CNN —Princess Diana left behind a vast style legacy, and soon enthusiasts will be able to bid for one of her most famous looks.
The celebrated “black sheep” sweater first worn by Lady Diana Spencer at a polo match in 1981 when she was engaged to the now King Charles III will headline Sotheby’s Fashion Icons auction in New York and online between August 31 and September 14.
The sweater will be on display at Sotheby's in New York at the start of Fashion Week on September 7.
Artists Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne and their knitwear label Warm & Wonderful created the knitted, bold-red, wool crew neck, which is adorned with rows of white sheep and one black sheep on the front, in 1979.
In the photograph, the lone black sheep appears to be on a higher row of white sheep on the new sweater than on the original.
Persons:
Diana, Lady Diana Spencer, King Charles III, Princess Diana’s, ”, Cynthia Houlton, “, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana’s, Muir, Osborne, Buckingham, Diana's, Sotheby's Diana, Emma Corrin
Organizations:
CNN, New York, Sunday, Albert Museum, CNN’s Royal
Locations:
New York, Buckingham Palace