![(COMBO) (FILES) This combination of file photos shows, (LtoR), on November 15, 1992, Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, arriving at the Lille Congress Hall in Lille, France, for the opening of Paul McCartney's oratorio "Liverpool"; on September 27, 1991, Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, visiting the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore; and on October 31, 1996, Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, arriving at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute dinner dance in Sydney. Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO AND POOL](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2US.jpg?resize=640%2C378)
La princesa Diana de Gales sigue siendo, 20 años después de su muerte, un símbolo del buen vestir que revolucionó los códigos indumentarios de la familia real con la ayuda de grandes diseñadores, reseña AFP.
“Aprendió rápidamente a usar la moda como instrumento” para “transmitir mensajes y promover causas”, explicó a la AFP Libby Thompson, comisaria de la exposición “Diana: Her Fashion Story”, que puede verse en la que fue su residencia, el palacio londinense de Kensington.
Apodada “la tímida Di” antes de su boda con el príncipe Carlos, heredero del trono, en 1981, Diana salió de su caparazón al cobrar conciencia de que la ropa tenía un gran poder comunicativo.
“La princesa aprendió a conseguir que su vestuario dijera lo que ella no podía decir, y colaboró estrechamente con diseñadoras como Catherine Walker para cuidar su personalidad a través de la ropa”, estimó Sophie Goodwin, directora de moda de la revista Tatler, en declaraciones al diario The New York Times.
Diana dominaba el arte de llevar el vestido correcto en cada ocasión.
Al visitar hospitales, vestía con colores luminosos para parecer cálida y accesible y en sus visitas al extranjero usaba prendas inspiradas en los colores nacionales, como el vestido blanco con topos rojos que lució en Japón en 1986.
Eligió no llevar guantes, como hacía y sigue haciendo su suegra, la reina Isabel II, “porque le gustaba entablar contacto con la gente”, explicó Lynn.
Las fotos de la princesa estrechando la mano a unos enfermos de sida en 1987 ayudaron a acabar con ciertos mitos que rodeaban a la enfermedad, como el del contagio por el mínimo contacto.
La mujer más fotografiada de su tiempo entendió las reglas del vestir de la realeza, pero no temía forzar sus límites.
Así, usó vestidos negros de noche -un color que la Casa Real reserva para los momentos de duelo- y fue la primera en llevar pantalones en un acto vespertino.
– Atrevimiento –
Diana ayudó además a modernizar el vestuario de la realeza, con vestidos que causaron una honda impresión, como el de terciopelo azul que usó en una cena en la Casa Blanca en 1985.
Con este vestido, Diana bailó con el actor estadounidense John Travolta la canción “You Should Be Dancing”, de la película “Saturday Night Fever”, que él protagonizó.
Apodado “el vestido Travolta”, tiene su propia página en Wikipedia y fue vendido por 240.000 libras (318.000 dólares, 268.000 euros) en una subasta en 2013.
Después de divorciarse del príncipe Carlos en 1996, Diana volvió a cambiar de estilo, renunciando a los diseñadores británicos a los que había dado la prioridad en favor de casas de moda internacionales como Dior, Lacroix o Chanel, y empezó a usar vestidos más atrevidos, más escotados y por encima de la rodilla.
“Durante muchos años, la princesa de Gales fue la gran y única obsesión del mundo de la moda y la adalid del glamour como lo conocemos”, escribió Sarah Mower en el diario Daily Mail.
Su estilo fue muy imitado y todavía inspira a los diseñadores. Así, la marca ASOS lanzó en 2016 una colección basada en su estilo informal.
En la era de las redes sociales, la princesa sigue vigente, y la cuenta Princess Diana Forever de Instagram, que tiene 160.000 seguidores, publica diariamente una foto suya con diferentes modelos, dándola a conocer a las nuevas generaciones.
