Record, Princess Diana's Late Night Dress Sold For IDR 16.9 Billion

JAKARTA - A night dress worn by the late Princess Diana sold for $1.1 million or 11 times the price for one of her dresses under the hammer, Los Angeles-based Julien's Auctions said., United States.

Princess Diana first wore a black and blue ballerina long-night dress designed by Jacques Azagury in Florence in 1985. A year later, she was also photographed in the same shirt on her visit to Vancouver, the auction house said.

The dress, along with a harmonious illustration, sold for 1,148,080 US dollars in this month's mid-auction, having previously been expected to sell for 100,000 US dollars - 200,000 US dollars.

"Julien now holds a new world record for the most expensive outfits worn by Princess Diana for auction," he said in a statement, adding the previous auction record was USD 604.800.

The dress consists of a long black cyclone embroidered with blue stars and a two-tier blue organza skirt decorated with tape and ribbons.

It was sold as part of a four-day "Hollywood Legends" sale by Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), featuring various memorabilia.

Meanwhile, the pink microphone Diana wore for the 1981 engagement portrait with Prince Charles by Lord Snowdon sold for $381,000.

David and Elizabeth Emanuel's signature, who then designed Diana's wedding dress, had an estimated US$80,000 - US$100,000.