If I had a dollar for every time someone mentioned "butter yellow" in the Marie Claire Slack channel in the past year, I'd be rich (or at the very least, have enough money to buy myself a nice new outfit). While the trend has continued into spring 2025 as the color of the season for everything from dresses to manicures, one member of the Royal Family was wearing it before some people in my office were even born. I was researching for an unrelated Princess Diana story this week when I noticed how many times she wore pale yellow—and while my particular coloring doesn't suit this trend, it was made for Diana and her sunny blonde hair.
The late princess favored butter yellow in both her formal and off-duty lives, wearing everything from puff-sleeved evening gowns to pastel blazers. Diana never met a yellow suit she didn't like, and often incorporated the color into her casual uniform, wearing overalls and relaxed button-up shirts in the cheerful hue.