por Clement BOUTIN/AFP
![(FILES) This file photo taken on February 12, 1992 shows Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, holding the face of an Indian boy during her visit to Tamana Arts and Crafts School in New Dehli. Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / RAVEENDRAN](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2UC.jpg?resize=640%2C960)
Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world’s greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / RAVEENDRAN
![(FILES) This file photo taken on November 15, 1992 shows Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, arriving at the Lille Congress Hall in Lille, France, for the opening of Paul McCartney's oratorio "Liverpool". Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO AND POOL / Jacques DEMARTHON](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2UB.jpg?resize=640%2C960)
Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world’s greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO AND POOL / Jacques DEMARTHON
![(FILES) This file photo taken on June 17, 1997 shows Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales (L), at a ceremony at Red Cross headquarters in Washington, to call for a global ban on anti-personnel landmines. Two decades on from the death of princess Diana, her sons Princes William and Harry are working to keep her legacy alive with unusually emotional tributes after years of official silence. William was 15 and Harry 12 when Diana died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. / AFP PHOTO / JAMAL A. WILSON](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2N5.jpg?resize=640%2C457)
Two decades on from the death of princess Diana, her sons Princes William and Harry are working to keep her legacy alive with unusually emotional tributes after years of official silence. William was 15 and Harry 12 when Diana died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. / AFP PHOTO / JAMAL A. WILSON
![(FILES) This file photo taken on February 21, 1996 shows Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales (L) arriving at a restaruant for dinner with Jemima Khan (R), the British wife of former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan, in Lahore. Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2MX.jpg?resize=640%2C874)
Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world’s greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN
![(FILES) This file photo taken on September 6, 1997 shows Britain's Prince William (L) and Prince Harry, the sons of Diana, Princess of Wales, bowing their heads as their mother's coffin is taken out of Westminster Abbey, following her funeral service. Two decades on from the death of princess Diana, her sons Princes William and Harry are working to keep her legacy alive with unusually emotional tributes after years of official silence. William was 15 and Harry 12 when Diana died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. / AFP PHOTO / ADAM BUTLER](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2BV.jpg?resize=640%2C494)
Two decades on from the death of princess Diana, her sons Princes William and Harry are working to keep her legacy alive with unusually emotional tributes after years of official silence. William was 15 and Harry 12 when Diana died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. / AFP PHOTO / ADAM BUTLER
![(FILES) This file photo taken on October 5, 1990 shows, US First Lady Barbara Bush (L) and Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, posing for photographers after the Princess arrived at the White House in Washington. Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / Pamela PRICE](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2MT.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world’s greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / Pamela PRICE
![(FILES) This file photo taken on January 30, 1995 shows Britain's Diana, the Princess of Wales (L), and British fashion magazine editor Liz Tilberis arriving at the fourteenth Annual Council of Fashion esigners of America Awards Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York. Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / Jon LEVY](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2MU.jpg?resize=640%2C947)
Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world’s greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / Jon LEVY
![(FILES) This file photo taken on September 27, 1991 shows Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, visiting the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, wearing a knee length skirt. Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / Diego ZAPATA](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2MV.jpg?resize=640%2C960)
Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world’s greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / Diego ZAPATA
![(FILES) This file photo taken on October 31, 1996 shows Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, arriving at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute dinner dance in Sydney on October 31, 1996 for her first engagement in Australia. Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2MW.jpg?resize=640%2C952)
Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world’s greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end on August 31, 1997, 20 years ago this month. / AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD
![(FILES) This file photo taken on November 13, 1992 shows Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, arriving at Orly airport in Paris, for a private three-day visit without her husband Prince Charles. Two decades on from the death of princess Diana, her sons Princes William and Harry are working to keep her legacy alive with unusually emotional tributes after years of official silence. William was 15 and Harry 12 when Diana died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. / AFP PHOTO / Joel ROBINE](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RL2BU.jpg?resize=640%2C933)
Two decades on from the death of princess Diana, her sons Princes William and Harry are working to keep her legacy alive with unusually emotional tributes after years of official silence. William was 15 and Harry 12 when Diana died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. / AFP PHOTO / Joel ROBINE
![People walk around the "Flamme de la Liberté" (Liberty Flame), an original monument Princess Diana fans turned into a commemoration stele, in Paris on august 14, 2017. 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash will be marked on August 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RK6OD.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash will be marked on August 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON
![This picture shows pictures and objects around the "Flamme de la Liberté" (Liberty Flame), an original monument Princess Diana fans turned into a commemoration stele, in Paris on august 14, 2017. 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash will be marked on August 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RK6OH.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash will be marked on August 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON
![People walk around the "Flamme de la Liberté" (Liberty Flame), an original monument Princess Diana fans turned into a commemoration stele, in Paris on august 14, 2017. 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash will be marked on August 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RK6OI.jpg?resize=640%2C960)
20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash will be marked on August 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON
![People walk around the "Flamme de la Liberté" (Liberty Flame), an original monument Princess Diana fans turned into a commemoration stele, in Paris on august 14, 2017. 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash will be marked on August 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON](https://lapatilla.1eye.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/000_RK6OL.jpg?resize=640%2C423)
20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash will be marked on August 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON