000 AI uncertain

dress → come → 377,000

The “revenge dress” worn by the late Princess Diana in 1994 is up for auction at Sotheby’s for the first time in nearly three decades. asserted

dress → wear → decades

The black silk evening dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian is estimated to fetch as much as £220,000 (S$377,050) when it goes on sale on Dec 9 during Sotheby’s Luxury Week in New York, the auction house said on Sept 10. asserted

house → estimate → Sept

Diana wore the dress in June 1994 as she arrived at the Serpentine Gallery in London for a fund-raising dinner. asserted

she → wear → dinner

he → gain → her

According to a later documentary, her decision to wear the dress was a last-minute one after initially setting aside a more traditional Valentino outfit. uncertain

decision → accord → outfit

“She wanted to look a million dollars,” her former stylist Anna Harvey said on the programme, according to Vogue. uncertain

stylist → want → Vogue

“And she did.” asserted

she → do → ?

Stambolian’s off-the-shoulder dress features an asymmetric hemline and chiffon train. asserted

dress → feature → hemline

It will make its first public appearance at Sotheby’s in London during Fashion Week from Sept 17 to 21, followed by further exhibitions in Hong Kong and Geneva, before it goes to New York for the auction. asserted

it → make → auction

The dress was previously sold at auction in 1997, according to Sotheby’s, without giving details. uncertain

dress → sell → details

In 2023, a black, ballerina-length velvet gown owned by Diana was sold at Julien’s Auctions in Hollywood for US$1,148,080, 11 times its estimated price. asserted

gown → own → 1,148,080

Charles and Diana were divorced in 1996 and she died in a car crash in Paris the following year at age 36. asserted

she → divorce → age