Princess Diana: Her Greatest Dresses: Fashion Photos

It's been 25 years since the untimely death of Princess Diana, but despite the passing years, her impact and influence endures. For the sartorially-minded among us, that influence of course, extends to the style icon's beloved wardrobe…

From the polka dot smock she wore when leaving the hospital with baby Prince William and the iconic athleisure look she become known for, now coined by celebs like Hailey Bieber, to her much-talked-about 'Revenge Dress', Diana's wardrobe was the most scrutinised of her time.

Unlike today – when everyone even remotely in the public eye is judged for what they wear thanks to the relentlessly endless cycle of images published globally – at the time, the young royal was one of the few known faces to be photographed everywhere she went. Thankfully, fashion critics across the world loved her.

Never one to shy away from a trend, Princess Diana braved a smorgasbord of styles that would no doubt be deemed inappropriate for the Duchess of Cambridge to wear today, such is the new unspoken royal dress code.

While the Duchess is, of course, a style icon in her own right, wouldn't it be fun to see Kate Middleton wearing a glitter-beaded, one-shoulder gown to a James Bond premiere or a strappy black mini dress so show-stopping that you'd think she'd just fallen off an Eighties Versace runway?

Thanks in equal measure to both the sartorially-experimental era that she lived in and her much-adored rebellious streak, Princess Diana wore just about everything she likely wasn't supposed to. Which is almost certainly a key factor in her wardrobe's unwavering impact to this very day...

Oversized collars that would make Ganni proud, Bardot necklines that made global headlines and shoulder pads that, well, we're desperate to borrow, the Princess had one of those innate, iconic, and instantly-recognisable senses of style that you just can't teach. Princess Diana's aesthetic was truly one of a kind.

We take a look back at some of our favourite looks from an utterly unforgettable royal fashion icon...

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