Wedding_dress_of_Wallis_Warfield

Wedding dress of Wallis Warfield

Wedding dress of Wallis Warfield

Dress worn by Wallis Warfield at her wedding to Prince Edward in 1937

On the event of her wedding to Edward, Duke of Windsor on 3 June 1937 at the Château de Candé, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (then known as Wallis Warfield[1][2]) wore a nipped-at-the-waist dress created by Mainbocher in what was termed her signature colour of "Wallis blue" reportedly to match her eyes. Her co-ordinating blue straw hat, by Caroline Reboux, had a halo effect with pale blue tulle and her matching gloves were created from the same blue silk crepe as her dress.[3][4]

The Windsors on their wedding day

In 1950, Wallis presented the dress to the Metropolitan Museum.[5] More than 25 years after the wedding, it was still regarded as "one of the most photographed, most copied dresses of modern times".[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Duke Awaiting His Wedding Day". Waycross Journal-Herald. 11 May 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Jun 1937 - Marriage of H.R.H. the Duke of Windsor to Mrs. Wallis Warfield". Keesing's. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. [3]
    "The Duke of Windsor's wedding". The Guardian. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  4. [4]
    Trevelyan, Laura (31 March 2011). "Wallis and Edward: An understated wedding for a controversial couple". BBC America. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  5. [5]
    Associated Press (12 December 1950). "Duchess Presents 'Wallis Blue' Bridal Dress To Museum". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  6. [6]
    Miller, Joy (1 June 1962). "One Wedding Gown Began A New Trend in Design". The Owosso Argus-Press. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  7. [7]
    Miller, Joy (1 June 1962). "Famous Gown Is 25 Years Old". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  8. [8]
    Miller, Joy (2 June 1962). "Most Copied Dress Still Talk Piece". The Portsmouth Times. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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