24 Apr 2020 They say fashion can evidence many facets of one self: personality, taste and even a political stance. It is a tool that American socialite Wallis Simpson repeatedly reached for throughout her lifetime, making points through her clothing, which was often her only means of putting across her viewpoint to the wider world.
Most famously known as the catalyst for the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, her eventful life has been explored and analysed over and over again in popular culture; most recently in Netflix series The Crown.
Despite openly declaring that she felt she was “not a beautiful woman” and in fact found herself “nothing to look at”, she chose style rather than words to ensure that she was well-received among the
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