Pat Kerr Tigrett recalls the late Princess Diana's 'timeless' style and the dresses she purchased at the 1997 Christie's auction in NYC.
, sold for six figures, breaking a Christie’s record. The Victor Edelstein-designed gown was purchased for a whopping $290,000 — the most expensive at the auction. Another of the most expensive dresses at the Christie’s auction was a beaded Catherine Walker gown with a bolero that went for $151,000. This gown is also known as Princess Diana’s “Elvis” dress and, per, is embroidered with some 20,000 beads. The Catherine Walker gown and cropped jacket were Diana’s pearly tribute to The King.
“Whenever I saw the princess in this dress, I could not help but feel that it would not be possible for anyone else ever to wear this dress and bolero,” reflected Walker years later, according to the outlet. “She shone in the dress and the dress shone around her in a shimmering column of glistening pearls.” The princess first wore the design to an official outing in Hong Kong in 1989 and again at the Fashion Awards the same year .
Collector Kerr Tigrett was fortunate enough to be among the throngs of eager attendees that June day in 1997. The four Princess Diana dresses she purchased she described as “long dinner dresses or formal gowns.
Kerr Tigrett describes the dresses and Diana’s enduring style as nothing short of “timeless.” And from a woman whose collection includes pieces dating back hundreds of years, that’s a true testament to the way in which Diana’s own sensibility merged flair for the contemporary with a touch of tradition. In Kerr Tigrett’s collections and so many others, Diana’s legendary wardrobe — and lifetime of memories — will live on.
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