Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson's Style

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The Duke and Duchess (aka Wallace Simpson) of Windsor sitting in the shade of their oceanside cabana, at their home 'La Cree,' south of France.1938.

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The Duke (aka King Edward VIII) and Duchess (aka Wallis Simpson) of Windsor sitting on a bench under a tree, watching one of their pet pug dogs carry a stick; at Moulin de la Tuilerie, their home outside Paris,1967.

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The Duchess (aka Wallace Simpson) of Windsor, sitting underneath a striped cabana, on the beach at 'La Cr?e,' their home in the south of France,1938.

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The Duchess of Windsor wearing a dark short-sleeved dress with a printed neck scarf, and sitting before a Chinese screen,1943.

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Duchess of Windsor wearing a dress with brocade bodice, in her suite at the Hotel Meurice in Paris,1937.

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A portrait of the Duchess of Windsor from Vogue magazine,1968.

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The Duchess of Windsor, standing between two armchairs, and wearing elbow-length black satin gloves and a dark taffeta gown with hoop skirt, by Mainbocher,1947.

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The Duchess of Windsor, sitting in an armchair and wearing a cap-sleeved, silk shantung gown by Mainbocher with black satin gloves and a gold necklace with sapphires and rubies.

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The Duke (aka King Edward VIII) (wearing velvet evening jacket, tartan kilt, argyle kneesocks, and buckled shoes) and Duchess of Windsor (aka Wallis Simpson) (wearing sleeveless printed silk dress) sitting on a large club chair and holding their pug dogs; at the Moulin de la Tuilerie, their country home outside Paris,1967.

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The Duchess of Windsor wearing a sleeveless white dress with patterned skirt, sitting on the grass in the garden of Chateau de Cande,1937.

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, sitting in the drawing room of their Paris home, with their four Pug dogs at their feet,1964.

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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, Holding an Umbrella 1950.

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Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII, and Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson sitting with their dogs.April 21, 1954.

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Portraits of the former Wallis Simpson, who became the Duchess of Windsor on marrying England's Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne in order to marry her in 1936.

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Duke and Duchess of Windsor to Aid Artists. New York, New York: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor pose on a stairway of the oceanliner United States after arriving here. They said they will be here until October 11th to consult their attorney about establishing a "Windsor Award" to provide money for an exchange of painters between France and the United States. The Duchess' book, The Heart Has Its Reasons, is being published September 28.

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Edward VIII received the title Duke of Windsor in June, 1937. That same year, he married Wallis Simpson, an American, who became Dutchess of Windsor. However, since his wife was not given the same privileges of a royal English dutchess, they were pressured to live abroad.May 22, 1953.

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The strong link of friendship between King Edward and Mrs. Ernest Simpson, was evident on the King's recent vacation cruise, when the monarch and the former Baltimore society belle were snapped holding hands. The picture was made when King Edward and his party disembarked from his chartered yacht at Rab, Yugoslavia.October 20, 1936.

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The Duchess of Windsor, who again wins a place in the list of the world's best dressed women, is shown here wearing a blue suit trimmed with fur on one shoulder and carrying a fur-tailed muff.December 29, 1954.

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are shown arriving on the Queen Elizabeth. Dec. 1946.

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, are appropriately dressed for a short vacation at the seaside resort of Rapallo on the Italian Riviera. The Royal couple arrived in Italy from Cannes, travelling on their yacht.August 8, 1953.

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