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Sporty little fur jackets and vests added luxury to a youthful collection, while pastel shades of soft pink and icy blue never looked so rich. Zac Posen’s stellar collection was inspired by the time Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, spent living in...
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It's true of a lot of English actors that they work on the physicals. Andrea Riseborough is one of those actors. I didn't talk to her about her technique but she's a great physical actress and when we were doing fittings she held herself in a different...
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A fan (R) takes a picture of himself posing with British actor James d'Arcy as he arrives for the UK premiere of the film W.E. in London on January 11, 2012. Directed and co-written by Madonna, the film W.E. takes a look at the love story of Wallis... View Photo »
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I also liked to put the finishing touches on the actors before they did their scenes- you know, with their hair or clothes. Putting on a bracelet or something on to Andrea [Riseborough]'s wrist gave me an emotional connection before directing her. Some of the jewellery we used was actually Wallis Simpso...
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In W.E. , an unhappily married modern Manhattanite named Wally (Cornish) develops an obsessive curiosity about the romantic life of Wallis Simpson (Riseborough), the divorced American for whom Britain's King Edward VIII (James D'Arcy) famously...
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The twice-divorced American, who derailed a royal lineage by marrying Prince Edward, knew what she had and what she did not. “I’m not a beautiful woman,” she famously said, “I am nothing to look at, so the only thing I can do is dress better than...
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USA TODAY's picks for book lovers including chick-lit hilarity from Sophie Kinsella, a sympathetic take on crown-wrecker Wallis Simpson, and a multi-generational immigrant saga. Fans of Sophie Kinsella's amusing Shopaholic novels won't want to miss her...
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British actress Andrea Riseborough arrives for the UK premiere of the film W.E. in London on January 11, 2012. Directed and co-written by Madonna, the film W.E. takes a look at the love story of Wallis Simpson and Britain's King Edward VIII from... View Photo »
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My door is wide open for more strong single films. They can create real impact and are also a great base from which to build a relationship with indies we haven't worked with before. I particularly love a journalistic scoop - like the cache of never before seen letters in Telesgop's recent Wallis Simpso...
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So the story survives this way, with one character as the lovestruck would-be king, and the other a woman so bewitching—though not because of her beauty—that she was able to coax him off the throne. If the story author Anne Sebba tells in her new book,...
About Wallis Simpson
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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer, then Simpson; 19 June 1895 or 1896 – 24 April 1986) was an American socialite who married, as her third husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom. Full Article
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British actress Andrea Riseborough arrives for the UK premiere of the film W.E. in London on January 11, 2012. Directed and co-written by Madonna, the film W.E. takes a look at the love story of Wallis Simpson and Britain's King Edward VIII from Simpson's point of view.
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US singer-songwriter and film actress and director Madonna arrives for the UK premiere of the film W.E. in London on January 11, 2012. Directed and co-written by Madonna, the film W.E. takes a look at the love story of Wallis Simpson and Britain's King Edward VIII from Simpson's point...
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Author of 'That Women - The Life of Wallis Simpson', Anne Sebba arrives for the BFI London Film Festival gala screening of 'W.E.' at a central London cinema, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011.
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In this image made available by Kerry Taylor Auctions on Wednesday March 16, 2011 shows a Wallis Simpson shocking pink chiffon nightdress and matching capelet, from the late 1940s-early 1950s. Watch out, Kate Middleton. Another royal consort is in the limelight as the royal wedding...
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In this image made available by Kerry Taylor Auctions on Wednesday March 16, 2011 shows a Wallis Simpson pale pink chiffon nightdress, circa 1935-40. Watch out, Kate Middleton. Another royal consort is in the limelight as the royal wedding approaches. Wallis Simpson, the American...
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FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo a Sotheby's employee shows an extremely rare emerald and diamond tiara, from around 1900, during a preview at Sotheby's in Geneva, Switzerland. Sotheby's said that the tiara once belonging to the Duchess of Windsor Wallis Simpson was auctioned for...
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FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo a Sotheby's employee shows an extremely rare emerald and diamond tiara, from around 1900, during a preview at Sotheby's in Geneva, Switzerland. Sotheby's said that the tiara once belonging to the Duchess of Windsor Wallis Simpson was auctioned for...
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In this handout photo released by Kerry Taylor Auctions is a Louis Vuitton vanity case, circa 1960's, which forms part of a collection of personal items belonging to the late Duchess of Windsor. Lingerie, handbags and luggage once owned by Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who...
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In this handout combo photo released by Kerry Taylor Auctions are: (left to right) a pink chiffon nightdress and matching capelet; an ivory chiffon nightdress, circa 1950 and a scarlet chiffon nightdress with capelet and full length cape, circa late 1940s - early 1950s which form part...
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British actress Andrea Riseborough arrives for the UK premiere of the film W.E. in London on January 11, 2012. Directed and co-written by Madonna, the film W.E. takes a look at the love story of Wallis Simpson and Britain's King Edward VIII from Simpson's point of view.
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