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 marie claire's Features Editor and spends her days writing about fashion, feminism and everything in between (nostalgic nineties throwback pieces are a a personal preference). In addition to marie claire, she's had work published in InStyle, Qantas, Virgin and Home Beautiful magazines.

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