The garment was found years later by designers Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne. The auction will be in charge of the house Sotheby’s.
He iconic red sweaterwhich caused controversy at the time, decorated with sheep motif in white and a single one in blackwhich was used by the deceased Diana Princess of Walesbe Auctioned during the New York Fashion Week, USA.
The auction will be in charge through the sotheby’s house, in September, during New York Fashion Week, with an estimate of between 50,000 and 80,000 dollars. “A piece of royal fashion history, the sweater will take center stage at our inaugural fashion icon sale at #SothebysNewYork this fall, with bidding open August 31-September 14.“, they expressed from the official Instagram account of the auction company.
The garment comes out first time for sale and will headline the inaugural offering of fashion icons of the auctioneer and, in addition, it will be exhibited in the Big Apple from September 7.
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Lady Di with the iconic red sweater
In June 1981when she was newly engaged Diana Spencer attended one of the summer polo matches of the then Prince Charles, wearing a red sweater decorated with a white sheep motif and a single one in blackOf the brand Warm & Wonderful.
Quickly the global media, fashion critics and the general public they commented on the garment on multiple occasions. “The sweater soon took the world by storm, creating a huge cultural and viral moment.“They pointed out from the auction house.
As Wale’s princess, Lady Di used the wool fabric on several occasions, which always caused a lots of comments from the press and made the design incredibly popular in the UK and around the world.
About how the sweater got to the auction company, they explained that it was the designers Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne who found it. “This past March, while we were rummaging through the attic looking for an old pattern, we came across a small box. Inside, hidden next to a cotton bedspread was Diana’s original red sheepskin sweater from 1981.“, they expressed.
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