Sotheby's suggests that the designer 'specifically had Diana in mind for the dress'
Princess Diana's ballgown, designed by British designer Victor Edelstein. All photos: Sotheby's
The strapless evening dress is expected to fetch up to $120,000 at a Sotheby's sale in January 2023
The late Princess of Wales wore the dress several times, including in a royal portrait in 1991
'A strapless, evening dress of deep aubergine silk velvet, with a tulip-shaped stiffened skirt, augmented by three paste buttons at the back... ' reads a description on the Sotheby's website
The aubergine dress was part of Victor Edelstein's autumn 1989 collection
Sotheby's suggests that the designer 'specifically had Diana in mind for the dress'
Princess Diana's ballgown, designed by British designer Victor Edelstein. All photos: Sotheby's
The strapless evening dress is expected to fetch up to $120,000 at a Sotheby's sale in January 2023
The late Princess of Wales wore the dress several times, including in a royal portrait in 1991
'A strapless, evening dress of deep aubergine silk velvet, with a tulip-shaped stiffened skirt, augmented by three paste buttons at the back... ' reads a description on the Sotheby's website
The aubergine dress was part of Victor Edelstein's autumn 1989 collection
Sotheby's suggests that the designer 'specifically had Diana in mind for the dress'
