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The "Revenge Dress" Is One of Princess Diana’s Most Famous Looks, but She Almost Didn’t Wear It

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The "Revenge Dress" Is One of Princess Diana’s Most Famous Looks, but She Almost Didn’t Wear It

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According to Christina Stambolian, who designed the dress, Princess Diana initially thought it was “too daring.” It had hung in the princess’s closet for three years prior to the event. Princess Diana was initially planning on wearing another designer’s dress for the Vanity Fair fundraiser but decided to switch it up after the fashion house put out a prematurely braggy press release.

Princess Diana was reportedly incensed over the press release and decided to wear the black dress instead. As Princess Diana’s former stylist Anna Harvey recalled, “She wanted to look a million dollars. And she did."

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