![]() ![]() She remained a client through the 1980s to the 1990s. In fact, Diana did go to Harrods and bought the blue suit she wore for her engagement interview at Buckingham Palace from there.ĭavid Sassoon was one of the first designers that Diana ever went to for bespoke clothing. Sassoon said later the saleswoman he hired at the time didn't think much of the naive 19-year-old and told her she might be better off "going to Harrods." When Lady Diana Spencer (later Princess Diana) got engaged she went into Bellville Sassoon's salon and asked to see some outfits. The house was known for its comfortable couture looks for aristocratic women. David Sassoonĭavid Sassoon was chief designer at the London fashion house of Bellville Sassoon, founded in 1953 by business partner Belinda Bellville. Here, Newsweek gives you just a few of the people that helped the princess look so stunning, and begin so many close a friendships. Over many years, sometimes decades, of working relationships, these key fashion figures became her devoted friends. One of the keys to Diana's successful sartorial endeavors was the personal relationships she formed with many of her designers. ![]()
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