The Dress that Defined a Divorce Princess Diana's "revenge dress," a custom made black silk evening gown by Christina Stambolian, is set to go under the hammer at Sotheby's.
This highly anticipated auction has all the makings of a celebrity spectacle, but it also presents an opportunity to revisit the power dynamics that played out in the public eye during Princess Diana's marriage to Prince Charles.
In 1994, as the world watched Prince Charles's televised admission of infidelity, Princess Diana made a dramatic appearance at the Serpentine Gallery wearing this iconic dress.