Recreating Princess Diana’s Outfits

by Angel
July 2, 2020
in Fashion, Style, Vintage
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princess Diana outfits black revenge dress Christina Stambolian — The infamous “revenge dress” by designer, Christina Stambolian. She created the gown years before, but Princess Diana was uncomfortable wearing it. She changed her mind the day Prince Charles admitted to his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.

Princess Diana was able to communicate through clothes like no one else. Her style was always classic and impeccable. Her outfits were truly iconic.

We find fashion inspiration and styling ideas all around us in films, photography books, fashion magazines, and amongst billions of online images. I was up late one-night scrolling through images of Princess Diana and decided to challenge myself to recreate some of her outfits from clothes hanging in my closet.

While she always looked amazing, she was a quite conservative dresser. The biggest challenge for me was to find conservative basics in my wardrobe of statement clothing. Also, I needed to style these outfits in a modern way as I would actually wear them today therefore, there are some variances in these outfits that I put together inspired by Diana.

Diana’s Style Re-Imagined

recreating princess Diana's outfits style icon vintage styling vintage blazer jeans sneakers — Diana in navy blue blazer, jeans, and sneakers

recreating princess Diana's outfits style icon vintage styling vintage Ralph Lauren blazer levi's jeans converse wedge sneakers topshop blouse — Vintage Ralph Lauren blazer and vintage orange tab Levi’s 517’s

I’ve styled a vintage Ralph Lauren navy blazer with vintage Levi 517 jeans, a Topshop blouse, and Converse sneakers.

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recreating princess Diana outfits style icon vintage styling vintage Pendleton blazer cowboy boots g-star raw jeans — vintage Pendleton blazer from Goodwill

This outfit was fun to recreate. I’ve styled a black vintage Pendleton blazer that I scored at Goodwill for a few dollars with a graphic tee that I bought in a shop in New Orleans, G-Star Raw jeans, cowboy boots, and my Dad’s ball cap.

recreating princess Diana's outfits style icon vintage styling vintage Pendleton blazer cowboy boots g-star raw jeans

recreating princess Diana outfits style icon vintage styling black mom jeans trousers loafers — Diana wearing a pink button down, black mom jeans, and loafers.

recreating princess Diana's outfits style icon vintage styling Helmut lang trousers Michael kors loafers — vintage silk blouse

I don’t have a plain cotton button-down or straight-leg mom jeans so this outfit is a bit dressier than her wonderfully casual look. I put this look together with a vintage beige silk blouse, Helmut Lang pleated trousers, and Michael Kors loafers.

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Remember wearing dark opaque tights, all the time? They used to be part of my everyday wardrobe, now I wear them only occasionally.

recreating princess Diana's outfits style icon vintage styling cardigan — vintage cardigan sweater

I styled a pair of black Diane von Furstenberg pants with a black blouse and vintage cardigan. This cardigan is one of my favorite pieces. I adore the details such as the buttons and bows.

princess Diana outfits style icon vintage styling cardigan — Re-imagining Princess Diana’s outfits

recreating princess Diana's outfits style icon vintage styling beaded trophy jacket the Elvis dress — Diana wearing what was called “the Elvis dress,” a white silk dress and bolero jacket, both embroidered with sequins and pearls.

recreating princess Diana's outfits style icon vintage styling beaded trophy jacket — vintage beaded and sequin trophy jacket

Princess Diana’s white pearl and sequin dress and bolero jacket designed by Catherine Walker are exquisite. I don’t own anything so formal but the detailing on this vintage trophy jacket is a fair interpretation. I bought it a few years ago from @busyladybaca and I’m wearing it with a black t-shirt and jeans and again with a beaded top from ASOS.