Princess Diana Is Your OG Chic Bike Shorts Inspo
You can hardly get through a summer Saturday morning Insta-story session without seeing at least three photos of Princess Diana circa 1995 in a logo sweatshirt, Dad sneakers and bike shorts-serving the ultimate fitspo with her tanned, toned legs. It seems that her casual daywear look is a consistent mood right now, more so than her more famed elegant attire.
You know what else features a sweatshirt, Dad sneakers and bike shorts? Every Yeezy Collection by Kanye West, including his most recent. The campaign images for Yeezy Season 7 (107? who can keep count), photographed by Eli Linnetz, and released in mid-June, look like a sepia-toned version of the oft-photographed Lady Di's go-to workout look in the mid-nineties.
Those Yeezy Boost 350 V2 are even paired with tube socks that are very similar to what the royal wore. Princess Diana served as fashion inspiration throughout her life and for as long as she has been deceased. And while it's a delight but not a shock when designers like Virgil Abloh create an entire season inspired by her bold-shouldered dresses, pencil skirts and off-the-shoulder gowns, her laid-back post-workout daywear serving as a consistent reference is less expected.
Kim Kardashian and her kin have taken the bike short trend everywhere from the club to school drop-off, trading Princess Diana's purple for gray and dropping the Virgin Atlantic logos in favor of a more straight-forward look in muted tones. Perhaps it's time to put the USA sweatshirt back in rotation and stop off at Target for bike shorts with a little personality.
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