The latest biopic starring Kristen Stewart fumbles with the style of the beloved royal.
In the constant rewriting of history the life of Diana, Princess of Wales is undergoing more revisions than the Religious Freedom Bill. Following Emma Corrin in television stapleon Broadway, comes Kristen Stewart in the film-turned-fashion-festivalThe Devil Wears Pradamovie, Stewart stumbles through a castle wearing an assortment of pieces created by Chanel.
present Diana as a fully formed fashion icon, but her status as a style leader was only beginning to take shape. For many it wasn’t until after the off-the-shoulder, black Christina Stambolian revenge dress in 1994, referred to inas “a f--kity, f--kity, f--kity, f--kity ‘f--k you’ dress!,” that the princess became a high fashion favourite.Australia editor Nancy Pilcher, who ran the magazine from 1989-2007.
Since her tragic death in 1997 we have had decades to edit Diana’s wardrobe, transforming her into a fashion princess on a pedestal, alongside Jackie Onassis and Audrey Hepburn. But during the punk-infused eighties Diana’s style rarely registered in Australia among a generation looking to Vivienne Westwood and Issey Miyake for inspiration.
In 1983 Durham formed the Melbourne-based Fashion Design Council alongside administrator Robert Buckingham and graphic artist Robert Pearce. “Diana was always wearing these dreadful little Dolly Varden hats,” Durham said, referring to a decorative style popular from 1869 to 1875. “Whoever was making those hats for her was particularly unkind.”“The Sloanish look of cardigans with those pleated skirts was pretty uninspiring,” Durham added.
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