The Duke and Duchess of Windsor

are very controversial personalities of British history, whose lives are surrounded by scandals, money and

, but it is worth noting another feature of this couple - good taste.

and

were used to living in luxury and dressing well, the duchess's taste was especially famous, she preferred quite unusual outfits and loved

, which is often discussed even today because of its unusual designs and uniqueness, but there was another outfit of this lady who, unfortunately, it remained unnoticed - wedding.

Duke of Windsor Edward and Wallis Simpson / Photo: Associated Press

The wedding of Edward VIII and Wallis took place on June 3, 1937 at the Chateau de Cande in France.

The bride, for whom this marriage became the third, wore a laconic image from the Mainbocher brand, founded in 1929 by the fashionable American couturier Mainbocher.

The brand worked successfully in Paris, and then in New York.

Unlike other royal brides, who often preferred lace and full skirts, her wedding look was fitted.

The tailors came to the Wallis home, and all the fitting took place there.

Because the wedding photos are black and white, there is a misconception that the dress is white, but it is not.

In fact, the outfit was made in a soft blue shade, which the brand specially developed and created for this image and named after the duchess - "Wallis".

This shade was chosen because it matched the color of the customer's eyes, and was also not white, probably so she tried to avoid further scandals, since she had already married before.

Duke of Windsor Edward and Wallis Simpson / Photo: Associated Press

But time did not spare the beautiful color of the dress - over the years, the outfit changed beyond recognition and the once luxurious blue turned into beige due to a defect in the stability of the fabric dye.

Currently, the ensemble has a more wedding look than on the day of the celebrations.

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The wedding ensemble consisted of several items: a petticoat with thin straps, a long wedding dress, a jacket with buttons, low heels, gloves and a hat.

The author of the headdress was the French milliner Caroline Reboux, she made the hat from straw, decorated it with feathers and fabric that resembled a halo.

There was no veil on her, as well as the traditional tiara for a royal bride.

The shoes were from the Georgette brand, and they were made in Paris, also to order.

Edward VIII and his wife Wallis Simpson / Photo: Associated Press

Looking at Wallis' outfit in more detail, you can see that despite its simplicity, the dress was actually very intricately cut and thought out to the smallest detail.

For example, the sleeves of the dress were much longer than the sleeves of the jacket in order to show the buttons on the cuffs, every curve was made perfectly according to the figure, but on the shoulders and collar the fabric was sewn in a special way - diamond-shaped.

Under the chest, the jacket and dress had a seam in the shape of a heart, the same was repeated on the neck of the dress and skirt.

The duchess-to-be accessorized the look with a diamond and sapphire brooch, earrings and a massive Van Cleef & Arpels diamond bracelet, and she also wore a thin Cartier bracelet with cross pendants.

She also wore gloves that were made so that she could wear them with her wedding ring.

Duke of Windsor Edward and Wallis Simpson / Photo: Associated Press

When putting together a wedding look, Wallis followed an old tradition popular in English-speaking countries, according to which, in order to please the bride, she should wear something old, something blue, something knitted and borrowed.

It sounds like a poem in the original: Something old and something new, something borrowed and something blue.

Something "old" for her was vintage lace sewn to her underwear, "new" - a coin minted before the coronation of Edward VIII with his portrait, which she put in her shoe, "borrowed" - a lace handkerchief from Aunt Bessie, but "blue" was, in fact, the whole image.

Wallis donated her wedding dress to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1950.

The outfit perfectly showcases the fashion of the 30s and is also one of the most copied wedding dresses of the time.

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