Kristen Stewart loved channelling Princess Diana's style so much in Spencer that she 'literally took everything'
Princess Diana was an undeniable fashion icon of the '80s and '90s.
Now her sartorial style is being celebrated in the new biopic Spencer, which is set across Christmas in 1991 — meaning early '90s winter fashion.
While actress Kristen Stewart, who plays the late royal in the movie, was born just a year before the film is set, she loved being transported back in time in the style stakes.
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Actress Kristen Stewart tells 9Honey she kept most of her costumes from her new movie Spencer, after channelling Princess Diana's early 90s style Supplied/Pablo Larraín
Princess Diana's sartorial style is being celebrated in the new biopic Spencer, which is set across Christmas in 1991 (Photo: February 1989) UK Press via Getty Images
"I got to wear thick, puffy socks and high-waisted jeans with a belt," the 31-year-old tells 9Honey in a hotel room in London.
Speaking to Diana's fashion back in the day, Stewart says the royal always oozed confidence in her outfits.
"She's so cool! I keep saying that but there's no other way to put it," the actress says.
"Even when she's wearing stuff that it feels wasn't her choice, her energy juts out of the clothing, she can't help but kind of protrude.
Spencer tells a fictionalised account of Christmas in Sandringham around the time Diana decided to divorce husband Prince Charles but features plenty of fashion moments Supplied/Pablo Larraín
"And then when she loves what she's wearing, it's really obvious she feels herself. She's just so fun to watch."
The movie — which tells a fictionalised account of Christmas in Sandringham around the time Diana decided to divorce husband Prince Charles — features plenty of fashion montages with a mix of casual clothes, tailored ensembles and glittering gowns.
Stewart loved the fashion worn in the film so much she has kept most of it, she tells 9Honey.
Stewart loved the fashion worn in the film so much she has kept most of it, she tells 9Honey 9Honey
"I literally took everything! And I can't believe I was allowed to," she says.
"[costume designer] Jacqueline... was like 'I think nobody else should have these' and I was like 'Yeah, that's mine — I can't imagine someone having that because it belongs to me'.
"So, yeah, it's in archive."
Spencer is in cinemas across Australia now.
Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in the movie Spencer Supplied/Pablo Larraín
