The designer claims that Princess Diana removed the corset from her Met Gala dress and refused to wear pink.

In 1996, the late Princess of Wales was present at the Met Gala.

The designer claims that Princess Diana removed the corset from her Met Gala dress and refused to wear pink.
The designer claims that Princess Diana removed the corset from her Met Gala dress and refused to wear pink.

Princess Diana made a bold fashion statement.

At the 1996 Met Gala, the late royal made a lasting impression in a stunning satin dress.

John Galliano remembered working with Princess Diana on her iconic looks just before the world's most prestigious and glamorous fashion event.

Princess Diana Met Gala 1996
The Princess of Wales turned heads during the 1996 Met Gala when she worked with fashion designer John Galliano. (Getty Images)

During the documentary "In Vogue: The 90s," Galliano recounted the memory of one day when all of them jumped into an old van and went to London. They met Princess Diana there, who had been invited to the Met and would wear one of Galliano's dresses.

In a few months after her divorce from future King Charles was finalized, Princess Diana was scheduled to appear on the "most influential red carpet in the world."

Galliano detailed the work behind Diana’s red carpet moment.

"Galliano exclaimed, "Wow, it was like a blessing!" as he shared, "We talked about drawings at Kensington Palace. I tried to advocate for pink, but she wasn't having it. 'No, not pink!' That was such a fun moment.""

Princess Diana Met Gala
Princess Diana showed up to the Met Gala in a navy blue satin dress, with daring lace straps and a matching shawl draped over her shoulders. (Getty Images)

As he spoke about the fashion project, old videos played of the designers working on Diana's Met Gala dress.

"The corset was correctly fitted, and it looked great," he said.

""I gasped as I remembered the event. She had ripped the corset out," Galliano exclaimed."

"She didn't want to wear the corset. She felt so liberated. She'd torn the corset out. The dress was much more… sensuous," he reflected.

At the Met Gala, Princess Diana wore a navy blue satin dress featuring daring lace straps and a shawl draped over her shoulders. She accentuated her look with a pearl choker necklace and matching earrings.

Princess Diana Met Gala
Princess Diana was set to make an appearance on the "most influential red carpet in the world" a few months after her divorce from future King Charles was finalized. (Getty Images)

In the fashion documentary, footage of the late Princess of Wales displayed her self-assured demeanor as she made her grand entrance on the red carpet.

Galliano emphasized that the paparazzi's blinding cameras made the dress really bling and the jewels and everything.

At the time, the fashion designer was a creative director at Dior.

Princess Diana wearing her revenge dress
In 1994, the Princess of Wales infamously wore an off-the-shoulder little black dress on the same night her estranged husband, then Prince Charles, admitted his infidelities on national television. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

Galliano exclaimed, "Wow! Diana was my first couture client."

The late royal had previously made a rebellious fashion statement.

In 1994, the Princess of Wales wore an off-the-shoulder little black dress on the same night her husband, then Prince Charles, confessed his infidelities on national television.

At a gala, the royal wore a stunning dress designed by Christina Stambolian, following Charles's confirmation in an ITV documentary of his affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles.

by Stephanie Giang-Paunon

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