Princess Diana Predicted This 2019 Trend 30 Years Ago

There's no question that Princess Diana was ahead of her time when it came to fashion. She mastered the athleisure trend that's everywhere right now and loved classic looks that royals like Meghan Markle are still wearing. That said, we were still slightly surprised to see one Lady Di trend make a resurgence: veiled hats.

Exaggerated versions of Princess Diana's go-to veiled hats have been all over the London Fashion Week S/S 19 runways in the past few days, most prominently at Erdem and Simone Rocha. The former showed versions that tied under the neck while the latter created romantic, flowy veils with lace trims that floated above pretty dresses. If you want to get in on the royal-approved trend, both Gucci and Eugenia Kim have worthy iterations while vintage lovers will be obsessed with Chanel's interpretation from the '50s.

Scroll down to see five ways Princess Diana wore veiled hats and how Erdem and Simone Rocha interpreted the trend for S/S 19.

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Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern over 12 years ago—back when the site only published a single story per day. (Who What Wear has since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC, which is how she ended up moving to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Diego. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2016, where she currently holds the title of senior news editor (as well as the unofficial title of resident royal expert—in case you haven't noticed her numerous Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton stories). She spends her days trying to incorporate her idols, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, into as many stories as possible. Outside of work, she loves tennis, classic rock, traveling, and smothering her dog with affection.