Princess Diana's Dresses Up For Auction: See The 10 Iconic Gowns (PHOTOS) | The Huffington Post
Princess Diana's Dresses Up For Auction: See The 10 Iconic Gowns (PHOTOS)
03/16/2013 04:13 pm ET | Updated Mar 20, 2013
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Dana Oliver Executive Fashion And Beauty Editor, The Huffington Post
It looks like Kate Middleton and her "little grape" (if it is indeed a girl) won't be getting Princess Diana's most iconic gowns as hand-me-downs. Ten of the late Princess of Wales' evening dresses are set to go under the hammer at London's fashion auction house, Kerry Taylor , next week.
The glamorous lot of gowns are all made by British designers, including Lady Di 's favorite Catherine Walker, Bruce Oldfield, Zandra Rhodes and Victor Edelstein.  "As a group, it's fascinating to see the change from ingénue to style icon," said auctioneer Taylor. " You follow her life through clothes ."
From the midnight blue, off-the-shoulder velvet gown Princess Diana twirled in while dancing with John Travolta at the White House in 1985 to the disco ball blue sequined dress she wore during a State visit to Austria in 1989, these memorable pieces are expected to go for between $35,000 and $350,000. Too bad we've blown our monthly shopping budget.
UPDATE, 3/19/2013: Sold! The 10-piece collection raised $1.2 million in total, owing largely to the blue velvet gown from 1985 -- it went for $360,000. Read more from AP .
See the 10 stunning dresses that are on the docket below:
Princess Diana's Auction Dresses
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Fit For A Princess Auction - Photocall
A Catherine Walker pink sequinned ivory crepe gown with asymmetric neckline, worn at the banquet given by President Collor on a state visit to Brazil and 1991 is displayed at a photocall ahead of the the 'Fit For a Princess' auction on March 15, 2013 in London, England. 10 dresses from the collection of Diana, Princess of Wales are to be auctioned by specialist Kerry Taylor.
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