Princess Diana's 'Revenge Dress' to Go up for Auction
The gown, worn after Charles’s public admission of infidelity, is expected to fetch up to $300,000, with proceeds partly aiding NHS Lothian Charity.
- On December 9, Sotheby's will auction Princess Diana's iconic black silk 'Revenge Dress' in New York, estimated to fetch between $150,000 and $300,000 during the auction house's Luxury Week.
- Diana, Princess of Wales, famously wore the Christina Stambolian-designed gown to a Serpentine Gallery fundraiser on June 29, 1994, the same evening then-Prince Charles publicly admitted to infidelity during a televised interview.
- Last sold in 1997 to benefit cancer and AIDS charities, the dress returns to auction after nearly 30 years, with proceeds from the December sale supporting NHS Lothian Charity on behalf of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
- Before the New York sale, the gown will tour London, Hong Kong, and Geneva, with the lot including a rare catalogue numbered and signed by Diana and designer Christina Stambolian.
- Sotheby's executive Morgane Halimi stated the dress remains 'one of the most powerful messages' Diana ever made, reflecting enduring interest in royal memorabilia following the $1.1 million sale of her 'black sheep' sweater in 2023.
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A dress worn by Princess Diana at a party in London, a few hours after the release of a documentary in which Prince Charles, at the time, acknowledged that he committed adultery during their marriage, will be auctioned out, writes BBC. His spectacular appearance at the Serpentine Gallery in 1994, in a black silk evening dress, ...
For up to 220,000 pounds, a black evening dress by Lady Diana comes under the hammer. With this outfit, she coined a new term over thirty years ago.
Iconic black dress returns to auction for first time since 1997, with part of proceeds to benefit health charity
The iconic "revenge dress" that Princess Diana wore in 1994 will be up for auction in December.
Princess Diana's iconic "revenge dress," worn immediately after Prince Charles of Wales confessed to his infidelity, is going up for auction in New York. The black silk dress, offered for sale individually at Sotheby's auction house, is expected to fetch between $150,000 and $300,000.
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