Princess Diana didn't just capture everyone's heart but their interest in fashion, too. She's a style icon in her own right, an inspiration to many when it comes to dressing up. But why did she stop using Chanel, one of the most luxurious and best designer brands in the world?
According to Mirror Online, Chanel was one of Princess Diana's most favorite brands. She was used to be seen wearing this lavish fashion house's items, from bags to clothes. But in 1996, when her divorce from Prince Charles was finalized, she revealed the main reason she stopped using it.
On a trip to Australia, the People's Princess had the chance to talk to the designer Jayson Brundson. She revealed that she stopped using Chanel because of its C logo, which reminded her of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
In an interview with Harper's Bazaar, Brundson explained that it was because of the timing. At the time, her divorce procedure just recently ended.
Whenever she would see the intertwined C logo of Chanel, it would just remind her of Prince Charles and Camilla. Chanel shoes even had "gold linked Cs" on it. For the photo optics, Brundson added that people would "have honed in on that," considering the divorce was still fresh then.
Although Princess Diana and Prince Charles both had affairs when they were still married, the Prince of Wales' relationship with Camilla "pre-dated their marriage." It was also widely believed that they had continued their romance through his engagement with the Princess of Wales. The former couple had been separated for three years before they officially split.
Even before Princess Diana and Prince Charles' separation was announced, recorded phone calls of the latter with Camilla already leaked. Inevitably, it gave birth to rumors of infidelity.
In a TV interview in 1994, the future king admitted that he'd committed adultery while still married. However, he insisted that it only happened after "it became clear that their marriage had irretrievably broken down."
Princes William and Harry's mom used her outfits to convey a message, using fashion as her weapon. In 1994, she donned a figure-hugging mini dress by the Greek designer Christina Stambolian at the Serpentine.
The next day, she was all over the headlines, overshadowing Prince Charles' televised conference. Instead of the Duke of Cornwall's activity, people were talking about Princess Diana's outfit.
