The dress worn by Diana sells for a record price of £900,000

An evening dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1985, sold at a Hollywood auction for nearly $1.15 million, more than 11 times its estimate and a record price for one of his dresses.< /p>
The black and blue velvet evening dress, ballerina length, from the Moroccan-British fashion designer Jacques Azagury was sold at Julien's Auctions in Hollywood for a total of $1,148,080 (£907,000). thumbnail" data-spacefinder-type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement" class=" dcr-13rnsx0">
The garment, which Diana wore to a dinner at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence during a royal tour with her then-husband , Charles, was expected to sell for $100,000.
The outfit, which Comes with shoulder pads, a blue organza skirt, a large bow and a belt, it is now Far and away the most expensive dress worn by the late royal sold at auction. The previous record holder, a 1991 Victor Edelstein velvet dress, sold for $604,800 in January.
The identity of the buyer of the Azagury dress , accompanied by a corresponding illustration, is unknown.
Diana wore this dress at a dinner hosted by the mayor of Florence in April 1985, and again in front of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 1986. The ballerina skirt was intended, according to the auctioneer, as a "nod to Diana's love of dance and her being a patron of the English National Ballet."
It was sold Sunday evening at an event titled Julien's "Turner's Auctions and Classic Films Present: Hollywood Legends." The catalog described it as a "beautiful and romantic ballerina-length evening dress."
It said: "With padded shoulder pads, it features a black velvet bodice with stars embroidered in metallic thread. in Jakob Schlaepfer fabric with a two-tiered royal blue organza skirt with a belt and bow. Diana wore many Azagury dresses and dresses, one of her favorites was an ice blue silk georgette mini dress worn on June 3, 1997 at the Royal Albert Hall for a performance of Swan Lake. »
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Azagury was introduced to Diana in the 1980s by the then editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Anna Harvey. "She said, 'Jacques, I have someone I'd like you to meet,' and I looked over and Princess Diana was standing there," Azagury says on her website.
Description On Diana's trips to her studio in Knightsbridge, Azagury said: “Her visits were very relaxed, she loved chatting with the girls here. She didn't ask me to create specific dresses for her, she knew she could come here and find something she would love and we could tailor it and...

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The dress worn by Diana sells for a record price of £900,000

An evening dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1985, sold at a Hollywood auction for nearly $1.15 million, more than 11 times its estimate and a record price for one of his dresses.< /p>

The black and blue velvet evening dress, ballerina length, from the Moroccan-British fashion designer Jacques Azagury was sold at Julien's Auctions in Hollywood for a total of $1,148,080 (£907,000). thumbnail" data-spacefinder-type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement" class=" dcr-13rnsx0"> The Jacques Azagury ballerina-length evening dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales

The garment, which Diana wore to a dinner at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence during a royal tour with her then-husband , Charles, was expected to sell for $100,000.

The outfit, which Comes with shoulder pads, a blue organza skirt, a large bow and a belt, it is now Far and away the most expensive dress worn by the late royal sold at auction. The previous record holder, a 1991 Victor Edelstein velvet dress, sold for $604,800 in January.

The identity of the buyer of the Azagury dress , accompanied by a corresponding illustration, is unknown.

Diana wore this dress at a dinner hosted by the mayor of Florence in April 1985, and again in front of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 1986. The ballerina skirt was intended, according to the auctioneer, as a "nod to Diana's love of dance and her being a patron of the English National Ballet."

It was sold Sunday evening at an event titled Julien's "Turner's Auctions and Classic Films Present: Hollywood Legends." The catalog described it as a "beautiful and romantic ballerina-length evening dress."

It said: "With padded shoulder pads, it features a black velvet bodice with stars embroidered in metallic thread. in Jakob Schlaepfer fabric with a two-tiered royal blue organza skirt with a belt and bow. Diana wore many Azagury dresses and dresses, one of her favorites was an ice blue silk georgette mini dress worn on June 3, 1997 at the Royal Albert Hall for a performance of Swan Lake. »

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Azagury was introduced to Diana in the 1980s by the then editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Anna Harvey. "She said, 'Jacques, I have someone I'd like you to meet,' and I looked over and Princess Diana was standing there," Azagury says on her website.

Description On Diana's trips to her studio in Knightsbridge, Azagury said: “Her visits were very relaxed, she loved chatting with the girls here. She didn't ask me to create specific dresses for her, she knew she could come here and find something she would love and we could tailor it and...