At her one and only Met Gala appearance, Princess Diana made a statement of post-divorce independence by altering her Dior gown into something far more risqué than its designer had intended.

Princess Diana attended the Met Gala on Dec. 9, 1996, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The event was co-chaired by Anna Wintour’s British Vogue successor, ...

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Princess Diana made her only Met Gala appearance in 1996, shortly after divorcing then-Prince Charles. She wore a blue lingerie-inspired silk dress.

Georgina Rodríguez made her Met Gala debut in New York on Monday, May 5, with a slip dress that recalled Princess Diana‘s legendary 1996 look from her first turn on fashion’s biggest night.

Princess Diana attended one and only Met Gala during her far too short life, and Kathy Hilton recalled interacting with the Princess of Wales there in 1996 and bonding over their Lady Dior bags.

That said, her one Met Gala look was quite enough to make a major splash. By 1996, Diana was in her rebellious, post-divorce era, and her new, daring attitude often showed through in her clothes.

At her one and only Met Gala appearance, Princess Diana made a statement of post-divorce independence by altering her Dior gown into something far more risqué than its designer had intended.

Princess Diana (center) pictured at the 1996 Met Gala wearing a Dior dress designed by John Galliano (far left). They are joined in the photo by Harper's Bazaar's then-editor Liz Tilberis, LVMH's ...

(CNN) — She was the most influential style icon of the 1990s. And the Met Gala was, as it is today, fashion’s biggest night out. So, while it may come as a surprise that Princess Diana only ...