Princess Diana's 'revenge' dress from 'worst night of her life' returns to the spotlight 32 years later
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- ABC (Spain)seen 10 Sept, 19:05headline rewritten
El icónico «vestido de la venganza» de Diana de gales sale a subasta y ya se habla de cifras astronómicasEl icónico «vestido de la venganza» de Diana de Gales sale a subasta y ya se habla de cifras astronómicas
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Thu, 10 September 2026
8 reports- hellomagazine.com10:57first to report
Princess Diana's iconic 1994 'revenge' dress she wore to the Serpentine Gallery is back in the limelight for a global exhibition tour and auction. See details.
- El País (Spain)11:43
Sotheby’s pondrá a la venta el próximo 9 de diciembre esta icónica prenda que Lady Di lució la misma noche que el príncipe Carlos admitió públicamente haberle sido infiel con la hoy reina Camila. Se espera que alcance un precio entre los 130.000 y 258.000 euros
- ABC (Spain)12:05edited after publishing
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El icónico «vestido de la venganza» de Diana de gales sale a subasta y ya se habla de cifras astronómicasPocas piezas hay más icónicas dentro de la realeza como aquel «vestido de la venganza» que una vez lució Diana de Gales un 29 de junio de 1994 para ser inmediatamente conocido como el «vestido de la venganza», ahora de ‹gira' antes de ser subastado el 9 de diciembre de 2026 en Nueva York por Sotheby's Una pieza de la historia de la moda y la realeza que seguramente despertará pasiones y por el que se espera obtener una cifra astronómica. Aquel vestido no ha estado en el mercado desde junio de...
- Die Zeit (Germany)17:31
- nzherald.co.nz17:48
Diana wore the off-the-shoulder gown after husband Prince Charles admitted infidelity.
- Times of India22:10
Princess Diana’s iconic “revenge dress,” designed by Christina Stambolian, is heading to auction for an estimated $150,000 to $300,000. Diana famously wore the black silk gown in 1994, the night King Charles admitted his affair. The dress was last sold in June 1997, just two months before Diana died in Paris.
- South China Morning Post22:39
The “revenge dress” worn by the late Princess Diana in 1994 is up for auction at Sotheby’s for the first time in nearly three decades. The black silk evening dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian is estimated to fetch as much as £220,000 (US$298,110) when it goes on sale on December 9 during Sotheby’s Luxury Week in New York, the auction house said on Thursday. Diana wore the dress in June 1994 as she arrived at the Serpentine Gallery in London for a fundraising dinner. It gained...
- therural.com.au23:03
Princess Diana hit the headlines when she was photographed wearing a black silk gown in 1994, and it...
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- examiner.com.au10 Sept, 23:03their copy
- southernhighlandnews.com.au10 Sept, 23:03their copy
Fri, 11 September 2026
11 reports- BBC News World03:15
Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.
- The Guardian World05:00
Christina Stambolian dress from 1994 has defined a whole category of fashion and is expected to fetch up to £220,000 The dress that Diana, Princess of Wales wore one September evening in 1994 would have been memorable for its design alone – black, fitted, off-the-shoulder, skintight and short. However, it has another distinction, of defining a whole category of fashion – what has since become known as “revenge dressing”. Worn by Diana the same night Charles would reveal his infidelity on TV,...
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)06:34
Dio prihoda od prodaje bit će doniran u dobrotvorne svrhe
- tportal (Croatia)07:41
Malo je komada odjeće koji su toliko nadrasli modu da su postali dio pop-kulture, a crna haljina princeze Diane iz lipnja 1994. jedan je od njih. Više od tri desetljeća nakon večeri koja ju je pretvorila u simbol samopouzdanja i prkosa, takozvana 'revenge dress' ponovno dolazi u središte pažnje – i ide na aukciju.
- RMF24 (Poland)08:31
Najsłynniejsza „suknia zemsty” na aukcji. Księżna Diana chciała wyglądać „jak milion dolarów”
- Der Spiegel (Germany)09:07
Nach der eingestandenen Untreue ihres damaligen Ehemanns Charles setzte Fürstin Diana mit einem schulterfreien figurbetonten Cocktailkleid ein Statement. Nun soll das »Rachekleid« versteigert werden.
- Index.hr (Croatia)09:32
ČUVENA osvetnička haljina princeze Diane, nošena 1994., ponovno ide na aukciju.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)11:33
„Šaty pomsty“ princezny Diany jdou letos do dražby. Černý splývavý outfit, který si manželka někdejšího prince Charlese oblékla jen pár hodin poté, co se její muž v celostátní televizi přiznal, že jí byl nevěrný, se stal jedním ze symbolů rozpadu jejich manželství. Aukční dům Sotheby's očekává, že by se šaty mohly vydražit i za 220 tisíc liber (přes 6 milionů korun). Vyvolávací cena bude jasná 9. prosince.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:21
Iconic black dress returns to auction for first time since 1997, with part of proceeds to benefit health charity
- iDNES (Czechia)15:50
Slavné šaty princezny Diany, známé jako "šaty pomsty", do kterých se oblékla poté, co se její tehdejší manžel Charles veřejně přiznal k nevěře, budou 9. prosince vydraženy v aukční síni Sotheby's v New Yorku. Charles dnes vládne Spojenému království pod jménem Karel III.
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)17:08
Postoje odjevne kombinacije koje se nakon jedne večeri zauvijek upišu u povijest. Jedna od njih pojavila se 29. lipnja 1994. godine u Londonu, kada je princeza Diana stigla na zabavu magazina Vanity Fair u kratkoj crnoj haljini koja je izgledala potpuno drugačije od svega što se do tada očekivalo od...