However, one aspect of Diana’s wardrobe that is often overlooked is her impeccable hats.
Always appearing elegant,Princess Dianawas one such lover of hats and consistently employed millinery in her public looks.
As Lady Diana Spencer, the future princess began making her name as a fashion icon.
The date July 1, 1983 also marked the Princess of Wales' 22nd birthday.
Earlier in their trip, Prince Charles had cheekily remarked that it was his wife’s first-ever Canadian expedition.
The 1990s saw Diana enter a new era of her fashion career.
No hat better encapsulates Diana’s love for progressive fashion than this topsy-turvy headpiece.
The icon also paired her showstopping hat with a matching color-blocked suit jacket and skirt.
The firm had gathered these royal heavy hitters together to witness the unveiling of the Canadian Armed Forces Memorial.
The piece made its debut while Diana was attending a ceremony known as a “passing out parade.”
A masculine moment
Fully-realized gentry was the vibe when Diana took Paris in 1988.
Viv Knowland herself has become an image of English riding culture.
However, Princess Diana’s feminine take on the look keeps things sleek and simple.
It also revealed that the Princess of Wales and her designers perhaps planned outfits according to season.
The globe-trotting princess stayed true to her Sangria-inspired aesthetic in dress and jewelry.
Instead, the princess opted for a more experimental Philip Somerville design in yellow and black.
This modernist construction gave the appearance of one hat stacked upon another.
1992 was a landmark year for the princess.
In Egypt, she was not a jilted wife but a breezy, beautiful princess of the people.
Coastal and crimson
This playful, naval-ready headpiece made its debut in April 1989.
Grabbing a shovel, Diana helped to plant a tree on the college grounds, commemorating her visit.
Altogether, this berry-red headpiece represents Princess Diana at the top of her civil servant game.
A polka dot princess
Top hats, canes, and trophies, oh my!
Princess Diana, for all her claims of being an outsider, was no exception.
Off-duty princess
Is there anything more thrilling than seeing a real-life royal dressed like a commoner?
Forget the Pussybow blouses and neck scarves the ’90s were going to be all about athleisure and Chuck Taylors.
“Looseness” would be the perfect word to describe Diana’s post-1990 style.
It’s even become a modern-day trend to replicate Diana’s oversized sweatshirt and athletic shorts combo.
Dotted across the veil were monochromatic square patterns, drawing the observer’s eye even closer.
Could this hat be called a topless visor since it’s crownless?
Or perhaps it would be more fitting to label it a low-sitting fascinator?
