Diana's Sweater Sold Already At Bidding Auction, A Message On The Style

Diana's Sweater - Since bidding opened on 31 August, the top bid stayed under 200 thousand dollars until the auction 's final minutes.

Sotheby's had estimated the value of the " Sheep jumper " at 50 thousand dollar to 80 thousand dollar.

It didn't disclose the identity f the winning bidder.

The simple piece of knitwear, wich was uneartedin an attic in March, commanded a higher price than many other objects tied to the "People's Princess" that were sold at auctions in recent years.

The sweater's design is often described as symbolic of Diana's place within the royal family's

Is The Sweater Had A Hidden Message ?

According to fashion historians, it believe that Diana wasn't sending a message, as she may have done in later years with her famous "revenge dress ", when she wore that dress in 1981, a month before her wedding to the Prince Charles.

In the era before social media influencers, newspaper photos of Diana in the sweater gave its maker, Warm and Wonderful knitwear, a "stratospheric launch" and inspired copycat designs, according to Sotheby's.

Shortly after her marriage, Buckingham palace wrote to Warm and Wonderful that the sweater had been damagedand sought a repair or replacement.

Princess Diana then wore the replacement to another polo match in 1983.

 

The red novelty jumper featuring a whimsical sheep pattern by small brand Warm and Wonderful.

The 19 year old then Lady Diana Spencer wore the sweater in June 1981 to a polo match where she watched her fiance, Prince Charles, compete.

According to Author, Curator and Fashion Historian, Eleri Lynn, who had also a trustee at the Royal School of Needlework tells that Lady Diana was a very young woman who was developing her own sense of style at that time.

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