12 May 2010

Wallis Blue for a Duchess

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 'She liked blue greys and red blues...and navy. She knew exactly what suited her' -Yves Saint Laurent


Yves Saint Laurent's Spring Summer 2010

Wallis' Duchess Blue

image from style.com


image from style.com

Beautiful, Duchess Blue.
Wallis Blue.
Wallis in an Yves Saint Laurent safari dress and that stunning color. 
She knew. She wore it well.
'Blue is her colour-particularly in off-shades that are unusually becoming, with her blue eyes, creamy shin and rich brown hair.' (Edwina Wilson)


quotes from the essential Suzy Menkes THE WINDSOR STYLE
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12 comments:

  1. I really love the Wallis Blue and it is really a shade that looks beautiful on anyone. Those jewels!

    Karena

    Art by Karena

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  2. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor's sense of dress was like a John Fowler interior: everything made sense, everything fitted together.

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  3. It is a lovely colour indeed. I wonder who first came up with it—Mainbocher? Would be interesting to know. It's a gentle shade.

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  4. Karena- a great observation,it does enhance most anyone's coloring.

    Emile- that is a perfect analogy. Must remember that! Perhaps why looking back, on WWW and Fowler please me so.

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  5. Aesthete,in the Menkes book, which I think is excellent, she does not say, as likely no one but Wallis could have known. Prior to her engagement- the Duchess was recorded by Cecil Beaton- as brawny, bullock in sapphire blue velvet. Later, a much more attractive Wallis-to Beaton anyway(likely that she was now a soon to be royal or sorts, wearing Mainbocher- W marries the Prince in a severe sapphire blue dress and jacket-and faded it has to pale grey. I assume Wallis must have "created" it-like in the ready made dress or suit she would have picked up here or there. I think you are right-Mainbocher must have been the 1st to do her up in it- officially. pgt

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  6. As an aside, I read in a blog post recently that one can now rent the estate of the Duke and Duchess in France.

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  7. Beautiful, stunning and sooo very classy. What a gorgeous colour and post. Love from London x

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  8. I will never look at that shade of blue from now on and not think of her...and of you! xx

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  9. Little Augury:

    Per Donna Baker's comment, see my recent post on renting Le Moulin de Tuilerie. We should have a blogger's conference there, non?

    http://abloomsburylife.blogspot.com/2010/05/scandal-ridden-royalty-slept-here.html

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  10. Lisa, I saw that post! How fantastic it would be, I'm In, just say when! Gaye

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  11. Oh, you and Blue...I am in heaven this week.

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  12. Janet, oh Blue- can not keep up with him, but I am loving blue right now too. pgt

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