So there was a mixture, which makes the whole thing a bit more uncertain.

Part of the idea of our design was to create this aura of her: Occasionally go in really accurately, but then pull out and be less accurate. “I was really pleased to find it, as I also found a picture of Princess Diana wearing the exact same jacket. Serendipitous finds also came into play, such as the preppy, varsity-style bomber jacket Durran supplied from a vintage store. “Possibly in ‘88 or ‘89 – Pablo really loved the fact that she had a pirate hat.” “Spencer” NEON “I wanted to do one of those dresses in contrast to a fuller ball gown, so that we got a wider representation.” In that comprehensive spirit, Durran’s creations included a plaid jacket seen in the opening, various formal blouses, a peach-and-cream coat as well as a yellow marine-themed skirt suit with a pirate hat, an outfit based on one of Diana’s visits to the Naval Base in Portsmouth. The designer also wanted to portray an eclectic range of Diana’s style, honoring her love of block colors, asymmetric lapels, and evening wear with a thin column shape, an elegant silhouette echoed on the green gown that Stewart wears at an anxiety-inducing holiday dinner. They sent over things from the archive and we liked the cream dress with the gold embroidery and the full skirt at the hem best - that’s the one in the poster - and they replicated that for us.” “ I to see what they had from that period that could be appropriate for her style.

“I don’t know that Diana ever wore a Chanel evening dress in our period,” Durran said.

The fashion house remade those garments for the movie. Luckily, Chanel had the red coat that Diana wore to visit the French president in 1988, as well as the blue jacket-cardigan that she wore on Christmas 1992. “I collated the images of Chanel pieces and asked them if they had any in their archives.” The official clothes were the project’s main emphasis, a wide-ranging collection of vintage items, custom-made outfits and a rewarding collaboration with Chanel, one of Princess Diana’s go-to fashion houses.

A Dress for Diana by David Emanuel