The bodice is pointed in pale blue lace,trimmed with ribbon work flowers and pearlized sequins on pale blue satin. There is draping at the hips with pale blue silk chiffon and pearlized sequins falling to a demi train at the back, with two trailing ties. Worn on an official visit to the Cameroons in 1989.
This dress is special to me..
Almost 3 years ago..I wrote the forward for a petiton..I found it the other day..
Do We really need another piece of Diana sold?
GADCO is offering to cut up into one inch pieces And put on a plaque The dress that they purchased in the Christie’s Auction. .. For $25.00,each, they are offering a piece of Diana’s dress, A dress that is a piece of history, Something that can never be replaced, Attached to an engraved plaque. When does it stop? Why not preserve the dress and offer it for display In at a traveling memorial to Diana,Princess of Wales? Since GADCO is so anxious to make a difference, They could instead, Offer all the proceeds from the sale of the doll they just designed To a worthy charity. While we recognize the plight of the children And of course Diana’s connection to them, Diana is gone. She will never wear another dress, Never attend another charity function, Never dance again...That dress is a piece of Diana’s history—A history that we all shared with her. She has been sold so many times-- Hasn’t there been enough of that? Maria Lindberg
And that is what happened...
GADCO did say if a foundation or company would come forward to purchase the dress, it would be saved...That is what Suzanne and Pink Ribbons Crusade did...They bought the dress...Now the dress is safe for always..Many thousands of people will be able to look at it..Remember Diana...And it will raise money for many years to comeFor breast cancer awarenessSaving many thousands of lives each year...
CREAM PLEATED SILK
DINNER DRESS
By Catherine Walker
The upper bodice and sleeves are embroidered with shim- mering flowers
whose stamens are formed of glass beads and leaves of simulated pearls. The cuffs each have three large paste and simulated pearl buttons and the wide leather belt, covered in white silk crepe, is trimmed with a large medallion of paste and simulated pearls. Worn at an official reception in London in 1982, and later in Nepal in 1993.
This is another dress, saved from dismantlement by
Suzanne King and Pink Ribbons Crusade..Here is what happened:
2000
The Rockville-based International Gem and Jewelry Show Inc., which paid $34,500 for one of Di's evening gowns at the June auction, Had been planning to strip the dress's fake pearls and make earrings that would sell for $1,000 a pair.
They proceeded to strip the back part of the dress Of its pearl beads And use them for earrings and pins That they sold to collectors. (Note: this was their purpose at the time of auction, And when it was mentioned to Diana, She said she didn't really care what they did to it...)But then...We wouldn't have cared either..Had she lived to wear more dresses... The dress was exhibited on tour, minus the stripped pearls...Thank goodness, the dress was rescued by Suzanne King and the Pink Ribbons Crusade.
According to Suzanne,The pearls were taken mostly from under the armsCatheryn Walker, friend to Diana, Desiger of this dress, and many of Diana's clothes, Re-sewed the pearls back on the dress,Restoring it to its origional beauty.I now, after hearing this story,Tend to think of SuzanneAs the Lone RangerOn her white steed(Ok..jet plane!)Comming to the rescue of yet another Diana dress...Without her determination...
This piece of historyAnd memory of DianaWould be gone...Never to be seen again...Now it will continue to work in Diana's place...Helping othersI think she would have liked that...I know I do...
CLASSIC BLACK AND WHITE
LONG DINNER DRESS
By Catherine Walker
The asymmetrical bodice of this dress is of white ribbon lace.
The neckline, slanted waistline and cuffs are trimmed with simulated pearls. The slim draped skirt is black silk, slit to the knee at the back. Worn on an official visit to Pakistan in 1992 and later to the play "Hook."
There is no real story to this dress..Other than a bit of irony..Diana was photographed At the premiere of "Hook" with Dodi FayedThen just a social acquaintance...To think that they would one day, Die in a tunnel together,And be a love story...One that will always be remembered... And yet, at that momentBarely know one another...That is something to think about..Each person who touches our livesIs there for a reasonNo matter how briefly...Part of the tapestry of our lives..Sometimes, in ways we could never imagine...Sometimes..in ways we can...
FLAMENCO-INSPIRED BALL DRESS
by Murray Arbeid
Featuring a strapless bodice of black velvet and a full skirt of scarlet taffeta,
our newest dress drops to the floor in a short train.,center> Its skirt is composed of three layers of scarlet taffeta over a petticoat of black. The Princess wore this dress on an official visit to Spain and to a London film premiere. Her unusual touch was one black glove and one red glove.
The one red and one black glove
Was such a "fashion statement" the press said.I saw an interview with Diana's then hairdresser. He said she came in with the dress on and a pair of gloves in each color.
She said "So which should it be, red or black?"He said,"Why not one of each?"
So that's what she did..This dress was origonally purchased
