Chapter 43 2. Queen of Fashion

Before entering the palace, the lively princess was still a kindergarten teacher. Ruffles, small ribbons, and small bows were her favorite clothing styles, and her makeup was not yet mature.However, after becoming a princess, with the help of many consultants, she began to form a personal style. The editor-in-chief of the British edition of "Vogue" magazine also became the image consultant of Princess Diana.Her progress was meteoric, and she was quickly described as "flawless" and became a fashion-influencing beauty. Her change started from the sleeveless black evening dress she wore in public for the first time, and reached her first climax in the enviable white wedding dress.

After her engagement, Diana moved to Buckingham Palace, where she, her mother and others involved had to start preparing her wedding and wedding dress.Diana quickly realized that the only thing the royals like to change often is their outfits.The year is officially divided into 3 seasons, with 4 formal outfits changing each day.A long coat, a silk shirt, and a pair of fine shoes that Diana had provided were far from sufficient.During their relationship, she often borrowed clothes from friends, so she was in desperate need of some stylish clothes for going out.Her mother helped her choose a beautiful blue engagement dress.The dress was purchased by Diana on the advice of fashion editor Anna Harvey.

She came to understand that her everyday attire had to be not only fashionable, but also able to cope with the vagaries of informal crowd scenes, prominent photojournalists, and her ever-present enemy—the wind.Gradually, she also found some ways to deal with it, such as adding some weight to the hem of the clothes so that the clothes would not be blown up by the wind.And she has a small army of costume designers working for her, including Kathleen Walker, David Sassoon and Victor Wendelstein. There was no careful plan for the choice of costumer at the beginning, but I just searched nearby at any time, or was recommended by friends from "Fashion" magazine.She later selected two designers, David and Elizabeth Emmanuel, to create her wedding dress.Because when she visited an exhibition hall, she was deeply impressed by the costumes they designed.They designed an evening dress for her first official appearance. When Diana, who was new to the royal family, wore this lace-up dress, she jumped out of the car in disregard of royal etiquette due to her inconvenience.This shocked the officials and reporters present.However, the smart Diana quickly mastered the skills of wearing such evening dresses.

Diana, who had just debuted, didn't know what fashion was, and her mother didn't have much experience.Once her mother helped her choose a long dress for adults to wear, trying to bring out Diana's maturity.But Diana's innocent baby face, tall figure and middle-aged women's clothing make people feel nondescript. Fortunately, her sister Jenny found a good friend Anna for her. She is an editor of a fashion magazine and is very familiar with the selection of formal royal clothing. The design of the wedding dress was the subject of a lively discussion.The popular dresses at that time were ruffles, ruffles, and a lining support underneath, just like Scarlett's clothing.The designer consulted all the wedding dresses of the royal family and decided to design a fairy-tale dress with a skirt longer than Queen Mary's wedding dress.

Emmanuel's exquisite, luxurious white gauze gown with rippling crepe was a worldwide sensation.The trim of the wedding dress is made of pearl trim, lace-style ruffled sleeves, and matched with a 25-foot-long skirt. Considering that the waves of the skirt look elegant and solemn, nearly a hundred yards of mesh were used to support the skirt, and Considering that the strong light from the TV cameras will bring out the harsh white spots, it is also necessary to take into account the contrast of Diana's complexion.The registered trademark named after Diana --- the bow is tied behind the waist.

Diana had a fierce confrontation with the royal family about where the bust line of the dress opened. Diana finally agreed to add many corrugated pleats to the chest edge to avoid low-cut controversy and quell conservative protests.Diana was ready and Emmanuel added the last stitch to the gown, an ancient custom that symbolizes good luck.In her wedding dress, diamond tiara and earrings, she was so beautiful, she was like a princess in a fairy tale. Since then, Diana's clothing has become the object of imitation by women all over the world.As long as she appears in front of the public wearing a certain new style of clothing, after 48 hours, a manufacturer will immediately launch a counterfeit product.The denim jacket dress she wore on her honeymoon created a casual trend, and her white-dotted and red-dotted maternity clothes are also very popular, even affecting China.There are thousands of other teenage girls in the UK and elsewhere with curly bangs like hers.

Her dressing style is different from traditional royal style.Princesses Elizabeth and Anne in the royal family choose their outfits with people recognizing them from the crowd.But Diana was different. She knew her shoulders and legs were beautiful, so she chose sleeveless off-the-shoulder tops and slit skirts, and even trousers. According to royal etiquette, she must wear clothing made by the British, and she has become the image spokesperson of the British clothing industry.She wore a beautiful wedding dress designed by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel for her wedding, and the world realized that the British clothing industry existed.In the following years Diana met a group of talented photographers and gave them the opportunity to display their talents.Jean-Louis Schell said: "Diana revolutionized British fashion what the Beatles did in music."

She also set up a royal fashion store in China, and sponsored her sister to edit the "Fashion" magazine to collect the essence of British fashion. Jenny was familiar with the editors of British fashion magazines, and asked them to be Diana's staff. With the help of many people, Diana added a handsome and free and easy image to her sweet image. Diana often entered the magazine's office through the back door. The magazine had a group of people make up, arrange her hair, and match colors for her, all in order to make her look like a "princess". After many years, she no longer cares much about criticism from the outside world.Once, she sent her son to school in cowboy boots, denim breeches and a baseball cap, causing a storm in London.But her look revived a hat factory whose stinker hats and navy beanies were all the rage, inspired by her.

It won't be long before the princess is no longer confined to wearing only British clothes. She also wears clothes designed by foreigners during her overseas visits. In 1990, she visited France wearing French-designed clothes, much to the delight of the French. Diana had a knack for dressing to please, which often worked when she was out on visits.For example, she visits Japan wearing a sun dress and visiting a naval base wearing a sailor cap. At home, Diana no longer insisted on wearing British fashion.At the christening of Andrew and Sarah's daughter, she wore a black and red plaid jacket, a black and white striped skirt and a sombrero.This dress has caused no small repercussions in the fashion industry.