The original design was created in the late '70s by the British knitwear brand Warm & Wonderful, who stopped producing the 'black sheep' style back in 1994.
Who made the sheep cardigan?
Warm & Wonderful was founded by Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir, who created the original sheep sweater in 1979. They shot to fame when a young Princess Diana began wearing their iconic design.
When did Princess Diana wear the sheep sweater?
June 1981
When did Diana wear the revenge dress?
June 1994
Where is Diana's black sheep sweater?
The sweaters' cultural significance is so great, in fact, that it now sits in the Victoria & Albert Museum's permanent collection in London. The original design was created in the late '70s by the British knitwear brand Warm & Wonderful, who stopped producing the 'black sheep' style back in 1994.
What did Princess Diana wear in the 80s?
Diana wore dungarees, oversized sweaters, cycling shorts, sneakers and jeans, as she played with her two sons and headed to the gym. Now a Princess Diana superfan has brought her 80s and 90s wardrobe to life, recreating her stylish looks.
Who designed the black sheep sweater?
The two designers of the black-sheep sweater, Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne, of the knitwear label Warm and Wonderful (now known as Muir and Osborne), still do not know exactly how Diana came to own the garment—the going theory, they told me recently, over the phone, is that the mother of one of her wedding page boys