How David Sassoon became the unsung hero behind Princess Diana’s most iconic looks

A 2023 exhibition celebrating the contribution of Jewish Londoners to the fashion industry displayed some of the sketches exchanged between Diana and Sassoon, showing just how collaborative their work together was. The Princess would write pencil notes in the margins – one red dress garnered a ‘yes please!’ and another left Diana asking ‘please could I have this one without the high collar and bow’, The Guardian recounts. Once, the Princess of Wales turned her own hand to couture,…