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She wore it over a long white crêpe dress with a sequin sash matching the jacket (American <i>Vogue</i> magazine, 1 June 1937, pages 52-57; British <i>Vogue</i>, 9 June 1937, pages 54-56). Beaton's photographs of Mrs Simpson in her Mainbocher ensemble were particularly successful. Its stark, simple lines suited her elegant, uncluttered style. \r\n\r\nMainbocher (1891-1976) was a fashion artist and became fashion editor of French <i>Vogue</i>. He opened his own couture establishment in Paris in 1931, closing it in 1939 to re-open in New York in 1940. Mainbocher was celebrated for his lavish evening ensembles, which often consisted of a long dark skirt and jacket of contrasting materials. This jacket by him forms part of the Cecil Beaton Collection. With great energy and determination, Beaton contacted the well-dressed elite of Europe and North America to help create this lasting monument to the art of dress. The Collection was exhibited in 1971, accompanied by a catalogue that detailed its enormous range (the catalogue number of this jacket is 174, page 35).","physicalDescription":"Jacket of embroidered crêpe. Its back and sides are in one piece and seamed only at the shoulders. The sequins (applied in a fish-scale manner) form bold diagonal stripes - the white sequins are impressed with a ray pattern. The collarless garment fastens at the neck with a hook and eye.  The diagonal stripes are continued around the long, straight sleeves.  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