Her Lotus Year: Wallis by Beaton for Vogue

Posted: February 11th, 2025 | No Comments »

Wallis Simpson by Cecil Beaton for Vogue – Chinese style came to define her “look” – note her chignon hairstyle with twist and Chinoiserie collar adornment…

Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties and the Making of Wallis Simpson is available everywhere in hardback, e-book and audiobook now….

Interestingly Beaton must have had that wire, string or whatever it is hanging around in his studio as it seems to feature in his portrait of Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas…

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