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Princess Margaret's Greatest Fashion Moments Through the Years

A fashion icon in her own right - by Chelsea Tromans
  • 30 Dec 2019
Princess Margaret's Greatest Fashion Moments Through the Years

In season three of The Crown, Helena Bonham Carter will have her turn to play Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister, Princess Margaret. 

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Before Princess Margaret famously became the first royal to divorce in 400 years, she was known for her fashion. Her style even earned its own nickname in the 1950s as "The Margaret Look". She was a fan of Dior's New Look and opted to find inspiration in the trends rather than replicate her sister’s prim and proper royal sense of style.

Here’s a look back at her iconic style over the decades.

Princess Margaret

A Royal group portrait with Princess Elizabeth with her husband Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI and Princess Margaret, January 1, 1947

Princess Margaret boards a train at Southampton station, August 22, 1953

Princess Margaret boards a train at Southampton station, August 22, 1953

Princess Margaret at Great Windsor Park, 1955

Princess Margaret at Great Windsor Park, 1955

Princess Margaret with Lord Hastings Ismay after the wedding of his daughter, Mary Finnis, to Major Raymond Seymour, in St James', London, September 9, 1957.

Princess Margaret with Lord Hastings Ismay after the wedding of his daughter, Mary Finnis, to Major Raymond Seymour, in St James', London, September 9, 1957

Princess Margaret with her husband, photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at London's Westminster Abbey on their wedding day, May 6, 1960

Princess Margaret with her husband, photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at London's Westminster Abbey on their wedding day, May 6, 1960

Princess Margaret on holiday in Costa Smeralda, Italy, August 1967

Princess Margaret (right) on holiday in Costa Smeralda, Italy, August 1967

Princess Margaret with her husband Earl of Snowdon on a pontoon in the Bahamas, March 14, 1967

Princess Margaret with her husband Earl of Snowdon on a pontoon in the Bahamas, March 14, 1967 

Princess Margaret with her husband Antony Armstrong-Jones at the Whitechapel Gallery, London, May 17, 1968

Princess Margaret at the Whitechapel Gallery, London, May 17, 1968

Princess Margaret with her husband Lord Snowdon, August 13, 1969

Princess Margaret with her husband Lord Snowdon, August 13, 1969 

Princess Margaret with her husband Lord Snowdon at the Badminton Horse Trials in Badminton, England, April 18, 1970

Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon at the Badminton Horse Trials in Badminton, England, April 18, 1970 

Princess Margaret at the Royal Festival Hall after a Frank Sinatra concert in aid of the NSPCC, May 7, 1970

Princess Margaret at the Royal Festival Hall after a Frank Sinatra concert in aid of the NSPCC, May 7, 1970

Princess Margaret with Prince William, Prince Harry, and Princess Diana on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, June 11, 1988

Princess Margaret with Prince William, Prince Harry, and Princess Diana on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, June 11, 1988

Princess Margaret during an official visit by Nelson Mandela in London, July 4, 1990

Princess Margaret during an official visit by Nelson Mandela in London, July 4, 1990

Princess Margaret in London, circa 1990

Princess Margaret in London, circa 1990

The Queen Mother with her family outside Clarence House on her 94th birthday, London, August 4, 1994.

The Queen Mother with her family outside Clarence House on her 94th birthday, London, August 4, 1994. 

Princess Margaret leaves the Portland Hospital after visiting her daughter, Lady Sarah Chatto, who gave birth to a son in London, 29 July 1996

Princess Margaret leaves the Portland Hospital after visiting her daughter, Lady Sarah Chatto, who gave birth to a son in London, July 29, 1996

Princess Margaret at St James' Palace at an event to mark the Queen Mother's 99th birthday, London, September 4, 1999

Princess Margaret at St James' Palace at an event to mark the Queen Mother's 99th birthday, London, September 4, 1999

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Chelsea Tromans is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle editor whose words can be found on BEAUTYcrew, marie claire, Women’s Health, WHO, Daily Addict, and The Joye, just to name a few. She’s a night owl who’s trying to train herself to be a morning person (coffee helps!) and she recently traded in her hectic Sydney life for a quieter pace in Brisbane.

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