2023-08-22 19:41:00
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Although she passed away a quarter of a century ago, the news of Princess Diana is still of interest to many of her fans around the world. Last Saturday, Sotheby’s announced the launch of the famous red wool sweater printed with white sheep and with a black one, known as the black sheep sweater. Diana wore it in 1981, shortly following her engagement to Prince Charles at a public auction… so what’s the story?
Auction details for the Black Sheep Sweater
The sweater will be among several pieces and will be displayed in an auction centered around fashion celebrities, which will be held by the Sotheby’s auction house in New York City via the Internet, starting from August 31 and September 14. The price of the wool sweater, which was known as the “black sheep” as it was called, has been estimated. It has between 52,300 and 91,600 dollars. It is designed by Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne, and they have their trademark “Warm and Wonderful.”
The black sheepskin sweater worn by the Princess of Wales
Several weeks following the publication of pictures of Princess Diana wearing the sweater, Muir and Osborne received a book from Buckingham Palace that the future princess had damaged the sweater, and in 1983 the Princess of Wales, following her marriage, wore the famous sweater once more with white jeans.
The sweater Diana wore more than 40 years ago
Joanna Osborne found the damaged first sweater worn by Diana, in March 2023, in a box in her store, and following Sotheby’s had thoroughly examined the condition of the famous sweater and the damage it had suffered through comparisons with photos published in 1981 and it was confirmed that it was the sweater. The original that Diana wore more than 40 years ago.
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