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What’s your Roman Empire? Mine’s Princess Diana. Extra particularly, Princess Diana in her activewear – aka, her well-known outsized Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt and a pair of biking shorts.
Even supposing it has been 27 years since she handed, every little thing she stood for nonetheless lives on – together with her vogue affect. Actually, I do not assume there is a week that goes by the place I do not assume ‘what would Diana put on?’ if I am caught for an outfit concept. Unhappy? Possibly. However for the sartorially-minded like me, she is an icon.
Except for the well-known revenge costume that she donned simply hours after the televised admission of adultery by her husband Charles (then Prince of Wales), plus possibly the ‘black sheep’ knitwear and outsized blazer outfits, Diana is arguably most famed for her athleisure appears to be like. Assume: exercise gear paired with baseball caps and chunky white socks.
Her most sought-after and often-imitated sporty ensemble, although? The one which featured the Flying Girl logo-adorned jumper. And excellent news – you possibly can nonetheless purchase it right now.
UK Press
The Flying Girl (or Varga Lady) is a symbolic a part of the British airline’s historical past, and, as a part of a lately launched assortment – alongside a ‘Billie Vacation’ T-shirt and ‘Rain Bow’ pull-over amongst different equipment – she has been re-imagined because the ‘Queen of the Skies’ atop a navy blue jumper.
Whereas the one owned by the Princess of Wales herself would set you again $53,532 (the worth it went for at public sale again in 2019), the lately relisted cotton-rich Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt will solely value you £70.
The unisex silhouette is on the market in sizes small to further massive, and is formed to a contemporary and boxy match – preferrred for long-haul flights and highway journeys… or getting papped whereas leaving the fitness center. Like Princess Diana, I am by no means one to draw back from a development, so I will be carrying mine simply as she did; outsized and with dad trainers, sun shades, and an surprising designer bag in tow.
For extra from GLAMOUR UK’s Senior Commerce Author Georgia Trodd, comply with her on Instagram @georgiatrodd.
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