David Sassoon, a trailblazing British fashion designer with impeccable taste and deft couture workmanship, helped to define the style of a generation.

Sassoon—known for his embellished evening gowns—made more than 70 outfits for Diana, including her cantaloupe-colored going-away outfit on her July 29, 1981 wedding day to Prince Charles.

The designer was born in London in 1932 to Iraqi Sephardi Jewish parents and co-led Belville Sassoon for over five decades ...

Sassoon, the London couturier who dressed Princess Diana, remembered the days when royal designers were considered "tradesmen," and he was kindly asked to enter the palace through the side door.

David Sassoon, a former co-director of the couture house Belville Sassoon which designed over 70 outfits for Princess Diana, has died at 92. His death was confirmed to Women’s Wear Daily by ...