Princess Diana's revenge dress might be forever iconic, but there's a lesser-known black ensemble that the princess wore for one of her first-ever public appearances—and it was considered rather scandalous at the time.
In the words of Sophia from the Golden Girls, Picture it: London, 1981. A young Lady Diana Spencer stepped out into the glittering world of royal social events with her new fiancé, Prince Charles, and she definitely made an entrance. Dressed in a black strapless evening gown by David and Elizabeth Emanuel—who would go on to design her wedding dress—the royal bride-to-be caused quite the royal establishment to clutch their collective pearls.
