A red wool sweater with a black sheep, worn by Princess Diana in 1981, was auctioned this Thursday for around 1 million euros, a new record in the sale of clothing that belonged to Lady Di.
The famous sheep sweater that Diana wore in 1981 is up for auction and it has a story to tell
This garment also became the most valuable at the auction, the Sotheby’s auction house, which carried out the sale, confirmed to Efe.
Princess Diana of Wales wore this shirt to Prince Charles’s polo match in June 1981, a month before the wedding.
The piece from the British brand Warm & Wonderful reached a total of 44 bidswhich ended up multiplying its final price by 14, estimated at 80,000 dollars (about 75,000 euros). The auction was active between August 31 and September 14.
Also this Thursday, a black and white dress worn by the Princess of Wales, designed by Murray Arbeid, which was worn by Lady Di on two occasions in 1985, It was sold for 380 thousand dollars (about 357 thousand euros).
The first use was to celebrate Prince Edward’s 21st birthday at the Midsummer Night Ball in June and then at the Worshipfull Company of Fanmakers banquet in December.
In January, Sotheby’s auctioned the Infanta-style purple velvet ballgown.“, designed by Victor Edelstein, for $604,800 (about 568,000 euros).
Diana’s ballgown sold for more than $600,000. It is the most expensive in the history of the Princess of Wales
Diana died in Paris in 1997, aged 36.when the car in which she was traveling with her boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed, and the driver, crashed into a concrete pillar in the tunnel through which she was passing while being chased by photographers in cars and motorcycles.
A British judicial investigation concluded that the accident was due to the negligent conduct of the pursuing vehicles and the driver’s high blood alcohol level.
The auction also included the dress Kate Winslet wore during the 1998 Oscars.when she was nominated for the best actress award for her role in the film Titanic, and a dress worn by former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama during a charity event, among other items.
The first was auctioned for $12,700 (about 12,000 euros) and the second for $9,525 (about 8,950 euros).
Source: Observadora
