Princess Diana once damaged the sheep sweater and asked for a replacement. The designers recently found Diana’s original sweater in an attic — and it'll soon be for sale.
Some speculated at the time that Diana may have “felt a connection to the lone black sheep, in regard to her complex relationship” with the royal family, according to Sotheby’s.
The now-iconic sweater was one of the first pieces ever created by British label Warm & Wonderful. Not long after Diana was first spotted wearing the sweater, the fledgling knitwear brand was overwhelmed by demand for the statement piece. A few weeks after Diana was first photographed wearing the sweater, Buckingham Palace reached out to Osborne and her co-founder, Sally Muir. The palace explained that the princess had damaged the sheep sweater, and wondered whether a repair or replacement could be arranged.
“This past March, as we were rummaging through the attic searching for an old pattern, we spotted a small box. Inside, tucked away beside a cotton bedspread was Diana’s original red sheep sweater from 1981,” the designers said in a statement.
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