This Victor Edelstein magenta silk and lace evening dress sold for $910,000 (€849,890).
Celebrity adds value and when it comes to Princess Diana it does so in spades. A collection of her most famous gowns, suits, handbags and accessories was sold out at Julien’s in Hollywood in a sale that brought in $5.5 million (€5.13 million). Many of the pieces in the sale drew crowds to viewings at the Museum of Style Icons in Kildare in June and in Hong Kong, New York and Los Angeles.
The top lot was a magenta silk and lace evening dress by Victor Edelstein. It made $910,000 (€849,890) over a top estimate of $200,000 (€186,570). A navy blue silk blouse by Edelstein made $76,200 (€71,083) over a top estimate of $6,000 (€5,597). A midnight blue strapless tulle diamante star gown designed by Murray Arbeid made $780,000 (€727,620) over a top estimate of $200,000 (€186,570). A pair of Ferragamo pumps made $127,000 (€118,470). No less than 15 of the top lots went to Renae Plant, owner of the Princess Diana Museum in Los Angeles.
A signed Jacques Azagury illustration for a 1995 black evening gown made for Princess Diana.