FASHION

Princess Diana Predicted These Fashion Week Trends 30 Years Ago

From royal to the runway

If Diana, Princess of Wales had gazed into a crystal ball, her fashion forecast would have been on point. Today some of her best-loved looks are creeping back onto the catwalk – and into the well-dressed crowds flocking to New York, London, Milan and Paris.

From the year’s It-hue to glammed-up bike shorts and dressed-down skirt suits, these are the Princess Di-approved trends of 2018 …

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Princess Diana
Emilia Wickstead spring/summer 2019
(Credit: Emilia Wickstead spring/summer 2019)

White mid-heels

Diana, Princess of Wales
Street style

Eighties ruching

Princess Diana
Rodarte spring/summer 2019
(Credit: Rodarte spring/summer 2019)

Skirt suits

Princess Diana
Street style

Veiled hats

Diana
Erdem spring/summer 2019
(Credit: Erdem spring/summer 2019)

Bike shorts

Princess Diana
Street style

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