A collection of the late Diana, Princess of Wales’s dresses which she auctioned off for charity in London in 1997 herself, will go under the hammer again this December in Beverly Hills, California.
The outfits, all but one designed by the late Catherine Walker, Diana’s personal couturier and close friend for 16 years, are estimated to fetch between $60,000 and $100,000.
At the highest end of the price spectrum is a cream lace dress designed by Zandra Rhodes and worn by Diana in 1987 to the Birthright Benefit at the London Palladium; while bidders on a lower budget might snap themselves up a pair of cuff-links commemorating Diana and Prince Charles’ 1981 wedding, valued at $600 to $800.
The June 1997 auction, Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales, was handled by Christie’s of London, only one month before Diana was killed in a car accident in Paris at the age of 36.
The anonymous winners will now part with their collectors items at the upcoming Beverly Hills show, handled by Julien’s Auctions,
Along with the items, which will go up for auction December 5, is a copy of an oversized catalogue which accompanied the original auction, as well as an invitation to the event; signed by Diana, and valued at between $2,000 and $4,000.
