Fashion Victims: Wallis Warfield Simpson
a new mini-series for royal fashion savants!
Welcome to a new (mini) series here on The Fascinator! In Fashion Victims, we will explore how royal women's fashion choices have fueled public and media criticism—often in a way that reflects broader societal anxieties and biases. From Marie Antoinette's lavish gowns to Meghan Markle's sleek, self-funded wardrobe, royal clothing easily becomes a stand-in for complaints about privilege, defiance, and perceived impropriety.
This series will be another exclusive to paid subscribers, in addition to Off With Her Head! Just another carrot to encourage you to support your fae royal TikToker-turned-writer :)
Follow along as we examine how fashion has shaped—and sometimes distorted—the legacies of some complex and influential royal women.
First up: none other than Mrs. Simpson herself, to whom I devoted two whole newsletters last year:
Off With Her Head: Wallis Warfield Simpson
Welcome back to The Fascinator’s series on Royal Scapegoats! In these installments, we’re examining the lives of women who have been the subjects of blatantly biased treatment throughout history.