The fifth season of the acclaimed Netflix original TV series, The Crown, focuses mainly on Princess Diana‘s role during and after her divorce with the then Prince of Wales – now King Charles III.
Set in the 1990s, this season of the series dedicated to the most famous Royal Family of all time deals with the period when, due to various scandals, she began to lose favour with the public. As always, however, it is the countless costumes appearing in the show that prevail and complete this royal drama.
The great credibility of this season of The Crown is in fact mainly due to the meticulous work of reconstructing the look of each character. Emmy-winning costume designer Amy Roberts did a lot of preparation, studying all the footage and photographs of the time to recreate the outfits of the royal family at that precise moment in history. Of all of them, one of the most drastic changes – especially in terms of image – concerns Diana Spencer, the much-loved People’s PrincessPeople’s Princess. Playing this role is no longer the talented Emma Corrin, but the Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, who has already appeared in such film successes as The Great Gatsby, The Tale and Tenet.
There were very few moments in which the costumes of the Princess of Wales were meticulously accurate, as in the case of the famous revenge dress, while others left much more room for the creativity of the costume designer, who was able to play and interpret Lady D’s imagination. The account of all other private moments, which mainly belong to Kensington Palace, gives the viewer a much more authentic and private view of Diana. During the 1990s Diana changed her style a lot, indulging in more sporty looks perfectly represented by sweatshirts, jeans, trainers, dark sunglasses and colourful blazer jackets.
This new season of The Crown brings out one of the most beloved members of the entire Royal Family ever. Lady Diana was in those years able to best represent that ideal of newfound freedom, a status often atypical for women of that time and rank.
We have thus selected some of the looks featured in the series, from versions that are very similar to the originals to those that are simply inspired. Which of the looks do you love the most?
SOME OF ELIZABETH DEBICKI’S LOOKS INSPIRED BY PRINCESS LADY DIANAPRINCESS LADY DIANA IN THE CROWN 5
1. THE ‘REVENGE DRESS’
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- LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 20: Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a stunning black dress commissioned from Christina Stambolian, attends the Vanity Fair party at the Serpentine Gallery on November 20, 1994 in London, England. The famous black “revenge dress” was a spectacular coup by the Princess, worn on the very evening that Prince Charles made his notorious adultery admission on television. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage)
2. THE RED SUIT
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- LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 06: Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a red suit with a black collar and gold button, shelters under an umbrella as she visits the English National Ballet School on December 6, 1995 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage)
3. A PASSION FOR ANIMALIER
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- NECKER ISLAND – APRIL 11: Diana Princess Of Wales With Prince William On A Beach Holiday In Necker. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
4. THE BLACK BLAZER WORN WITH THE WHITE SILK BLOUSE FOR THE BBC INTERVIEW IN 1995
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- Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images
5. THE LILLAC SUIT WITH PEARL SET
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- WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17: Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a lilac suit, attends an anti-landmines press briefing at the Red Cross headquarters on June 17, 1997 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pool – Anwar Hussein/Getty Images)
6. THE BLUE BLAZER WORN ON PRINCE WILLIAM’S FIRST DAY AT ETON COLLEGE IN 1995
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- Prince William Meets With His New Housemaster Dr. Andrew Gailey At Eton College, Accompanied By Prince Charles, Diana Princess Of Wales And Prince Harry. (Photo by Antony Jones/UK Press via Getty Images)
7. LADY DIANA AND HER LOVE OF ‘TARTAN’ AND DOUBLE-BREASTED SUITS
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- PAISLEY, SCOTLAND – JUNE 19: Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a tartan dress designed by Catherine Walker, during a visit to Paisley on June 19, 1992 in Scotland, United Kingdom. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/Getty Images)