Diana: Her fashion story
Nostalgic exhibition at Kensington Palace of dresses and outfits worn by Diane, Princess of Wales. The exhibition aims to show how Diana used clothes enhance her image both within the royal family and after her split from Prince Charles however you do get overwhelmed by seeing outfits you recognise. I went round with friends and much of our time was spent reminiscing about clothes we had which were influenced by her style, yes I had a frilly blouse and ballet pump style shoes! I was fascinated to see photographs of the outfits alongside them as very often the colours in the picture were very different from the reality. Some of the clothes also looked much softer on than on a model such as the iconic tweed suit Diana wore for a photo shoot on her honeymoon. It was interesting to see how Diana changed from just using British designers when married to looking to iconic foreign designers in her later years. It was lovely to see an ornate Versace dress from a late photo sh...