Princess Diana Predicted These Fashion Week Trends 30 Years Ago

From royal to the runway - by Kathryn Madden

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 …

Lilac

Emilia Wickstead spring/summer 2019

White mid-heels

Eighties ruching

Rodarte spring/summer 2019

Skirt suits

Veiled hats

Erdem spring/summer 2019

Bike shorts

Kathryn Madden

Kathryn Madden is the Deputy Features Director of marie claire magazine, and spends her days writing about feminism, fashion and everything in between. She’s also written for Grazia, InStyle, Qantas and Home Beautiful, and is the editor and founder of Lonely Continent.

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