Diana, Queen of Style [Hardcover]

Jackie Modlinger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1998

Coincide with the first anniversary of her death, a celebration of Princess Diana's role in the development of modern fashion documents her evolution from schoolteacher to icon, emphasizing her work with top designers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Courage Books; 1st edition edition (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762404051
• ISBN-13: 978-0762404056
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 10.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Royalty > Princess Diana

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book/, March 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diana, Queen of Style (Hardcover)

Prince Charles has said that he likes to see a lady well dressed; however, I don't think he was ever able to cope with his late ex-wife's beauty, charisma, elegance, poise, and humor. He could not accept the fact that people would rather see his radiant wife who was royal by marriage, but a far cry from the traditional, stuffy royal. I think his envy was one reason for the breakup of their marraige. This book covers every phase of Diana's multifaceted life.

Even as a Sloane Ranger, Diana had outstanding tast in the style of clothes she wore and in the accessaries she chose to wear with each outfit. This book contains many beautiful pictures of Diana which have never been seen before.

It's difficult to believe this beautiful, young princess is no longer alive because each picture of her radiates such warmth. Diana often recycled many of her dresses by having different little touches added or by having something deleted. Diana possessed the ability to combine the most expensive jewelry with costume jewelry. She, also, liked color and chose to wear colors which no royal before her had done. Diana like to shop and what modern lady doesn't? Again, something royals didn't do.

Truly, Diana is "Queen of Style." This book is well written and shows that Diana could wear many varieties of color, dresses, jewelry, etc. with which no one before her dared to experiement. All pictures are in color except for a couple. This book is a must for anyone who collects books on Diana, Princess of Wales.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not the best on this topic., October 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Diana, Queen of Style (Hardcover)

This book is good but not the best on this particular topic--Diana and her fashions. It makes many mistakes, such as identifying a Valentino dress as a Catherine Walker design. The text is mostly adulatory and simply describes things you could see for yourself by looking at the pictures (of which there are many). Topics such as her weight loss are touched upon, then dropped. The text needed an editor.

The photos, however, are lovely.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good For What It's Good For, July 6, 2000

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Stacey M Jones (Conway, Ark.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diana, Queen of Style (Hardcover)

This book will not change your life, but if you like to look at pictures of Diana in her lovely clothes looking lovely herself, this is a pretty volume, well designed and pleasant to browse through. The text will not set the standard for the industry, however, so if you are looking for more in depth reviews of her fashions or her biography, you could make a better choice.

Bottom Line: It's a lovely treat to spend an afternoon with this book if you're not interested in anything new or innovative. Enjoy it for what it is, an attractive book about an attractive woman.