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Princess Diana’s black sheep wool sweater recently fetched $1.1 million at auction after a last-minute bidding war for the iconic piece of fashion.
According to auction house Sotheby’s, this set an auction record for an item worn by the late princess. In the final 15 minutes of the two-week auction, the highest bid jumped from $190,000 to its final price of $1.1 million. Do you know who designed it? Let’s find out everything about the beautiful knitwear:
‘Black sheep’ sweater
Lady Diana Spencer made headlines 40 years ago when she wore the beautiful ‘black sheep’ sweater, which features one black sheep among rows of white sheep, to one of then-Prince Charles’ polo matches in June 1981, months after the two got engaged.
Who’s the designer?
Designed by the brand Warm & Wonderful, the sweater was one of the first pieces created by co-founders Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne.
Description of the knitwear
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The sweater is accompanied by two letters from Buckingham Palace to Joanna Osborne. In the first correspondence, dated July 16, 1981, Diana’s private secretary, Oliver Everett, sent the sweater to Warm & Wonderful for either repair or replacement after Osborne agreed to look at the garment.
The second letter thanked her for fixing the sweater. “I know Her Royal Highness will be very glad to have this sweater back and be most grateful to you for having re-done it,” the Sept. 28, 1981, letter reads.
