Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but it pays to look hot when you serve it.
As Princess Diana knew well, nothing screams ‘look what you’re missing’ like a sexy little black dress. It’s why the short, off-the-shoulder black one she wore in 1994 is the most famous revenge dress in history.
Many women have tried to replicate Diana’s look in the intervening years, but its unique combination of slinkiness and sass has proved elusive. Until now. Thanks to the Swedish retail giant H&M, a dead ringer for Diana’s LBD by Christina Stambolian will soon be available on the British High Street, at a price far keener than the designer original.
The dress in question is by Mugler x H&M, one of the most hotly anticipated High Street/designer collaborations of the year. Nor is it the only item worth coveting from the collection, which launches on May 11.
Based on signature and archive pieces from Manfred Thierry Mugler, the visionary French designer who changed the face of fashion in the 1980s, the range of womenswear, menswear and accessories offers a rare opportunity for customers to shop the designer’s most iconic looks without breaking the bank.
Now 66, Jerry Hall looks sensational in Mugler x H&M’s version of Diana’s ‘revenge’ dress
As Princess Diana knew well, nothing screams ‘look what you’re missing’ like a sexy little black dress
If ever a woman was in need of a revenge dress, it is Hall. Not content with abruptly calling time on their six-year marriage via email, her ex-husband Rupert Murdoch (pictured together) announced this year that he was getting engaged
For those unfamiliar with Mugler’s style, this is the perfect time to get acquainted with his weird and wonderful world.
His life was as eccentric as his clothes, and he counted all the celebrities of the day as his friends. It’s no surprise that a promotional video for Mugler x H&M stars Jerry Hall, the supermodel who was the designer’s muse in his heyday.
Now 66, Hall looks sensational in…
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