Style Harry Styles channeled Princess Diana with a sheep-print sweater vest

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• Harry Styles sported a sheep-print sweater vest over a collared shirt, offering a whimsical take on the "ugly sweater" look.
• Fans are comparing the singer's sweater to one worn by Princess Diana in the '80s.
• GQ style writer Rachel Seville Tashjian was among the first to make the connection between Styles and Princess Diana.
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Following a Tuesday evening rehearsal for his upcoming "Saturday Night Live" appearance, former One Direction member Harry Styles stepped out in a sheep-print sweater vest that many fans are comparing to one worn by Princess Diana in the '80s.

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Harry Styles just channelled Princess Diana in a festive woolly vest . But it was his adorably festive navy sweater vest adorned with a sheep print that really has us talking.

Harry Styles Embraces Sweater Weather in a ,190 Sheep - Print Lanvin Design. The singer is a big fan of winter wool. The late royal styled her wool sweater with a white collared blouse, white trousers and red shoes. Robert Kamau/GC Images; Jayne Fincher/ Princess Diana Archive/Getty.

Styles offered his trendy take on an "ugly sweater" look in a Lanvin vest adorned with rows of white sheep.

Lanvin confirmed in an Instagram post that Styles' vest, called the Intarsia Sheeps sleeveless top, is part of the brand's Spring/Summer 2020 collection.

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Rachel Seville Tashjian, a style writer at GQ, was one of the first to compare Styles' animal-themed vest to one worn by Princess Diana. Tashjian, who's known on Instagram as @theprophetpizza, shared a side-by-side photo showing Styles and Princess Diana - each considered style icons in their own right - sporting the sheep-printed tops.

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Princess Diana was spotted wearing the red sweater, which was printed with rows of white sheep and one black sheep in the middle, at a polo match in June 1983.

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Not satisfied with simply channelling '70s Elton John, whatever Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele It's not exactly an ugly Christmas sweater , especially since it's very similar to something that Princess Diana 's red jumper had the flock of white sheep , but also included a singular black outlier.

Who What Wear pinpointed her whimsical sweater as a piece from brand Warm & Wonderful. A version of the sweater, which is described as being an authentic vintage garment, can be purchased online for $2,000.

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Styles wore his statement-making sweater over a striped, collared shirt with pinstripe pants. Though not pictured here, the star also sported a pair of light-pink loafers, which added a pop of color to the mostly navy-and-white ensemble.

Harry Styles' outfit is one example of many that prove the lasting impact royals have on fashion. From the "Meghan Markle effect" to Hailey Bieber's Vogue photo shoot modeled after iconic Princess Diana outfits, it's clear that celebrities continue to look to the royal family for style inspiration.

Representatives of Lanvin did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment about the availability or price of Harry Styles' sheep-print vest.

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Not satisfied with simply channelling '70s Elton John, whatever Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele It's not exactly an ugly Christmas sweater , especially since it's very similar to something that Princess Diana 's red jumper had the flock of white sheep , but also included a singular black outlier.

The magazine reports that Princess Diana wore a long sleeved sweater with a similar design to a polo match in 1981. While Styles ' look doesn't feature the Back in Aug, Hailey Baldwin channeled Prince Diana 's iconic athleisure style from the '90s donning oversized sweatshirts, baseball caps, and bike

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Touching letters of Lady Di fly to nearly 18,000 euros

Sold at auction this Thursday, six letters from Lady Diana, where she talks about Princes William and Harry, sold for 15,100 pounds, or 17,655 euros .

© SWNS / ABACA The touching letters of Lady Di go up to nearly 18,000 euros

They were from the 1980s and 1990s. Six letters written by Diana Spencer, then Princess of Wales, were sold this Thursday, January 5, 2017 by the Cambridge-based Cheffins Auction House. All were addressed to Cyril Dickman. The 50-year-old butler at Buckingham Palace supported her when her father died in 1992.

If Lady Di's handwritten letters still arouse interest, these missives were all the more valuable because Prince Charles's wife speaks of their two sons, Princes William and Harry.

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William adores his little brother

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In one of them, dated September 20, 1984, five days after she gave birth to her second child Prince Harry, the Princess of Wales explains living "a period particularly happy.

© SWNS / ABACA Letter written by Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, September 20, 1984

"The birth of this little person has completely shaken us up and I can not breathe with the amount of flowers that have arrived here" she explains to the butler. And most importantly, she confides about her older eldest at the time of 2 years: "William loves his little brother and spends his time covering him with kisses and cuddles, barely allowing parents to approach". Too touching! Moreover, the lot that contained this mail was awarded for 3,200 pounds (3,700 euros), about five times more than its estimate before the sale.

© SWNS / ABACA Letter written by Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, September 20, 1984 Letter from Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, September 20, 1984 © SWNS / ABACA

On October 17, 1992, the daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II wrote another letter to Cyril Dickman, before flying to Asia with Prince Charles. The opportunity to talk again about his beloved sons. "The boys are doing well and enjoy the school a lot, even though Harry is constantly noticing," she says, adding, "We are going to Korea in November for a visit, a good place to shop for Christmas. ! ".

In charge of the auction, the auction house Cheffins felt that these six letters, revealing a bit of what Lady Di's and her family's life was like in Kensington Palace, were "a unique collection of royal memorabilia. ". And she was right because they flew for the tidy sum of 15 100 pounds (17 655 euros), while they had been estimated between 2,300 and 3,600 pounds. In all, all 40 items proposed - in addition to these missives, photos or thank you cards that belonged to the butler - left for 55,000 pounds (or 64,275 euros).