A dress first worn by Princess Diana in 1985 has sold for a record $1.148 million at auction, 11 times its estimate. The blue and black dress, designed by Moroccan-British fashion designer Jacques Azagury, is now the most expensive dress worn by the princess to be sold at auction, smashing the previous record of $604,800, Los Angeles auction house Julien’s Auctions said in a statement. The dress was sold along with a matching illustration as part of Julien’s “Hollywood Legends” auction, which ended Sunday. The sale also featured a blush-pink chiffon blouse worn by Diana in her engagement portrait in 1981. Diana wore the sweater in 1981, while she was engaged to King Charles III, then the heir to the British throne.

Source: CNN December 18, 2023 21:13 UTC