Diana: The Secrets of Her Style
by Diane Clehane

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Book Review: This is a great book.
Summary: 5 Stars

"Diana made us believe in transformation and reinvention and she did it through the clothes she wore. Her emotional life was mirrored by her appearance. Her journey from a rather ordinary-looking kindergarten teacher to Her Royal Highness to a stunning, independent single woman was rifle with images every woman could relate to. To women of all ages who grew up believing in fairy-tale endings, Diana in her unabashedly romantic wedding dress was the embodiment of a modern day Cinderella. In her short black cocktail dress worn as 'revenge dressing' to upstage her unfaithful husband and strike at those who underestimated her, she became a role model for embattled survivors. In photographs which captured her toned body dashing off to the gym in colorful workout closthes ( the same ones we own!), she represented the physical ideal of the ninties: radiantly healthy, sensual and strong.

"Many of us saw our own reflection in Diana. When she exchanged ball gowns and tiaras for simple suits and straight hair, we recognized - the idealized version of ourselves - in her. We wanted to be like her, and she, it seemed, wanted to be like us. That is the essence of her appeal: Diana was Everywoman.

"...Ultimately, Diana was not a woman that could ever be completely understood. Complicated and simple, outwardly sophisticated and emotionally naive, she was - so we made ourselves believe - just like us. In truth, she was like no one else in the world."

Diana had that innate ability of putting clothing, colors, and accessories together which others dared not to try. She possessed a sense of style in clothing and in colors which always seemed to complement her surroundings regardless of where she was. In short, Diana looked elegant in everything she wore, and she always chose clothes that clearly conveyed respect for her hosts. As the most enduring fashion icon of the modern age, Diana was the woman that millions of women wanted to look at and look like, but unfortunately, there will never be another Princess of Wales like her.

This is a great book and a must for all who collect book on Diana, Princess of Wales.

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• Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography
• Biographies & Memoirs > Historical
• Leaders & Notable People > Royalty > Princess Diana
• Specific Groups > Women
• History > Europe > England