Diana: A Life in Dresses: From Debutante to Style Icon

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'I literally had one long dress, one silk shirt, one smart pair of shoes and that was it' so Princess Diana said of the day she and Prince Charles got engaged. Sixteen years later, Diana would pass away, no longer the girl with one dress, but a global fashion icon who had raised more than 2 million for charity by selling 79 of her dresses at Christie's auction house in New York. This chic and stylish book opens Diana's wardrobe to the world. From the Regamus debutante's dress Diana wore at a ball at Althorp, her family estate, to her infamous Christina Stambolian 'Revenge' dress, which she wore on the night Prince Charles publicly admitted his adultery with Camilla Parker Bowles, each iconic moment is captured in these pages. Claudia Joseph chronicles Diana's style evolution from the days she shopped with her mother for her wedding trousseau at Harrods, to her discovery of her wedding dress designers, the Emanuels, and her relationship with Vogue fashion director Anna Harvey, who introduced her to designers such as Catherine Walker, Jacques Azagury and Versace. She looks at the designers who shaped Diana's image and tracks down her most symbolic dresses to museums around the world. AUTHOR: Claudia Joseph was a pupil at Cheltenham Ladies' College and trained as a fashion journalist at the London College of Fashion before becoming a news reporter. She has worked at Tatler, The Times and the Mail on Sunday and regularly contributes to a number of national newspapers and magazines. She wrote Kate Middleton: Princess in Waiting (Mainstream Publishing: 2009) the first book on the Duchess of Cambridge, and has written two other books William and Kate's Britain (Splendid Publications Limited: 2015) and How to Dress Like A Princess: The Secrets of Kate's Wardrobe (Splendid Publications Limited: 2017). She has appeared on television around the world and is a regular commentator on Sky TV. SELLING POINTS: . A beautiful survey of Princess Diana's fashion and the evolution of her style . Collects Diana's most famous (and infamous) outfits . Tells the story behind the design of each dress . Includes interviews with designers 143 colour, 7 b/w illustrations

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"Fashion journalist Claudia Joseph says Diana's impact on British culture was 'vital' highlighting how she 'spoke for a section of society that had been ignored up until then'." - LBC radio
"A new book out from ACC ART BOOKS, fashion journalist Claudia Joseph opens the door to the worlds most coveted closet." - Elle
"Diana: A Life in Dresses chronicles Princess Dianas sartorial evolution from her early shopping days at Harrods to working with world-renowned designers like Catherine Walker." - Harpers Bazaar
"See never-before-seen sketches of Princess Diana's most iconic outfits." - Tom + Lorenzo
"Princess Dianas legacy reaches far beyond fashion, but she is still the 20th centurys greatest style icon." - Yahoo News
"Diana, Princess of Wales's wardrobe was the envy of women all over the world and her trailblazing sense of style inspired copycats everywhere." - Hello
"The American press dubbed the showstopper the "Revenge Dress," while Britains Telegraph newspaper described it as the "pice de rsistance," and claimed it was "possibly the most strategic dress ever worn by a woman in modern times."" - InStyle
"This stylish survey traces Dis evolution from unsophisticated debutante to fashion icon, telling the stories behind her most famous, and infamous, dresses." - New York Post
"Diana used the dress to reclaim her space in the narrativeasserting herself and her independence." - Town and Country Magazine
"Before she was to marry the future King of England, Lady Diana Spencer was a shy young debutante with a sparse and far from designer wardrobe. Now a new book traces her style journey from ingenue to icon and the moments that led to the most famous dress of all time." - AustralianWomen's Weekly
"look no further than Princess Dianas ski outfits as they serve as the ultimate inspiration. In fact, the experienced skiers bold, bright ensembles proved that she was the original queen of the slopes." - The Zoe Report
"The stories behind the gowns." - ICONS
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"Princess Diana knew the 'importance of dressing' - would often choose 'bright colours'" - read an interview with Claudia Joseph - Daily Express
"Princess Diana really wanted her revenge dress be made in white colour as she was not convinced it would look better in black." - Geo.tv
"Princess Diana almost chose a very different revenge dress until someone super close to her intervened." - She Knows
"Now, Claudia Joseph, author of Diana: A Life in Dresses, is sharing a well-kept secret about that ensemble that set the fashion world on fire." - Yahoo!
"When she was with Charles, she didnt wear heels because she didnt want to stand towering above him. But once they divorced, she could wear what she wanted." - Marie Claire
"While Diana has continued to inspire style in the years after her death, the U.K. natives wardrobe wasnt always so expansive." - Us Weekly
Claudia Joseph gives an interview to Royally Us Podcast from US Weekly - Royally Us Podcast
"You cannot talk about the late princess without talking about the picture of her walking out of that car in that black Christina Stambolian dress." - Huffington Post UK

Author Bio

Claudia Joseph was a pupil at Cheltenham Ladies College and trained as a fashion journalist at the London College of Fashion before becoming a news reporter. She has worked at Tatler, The Times and the Mail on Sunday and regularly contributes to a number of national newspapers and magazines. She wrote Kate Middleton: Princess in Waiting (Mainstream Publishing: 2009) the first book on the Duchess of Cambridge, and has written two other books William and Kates Britain (Splendid Publications Limited: 2015) and How to Dress Like A Princess: The Secrets of Kates Wardrobe (Splendid Publications Limited: 2017). She has appeared on television around the world and is a regular commentator on Sky TV.