Princess Diana 's fashion legacy continues to reign supreme more than two decades after her tragic death . There's no doubt the late Lady Spencer, whose life was cut short in August 1997 at the age of 36, has left an indelible mark on pop culture with shows and films like The Crown , Spencer and The Princess diving deep into how she redefined the role of a princess , rebelled against the establishment and cemented herself as a style icon in the process. "She had really sort of transcended fashion and achieved an incredible chic and elegance," Eleri Lynn , Diana: Her Fashion Story exhibit curator, told Vanity Fair in 2017.
"All you saw was her, and the clothes became secondary to her own presence and her work." Even so, Diana's outfits are famous in their own right—on par with Marilyn Monroe 's Seven Year Itch white halter dress, Audrey Hepburn 's black evening gown in Breakfast at Tiffany's and Jacqueline Kennedy 's pillbox hats and bug-eyed sunglasses. Just a few of her legendary looks include the infamous revenge dress , her biker shorts and oversized sweater combo , her pie-crust blouses and her black sheep sweater.
Even her accessories are memorable, as she called her clutches "cleavage bags," strategically holding them up to her chest when she'd step out of a car. Plus, she also had a knack for chokers and wearing necklaces backward. But before you can hold the title of a trendsetter, you're just someone figuring out your signature look.
The late royal earned the nickn.
