Princess Diana’s go-to rugby shirts are trending – here’s where to shop the oversized sweaters from £8

When it comes to royal fashion icons, few have made quite such an impact as Princess Diana. The late Princess of Wales set plenty of trends during her lifetime, and her love of mixing tailored pieces with oversized athleisure wear has continued to be a go-to source of inspiration for plenty of recent trends.

One of her favourite styling choices, the oversized rugby shirt, has withstood the test of time, and now it’s having something of a resurgence, with celebs like Taylor Swift and Hailey Bieber both spotted recently wearing the classic striped jersey. Although you can of course pillage your other half’s actual rugby top collection, there are also plenty making their way onto our fave online shopping sites for you to buy, including this bargain Superdry Vintage Stripe Rugby Top,£8.40 here(was £34.99).

Rugby shirts have long been a staple of preppy style, with their oversized fit, collared neckline and (usually) striped pattern all making them perfect for creating casual, effortlessly cool ‘fits. They’re also surprisingly versatile, and they would look just as right at brunch as they would on the sidelines of a rugby field

Princess Diana often leaned into the ultra-preppy look by pairing hers with capri-length white jeans, loafers and an oversized tote bag, and typically opted for more feminine pastel hues when it came to her rugby tops. On the other hand, Hailey Bieber has demonstrated how to up the cool factor with the oversized top, wearing it with an ultra-short leather mini skirt, some gold hoops and a pair of cat eye sunglasses, showing just how versatile the rugby shirt really is.

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