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Princess Diana Predicted These Fashion Week Trends 30 Years Ago

From royal to the runway - by Kathryn Madden
  • 19 Sep 2018

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
Emilia Wickstead spring/summer 2019

White mid-heels

Diana, Princess of Wales
Street style

Eighties ruching

Princess Diana
Rodarte spring/summer 2019
Rodarte spring/summer 2019

Skirt suits

Princess Diana
Street style

Veiled hats

Diana
Erdem spring/summer 2019
Erdem spring/summer 2019

Bike shorts

Princess Diana
Street style
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Kathryn Madden
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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