Princess Diana clothing auction by Julien’s: Bruce Oldfield, Catherine Walker, Bellville Sassoon | Royal clothes, shoes and bags go to auction in June

Clothes, shoes and handbags worn by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, are going to auction next month in what is expected to be one of the biggest sales of items belonging to the beloved royal.

Many of the pieces have never been to auction before, offering buyers an unprecedented opportunity to own a part of history.

Nearly 30 years after her tragic death, Princess Diana remains a fashion icon and anything connected to her is highly sought after, often selling well above expectations.

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This time, famed auction house Julien’s is behind the historic sale, with more than 300 items going under the hammer.

The auction will also include couture garments from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, historic items belonging to Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother, and royal treasures dating as far back as the 19th Century.

Julien’s announced the auction in early April but details were limited, with just one garment owned and worn by Diana included in the media release: the 1988 Bellville Sassoon floral day frock, widely known as her “caring dress”.

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Now, the auction house has unveiled the full catalogue for the highly-anticipated fashion sale, with bidding and registration now open.

Princess Diana’s Style & A Royal Collection auction will take place at the Peninsula Beverly Hills on June 26.

Among the clothing up for grabs is a Bruce Oldfield two-piece yellow and floral-patterned silk ensemble, worn by Diana on June 17, 1987, at Royal Ascot.

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The princess was photographed riding in a carriage with the Queen Mother and walking alongside Sarah, the Duchess of York, at the event.

Its sale estimate is between US $100,000 – $200,000 (approx. $155,000 – $310,000).

A magenta nylon ski-suit belonging to Diana is expected to sell for US $30,000 – $50,000 (approx. $46,000 – $77,000).

Made by Head, the suit was famously worn by the princess in Klosters, Switzerland, on February 6, 1986 and other times on the slopes in Liechtenstein and Austria, between 1985 and 1992.

The Bellville Sassoon “caring dress”, so called because the princess wore it many engagements over the years involving children, is expected to sell for between US $100,000 – $200,000 (approx. $155,000 – $310,000).

There are many pairs of shoes worn by Diana included in the action, such as a pair of black and red leather pumps designed by Rayne.

They were worn by Diana on Christmas Day at Sandringham in 1990 along with a hounds tooth suit by Moschino.

The shoes could sell for between US $2000 – $4000 (approx. $3000 – $6000).

A Lady Dior handbag, worn by Diana many times including in Birmingham in 1995, is one of the many bags included in the sale. It is likely to sell for US $20,000 – $30,000 (approx. $30,000 – $46,000).

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The style of handbag was originally named the ChouChou and was gifted to Diana by Bernadette Chirac, the First Lady of France, in September 1995.

Due to its popularity being associated with the princess, and Diana’s love for the style, the bad was renamed The Lady Dior.

While many of the pieces for sale in June are items donated from friends and colleagues, others were originally sold by Princess Diana at her famous 1997 Christie’s auction when 79 of her most iconic gowns went under the hammer, raising $5 million for charity.

In 2023, the auction house broke records when an evening gown belonging to Diana sold for $US1.1 million ($1.4 million), 11 times its estimate, breaking the record price for one of her gowns.

Last year a pair of emerald green Kurt Geiger shoes, worn by Diana, sold for $US390,000 ($693,000) at auction.

The previous auction record for a piece of clothing owned by Diana was her iconic wool sheep print jumper, by Warm and Wonderful, which sold for $US1.1 million ($1.7 million) in 2023 – 14 times the expected price.

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