Princess Diana's Revenge dress may be forever symbolic, but there's a little-known black ensemble the princess wore for one of her first public appearances - and it was considered pretty scandalous at the time.

In Sofia's words from the Golden Girl, draw it: London, 1981. Young lady Diana Spencer goes out into the glittering world of royal social events with her new fiance, Prince Charles, and she will definitely go to design her wedding dress that makes the entranceグdressed in a black strapless evening dress by David and Elizabeth Emanuel Becoming a wrapped royal bride has caused the very royal establishment to clutch their collective pearls.

The ruffled gown itself was a bold creation that broke all the unspoken rules of royal evening wear. First, it was black, the color traditionally reserved for mourning at that time, when it came to royal women. It was also strapless and quite busty in Diana's words. "At the time I was quite bossy, so they were all horribly excited," she later told journalist Andrew Morton (via Vogue).

Given the nickname "Shy Di", Diana seems to have set out to change the media impression when she attended a fundraising concert to support the Royal Opera House in London. According to Vogue, Princess Diana asked Emanuel to design something for the outing, but when she went to get the dress, the pop star's wife told another event

"She looked so grown up like a movie star, and she loved the idea of breaking the mold." Elizabeth Emanuel shared per Vogue.

Her plan worked. The New York Times headline of the event read, "The Prince of Wales Upstaged [sic] at a concert by Financee.""The story" was cheered when the couple arrived in the hall, but the real sensation occurred when 19-year-old Lady Diana went inside and took off her lap."

""Princess Diana was wearing a low-cut gown off her shoulders, there was a gasp of audible admiration," said a breath BBC reporter who witnessed the event," The New York Times continued.

The Princess later told Morton that the night was "horrible" and told the writer: "I remember my first [royal] engagement very well. I'm so excited. Black dress from Emanuels and I thought it was okay because the girls my age wore this dress. I had not appreciated that I was now seen as a royal woman, but I was not two私の指にリングを持っていたと思いますが.rings...It It was a horrible opportunity.

As Vogue pointed out, it wasn't that bad, as Diana later switched back to change after losing weight because she wanted to wear the gown again.

It wasn't just the cut of the dress that made the truly remarkable moment — it was her usual conservative looks. It was Lady Diana's choice to break away from the spotlight. She had not yet gained the confidence that was known in the 1990s, but this black gown was certainly a sign of what was to come: Diana was in her own way