The deep purple silk and velvet dress coming to auction is a strapless ball gown with a tulip-shaped skirt by British dressmaker Victor Edelstein, who designed gowns for Diana for more than a decade.

Her two most memorable dresses were her 'revenge' little black dress and of course, her wedding gown she wore ... in her wardrobe was her deep purple ball gown she wore on two occasions - one ...

Last week, Sotheby’s New York sold one of the late Duchess of Wales’ favorite gowns, a purple evening number designed by Victor Edelstein in 1989. The dress, which Diana wore for the 1991 ...