Mainbocher and Wallis Simpson's 1937 wedding dress: Chicago-born, editor-in-chief of French Vogue from 1927, Wallis Blue named for her, Château de Candé, one of the most copied dresses
The Second World War moved Mainbocher's atelier from Paris to New York.
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01THE AMERICAN DESIGNER MAINBOCHER MADE WALLIS SIMPSON'S DRESS FOR HER WEDDING TO THE DUKE OF WINDSOR, IN JUNE 1937.
02HE WAS BORN IN CHICAGO. IN 1927 HE BECAME EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF FRENCH VOGUE.
03HIS REAL NAME WAS MAIN ROUSSEAU BOCHER. HE RAN THE TWO NAMES TOGETHER FOR HIS HOUSE.
04HE EVEN NAMED A COLOUR AFTER HER: WALLIS BLUE.
05THE WEDDING WAS AT THE CHÂTEAU DE CANDÉ.
06THE DRESS HAS BEEN CALLED ONE OF THE MOST COPIED OF MODERN TIMES.
07IN 1950 SHE GAVE IT TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.